Wow, I was really busy today and didn't get to read anything about this whole issue until right now. Very sad that people were taunting him. I'm pretty sure that this suicide was decided before the others egged him on, but as someone else mentioned, if someone had reached out to him and said some kind words, maybe it could have been prevented.
I can admit that although I've never been suicidal, there have been a couple of REALLY hard times that I've come onto CP and mentioned that I was down or sad in a post that had nothing to do with feeling sad or down and someone has reached out to me by either a reply or a private message, and I have felt much better. For example, just yesterday or the day before, on the CP Confessionals thread, I posted something about how I regretted telling my dad I hated him as a teenager when he didn't allow me to do something (typical teenaged punk I was)..and now that he's dying of cancer, I felt awful. I immediately recieved a private message from a couple of you and the words you said made me feel much better. I know its not the same as me stating I wanted to committ suicide, but I felt VERY sad to the point where I couldn't read or breathe because I was crying so much when I typed my post. I felt really really down and I promise I wasn't suicidal but thoughts like "what's the point of living as a good person when at the end, you're going to die anyways like my dad who's not even 60 years old yet and is the nicest, most honest man I have ever met in my entire life?" crossed my mind. I was just very distraught.
Sorry for blabbing, my point is that I wish that someone would have reached out to this Candy Junkie guy instead of doubting it and making fun of him. I worked for a suicide prevention hotline when I went to the U of A years ago, and the first thing we were taught is that even if someone jokes about the subject of suicide, someone should do something to help them make sure its not carried out......
I know that on a high quality forum as CP, if I sat here and created a thread about suicide or severe depression, someone would help me. As dorky as it sounds, we are a true community here and that's why I have always enjoyed posting here. Thanks y'all.
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