Question Posted Thursday September 22 2005, 5:13 pm
Hey.
Alittle over a month ago, I lost a friend to suicide.
It was terrible when I first found out, because I mean, I was talking to him the day before he did that.
He told me everything, and I tried to do everything to help. Could I have done more?
Its not really my fault, right?
-Erin
x_mystery answered Friday September 23 2005, 10:05 pm: It is absolutely not your fault. If somebody already has a plan for it..time and everything they're already too far gone and very few things can stop them. Its also a big burden to carry, and if your friend tells you whats going on, you don't think they're serious sometimes because you never want to belive that something is seriously wrong with your friend. Things like this happen, and I always hear "If I would've done this then they would still be here" but if somebody passed away, no matter how, its how it was meant to be. 20/20 hindsight makes us all feel guilty. [ x_mystery's advice column | Ask x_mystery A Question ]
XoXo_BloNdiEbAbeS answered Friday September 23 2005, 6:15 pm: Wow a lot of pressure there. It wasn't your fault. What did you do to help? YOu could have gotten help from someone else. But no it wasn't your fault what he did. How old are you?
We are sorry much love
TattooedXRoses answered Friday September 23 2005, 12:32 am: It is not and will never be your fault. You did what you could, babe. It was his/her decision finally. It's so hard to lose someone so horribly. I wish you the best, and if you need someone to talk to, feel free to send me an email anytime. [ TattooedXRoses's advice column | Ask TattooedXRoses A Question ]
SiCkxOfxLiFex45 answered Thursday September 22 2005, 11:02 pm: No its not, i lost a friend to suicide to, and you at least tried, when my friend told me about it, i didnt do anything, i didnt tell anyone or anything and i didnt try to help cuz i thought he was kidding around, i hated myself for a LONG time after that...but then i remembered, nothing i said could have changed his mind if he seriously wanted to die, but it aint your fault...you tried as hard as you could, you could probably consider counseling for that...cuz thats what REALLY helps...and thats what helped me
PinkPrincess119 answered Thursday September 22 2005, 6:25 pm: No Erin it is not your falut i can realte i know it fells like it but you can't blame yourslef just think he is in a better place and he wented it just what i do is wright a letter to him but never send it to his house just seal it and put it away good luck to you hope you feel better and rember it is not you falust [ PinkPrincess119's advice column | Ask PinkPrincess119 A Question ]
icey0990 answered Thursday September 22 2005, 6:21 pm: NO this definately is not your fault! dont put the blame on yourself..if you ever find yourself in this position again , notify the persons parents or some adult. [ icey0990's advice column | Ask icey0990 A Question ]
xXxpinky615xXx answered Thursday September 22 2005, 6:04 pm: Oh please don't blame it on yourself. I lost my friend back in January.. She was raped and murdered by my ex boyfriend. I blamed it on myself because if I had been there he wouldn't have done anything to her. But you have to realize, there was NOTHING you could have done. As much as you'd like to blame it on yourself, you can't, and you shouldn't. You did everything you could, but I guess he felt it was his time to go. Of course it's not your fault. You tried, and that's all that matters. You did what you could.
This is actually the first time I've talked or even brought up my friend's death since February (She died in January). So in a way, I want to thank you for asking this question.
FireFairy141 answered Thursday September 22 2005, 5:59 pm: Hun,
It's not your fault in the least. If he only told you the day before, there's no way you could have helped. I don't want to say this, but he was to far gone. I am so sorry that this happend, and that you are thinking it's your fault. I really hope that you heal. But, it's not your fault, so don't even think it is.
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