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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
loloalltheway 23
Those conversations are pretty awkward, I also have a hard time responding to that... I try to make them feel as good as possible about themselves. Usually when people tell me they are usually in the situation right now...:/
esines 9
Jesus how many suicidal people do you know?
klx125cross 9
That just YDI fo being stupid
erinchick1 7
The answer is a big obvious 'No! It didn't work!'
ohmandapants 17
Almost as bad as my cousin telling me a guy committed suicide three times. Almost. What you said was out of shock. My cousin was dropped on his head as a child. Several times apparently.
XTheDesertSongX 17
I don't see why people are saying OP deserved it. Honestly, it was a mistake. When we're shocked and nervous, we say dumb things. It wasn't OP's fault.
Dracoboxer357 36
Op, don't beat yourself up over this. Suicide is an awkward conversation topic for everyone effected by it. Having it thrown upon you suddenly by a loved one and/or family member can be rather shocking, I'm sure your cousin understands that you just had a mental hiccup from it. Lots of people just burst into tears, some just stare in disbelief, others explode in outrage, it happens. Hopefully you were able to gather your wits and talk it out with him after that though. :(
Enslaved 38
Bugbear? That must be another expression for pet peeve but I'm now thinking about "Dungeons & Dragons".
Dracoboxer357 36
57- You know, I was actually staring at it myself, but for the life of me, I couldn't put it together in my head which one was correct. ;( Think I'm going to be googling the difference now that it's eating at me. ;p
paijus 0
I would've been like YEAH it did! I'm a freaking ghost! But that's funny. I hope he laughed and didn't think you were mocking him or something
Zachthejoker 10
If it didn't then, it will now!
XTheDesertSongX 17
Suicide jokes are never funny.
MrsAlexander83 10
Agh you finally realized after all these years he's really just been a ghost and you have been seeing dead people! Lol. I've been in situations like this--sometimes just not saying anything at first is the best thing to do! Wait until you can fully digest what they've told you!! Better luck next time someone says they've tried to commit suicide, but in the mean time I wouldn't work at any crisis hotlines! :D
TaffyMichele 9
That really sucks. Don't be too hard on yourself, though. Some people blurt out things they really don't mean when they're shocked. And if your cousin is that upset and thinks you're heartless for an understandable mistake, he was also a little bit hasty once and almost made a life-threatening mistake.