Ok this could be long! I am in 8th grade and last year there was a kid in my class. EvEryone made fun of him and he was bipolar and had some mental problems. Well, yesterday 11/3. He attempted suicude for the second time. He jumped from the bak of a moving school bus and he is now in acoma. He broke his arm and probably his bak and neck too. He isn't dead though. ThEre was BLooD everywhere. The first time he tried to stab himself with scissors. I feel really bad because I was one to make fun of him. How can i make myself not feel so bad? ALl my freinds say im different since but im really scared for the kid. He seems like he could be nice. Plese help will rate. _-HeArtbreaker-__
xxtheusedxx answered Wednesday November 9 2005, 10:52 pm: sorry for giving you a smart ass anwser but you really shouldnt make fun of retarted people because thats so rude but if you ever see him again apoligise hun okay !!!!!~!!!!!!~!!!!:P [ xxtheusedxx's advice column | Ask xxtheusedxx A Question ]
WIZBANG answered Monday November 7 2005, 1:22 pm: you need to prey. then you need to ask that boy to forgive you. then you need to stop being so selfish in asking, "how do <b>i</b> stop feeling bad?" the real question you should be asking is "how do i make this kid feel better?" if you feel guilty you should. you need to sit down and think about why you like hurting other people. is it to make yourself feel better? if it were me i wouldn't leave his side. knowing that i cause him pain. thats just me talking though. [ WIZBANG's advice column | Ask WIZBANG A Question ]
Little_silent_voices answered Sunday November 6 2005, 10:48 pm: hun what you need to do is write him a letter. Yes i know he is in acoma but his family will know people care it will make them feel tons better and when he comes out of acoma he will see it and you could be saving him just by showing you care. Bring the letter to the hospital and go in his room and see him! [ Little_silent_voices's advice column | Ask Little_silent_voices A Question ]
JadedinNowhere answered Sunday November 6 2005, 2:03 am: Well making fun of him was wrong, but, your friends are right. You feel bad, and you know it was wrong. If you really want to help him then you could try talking to him. But I don't recomend doing it alone or in a secluded place because he sounds sort of.. unstable much? If you show him that his life is worth living, and tell him your sorry.. that you were wrong about making fun of him then maybe it'll help. :) hope all goes well.
stephii_x3z_yooh answered Saturday November 5 2005, 9:15 am: the best thing you could do is just give him a few friends, that's probably why he's so sad, and it's good that you feel bad, you should(not to sound mean) but it will just take one person to turn his whole life around.. that could be you. once he gets back in school, smile at him in the hall way.. if he drops his books, help him. that sort of stuff, it won't hurt, and it's the best thing you could do.
hope i helped
and i really hope he gets better
sizzlinmandolin answered Saturday November 5 2005, 12:24 am: When he gets out of his coma you should go see him in the hospital. Tell him that you're sorry and that you didn't mean what you said. If he ends up coming back to school, stand up for him when other kids pick on him. He needs somebody on his side and he needs to know that people care. You need to be really careful though, if you're too nice to him he may get the wrong idea. He doesn't need his heart broken too! I also want you to know that there really wasn't much you could have done about this before. Even if you hadn't picked on him others would have in your place. It's good to feel bad, but don't blame yourself. Kids get picked on all the time and don't go jumping out of busses. There was no way you could have known that he would do that. I hope he gets better soon. Good luck. [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
woahbuddiexo answered Friday November 4 2005, 7:33 pm: I`m very sorry you feel this way. What you've said//done cannot be taken back, but maybe if he comes out of acoma you can talk to him, apologize, and maybe he`ll forgive you. ( If you believe in God ) You can pray for his safe recovery. You can let his parents know you are terrible sorry and ready to do anything for their forgivenence (sp?).
Just remember, don't let those losers get you down. If you want to make things right you are going to have to do it on your own. Best of luck, and lots of love. ♥ [ woahbuddiexo's advice column | Ask woahbuddiexo A Question ]
candi33 answered Friday November 4 2005, 7:20 pm: One of my good friends committed suicide in April of 8th grade. It's been 5 years now, and it still hurts to think about him. He wasn't like my best friend, but we had known each other since we were babies, we had grown up together, and to not have him with us, when we went to junior prom and senior ball and graduation....there's no way to explain how much that hurts. If I were you, I'd go to him and tell him everything good you know about him, and try to be a friend to him - that's probably what he needs most. Tell him there's nothing bad enough to give up your life over. And after that, all you can do is pray for him. [ candi33's advice column | Ask candi33 A Question ]
beankitty answered Friday November 4 2005, 6:46 pm: The answer is obvious. Ask him out on a date. Tell him he's your long lost lover and that you two are meant to be. This will definitely do the trick. [ beankitty's advice column | Ask beankitty A Question ]
TheTeenGirl answered Friday November 4 2005, 6:44 pm: I know you probably feel really bad. But I guess you know now that people with problems and are made fun of have feelings too. Now you see that this person is suffering because of everything that is being done to him. I don't think you should suffer for making fun of him, but I do think the way you've written this question seems a little self involved here. You want to know how you can make yourself feel better about making fun of a kid who is suicidal. Why? You just want to get the guilt off of your shoulder and move on with your life? Or because you've learned that making fun of people does a lot more than you think, and now you know? Whatever the reason may be, I hope you did learn that making fun of people does more than you think. I think that from now on, you need to know that, there isn't much you can do but forgive yourself and learned from your mistake.
skippy_pebbles answered Friday November 4 2005, 6:38 pm: Wow, that's so sad, at my school for the past two days we've had a heater that broke, a bomb threat, and another threat, but never an attempted suicide. If you feel really bad about making fun of him, then you should go to the hospital(if you can) and maybe just talk to his parents. It might make them feel better to know that someone cares about thier son, I know that would make me feel better if I was in his parents' situation.
peruvianprincess answered Friday November 4 2005, 6:18 pm: well I think you should really feel bad. I think thats really messed up. When he comes bac you should really try talking to him. NeWays, even if he is alittle slow. He is still a normal person, so making fun of somebody is really not good. Thats my opinion [ peruvianprincess's advice column | Ask peruvianprincess A Question ]
*ashlee* answered Friday November 4 2005, 6:06 pm: wtf do you mean "how do i make myself not feel bad"? you should fucking feel bad. what is the point in making fun of someone? what good does it do for anyone? does it make you feel good about yourself? because it OBVIOUSLY makes other people feel like shit. im somewhat hoping you throw yourself off the back of a bus because quite frankly, if your only making people want to kill themselves then you serve no purpous in this world. why dont you take him some flowers to the hospital so that his parents know someone cares, and tell him your sorry. theres been discussion over whether or not people in comas can hear what your saying or not, but id apologize anyways, just because its right. but if you dont mean it then dont even bother. i cant believe your wanting someone to tell you how not to feel bad. but i have to give you some sort of credit, at least you have somewhat of a conscience. [ *ashlee*'s advice column | Ask *ashlee* A Question ]
Californias_Hottest_xO answered Friday November 4 2005, 5:47 pm: OMG i feel so sorry for the kid!! There isnt much you can do. Hes bipolar. Its really hard to control your anger if you're bipolar. Go see him in the hospital and tell him you're really sorry for making fun of him, and that you will never do it again. Try to stand up for him whenever someone is making fun of him. It might make him feel better!
BeautyBaby800 answered Friday November 4 2005, 5:42 pm: Well what i think you should do is go to the hosptil where he is and even though hes in a comma say im sorry. It will make you and maybe him feel better. Pray for him and a God for forgeness about him. When or even if he gets out of his comma be his friend and tell him over and over that your sorry and maybe he wont try to kill himslef anymore hope i helped write me back on my column about every thing and how it goes.!!
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ThonqyFriends answered Friday November 4 2005, 5:41 pm: Ok first of all i know this isn't advice but i`m really sorry. okay like it's a horrible thing being bi-polar... like you can't control your emotions at all. and everyone has done something in their life that they regret, and sometimes it even involves hurting someone else in the process. and you need to know that he didn't do this directly because of you. bi-polar people like i said can't control their emotions and they are extremlly depressed (for no reason) very often. when you hear someone say anything about him call them on it. don't let them get away with it. i`m not saying be mean to them, but don't be nice. that's horrible how everyone makes fun of him. how would you feel if you wanted to kill youself and hated life? it's horrible.. trust me. - courtney [ ThonqyFriends's advice column | Ask ThonqyFriends A Question ]
t0xicParadiSe answered Friday November 4 2005, 5:38 pm: I learned from past experiences to keep my mouth shut and not be mean to people unless I really have to.
I feel really bad when I see some one making fun of some one or just being mean to them for no apparent reason. I had it happen to me so I know how they feel. And believe me It's not the best feeling in the world
I myself have a pretty big conscience. When I do something wrong or act mean to some one I feel so bad.
Apoligize to the kid and be nice to him. You don't have to talk to him or anything just don't make fun of him anymore. And if you become friends with him and do start talking to him people might do the same.
He is still a perosn just like me and you.
Maybe the reason he is suicidal is because no body really gives him a chance.
If you need anything else drop one in my inbox ♥ [ t0xicParadiSe's advice column | Ask t0xicParadiSe A Question ]
Teza answered Friday November 4 2005, 5:30 pm: When things go wrong, people then relize what they did. You know it's wrong to make fun of people, but when you see other people doing it you might as well, and everyone does it. If you apologized to this guy then you would feel better. You know that he didn't do this because of you and I'm sure that you didn't really mean it all. Just remember that this is not your fault and don't give yourself the blame. Atleast now you know that you shouldn't be mean anymore. [ Teza's advice column | Ask Teza A Question ]
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