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First time poster. I lost my little brother a few days back to a severe case of schizophrenia. It was especially heart breaking because he was the nicest and most genuine guy a brother could ask for. I've always admired the Imgur community and the support that comes with it. His name was Louis and I'm thankful that he is not suffering anymore. Mental illness is a real bitch and deserves more attention. Edit:thank you everyone for the support. He left behind a lot of unfinished music on his computer. I intend to collaborate with his works. 2nd edit: since this is the internet and proof is I guess required here you go: http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/search-for-missing-man-centered-on-swollen-river/
monasparkle
My deepest condolences
kylania
Sorry for your loss.
20DYNAMITE07
I'm really sorry for your loss, bud.
theUnicornsfearglitter
I bet he'd love you to finish off his work! I hope you share it with the community as well!
JamFlew
Yes please share OP
charityobrien69
Deepest condolences to you and yours:(
SirSparblington
I lost my little brother to PTSD. Glad they're not hurting anymore.
SmashleyMichaels
My brother has Schizophrenia, sometimes it makes him impossible to be around. I feel for you, RIP.
BendyDicksCumOnMyBaps
We're here for you man, only a message away.
phychotic
My deepest condolences. Living with schizophrenia is a challenge but my case is not a major case. I wanna say I'm very sorry. Hmu if you 1/2
phychotic
Need someone to talk to, okay? The Imgurian community loves you.
jeezlycurmudgeon
AlligatorTown
So sorry to hear op... thoughts are with you and your family, for what it's worth ❤ hang in there and remember the awesome things he did :)
FearTheKraken
WhatTheHellIsWrongWithyouAdam
It may have been a battle , rest assured, he didnt lost..he survived it for as long as he can. Deepest symphaty to you and your family
LongtimeLurker69
More should be done
fartytowels
Fuck... I'm so sorry for your loss. That's just awful.
Jerrinq
I'm sorry for your loss, your brother looks like a really nice guy. Here take my virtual hug and stay strong "hug" <3
Sefo74
Sorry for your loss.
t91blacknteal1
I lost a sister a few years back. It gets better. Imgur people love you. Make sure you think about all the good times
Stayygolden
Rip Louis
GhettoEMS
Sorry for your loss man I wish you strength
TexScot19
My condolences... May your collaboration create music he and you both would have loved.
Phyrie
He had a beautiful smile and looks like he was a beautiful soul. I'm so sorry for your loss.
NekedWitJello
I'm sorry for your loss. I wish the would stop qualifying it as mental illness and just call it what it is, illness.
theresgarlicinthatnebula
...or just treat all mental illnesses as a subset of "illness"
whosthatgirlitsvern
I agree that we do still need to differentiate between body and brain ailments - so how about just saying "mental health diagnosis"?
IHaveACatNamedGustav
There are medical differences so we shouldn't put them together.
whosthatgirlitsvern
I've never thought of this before. It's good.
itsybitsyspider
Mental illnesses and physical illnesses do not always go hand in hand. We just need to rid the stigma behind "mental illness"
udick
Sorry for your loss. Lost my brother 17yr ago - it gets a little easier - just never goes away.
SirSparblington
I'm guessing you mean it gets easier, never gets easy. Lost mine recently and that's how i imagine it feels for everyone in my shoes.
HelloWorldThisIsDog
I lost mine 13 years ago. With time you get more comfortable talking about it but no it never goes away.
morbidmom668
Mine passed 10 years ago. Out of all the shit life has thrown at me in 43 years, it's definitely the hardest thing I have dealt with so far
udick
I hope you don't get any tougher ones .. be we probably will .. all of us.
slurmlover
Handsome looking man and I bet he was pretty smart and funny too, as many who suffer with mental illness are. I hope his light shines on.
Chocofreak13
Always remember that each person with it is still an individual! And while they may have those traits, they may not think so themselves. :3
Azrael715
Not really too fair to say they're all smart and funny. Most of the people I work with, that have a mental illness, don't do to well
cleverbeans
Mental illness is highly correlated with both high and low IQ so you'll see the other end of the spectrum as well.
Derragur
Not all ppl that suffer from mental illness are good looking . Source: diagnosed with paranoia and am ugly as fuck
ashmenon
You sure that's not the paranoia talking?
PizzaSlutForever
I concur. I'm depressed, anxious, ugly AND fat! I really take the biscuit... and the beer ... and the pizza ... and all the pies! ;o)
parazapatos
No, you're good looking. It's the paranoia that thinks you're ugly
Derragur
Aww thanks broo
MsCadburyBubble
Diagnosed with depression and have been told that I hit every ugly branch on my fall out of the ugly tree.
ashmenon
"At least I got hit on by the branches, which is more than I can say for you, Linda."
XigTek
Can confirm, am Schizophrenic (Diagnosed Disorganized type, before they removed subtype classification in 2013 with the release of DSM-5)
XigTek
And also ugly as fuck.
trainerseb264
Implication was that lots of people with mental illnesses like this are often smart and funny. The handsome part shoulda had a semicolon.
slurmlover
Correct
WillAWillowEverWalllow
If it's not too insensitive of me, OP, how does someone pass from schizophrenia? I think there is a misunderstanding of the disease and 1/2
Kiore
Huge, huuuuuuuuuuuge misunderstandings about the disease. What causes it, the symptoms, living with it, integration into society, etc.
Duecepapoose
People who have schizophrenia often suffer with command hallucinations which tell them to harm someone or themselves.
BeautifulAmericanPsycho
Suicide unfortunately
WillAWillowEverWalllow
I'd like to learn more. Also, my deepest condolences, if you ever need someone to talk to, send me a message.
curobbz
It's often suicide
praiseDOG
This could be / mean severe depression driven by that.
notalldoggosareboys
No worries. He left my parents' house to go be out in nature and swim in a river he used to love. We filed a missing persons report,
phoenixfromashes
Im glad he had you while he was on earth. I can sense how much you really saw and loved him.
XigTek
It's a very difficult illness to describe, and as someone who suffers from it, at times the hallucinations can become pretty bad.
XigTek
Both auditory and visual. Voices that scream, claw at your mind, with visions that create a distorted, nightmarish reality. It's easy to see
XigTek
Why so many either crack, harming others or committing suicide. It's not something I'd ever wish on another human, not even the worst of us.
notalldoggosareboys
But the police didn't respond fast enough because of his condition. He was swept away and he drowned. He was off his medications for 2 month
mandadadada
It's very dangerous to leave medication :T it breaks my heart
melshot
Oh I am so sorry. I'm not sure why the police don't respond faster in these situations! I wish you and your family love and peace.
notalldoggosareboys
My parents and I are livid about the response time. I may have a follow up post exposing their incompetence.
melshot
Please do post if you follow up. It would be interesting to hear "their side of the story." Where do live? How old was your brother?
ConflictedOnTheUserName
Schizophrenia is a wicked disease, it controls the mind and presents as heart break .It's hard on the person and the families. He is at rest
notalldoggosareboys
One of the worst parts is that he was convinced he wasn't sick
ashmenon
It's a common thing about mental illnesses. I was convinced for YEARS that my depression was just laziness.
ConflictedOnTheUserName
They always are, my uncle was diagnosed in 70s, the medical prescription was heavy anti psychotics and surgery to insert metal plates 1/?
ConflictedOnTheUserName
In his wrists (so he couldn't hurt himself) fast forward to July 2004. He had been responding the same to his meds and we knew how to 2/?
ConflictedOnTheUserName
Watch for signs. We stayed vigilant and then in that july we noticed a shift in him,It was like nothing we had seen, he became religious 3/?
ConflictedOnTheUserName
And paranoid.we worked with the doctors to help make him safe. In that November he slid down words and started to accuse god of taking 4/?