I was doing so good...
Then he said 'bye'. If he's not a fake (2% chance) then I just ruined it.
I'm pretty sure he's not actually going to do anything, but I still got the worst 'oh shit what have I done' feeling when I read that.
just the fact that he's being an attention whore is enough to show it's fake
you're either a)being trolled
or
b)he just wants attention
feeding him is a bad idea either way
Yea, definitely just sounds like an attention whore. Usually those people don't give next to no information about they're situation
Would you rather think he was a troll and be a dick/not respond and have him end up killing himself; or, would you rather think he was serious and risk getting fooled?
I haven't responded to the 'bye' message.
He was starting to give information and open up and everything.
Even if he is a troll about the suicide thing, I decided to go for it to at least help him feel better in general (I can relate; although I downplay it I'm pretty sure I was legitimately fucked up a few years ago).
okay, say he's actually going to kill himself, now he could delete his account or Pm a mod right? but he didn't, he started a thread thus opening this up to the whole friggin forum. now this could mean a few things
1)he's going to kill himself,he's inconsolable, there's nopthing we can do, and he's a fool
2)he's trolling
3)he's seeking attention
4)he's the equivalent of the kid who posts a facebook status saying he's gonna kill himself so people will talk him out (so basically #3)
i find it hard to believe someone actuallly going to commit suicide would throw that out on a forum like that
although i will admit that this could be him just reaching out to see if anyone cares enough to stop him
but in context i find it hard to believe
(07-27-2013, 12:27 AM)bbbrad Wrote: [ -> ]Would you rather think he was a troll and be a dick/not respond and have him end up killing himself; or, would you rather think he was serious and risk getting fooled?
Well I didn't see it, but either way, I wouldn't have been a dick. Just talking after the fact based on the information I heard
(07-27-2013, 12:36 AM)EnforcedNo Wrote: [ -> ]okay, say he's actually going to kill himself, now he could delete his account or Pm a mod right? but he didn't, he started a thread thus opening this up to the whole friggin forum. now this could mean a few things
1)he's going to kill himself,he's inconsolable, there's nopthing we can do, and he's a fool
2)he's trolling
3)he's seeking attention
4)he's the equivalent of the kid who posts a facebook status saying he's gonna kill himself so people will talk him out (so basically #3)
i find it hard to believe someone actuallly going to commit suicide would throw that out on a forum like that
although i will admit that this could be him just reaching out to see if anyone cares enough to stop him
but in context i find it hard to believe
Seeking attention is a very understandable thing to do if that's what you have in mind and there's nothing wrong with going there.
Regardless, it should be taken seriously. Even with the smallest chance of him not faking it, it's important to do so. Every word can make a difference between life and death, and even though he's just a stranger on the internet to all of us it's a life regardless. He has a family, probably friends and even if he wouldn't care, other people would if he died.
And who knows if he's inconsolable. People get talked out of it all the time. People to talk to likely all that is needed.
Yeah, so one of my friends (who is my second band's drummer and the manager of one of the venues I play in often) has official gone crazy