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A friend commited suicide,,

montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
edited May 2017 in General Discussion
didn't even suspect he was fighting any demons. Shocked,hurt,mad,sad,
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Friends are often times the last to know, which is a shame because they'd have been the first to reach out and offer help and support. I'm sorry for your loss.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry to hear. My condolences to yourself and all his/her family and friends.

    Jon
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  • Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry to hear, Joe. It is always hard to lose a friend. This way is especially tough.
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  • skicatskicat Member Posts: 14,431 ✭
    edited November -1
    Very sad. I'm sorry for your loss.
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    sorry for your loss joe


    been there done that, it is mind boggling
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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,371 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    sorry to hear
    its never easy on anyone for a friend or family to do such a thing
    granted some are are more understandable to a point if they were terminal and in sever pain .

    my wife's cousin just did the same with in the last week (we found out he shot him self )
    no one knows why ( except him ) family is a lost as to why , from what I gather no note no tip off anything was wrong .no known health or financial problems he must have just kept it bottled up inside [V]


    like some I have lost a few family and friends that chose that way out .
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry to hear this Joe
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,526 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Condolences
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,569 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry for your loss
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Most folks don't know until it happens. One never knows anyone, deep inside their mind. I have a different view of suicide then most, and some don't appreciate it, but atleast your friend is at peace in this world now.
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  • pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ....a human is the only animal on the planet that knows it can take its own life....God Bless your friend and you...
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,239 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    Sorry to hear this sad news, Joe. Prayers for all involved.
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  • roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,195 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Prayers from here
    Ros
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  • reload999reload999 Member Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    very sad news.
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  • glynglyn Member Posts: 5,698 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Prayers sent from here.
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It really sucks. My brother and one of my oldest friends took their own lives. Both were alcoholic and had other problems, too. Still terrible for those left behind. My condolences to the man's friends and family.
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    Too old to live...too young to die...
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I know it's a sad day for you and all that loved him, my prayers are sent your way to help in handling this
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  • kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry for the loss of your friend, Joe.
    What's next?
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  • Don McManusDon McManus Member Posts: 23,695 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Had a friend from HS make that decision a few years ago.

    A lot of promise, but let life get away from him and eventually gave up.

    Shocked and sad, but did not entertain hurt or mad.

    It was easier for me that way.

    Takes a while to put it behind you, and I wish you the best.

    At least he is a peace now.
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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry to hear about your friend. My best friend that I went to school with also did the same thing.

    I was planning to stop off after work at his house the night he shot himself but the weather was bad and I decided to go on home instead. I've always wondered if I had stopped that night would it have changed anything.
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  • 84Bravo184Bravo1 Member Posts: 10,461 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry for your loss Joe.

    Prayers from here.
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  • wpageabcwpageabc Member Posts: 8,760 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What sometimes becomes of the brokenhearted and shatterd wills.

    Some souls need return to the source.

    Prayers for those left behind. To understand.
    "What is truth?'
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Major bummer, I am sorry for your loss. [:(]
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  • TfloggerTflogger Member Posts: 3,397 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't ever blame yourself. People are hard to deal with.
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  • godalejrgodalejr Member Posts: 2,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    sorry for your loss. loss 2 friends in 2000. one week before thanksgiving another a week before christmas.[:(][:(]
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
    Sorry for your loss, Joe.

    I totally get the mad/hurt thing! Good friend and next door neighbor 'offed' himself in his driveway a couple years back. Got a call from a contractor I had hired to grade our road. "I'm not sure, but I think your neighbor just shot himself; it's starting to snow and he's been sitting there for a while in shorts and a T-shirt." His wife was at the grocery store. I was the first one there. The day after Thanksgiving.

    If he was alive today I'd thoroughly KICK...HIS...*, just beat him like a red headed stepchild!

    [:(!][:(]
    I do remember that. Yes,agree,thank you. Blessings.
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
    edited November -1
    Thank you everyone.
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  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Member Posts: 17,041 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Been there,, sorry man,,,don't ever blame yourself or him. We never know what demons are lurking over our shoulders. Terrible thing.[:(]
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  • Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 32,080 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am so sorry. I don't think its something that is easy to understand or predict will happen. I think a lot of people think there is not going to be any relief to their burdens. I wish it were not this way.
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  • Riomouse911Riomouse911 Member Posts: 3,492 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Man that stinks, I wish you and the family the best.

    I have lost five friends over the past 25 years, all in law enforcement. The last one was one of my oldest friends who took his life this past December. Just like you, it was a complete surprise to his close friends.

    It's never easy on anyone who is left, and I hope everyone gets through it OK. [:(]
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  • retroxler58retroxler58 Member Posts: 32,693 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Condolences Joe and Prayers for the family.
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  • 44pinshooter44pinshooter Member Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry for your loss.

    The demons that live inside a man's mind and heart, most of the time, are never seen by family or friends. It's not like a broken arm in a cast, "Oh, bet that hurt.", we can all see that kind of pain.
    But what drives some one to end their life, is mostly never seen. For some, the battle to make it another day is too much.
    The real pain is for those left behind and the question of "what if".

    A prayer said for all those left behind.
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  • armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,490 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry for your loss.
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