Friend Committed Suicide Today.

Oh that's terribly sad to hear it's heartbreaking to know that some people can be so unhappy with their lives that they see no other option. Please don't feel guilty, it's not your fault and it sounds as if you were very kind to him and helped him during some tough times. I can't imagine how you're feeling right now, and I don't have much advice to give, but I really hope you're okay very soon and deal with this difficult time as best as you can. Stay strong

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That is really awful Try not to blame yourself, just do something to honor his memory.

I just need to grieve here. I just found out a friend of mine (not a close friend) has just took his own life. His girlfriend was seeing another man on the side, plus he was on the run from the amry and feared that they would lock him up forever. He was 21, he was a good looking lad and would talk to anyone. He was very disciplined but he was such a lovely lad.

When he fell on bad time he would stay at mine and sleep in the spareroom and his last girlfriend also cheated on him because he was in Afghanistan at the time. He never got on with his mum and dad. Me and him shared interests especially in fitness.

I cannot believe that he would do this after I told him months back that I am here if he needs someone to turn to for advice.

He hung himself earlier today. I am crying my eyes out as I type but words cannot express what I feel right now. I wish I could have got to know him more. He was not like any young lad I have ever known. He was very special and now he's gone.

And I cannot help but pciture in my mind, him putting the rope around his neck and taking his life. He had nothing to live for. Why didn't he just go his seargant or something? He couldn't. He spent 2 years with a different name, hiding from the police, I gave him some food and took him in. He was a talented soldier and I can remember training with him once or twice. He was very clever, very sharp.

But he's gone now. Just don't know what to do with myself. I feel so guilty, but the signs were not there. Another friend of mine said that he was fine a few days ago.

RIP Brian.

I will miss you.

He's in my memory. It is strange to find that someone you knew only for a short while would have such an impact on you. Brian was like that with everyone he met. He had a zest for life despite all problems he was going through. But he did tell me some of the things that went on in army life, the killings and whatnot. so sad he had to go and that he felt he couldn't reach out to anyone.

I don't think that this thread is appropriate, you could have cut a huge chunk of that up, instead you're bigging up your ego and you're actually sharing very intimate details about this individual. May his soul rest in peace.

Agreed with this, it feels like this thread was posted to highlight the fact to everyone the OP did things for him.

If a man has killed himself due to personal problems it's not really fair to then start talking about these problems all over the internet especially if it later makes the news (at least local news) that a former soldier committed suicide and people can identify him from this post, especially if there were things that he obviously didn't want to be public knowledge if he was on the run and having to use alternative identities.

IMO this thread should be deleted.

So sorry to hear this. I recently lost a close friend to suicide too
Its heartbreaking. I have went through a whole range of emotions from sadness, anger, guilt etc.

I hope you are doing ok.

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I'm coping but sometimes I break down and cry because I can see him in my head, and whenever I hear Enya's Hope is a Place. I wish I could swap places with him. He believed in me, my ability when no-one else would.