Losing Friends

Australia
March 27, 2010 2:11am CST
Very recently, yesterday in fact, a friend of mine in her late 20s decided to tragically take her own life. There was no warning as she had cut communications with everyone before doing this. She will be greatly missed. But it leads me to ask the question, have you ever lost friends due to Suicide, if so, how young were they? And how did you feel when they died? I ask the latter because I can't help feeling guilty wondering if I could have done more to help her. So am curious to learn of other people's reactions.
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12 responses
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
4 Apr 10
Hi there Tiger I am so sorry to read this First of all you can only do so much if the Person is determinant then there is not much more you can do about it so no wondering if you could have done more because no you could not I have not had this happen to me before no, but when I was 10 I came across the first Danger out in the world, my Friend was found murdered in the Woods across from us she was only 10 to I never walked those woods alone again even though they found the Person that did it, who was a Member of her Family
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
5 Apr 10
Hi Tiger yes it was and it something I have never forgotten How are you doing I hope ok
• Australia
11 Apr 10
Hi Gabs, I'm doing fine now. Been pretty busy since my birthday last week. lol
• Australia
4 Apr 10
Wow Gabs, so very sorry to hear. That would be a scary lesson.
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
27 Mar 10
Hello there, I am really sorry for what happened... I have a friend who has tried to take his life, before a month or so. He is fine now, thankfully. I am sure I know how you feel about your friend. I had had the same feelings when my friend tried to take his life and was admitted in a hospital. When I saw the doctors and nurses hurrying here and there and talking in a language that was beyond my understanding, I felt scared. I had blamed myself that I could have done something for my friend... Of course, it wasn't proper to think that way because I had done all I could... And yet, friendship made me think that I might have lacked something... Please don't feel bad. Your friend's soul has departed and nothing more can be done. I am sure you have done all you could for her. You have a life to make and to live... There is no use thinking about it more than necessary. Sorry if my words sound very harsh at such hard times, but honey, that is the truth... Nothing can be done now. May God keep everyone safe!
• Australia
27 Mar 10
Typo: My one regret is that I had NOT known
• Philippines
29 Mar 10
You could have helped her but you said she already cut communications with you. Just recently the son of the good actor Cesar Montano took his life, Angelo Montano. This is very sad and unexpected. i wish we can still help them if they only ask for help, but that is their own reason anyway. Its so sad to do not see them again. i lost a former classmate before by taking his own life too. We were shocked because he is the source of laughter and we do not know he were having problems inside him. That is really frustrating on his parents part.
• Australia
4 Apr 10
Yes, it is frustrating when you don't know.
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
11 Apr 10
My sister in law ended her life long time ago inside our bathroom. That was the rented house we had in the past...in other place. She is partially sick and suffering depression and have attempted to kill herself few times already. This time she really got successful. And she had done it inside our bathroom and that is very hard and left us all traumatized. Her problem is not that hard. I think it's about financial matters. If she do it because she is lacking of money then it's really wrong because money can be found and life can't be replaced anymore. I pray for her soul may she rest in peace.
• Australia
11 Apr 10
So very sorry for your loss. You're right, doing it for money is very wrong, as money often is only a short term problem, and life is a lot more precious.
@AlexJia (21)
• China
29 Mar 10
Hi. yeah i lost my best friend 8 years ago. my friend have been in sick,so he gave up his work and lent a house in downtown,accordingly his girl friend together with him and care for him.In winter they make stove with coal in room,they forget to open some windows to put throught fress air, that is dangerous.after several hours they have faint and cannot get up,when the police found them they were on bed. Their parents suffer big pain and sadness.when i heard that i am very misery,yes i can't help feeling.Sometimes i miss them i will open my photo album. get a happy life in the paradise. so I hope you can run out of this situation. Best wish to you.
• Australia
4 Apr 10
So sorry for your loss. Thanks much for sharing AlexJia
• China
29 Mar 10
i lost one female classmate when in the junior middle school, when she was one more than ten years old. when i heard that news, i couldnt believe it. but when they all said it was true, i felt so sad. because it was a life, though we were not good friends, and seldom talked anything.
• Australia
29 Mar 10
It is tragic when they die that young. Your classmate, at that age, was still a baby! A whole life wasted.
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
28 Mar 10
I am so sorry for your loss. Thankfully, none of my friends have been so drastic as to end their lives because they could not deal with their problems. I guess because we have been raised in hard times that each one of us are stronger emotionally. I have contemplated on ending my life quite a few times, but I have resolved not to and just leave and go somewhere else to live.
@donna22 (1116)
27 Mar 10
Im very sorry for your loss. I personally have not but Ive had depression in past and took overdoses. Looking back i did not really want to die and would hate to feel so low that I really would. It is natural for you to feel this way but there is no point really in thinking "what if". If you did not know your friend was this down that is normal because people can hide it sometimes.
• Bahrain
28 Mar 10
She was 16, and I felt/still feel guilty, thinking "if only I put a little more effort"
• Australia
29 Mar 10
So very sorry Tenma
• China
28 Mar 10
i am so sorry to hear that thing, we can't do anything help without comfort you,cause you are the man who experience it,what we can do in the later time is to keep in touch with friends and share them feelings.
• Australia
28 Mar 10
thanks Carina, and I'm female. lol
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
27 Mar 10
Thats so sad i mean if anybody have problems you should try to talk to someone pretty close to you.Like friends or better yet family members .Life is precious and sacred too we should learn how to use it wisely and live accordingly too ;)
• United States
27 Mar 10
no i never lost a friend by them killing them self thats messed up there is always bad times in life but then it would get better trust me i know