Signed. In memory of Beth. RIP. As someone who suffers terrible depression I can tell you its a miserable illness, not just for the person suffering but for those around them. This time of year is particularly difficult. Take a minute to hug your friend/family member and tell them they matter. You could just save their life. As for railings on the bridge, I believe there is a structural reason that makes it difficult to put high railings on. Something to do with wind resistance. Oh, and Patty, suicide isn't cowardly or brave, to some people its simply logical.
Thanks fella. This is why I love football. The fans can put stuff aside for normal everyday stuff. I have signed and it now stands ay 1942. 58 needed
i hope i dont come across as insensitive to the OP with my thoughts If someone wants to end their life they will find a way ,to throw urself in the estuary is obviously an awful way to go but it has little impact on the random general public and people who may come across the body. Think of those that chuck themselves under a train , the impact it has on the driver , the clean up operation and the people working at the clean down depot , who only hope the blood they are hosing down is from a wandering horse/cow etc . yes i know people who work in that particular depot :/ As for suicide i struggle to have full compassion for someone being so selfish - yes ive read umpteen posts from people hand wringing about depression but i still find it totally inexcusable
Then maybe you don't understand depression and suicide. My own suicide attempt was, in my head, for the benefit of other people.
I get you have a total lack of understanding of the issues and effects of depression, but honestly, if you'd read the rest of this thread, rather than confirm your ignorance, wouldn't have been better to just say nowt? Selfish is honestly the most stupid comment anyone can make about someone who has fallen to the depths required to contemplate suicide. Hand wringing? Inexcusable? ****ing hell. Did you forget to add "they should just snap out of it"? You should hope no one you know ever has depression. Actually, the people you know should hope they never have depression near you. You are without a doubt a strong contender for **** of the Year with that post.
I have to say that I think it is incredibly brave of the OP to post this thread, showing her devotion to her friend, in spite of the inevitable **** that I'm sure she knew would get flung afterwards by know-nowt football morons. I don't really know what I think about any of it, but I do know that I think to talk about it like this takes guts. RIP.
"Inexcusable"? What ****ing planet are you living on? You clearly have absolutely no understanding of mental health issues. When someone commits suicide (as an old friend of mine did recently, by also chucking himself off the bridge and leaving two kids without a dad) they're beyond the point where terms like "selfish" mean anything to them. Have you any idea of the level of turmoil that must have infested someone's mindset in order that they take the decision to end their life, knowing that they'll be leaving kids without a parent? Do you really think they would make that decision if they were truly of sound mind? ****ing shame on you.
I dont think this post didnt come across as you intended, sometimes it doesnt. Terrible thing you've put. Really really terrible.
I just can't say RIP knowing that the young lady has yet to be found, I just hope she can be found to give peace of mind to the family, the petition has my signiture.
oh **** right off you lot who quoted me , you know damn well i didnt mean my last sentence in the context you took it . For the record im not trying for a second to understand the feelings of the person committing / attempting suicide im focusing my points on the people scraping their **** up afterwards . Nobody ever gives those poor sods a thought - oh wait, here is me talking from experience ....... you ****ers !
You think people who commit suicide are selfish, and people who use their mental illness as an excuse for suicide exaggerate it as some sort of justification for taking their own life. That's how I interpreted it.
yeah you did ,and im not wasting my time explaining my thoughts on this , you have set an agenda , shake ur fist all you like mate - the sentence you all got upset over maybe needed developing further , maybe in the context of the previous paragraph you could have understood my point, but you chose to step to another direction . i also appreciate the irony in the hounding , name calling and COTM banner waving by a few of you on a suicide topic - what a bunch of pretentious fools you really are eh ?!?
