-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
My mom committed suicide last night.
- Thread starter Plasmid
- Start date
- Status
AlimNassor
Banned
My moms best friend nearly killed herself on ambien. She was 43 and had a family, but, she was in between jobs and seriously depressed, not suicidal but just depressed. She was prescribed ambien and a couple other meds. The first night she woke up and tried to hang herself. She would have died had her husband not have gotten up to get a drink of water.
She claimed she had no idea what she was doing.
She claimed she had no idea what she was doing.
Rabbit Lord
Member
I got no words really, Condolences to you and yours. =(
Unspeakable Evil
Member
I'm so sorry for your loss OP 
FalconSabre
Member
I am so sorry. I can't even imagine having to deal with that. As others have said, stay as close to your other family right now as you can. They will need you and you will need them. Stay strong in such tough times.
Partial Gamification
Banned
Same. Be well.
I am so sorry for your loss. I went through a situation like this with my own father....except I didn't find out that he had killed himself till almost a year later.
Stay strong, you will get through this. Just make sure to seek help if you have trouble dealing with your loss/
Stay strong, you will get through this. Just make sure to seek help if you have trouble dealing with your loss/
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. I hope in the days and weeks to come you can eventually find some small measure of relief.
phosphor112
Banned
Aww jeez, that's brutal. I'm sorry man.
Interesting fact, most people that commit suicide do it on impulse... they break and there is usually a 5 minute window... if they don't it within those five minutes, they almost always don't do it... (I'm not trying to change the subject, but...) the availability of a gun didn't help. Making it more difficult to do such a thing will reduce these chances... In the UK, they switched Tylenol into blister packs. It was the preferred method of suicide in the UK... the suicide rate from Tylenol overdose decreased significantly, with no other methods of suicide increasing as a result.
That I love you might not have been one of sadness, but a genuine, sincere and caring one.
Anyway, I wish I can just hang out with you and just sit there if you needed me to. It's hard to grasp at reality when things just don't make sense.
Interesting fact, most people that commit suicide do it on impulse... they break and there is usually a 5 minute window... if they don't it within those five minutes, they almost always don't do it... (I'm not trying to change the subject, but...) the availability of a gun didn't help. Making it more difficult to do such a thing will reduce these chances... In the UK, they switched Tylenol into blister packs. It was the preferred method of suicide in the UK... the suicide rate from Tylenol overdose decreased significantly, with no other methods of suicide increasing as a result.
That I love you might not have been one of sadness, but a genuine, sincere and caring one.
Anyway, I wish I can just hang out with you and just sit there if you needed me to. It's hard to grasp at reality when things just don't make sense.
D
Deleted member 8095
Unconfirmed Member
I can't imagine. I would be devastated. I love my mom very much. I'm glad you got to tell her you love her.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Jesus im so sorry op.
One of my closest friends' younger brother had an incident with a headshot last year. Dont know whether it was accidental or intentional, but it really doesnt matter. Terrible tragedy either way. I myself stuck a .22 in my mouth a couple years ago. Hammer was pulled back and the barrel was halfway inside my mouth. Suicide and depression are all too common in today's world.
I really hope that your mom is in a better place and know that even tho we're strangers neogaf is here for ya.
One of my closest friends' younger brother had an incident with a headshot last year. Dont know whether it was accidental or intentional, but it really doesnt matter. Terrible tragedy either way. I myself stuck a .22 in my mouth a couple years ago. Hammer was pulled back and the barrel was halfway inside my mouth. Suicide and depression are all too common in today's world.
I really hope that your mom is in a better place and know that even tho we're strangers neogaf is here for ya.
carpediemdp
Member
I am so sorry for your loss. Can't even imagine what you're going through... (Hughs)
Shit dude
Hang in there. I had a friend when when I was 8 years old who went through the same thing, and tons of people from the community came to help the mother and kids. It was one of the saddest things i've gone through and it wasn't even my relative, so I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel right now.
Hang in there!
Hang in there. I had a friend when when I was 8 years old who went through the same thing, and tons of people from the community came to help the mother and kids. It was one of the saddest things i've gone through and it wasn't even my relative, so I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel right now.
Hang in there!
Nobodyspatzy
Member
I truly am sorry for your loss. My mother had three near successful suicide attempts, and everytime, no matter if we had fought or were on good terms, it hurt like hell.
I do hope and wish the best for you.
I do hope and wish the best for you.
I'm sorry for your loss, I can't even imagine what that is like. If you are able please see a therapist or something so you can at least get things off your mind/chest and have someone to support you and give you advice, I'm sure you're going to have a lot of mixed emotions.
My own mother was on ambien for years, that shit is fucking bad news, she would say weird things and not remember later on among lots of other stuff, it was scary at times. Nobody should be prescribed that stuff.
My own mother was on ambien for years, that shit is fucking bad news, she would say weird things and not remember later on among lots of other stuff, it was scary at times. Nobody should be prescribed that stuff.
Auron_Kale
Member
I'm so truly sorry for your loss... My condolences to you and your family.
Seeing that text... Man... Reminds me of the texts my mom sends me randomly while I'm at work.
Also, be glad you managed to tell her that you loved her. I don't go a day without telling my mom "I love you" before I go to work in the morning.
Seeing that text... Man... Reminds me of the texts my mom sends me randomly while I'm at work.
Also, be glad you managed to tell her that you loved her. I don't go a day without telling my mom "I love you" before I go to work in the morning.
Cameron122
Member
I am so very sorry bud. I've had two friends whose fathers took their own lives, and my own father died of a drug overdose a little over seven years ago. Gaf is here for ya my friend!
Pachterballs
Banned
Oh fuck
I am so sorry.
So sorry.
Rip
I am so sorry.
So sorry.
Rip
Castor Krieg
Banned
This is how most often it is done, people committing suicide rarely give anyone an indication of what they are about to do. They can act perfectly normal the whole time, it is really hard to notice any danger signs.
Traumnovelle
Member
This has to be devastating beyond words. I'm sorry for your loss.
If there is one minute good thing, it's that you both were able to say that you loved each other.
If there is one minute good thing, it's that you both were able to say that you loved each other.
Garrett 2U
Member
This breaks my heart, I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry for your loss, Plasmid. Having lost my mother as well, though not to suicide (it was cancer), I can sympathize with your pain.
Just keep your head up. To echo what everyone else has said, look out for your brothers, particularly the youngest one as I imagine it will hit him the hardest. Don't forget about your father as well. I'm sure he's shook up. Last but certainly not least, take some time to yourself and cry it out. It's easy to get caught up in everyone else and forget about dealing with it yourself, but at some point you need to do that in your own way. It took me a while before I finally let it out.
Don't dwell on it and try not to get into the "could've, would've, should've" game that we as humans tend to sink into when we lose a loved one. It's not your fault. Think about the good times and the family you still have around you. Take care of yourself!
Just keep your head up. To echo what everyone else has said, look out for your brothers, particularly the youngest one as I imagine it will hit him the hardest. Don't forget about your father as well. I'm sure he's shook up. Last but certainly not least, take some time to yourself and cry it out. It's easy to get caught up in everyone else and forget about dealing with it yourself, but at some point you need to do that in your own way. It took me a while before I finally let it out.
Don't dwell on it and try not to get into the "could've, would've, should've" game that we as humans tend to sink into when we lose a loved one. It's not your fault. Think about the good times and the family you still have around you. Take care of yourself!
user8503492
Banned
Dang, truely sorry for your loss.
My dad took his life 20 years ago this month, I was 13 and we werent close...honestly he didnt bother with me at all.
He ran a hose to his car interior on a back road and left no note, just drove off one morning and did it.
Tho he didnt care for me I still feel an emptyness from not knowing why and not having these last 20 years to have a chance to try to build a relationship with him.
Be glad you had her in your life and celebrate the memories.
My dad took his life 20 years ago this month, I was 13 and we werent close...honestly he didnt bother with me at all.
He ran a hose to his car interior on a back road and left no note, just drove off one morning and did it.
Tho he didnt care for me I still feel an emptyness from not knowing why and not having these last 20 years to have a chance to try to build a relationship with him.
Be glad you had her in your life and celebrate the memories.
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked