The Whining and Bitching Thread

[damnromulans]

One of my friends is having a suicidal episode and lashing out by posting LOST spoilers on a net forum. My policy on so-called suicidal people who do attention-whorish things has always been "trivialize it and make fun of the person until they either go through with it or snap out of it." That's a pretty good policy, right?

 

[Dak]

Why are they wasting time posting spoilers to a boring show? If they want attention why not post something interesting, like sneak previews of Thor?

 

[damnromulans]

Who knows, who knows.

All I know is that I feel like I'm 16 again, counseling my crop of diseased and afflicted attention seeking depressed friends.

 

[King Richard]

I'd find new friends.

 

[Cythraul]

One of my friends is having a suicidal episode and lashing out by posting LOST spoilers on a net forum. My policy on so-called suicidal people who do attention-whorish things has always been "trivialize it and make fun of the person until they either go through with it or snap out of it." That's a pretty good policy, right?

If everybody and their brother knows about it, then he or she is probably not serious.

 

[Onder]

I've heard that a lot of suicide attempts are actually just attwhoring.

 

[st3333phani3333]

I never really had to deal with suicide or anything with friends, but this one time I was dating this guy and his bestfriend committed suicide. It was really awkward though because that night he was going to call me and all of a sudden he got this huge attitude with me and I got one back. Then that morning I felt bad because he explained me everything through a message. I was really mean to him too. It must be awful to have to go through that.

 

[Windie]

There is nothing scarier than being in the presence of someone who is completely willing to take their life right there and then

 

[Cythraul]

I've heard that a lot of suicide attempts are actually just attwhoring.

If somebody does something like slit their wrists or takes a bunch of pills, it is probably just a cry for help as those are known to be non-lethal much of the time, and anybody who actually wants to die would take the time to do some research on the best way to die. So if you survive, odds are you weren't really trying to die; you weren't putting enough heart into it. Blowing your head off with a shotgun, hanging yourself, or using the suicide bag method are relatively good ways to make sure you die. The latter is the least painful/least scary/most peaceful, and therefore highly recommended.

 

[ASD]

I say a month will pass before there's facebook group for "Let's Count From 1 to 1,000,000."

 

[King Richard]

If somebody does something like slit their wrists or takes a bunch of pills, it is probably just a cry for help as those are known to be non-lethal much of the time, and anybody who actually wants to die would take the time to do some research on the best way to die. So if you survive, odds are you weren't really trying to die; you weren't putting enough heart into it. Blowing your head off with a shotgun, hanging yourself, or using the suicide bag method are relatively good ways to make sure you die. The latter is the least painful/least scary/most peaceful, and therefore highly recommended.

You must have studied this.

 

[Cythraul]

I try to be well-read. It makes for good conversation at cocktail parties.

 

[King Richard]

I was actually implying that you were coming off as the Dave of suicide methods. But convo for cocktail parties works.

 

[Eligos]

There is nothing scarier than being in the presence of someone who is completely willing to take their life right there and then

How about being driven around by said person? And then a tire going flat and spending the rest of the day talking about things he hates about his ex, people who don't want him to go, and reasons why he doesn't deserve his kid back, while finding new tires and a way to pay for them in a part of a very big city you've never been to.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Wow, that situation is shitty for so many reasons.

 

[Einherjar86]

How about being driven around by said person? And then a tire going flat and spending the rest of the day talking about things he hates about his ex, people who don't want him to go, and reasons why he doesn't deserve his kid back, while finding new tires and a way to pay for them in a part of a very big city you've never been to.

How's he been lately?

 

[damnromulans]

Exactly, Cythraul. And those people are a pain in the ass, because they get their loved ones/people who care about them all freaked out over nothing.

In HS my whole circle of friends practically were cutters and there were some pseudo-sioux-a-sidle ones, and me being naive and 16 I was all "OH NOOO I'M HERE FOR YOU." It got me stressed out and I ended up being borderline eating-disordered from the stress of it.

Now I just don't care about people as much. Unless they're a good friend, if they want a therapist, fucking pay me or go to a professional.

 

[King Richard]

OH NOESSSSSSS DONT CUT YOURSELF!!!!!!

Oh well. doop de doo

 

[damnromulans]

haha. I cut myself once when I was 15 as an attention seeking behavior. My mom saw it and instead of getting concerned and worried and freaking out, she said "Now you look like every other wannabe suicidal teenager. I'm not impressed and I don't care."

Snapped me out of that real quick!

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Wow, your mom rules