Depression, Round 2

MeepZero · May 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">Its not about girls this time</div> Yesterday night, after signing off of one of the servers, I was informed that a friend of mine had commited suscide. This came as a massive shock for obvious reasons, espically since this is the second suscide this year that has affected me.
His name was Greg Franklin, I had been good friends with him since 7th grade when we played Magic: The Gathering, during school. Right now it is my senior year, one week left till graduation, he was a 4.0 student, and had a great future ahead of him.
Ill talk more as i regain sanity.

Edit:
Hi im back, My guess was it was depression, he was extremely shy around women, i dont know what his family life was like, nor how his life was during this time.
Once again, ill add more later

Cereal_KillR · May 2003

geez, I'd die of nervous breakdown or something if I was in your case... god good luck in.. well recovering. Some kind of shock <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

BOZO · May 2003

Sorry for your loss. From your post he soundn'd like a good person with a bright future. It's always hard to lose a friend, it's different fromm losing a family member epecialaly if you were his best friend. Well keep postitive and remeber all the good time you had together, try not to sink into a depresive state yourself.

Did he show any signs of depresion? Like giving away expensive stuff or not showing any interest in things he likes to do before. Any speculation on why he did it? If you don’t mind me asking. Drugs? Alcohol? Women? Music? Subliminal Messages?

Dubers · May 2003

I understand what it is to lose somebody so I can sympathise with the way you are feeling at the moment. Keep your mind on the good times you had with him and remember who he was not what he did. It's bad I know but jus keep your head up and you'll get through it in your own time.

Mr-Stabby · May 2003

sorry to hear about ur loss m8

how any1 can drive themselves to death i do not know, especially if he had a bright future like u said he did.

Being shy around woman wouldn't drive some1 to death, i've coped with it pretty well all these years

CrystalSnake · May 2003

Did he leave a suicide note?

Gazaar · May 2003

I am sorry for the loss, but you can't let it get you down. Yeah I know it's kind of harsh, you'd known him for a fairly long time and he had a good future according to his grades, but you can't let something like this affect you as to where you can't function.

NumbersNotFound · May 2003

Not sure if this is appropriate, but here goes...

This reminds me of a poem we just read in my Literature class...

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Edwin Robinson)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Richard Cory

WHENEVER Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich, -- yes, richer than a king, --
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

So you see, even the nicest and most well rounded people can be terribly depressed and lonely on the inside... let your friends know that you care and don't ever let them feel alone in the world... and take the advice yourself. This entire message board is full of warm bodies which feel for you.

Also take time to realize that girls aren't everything... there is plenty of time in life to work on your people skills... dont' get bogged down by the people who have girls in their life... it's not everything... At least that's how I percieve it... i have to, or i'd go mad..

Liku · May 2003

No offence, but people that commit Suicide are selfish. That sucks dude, hope you recover quickly.

Javert · May 2003

<a href='http://www.yellowribbon.org/' target='_blank'>http://www.yellowribbon.org/</a>

Have hope, and above all else, believe...

BlaqWolf · May 2003

hey man, i know how you feel. a friend of mine died from jumping out of a car monday. it wasn't suicide (she was trying to get away from her parent cuz she didn't wanna be in the car) but it was caused by pretty much the same thing.

i went to her funeral today. i got really choked up. hope you can get thru it bud.

...it was strange... she wore normal clothing in the casket... it was way too close to reality for me... i'm sorry she's gone... and same goes for your friend.

Zel · May 2003

i cant think of anything personal to say that doesnt come off as callous or hurtful, so ill jsut stick with im sorry for you and his family.

MedHead · May 2003

He never talked to about his problems? You didn't notice him going downhill? That must be very frustrating.

The past is the past. Move on: you have to. Sure, mourn the loss. But you have to continue with life. At least, that's the way I work.

kyliegirl · May 2003

damn, i know the feeling.. last year and the yr before were me worst

2001- grandma died, heart attack apparently, was bound to happen
2001- my mums friend commit suicide, i knew him wuite well
2001- my bowling parter for ten pin bowling stupidly killed himself by car hopping whilst drunk
2001- 3 guys from my school had a car crash 4 km outside town, apparently drink driving
2001- my cat was murdered by aboriginals,, sure he wasnt a person, but i loved him. and watching your loved one dying in your arms and you can do nothing about it really kills to see.
2002- one of my good friends named damien kiss commit suicide, i still blame his parents for his actions, because of how they treated him..
2002- lost me cat to a little jerk of a kid who put the poor thing in the oven, just the thought makes me cry.

I still cant get over the fact that damien killed himself, he really didnt seem the type to do it. but i know for sure his parents led him to do it , they treated him extremely badly, bashed him etc, he prob had enough and thought dying is better than to suffer them.

kyliegirl · May 2003

i lived in a town which is called a hole. people who live there mostly do drugs, commit suicide or whatever to escape their life or problems.

if i stated all the deaths that happened in 2 yrs in mt isa , youd find it shocking.

I used to live in mt isa qld, australia. but i left to live with my bf in nsw..

I must admit, iver been 100 times happier since i left mount isa.

Depression, Round 2

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