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easttexaslefty

(1,554 posts) Thu Dec 27, 2012, 05:35 PM Dec 2012

Died peacefully with candles lit?

No. Statistically, most died by gun or by hanging. www.afsp.org.
Here are some of their faces:
www.facesofsuicide.com.

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Died peacefully with candles lit? (Original Post) easttexaslefty Dec 2012 OP

My wife and I both have known people that have comitted suicide. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #1

Yeah. Me too. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #2

Apparently..... malz Dec 2012 #5

Yep. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #7

A friend of mine scuttled his sailboat off the Farallon Islands DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #3

At the survivors group I attended easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #4

4 members of my family hopemountain Dec 2012 #6

Well, I don't agree with that. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #8

My grandfather, by hanging, 1944 TXDemoGal Dec 2012 #9

When I attempted, easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #10

My best friend of 45 years killed herself this August 28th (on or about), 2012 etherealtruth Dec 2012 #11

((((hugs))))) easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #12

Thank you, I needed that! etherealtruth Dec 2012 #13

Anytime. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #14

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

1. My wife and I both have known people that have comitted suicide.

Reply to easttexaslefty (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 05:54 PM

Dec 2012

One by gunshot. One by hanging.

Terrible.

easttexaslefty

(1,554 posts)

2. Yeah. Me too.

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 05:55 PM

Dec 2012

Way too many.

malz

(89 posts)

5. Apparently.....

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:20 PM

Dec 2012

62% of gun deaths in America are suicides.

easttexaslefty

(1,554 posts)

7. Yep.

Reply to malz (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:25 PM

Dec 2012

The unreported tragedy.

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)

3. A friend of mine scuttled his sailboat off the Farallon Islands

Reply to easttexaslefty (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 06:51 PM

Dec 2012

Great Whites finished him off.

He actually planned it that way.

easttexaslefty

(1,554 posts)

4. At the survivors group I attended

Reply to DollarBillHines (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:09 PM

Dec 2012

the husband of the facilitator walked into the lake and drowned himself.
But intentional drowning to suicide is rare.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)

6. 4 members of my family

Reply to easttexaslefty (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:25 PM

Dec 2012

have died by gun suicide. one more tried.
it is the ultimate act of selfishness. just ask the loved ones who have to clean up the mess.

easttexaslefty

(1,554 posts)

8. Well, I don't agree with that.

Reply to hopemountain (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:26 PM

Dec 2012

More like hopelessness.

TXDemoGal

(59 posts)

9. My grandfather, by hanging, 1944

Reply to easttexaslefty (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:29 PM

Dec 2012

My father was 15.

If they'd been affluent enough to afford a gun, I'm sure he would have shot himself.

easttexaslefty

(1,554 posts)

10. When I attempted,

Reply to TXDemoGal (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:37 PM

Dec 2012

I over-dozed twice. Tried passive hanging once ( my son died by hanging ) but it hurt. A lot. And I stopped. If I had had access to a gun, I would be dead now.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

11. My best friend of 45 years killed herself this August 28th (on or about), 2012

Reply to easttexaslefty (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:40 PM

Dec 2012

August 29th would have been her 50th birthday. She took a couple "handfuls" of drugs she had been prescribed.

I am not capable of watching the video ...