Do you know anyone who have committed Suicide?

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When i was young around 13-15, i knew a guy who is very JOLLY. He always make me laugh, actually he makes everyone laugh. He is not that intelligent nor bright but he has the talent in making people smile. On the other hand his older brother is a very intelligent in fact he was a scholar and everyone knew how bright he was. They were totally different in character and personality. What we didnt know was that behind those jokes and laughters, he felt sad and alone. We never saw that part of him maybe because he is always smiling. It was too late when we found out about his death because it was not announced in church, i guess at that time the manner of how he died couldn't be announced. When news came to me that he died i was really shocked. I asked how and why. They said his parents were pressuring him to excel in school, to be like his brother "a scholar", to take life seriously and not all jokes or laughters. That gave him away to his insecurity. We found out about it because he left a suicide letter. And i knew that he was indeed lonely and extremely sad, because when i asked how he died or how he killed himself. They said he hunged knelt down and hung himself. I thought thats impossible! They said he could have lived if only he would stand but he endured the pain od soffocation by hanging himself completely. i wanted to scream at that time because i felt that we were closed, i felt like i could have done something if i knew his problem. My mom told me that there's nothing i could do because he prefer not to reveal that part of him. Maybe because he wanted to be remembered as the Funny Guy who makes people laugh and smile.