Today, my cousin suddenly confided in me that he had tried to commit suicide by overdosing when he was 17. Shocked and not knowing how to respond, I blurted out, "Did it work?" FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out my cousin - who suffers from bipolar disorder - shot herself in the chest and has only a 20 percent chance of living. I told my boyfriend, while crying, and he held me for a few minutes. As soon as I got quiet, he pulled out his iPhone and started playing a shooter game. FML
Today, I admitted to my SO that I wanted to kill myself. They told me it was abusive to tell them that, and claimed I was just using it as a tool to control them. What they don't know is I attempted it by overdosing the other day. FML
Today, my best friend actually had the audacity to try and one-up my suicide attempt story. FML
Today, I opened up to my best friend about my depression. Her response: "If you're so depressed, why don't you just kill yourself?" FML
Today, I noticed this guy crying in the park. I went up to him to see what was wrong. Apparently his girlfriend broke up with him, and he also said he wanted to kill himself. My first response was, "Don't, you'll regret it later." FML
Today, during a text conversation with a girl I've been trying to get with, she complained about how crummy of a day she was having. I told her it couldn't be as bad as she thought, and she would probably get it over it soon. Then she told me she had found out her cousin had been murdered. FML
Today, I tried to tell my dad that I was really struggling with my mental health and didn't think I could stay alive much longer. He laughed. This comes after telling my "best friend" last week and having to wait three days for a reply. FML
Today, I told my cousin that I would gladly help him get through the loss of my aunt. That is until he started flirting with me. FML
Today, my teenage son reacted to the news of his cousin's death like I’d just told him a bug got squashed on a car windscreen. He didn’t even look away from his computer screen, or react in any way. He seemed more annoyed that I’d interrupted him. FML
Today, I visited with my cousin on her deathbed. When I asked what she was doing, they replied that she was sleeping. Next thing out my mouth without thinking was, "She can sleep when she's dead." FML
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hwkfan1 10
Yes, yes it worked....
racerapj 10
Nice choice of words there...
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Comments (113)
chriscrossedya 4
sigh...is there any hope for mankind?
Krirn 21
I hope I don't get modded for this but go look up "Gives Me Hope", this is to you and anyone else who has "lost hope".
SharnaaaBanana 22
it may have been a stupid moment, and we all realize that, but we all have them and at the moment we're trying to comfort op. Not rub it in and call her dumb which she definitely is not. You, are what takes faith from humanity.
mpalmiter 0
Don't worry OP. It could have been much worse.
Tektite 14
LOL ! It's okay, people say things without thinking from being in shock! I'm sure your cousin understands ;D
KiddNYC1O 22
You're hot.
Albarufus 13
I don't think that's an Fml. I would probably have said the same thing because of the chock.
hayyyyleyyyybaby_fml 14
I'm sure you're not the first person to ever say that to someone in the same situation! I'm sure if your cousin is even mad, it wont last long :) It's hard to react quickly to news like that..
cheshireau 26
United Kingdom, United States?
bbedlock_fml 7
I think it's the OP's username.
cheshireau 26
You're right. I apologise.
Harpy20 24
Or he just fudged that up too. Dude's all over the place...
expertsmilee 26
The united states is a kingdom united dontcha know
1crabbygirl 10
This is one I'd like to read more about...like that your cousin (and you) had a little laugh. Your cousin needs you to confide in. Hang in there.
Enslaved 38
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper Baby I'm your man... la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la ***Might want to avoid this song on your playlist when you're with him. :P "I gotta have more cowbells! (SNL reference) (:
GypsyRover 0
"no one puts baby in a corner." or thumbs down enslaved. Lol.
SanityIsOverated 3
Who knows, your cousin might take that as an attempt at a joke and think you were trying to lighten the mood. Hang in there OP.
nevershoutkendal_fml 11
Everyone flubs and says stupid things sometimes. Hopefully your cousin got a good chuckle out of that.