KingHenryXIV
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Life is good
So, a friend of mine from high school posts suicide note on Facebook first thing yesterday morning. I don't have her address or phone number or anything but I called the cops in the town she lives in hoping they can track her down. They tell me they'll call me back. They never do. I fear the worst as the day goes on. Receive a text from said friend telling me how thankful she is for me and will be in the hospital for a few days and will call me when she leaves.
Back story. She lives in PA, I live in TX. I know she's been fighting with depression for a while. We haven't conversed in several years, but every now and then I send her a message of encouragement knowing she will read it but won't text me back. Doesn't matter, I care for her and hope she's ok. I've been fighting my own demons for years now and was close to the end a few months ago. Has completely blown me away. Held my daughters for a long long time yesterday and just cried a little.
Life is good.
JonISNH
Good job man. I live in PA so it's always a positive when people help each other out.
ashtastic10
I had a friend who did this for me. I am so grateful she had the guts to help.
thegelatoking
Hurray! Posting it on a public forum was probably a cry for help. They probably didn't know what they wanted.
MizzyBelle
Wish I had that kind of support when my depression dives. In this place mental illness is in the eye of whoever you work for.
Muzkrat101
Please don't ignore those cries for help. Lost a good friend last night...
WholesomeCrackwhoresForSale
She wanted to be 'saved'. If you really want to kill yourself you leave a note that will only be discovered when it's too late.
viasapientis
I had something similar happen. An online friend said he was going to commit suicide, so one of us called 911. They found him and brought
viasapientis
him to the hospital. He was really grateful... until the bill came.
AllSystemsNominal
Friend said in Skype group he was going to wrap his car around a tree. Two days later he told us that at the last moment he decided not to.
SirVG
Reminder: If you are in a suicide crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255.
Justwanttomakecomments
Well done OP. Well done.
Kinx32281
You're still friends with an attention seeker.
MasterofNoneSon
Sorry this happened but you used the meme wrong. There is nothing awkward about this.
KingHenryXIV
I figured it was wrong. But I'm not meme-educated enough to know. My bad.
joliesmomma
I wish my ex husband had posted a note or something. Maybe one of us could have saved him.
Stuckintime93
Tl;dr cries for attention answered, front page imgur
MissAizea
Save me.
OnceYouPopYouCantStop
Good job.
Clarkzer
My man
Kleinstlebewesen
can relate too much. you did very good @OP
KingHenryXIV
For all those saying it was "just" a cry for attention because she posted on Facebook, yeah, it might have been. But she immediately posted
KingHenryXIV
something for someone to get her dog and then delete everything a few minutes later. Guess I forgot to mention that.
fangwulf
On behalf of all of us who have thought that was the best option at one point... thank you.
Fuxel
I was too late once. Crying now :/
RunDevilRun007
Meanwhile I post a suicide note online and no one gives a shit.
PorcelainJustice
I work at a crisis call center, and get calls like this all the time, and we treat them as seriously as possible. Thank you.
TheSoundsOfDowntown
Theres no way to save me. Goodbye
notthisone
Lol bye
Icausedrama
Bye!
Kleinstlebewesen
hey pal. you still there?
GIsLife
Hey man are you alright?
TohruRokuno
This is why if the darkness ever wins, I won't tell anyone first. I'll just live-stream it on /b/
jenw
I had to call the cops on my own mom once even she said bye to my daughter and locked herself in her room to take all her pills.
dontstealmysocks
My mom tried multiple Times. Brought her to the hospital twice and called an ambulance at least four Times. Hard to grow up in 1/2
dontstealmysocks
But she's doing better now and so Am i ^^
jenw
*after she said bye to my daughter.
AlexGare
I hope she is well now
jenw
She is. It was a problem with her medicine that needed resolved.
jackofalleves
i think you two words that time
madamvastra
My BIL is from Ohio & his whole family leaves out the "to be" in clauses like that. So at least some Ohioans do it. Don't know who else.
WhyTheFuckDoINeedAUserNameOkCallMeChris
My mom did this just a few weeks ago.. She took all her pills and told my dad to "Take care of the kids". We called 911, in hospital for 1wk
jenw
I'm so sorry.
WhyTheFuckDoINeedAUserNameOkCallMeChris
Luckily she survived but it really sucked. It changed her.
NostrilMonster
A steam friend of mine told me he was going to end it soon, so I called 911, found where he lived and they got him help. He's doing good now
Defenderoffrog
*Well I can't help myself
captainbuckkets
How did you did him? I deal with this almost weekly
NostrilMonster
We were Facebook friends too, and I knew his state, so I went from there.
captainbuckkets
Thank you
mandadadada
Saved a forum friend in another country by calling a local psych. hospital. They already knew his address, we are dating now <3
ICantBelieveItsNotGif
That's fucking awesome! Talk about an ideal resolution
mandadadada
We are living together now and he is a real sweety, he was so happy when we met
ihadtochangemyusernamebecauseIdrawpornasaliving
I did the same thing but he got super pissed at me, and we don't talk anymore.
arsone
worth it
UberWulf
How Fucking dare you try and prevent someone dying, inconsiderate asshole! - Dumb cunt probably
ihadtochangemyusernamebecauseIdrawpornasaliving
Pretty much. He acted like I did it selfishly, as if I wanted to see him suffer and get his parents involved for fun. No regrets though.
mandadadada
Yeah man, but i think deep inside they feel bad realizing someone cares
Frehan
That made me tear up a little, mandadadada. Thank you.
Mirokunite
Short Story. Had a friend in grade school he used to write stories. Moved away years ago kept in contact. One day he pitches me 1/
Mirokunite
a idea for a story about someone who kills himself in the end, and ask for suggestions on what would be the least painless. I suggest 2/
Mirokunite
Suffocation via helium, he thanks me.Couple days later I find out he killed himself with this method...nobody had any idea he was depressed.
Mirokunite
He was the third friend I lost last year, and the first friend I ever had.... I still can't figure out why he did that to me.. 4/
Mirokunite
He had it better then I 'To be married,owned a home,nice job' while I'm basically working homeless...But well who's to say what he felt?
Lexx608
How exactly did she text you if you do not have her phone number?! And why would police give her your name?
RainbowGandalf
He could have had his on facebook, or gotten it from a friend.
KingHenryXIV
Facebook. And she got my phone number from a message I had sent her previously through Facebook
rchecka
You like to blow your own horn on Imgur for doing good deeds. Even do-gooders don't brag about how great they are to online strangers.
arsone
Except in this case, @OP's example can encourage more people to do the same
trollisourbites
Ain't nothing wrong with blowing your own horn. Ask Marilyn Manson
rchecka
When you are blowing your horn claiming heroism for the sake of fake internet points on Memorial Day weekend, yes, there is something wrong.
firepower412
When you bash people who've done a good thing, there's something wrong. Stfu asshole.
frecklesaremyfetish
do i need a phone number for it to text me???
KingHenryXIV
?? Facebook messenger app. It just pops up like a text message for me.
frecklesaremyfetish
i meant to say that for someone to text you, you do not need their phone number, they need to have yours :)
KingHenryXIV
Sorry. My use of "text" and "message" gets used the same. But she had my number from a previous message I had sent her. I didn't have hers
sisterofthemoon
I understand what you are saying I get those two mixed up also.