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- Jul 22, 2015
A friend who is currently living in a very small, tight knit community recently visited us recently. He told me that a member of that community recently committed suicide, and that there was more anger than grief for many, because the people who were close to her are so gutted that they can't function. As a result, massive ripples of dysfunction have affected even those who weren't particularly familiar with her. It's a massive impact on the entire community's functioning. Grief is only part of it.I understand the sentiment, it can appear very cold hearted, but I'm p sure this person is just grieving. Some people get angry, god knows I did when my brother died stupidly. And the guy killing himself with his friends downstairs, likely hoping to be found by them? No, that's fucking traumatic, especially if he blew his brains out. Suicide doesn't end with the person dying, it effects the entire family and everyone you know. Yes they are mentally ill and getting help can be hard, but the way they did it was definitely horrific and I imagine the friend that found them will have ptsd after that. It's not uncommon for family or friends who find bodies of suicide to follow shortly after, because it does give you ptsd.
I am very familiar with despair but the suicide of a physically and neurologically healthy person is ultimately a very selfish act. It is incredibly traumatic for friends and family, and the services that have to clean up the corpse. Anger is a very common feeling for the people left behind.
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