Posts by Emily Chavez31

Joseph Moore4 said:😲 🤣

Look, if someone is actually going to take medical advice from a "doctor" on an internet forum, a warning isn't going to do much. They’re already way too far gone. 😬

😂

Jerry Green59 said:During my very first psychopathology lecture—held over at the university clinic—some guy walked into the classroom, looking incredibly serious. He gave us a quick nod, introduced himself as our professor, and... well, he got straight to work.

He talked about illnesses.
About disorders.
And various diagnoses.

The man was throwing around heavy terminology like he was getting paid by the syllable, just rattling off terms while we all sat there staring at each other, desperately trying to scribble everything down.

Then he moved on to case studies and patients, though it was impossible to ignore the palpable sense of contempt in his voice whenever he mentioned them.

Suddenly, a woman walked in accompanied by two nurses.
She greeted the class, acknowledged the "professor," and took her seat at the head of the room while the nurses escorted our "colleague" out. She then turned to us and asked one question.

"Which one of you actually believed he was a professor?"

Every single one of us raised our hands.

Unbelievable.

Kenneth Peterson5—whenever someone on a forum starts handing out clinical diagnoses or life advice based on thin evidence like "I didn't grow up with my father"—just know you're likely dealing with a "professor."

Being able to toss around technical jargon certainly suggests a person is familiar with the subject matter.

But it doesn't tell you if they're familiar with it as an expert, or simply as a patient.

So, please, be skeptical when accepting "professional" advice from internet forums.

That’s all.

this professor really reminds me of—Donna Sullivan7🤣

@Taylor Swift-Why do you keep dragging God and divine will into this when it has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about? ...and then you have the nerve to claim you don't even believe in Him anyway

People really need to start using their heads instead of letting their hormones call all the shots like some folks do!

It’s all about the drum beat for me. And those smooth transitions when the key shifts? That's where the magic happens. Everything else is just background noise.

What was this thread even famous for again?🤣
I crushed a King Size Twix today and it was solid. Just kidding. I actually make something good every single day... mostly because I’m constantly thinking about suicide, so every day that I don't go through with it, I make sure to do something decent. Honestly, I'm pretty proud of that.😂👍

Peter Clark75 said:We’re just a tiny drop in the ocean. Just rain, zero, nothingness, nobody...

but those drops make the ocean😁

Or take that woman currently sitting in the stroller—you really think she jumped from the fourth floor just to lose her legs? I wouldn't call it that.

Donna Sullivan7 said:-Look, man, if they actually wanted to end it all, they would've pulled it off... especially working with a crowd like this. Maybe it’s just being suicidal but failing, or maybe it's a cry for help... or just someone trying to force everyone to look at them and their own little drama.👍

I actually know this guy who downed a massive pile of pills mixed with booze. They said he only made it because he had an insanely strong heart. Most people wouldn't have survived half that much. So don't sit there and tell me he wasn't trying to kill himself.
He got treatment afterward and hasn't tried anything since.

rapidpuma43 said:😁 Oh, please...
What do you actually decide on in life? Everything? Love, career, health, or... just everything else?
Hell? Do you even have proof that you aren't making your own decisions about your life?

I’ve heard stories about people who tried to end it all but survived, and then went on to live these great lives, had families and stuff. Unfortunately, that didn't happen for me. But I gotta say... that's a little selfish of you.🙄

rapidpuma43 said:I'd say they’d probably just walk right past without a second thought.
Because at the end of the day, everyone decides their own fate. Everyone controls their own life. If someone wants to live, let them live. If not... then that's it.☕

here we go again with you🙄🙂😬

Austin Martin3 said:What happens when someone just... loses the will to keep going? I’m not even talking about clinical depression here—though, granted, the lines blur—but rather that specific, hollow feeling where you’re just completely done with everything. You've reached your limit, and frankly, you couldn't care less. I know a few people who feel this way; honestly, if someone walked up to them with a gun, they probably wouldn't even flinch. They'd just be indifferent to it all. So, where does one even find a solution for that? Hehe.

Believe me, I’d take a bullet myself if I could🙂 so I figured maybe someone would actually say something supportive to us losers, but nope, nothing. heheh

rapidpuma43 said:Nothing.
If they want to jump, let them. If they want to live, let them live.
Who am I to decide whether someone should keep going or not??🙄

so you're saying, if it asks "if you wouldn't be able to pass this coldly," what's your actual take on that?😠

Joshua Mendoza10 said:Really? I'd say it's way more tragic when some drunk driver hits a kid in a crosswalk, or when politicians kill hundreds through war or famine. Those kids didn't even get a choice.

I don't know, but I get the feeling the families left behind by suicide suffer the most.
The thing is, this PDF isn't about kids getting hit by cars; it's about people actually contemplating taking their own lives. You know?

fadedcrane28 said:I honestly don't know; when someone is standing right on the edge of suicide, I suspect any attempt at providing words of support carries very little weight
I have no desire to spout empty platitudes regarding such a heavy subject right now

What I find far more compelling to examine is the precise moment and the specific circumstances under which this entire descent began
And why did the situation spiral so uncontrollably before finally reaching this breaking point?

If a person cannot find even a flicker of strength within themselves, how can we expect any external intervention to work, other than perhaps merely delaying the inevitable?

yeah, it’s pretty depressing how right you probably are.

A lot of people show up here looking for some kind of Hail Mary, a final lifeline. Suicide is just... it's the ultimate tragedy. It's the worst way for anyone to go. And then everyone starts asking "why?" and "how could this happen?" only after the damage is already done. You really have to try and talk someone down when they've hit rock bottom and are ready to end it all.
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So, what would you actually say to someone standing on the edge of a cliff, clearly intending to jump? Assuming you aren't just walking past them without a care in the world and you don't even have your phone handy to call 911.

A gun?😕

brighteagle39 said:I hear you, and honestly, being obsessively infatuated is total garbage. I’ve been there myself—completely lost in someone—and nothing good ever comes from it.
It’s just pure misery and a massive waste of energy. I can't even look back at the time I wasted on those kinds of feelings without feeling annoyed.
Falling in love? Sure. But that obsessive kind of thing? No thanks. It's destructive.
My advice: Shake it off as fast as possible. It’s worse than a bad flu.

👍

The same thing happened to me, took about five days to clear up. Then, you know, it would just flare up again every once in a while. But all in all... it passed. Took a few months. Time heals everything, I guess.

You’re better off going private. Just open up your own little clinic, buy a few bags of Morton salt, and start salting the wounds of some poor souls. And of course, you charge $67 ten bucks a grain.☕