Marie Osmond son kills self in jump from building

[Catlady711]

I find it hard to pity those that commit suicide, its such a selfish act.

Well you probably wouldn't have any compassion for them when they're alive battling with depression either.

[Catty1]

Amen Catlady711!!!

[boomersooner]

I just find it so sad when someone feels there is nothing left for them. Yes, their families and friends are left wondering, for sure, but, man, to be that sad...to think death is the only way out...A couple of months ago, here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, a little 9 year old was sent to the office for something very minor...He asked to go to the bathroom. Ten minutes later, they went to check on him, found the door locked, got it open, and found him hanging. At his age, he probably didn't realize the finality of it all, but that just about broke my heart. I've taught in the same elementary school for 25 years, and I have seen a few kids over the year who are just sooooooo sad. I wonder what becomes of them.

[Daisy and Delilah]

We just had a story of three girls getting killed by a train in Melbourne(I think). Apparently, it was an accident. They were playing on the tracks and couldn't get out of the way. So sad.

Andrew Koenig's Dad made a statement, addressing people that are contemplating suicide. He wanted them all to know that there are people that care, even though you feel as if there isn't.

I feel very bad for someone that commits suicide and all their family members. The person that is depressed enough to actually take their life is feeling hopeless and helpless and feels there is no way out for them.
It is an overwhelming and debilitating chemical imbalance in the brain that causes them to believe that nothing in their life is good so why would they feel like staying on this earth.
It's a feeling that can't be described or felt until a person actually experiences it.

[pomtzu]

I feel very bad for someone that commits suicide and all their family members. The person that is depressed enough to actually take their life is feeling hopeless and helpless and feels there is no way out for them.
It is an overwhelming and debilitating chemical imbalance in the brain that causes them to believe that nothing in their life is good so why would they feel like staying on this earth.
It's a feeling that can't be described or felt until a person actually experiences it.

You're right Terry - most of the time it is a chemical imbalance - but what those girls in Philadelphia did leaves me baffled. Yes - the girl who lost her boyfriend was hurting - she even wrote in Facebook about how she didn't want to go on without him - but never let on to parents or adults, how she was feeling. And then to talk two of her friends into doing this horrible act with her, and telling two more friends what they had planned??? - why??? The two friends that she told said they thought they had talked her out of it and never told anyone that might have been able to get her help,. There were so many signs - if only someone had done something about it.

The people that were in any way involved in this - even total strangers - will forever be changed. Not only family, friends and relatives, but what about that train engineer, the Amtrak and local police who had to clean up the grizzly accident scene, and possibly even some of the passengers on the train. And I speak from experience when I say that people even remotely connected will be affected. My ex was a cop with Amtrak for many years, and he saw more than his share of bad scenes - something that went with the job - but none the less traumatic.

I've just been troubled by the whole thing - very upsetting to me. Maybe it's because I have a beautiful granddaughter just a couple of years older than these beautiful girls were.............. So very sad.

[boomersooner]

I don't know what the "cutoff" age is supposed to be for fully realizing the finality of it, but I feel some teenagers...especially young ones don't realize that....I guess...I don't know....That is the problem..no one really knows why they do it.....so sad for a young person to feel so hopeless, they can't see any light.....

[Catty1]

I hope that anyone who can encourages organizations in their communities that are working to remove the stigma of mental illness, and make it OKAY to report a person in trouble.