I might die soon if I can't get rid of this horrible bone-ache I have right now.

I often ask this question to myself hahaha


It's sad that someone here could die and we wouldn't even know

While not vgchartz related, I have had two students die the last two years... 😒 One was complications from the flu, the other was suicide. They were both pretty brutal...

What do you teach? What age? My condolences... Always tragic to see the young leave ahead of their time...

I always wondered how often suicides actually happened. 

Thinking about, no one that has ever meant anything major to me has died yet. I wonder how that will change me as a person.

I teach math and English at a high school.  Mostly 9th grade which is ages 14-15.  It is pretty rare for students to die and it has happened two years in a row now...😒

How does one react in face of a suicide? Is there anything noteworthy to look out for, to prevent it? Can it be prevented, if you suspect it?

14-15 just seems so young to give up hope on the rest of your life...

There are certainly warning signs.  Apathy, low energy, isolating behavior, but everybody is different.  The student I had certainly had all those signs.  He had a terrible home life and he had made attempts before.  He was in counseling and was being watched, but nobody can be vigilant 100% of the time and if somebody really wants to kill themself they will...

You know, it's intersting, as I only hear the "life is precious" statement from people who are dying.  Meanwhile, people in perfect health all say "I'm dead inside"in jest, mostly.  I wonder why that is; is life precious because you're not about to have it anymore?  It's a subjective statement and would make sense to hear it from people who aren't going to live much longer.  Because in many cases around the world, life is pretty messed up and sucks, like a lot.  Also, if you believe in heaven or a perfect afterlife or whatever, how precious is imperfect mortality by comparison?  

That's... even sadder, really. Fully well knowing that it's going on and having no means to prevent it.

Even knowing fully well that it does happen, I am still troubled by the fact that a 14 year old can't find anything o live for anymore. 

«He had a terrible home life» I know that I shouldn't, but I can't help but blame his parents/guardians, in that case... 

Suicide rates are going up, in many western countries, particularly for teens. I wonder where exactly we are failing...