It seems the entry I posted a while back on suicide web sites has gotten a few responses from incredulous users wondering how I could be so insensitive as to suggest people “just get over” being suicidal.
I think you guys misunderstood me.
Dealing with suicide isn’t an easy thing. I understand that. I lost a close friend to suicide in 2001. By all accounts he was a successful, happy guy. He had a great job in a technical industry, was very bright and always had a joke to share. But he evidently had some problems that he didn’t deal with. My earlier post was a call for people to do something about their problems. Don’t reach out to other suicidal people and make suicide pacts. What’s that going to do other than get you dead?
Twiztedme@hotmail.com, I’d suggest getting in touch with someone who can help with your issues.
The Register has a story about a guy who hanged himself before going to trail on the charges that he helped someone commit suicide after meeting through one of these suicide websites. Evidently, he was supposed to kill himself as well, but changed his mind at the last minute.