Popular area "mom blogger" attempted suicide

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Anonymous wrote:Just goes to show the stigma about mental illness is alive and well. If she was a blogger who wrote about her struggles with cancer or a physical handicap, we'd hail her as a brave hero. If she shares a mental breakdown, she's vile and an attention whore.

If she was blogging about her cancer, I'd still have concerns about whether her child, identified with full facial video, is old enough to consent to having their 7th birthday party made part of a post about relapse.

Then your issue is with all mommy blogs, because most of them identify their kids and talk about every poop and pee.

I'm the PP you are quoting, and I think you are wrong. I read lots of blogs, mostly about special needs and/or transracial adoption and NONE identify their kids. Not one. Their kids get first initials or nicknames and pictures from behind, if at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This may have just been her honest way of explaining why she won't be posting for a long time, instead of just ghosting her very large audience. She's quite popular nationwide, and not posting anything would have eventually lead to another thread about what may have happened to Amy. I suppose she could have said she was taking leave to deal with personal stuff, but she does put it all out there.

Meh.

She could’ve just posted something simple like “I’m having some personal issues and appreciate everyone’s support. I will be back online when I feel it’s appropriate.” Instead she gave all the details, posted a picture of her kid, and basically wrote “luckily no big deal!”

Messed up.

Ugh sorry autocorrect. Fixed above.

And when bloggers don’t give details, they’re slammed for vague blogging. Let’s be honest: people love to criticize others anonymously on the internet.

Oh, yes, they sure do. And we keep asking what the reasons are that mental health and suicide are more and more of an issue. People LOVE criticizing people, and the internet has opened up a massive opportunity to do that. It's like a hobby for lots of folks.Not only do they hurt the people they tear down, in a way they're hurting themselves with all that negative energy.

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Anonymous wrote:This may have just been her honest way of explaining why she won't be posting for a long time, instead of just ghosting her very large audience. She's quite popular nationwide, and not posting anything would have eventually lead to another thread about what may have happened to Amy. I suppose she could have said she was taking leave to deal with personal stuff, but she does put it all out there.

Meh.

She could’ve just posted something simple like “I’m having some personal issues and appreciate everyone’s support. I will be back online when I feel it’s appropriate.” Instead she gave all the details, posted a picture of her kid, and basically wrote “luckily no big deal!”

Messed up.

Ugh sorry autocorrect. Fixed above.

And when bloggers don’t give details, they’re slammed for vague blogging. Let’s be honest: people love to criticize others anonymously on the internet.

Oh, yes, they sure do. And we keep asking what the reasons are that mental health and suicide are more and more of an issue. People LOVE criticizing people, and the internet has opened up a massive opportunity to do that. It's like a hobby for lots of folks.Not only do they hurt the people they tear down, in a way they're hurting themselves with all that negative energy.

but you don't have to put yourself out there on the internet. of course if you put your whole life on the internet there are going to be critics.

[Anonymous]

This woman just tried to commit suicide. If you don't have something kind to say, BUZZ OFF. The piling on here is morally disgusting.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree the tone of her post is weird in that it makes it seem like her suicide attempt is not that big of a deal and that everything is totally fine now, just over a week later. However, depression is a strange disease. It makes people act in strange ways. She obviously has a lot of issues to sort out and I think the tone of her post is likely a reflection of the way the depression is affecting her thinking. Whatever it is, it's sad and she shouldn't be under attack at this very vulnerable time in her life, no matter how "strange" or "inappropriate" others may find her post.

It's entirely possible that she's faking this whole thing. Why is this an unacceptable thing to even suggest? It's not unheard of, in severely personality disordered individuals. If true it would make her a true POS.

And the timing with two celebrity high-profile suicides this week.

It rings odd to me. I let feels too soon. “Hey—-I swallowed a bottle of pills and booze yesterday, had my stomach pumped and just wanted to let you know.”

Suicide attempts should be taken much more serious and any therapist worth her weight in gold would tell her to keep her ass off social media until she fixes herself.

Maybe it’s living online that is part of her problem.

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I don’t know this woman, but I know that hundreds of people in the US tried to commit suicide these last two weeks. Hundreds more seriously contemplated it. The only way to combat this plague is to drag it out into the sunlight and start discussing it. If people feel like they will just be labeled attention whores, they won’t tell a friend or family member that they’ve made a plan or just swallowed the pills.

False dichotomy. There is a chasm between coming forward to a family member or friend (or therapist/suicide prevention hotline) and blasting it all over your public blog, of which there are many readers, most of whom you do not know, and perhaps many of which know your kids. Huge difference and rather disingenuous of you to make it about "getting help" vs being an attention whore.

Would you feel the same way if she had made the post 3 months from now instead of 8 days after the attempt?

What an odd question. Are you the blogger gauging people's reactions so you can plan this stunt better next time?

What an odd question.

There is a value to more open discussions about mental health as stated above. Many here have criticized the timing of her post. Is it really the timing or that she’s talking about it at all?

So why not attempt to engage a friend or family member, mental health professional or even a hotline volunteer? Why are you here attempting to solicit DCUM opinions on how to write an acceptable public blog post about your suicide? Just mind boggling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This may have just been her honest way of explaining why she won't be posting for a long time, instead of just ghosting her very large audience. She's quite popular nationwide, and not posting anything would have eventually lead to another thread about what may have happened to Amy. I suppose she could have said she was taking leave to deal with personal stuff, but she does put it all out there.

Meh.

She could’ve just posted something simple like “I’m having some personal issues and appreciate everyone’s support. I will be back online when I feel it’s appropriate.” Instead she gave all the details, posted a picture of her kid, and basically wrote “luckily no big deal!”

Messed up.

Ugh sorry autocorrect. Fixed above.

And when bloggers don’t give details, they’re slammed for vague blogging. Let’s be honest: people love to criticize others anonymously on the internet.

And people who publicly put their lives out there – which is not the same as Facebook etc. – open themselves up to it. That is just a fact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree the tone of her post is weird in that it makes it seem like her suicide attempt is not that big of a deal and that everything is totally fine now, just over a week later. However, depression is a strange disease. It makes people act in strange ways. She obviously has a lot of issues to sort out and I think the tone of her post is likely a reflection of the way the depression is affecting her thinking. Whatever it is, it's sad and she shouldn't be under attack at this very vulnerable time in her life, no matter how "strange" or "inappropriate" others may find her post.

It's entirely possible that she's faking this whole thing. Why is this an unacceptable thing to even suggest? It's not unheard of, in severely personality disordered individuals. If true it would make her a true POS.

And the timing with two celebrity high-profile suicides this week.

It rings odd to me. I let feels too soon. “Hey—-I swallowed a bottle of pills and booze yesterday, had my stomach pumped and just wanted to let you know.”

Suicide attempts should be taken much more serious and any therapist worth her weight in gold would tell her to keep her ass off social media until she fixes herself.

Maybe it’s living online that is part of her problem.

There

I don’t know this woman, but I know that hundreds of people in the US tried to commit suicide these last two weeks. Hundreds more seriously contemplated it. The only way to combat this plague is to drag it out into the sunlight and start discussing it. If people feel like they will just be labeled attention whores, they won’t tell a friend or family member that they’ve made a plan or just swallowed the pills.

False dichotomy. There is a chasm between coming forward to a family member or friend (or therapist/suicide prevention hotline) and blasting it all over your public blog, of which there are many readers, most of whom you do not know, and perhaps many of which know your kids. Huge difference and rather disingenuous of you to make it about "getting help" vs being an attention whore.

Would you feel the same way if she had made the post 3 months from now instead of 8 days after the attempt?

What an odd question. Are you the blogger gauging people's reactions so you can plan this stunt better next time?

What an odd question.

There is a value to more open discussions about mental health as stated above. Many here have criticized the timing of her post. Is it really the timing or that she’s talking about it at all?

So why not attempt to engage a friend or family member, mental health professional or even a hotline volunteer? Why are you here attempting to solicit DCUM opinions on how to write an acceptable public blog post about your suicide? Just mind boggling.

What’s mind boggling is you being convinced I’m the blogger. How simple minded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may have just been her honest way of explaining why she won't be posting for a long time, instead of just ghosting her very large audience. She's quite popular nationwide, and not posting anything would have eventually lead to another thread about what may have happened to Amy. I suppose she could have said she was taking leave to deal with personal stuff, but she does put it all out there.

Meh.

She could’ve just posted something simple like “I’m having some personal issues and appreciate everyone’s support. I will be back online when I feel it’s appropriate.” Instead she gave all the details, posted a picture of her kid, and basically wrote “luckily no big deal!”

Messed up.

Ugh sorry autocorrect. Fixed above.

And when bloggers don’t give details, they’re slammed for vague blogging. Let’s be honest: people love to criticize others anonymously on the internet.

And people who publicly put their lives out there – which is not the same as Facebook etc. – open themselves up to it. That is just a fact.

Or their kids’ lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may have just been her honest way of explaining why she won't be posting for a long time, instead of just ghosting her very large audience. She's quite popular nationwide, and not posting anything would have eventually lead to another thread about what may have happened to Amy. I suppose she could have said she was taking leave to deal with personal stuff, but she does put it all out there.

Meh.

She could’ve just posted something simple like “I’m having some personal issues and appreciate everyone’s support. I will be back online when I feel it’s appropriate.” Instead she gave all the details, posted a picture of her kid, and basically wrote “luckily no big deal!”

Messed up.

Ugh sorry autocorrect. Fixed above.

And when bloggers don’t give details, they’re slammed for vague blogging. Let’s be honest: people love to criticize others anonymously on the internet.

Oh, yes, they sure do. And we keep asking what the reasons are that mental health and suicide are more and more of an issue. People LOVE criticizing people, and the internet has opened up a massive opportunity to do that. It's like a hobby for lots of folks.Not only do they hurt the people they tear down, in a way they're hurting themselves with all that negative energy.

Bloggers are wannabe celebrities who crave page views, comments and the holy grail, become known. They are shameless in their self-promotion, their disregard for their children's privacy and overshare in an uncomfortable way. Anyone else notice how so many of the "famous" bloggers follow a trajectory?

Begin blog with cutesy or unique or semi-interesting take on your life (bonus sympathy points if there's a daily struggle) and heavy on "imperfect" photos and humble brags. Then, conflict introduced: a diagnosis! Marital separation! Upheaval! Next step is all the fans rally and then, magically, a bag of cash in the form of a book, or monetization of the blog, giveaways, celebrity status.

and, those poor children. At least I could and have ripped up the embarrassing photos my parents took of me. The internet is forever. Even if the children decide now, no more photos or mentions it is too late.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^ sure, but not mere days after the attempt! Who is her therapist/psychiatrist? Nobody would advocate this as the time to publicize—this is the time to fix herself, not invite more drama.

Seriously. They need to have their license revoked for prescribing 90 days worth of Xanax. She obviously needs to be on an antidepressant to stabilize her mood.

Maybe she saved them up bc you can only get 30 days at a time. I’m a LCSW

[Anonymous]

I wish her well and have read her for years. My guess would be she has hidden her alcoholism for years and has mixed pills and booze before. Maybe this time she took too many and it turned into what might have really been an overdose, not a premeditated suicide attempt. That distinction probably doesn't really matter in that she'll still need love, therapy and support.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree the tone of her post is weird in that it makes it seem like her suicide attempt is not that big of a deal and that everything is totally fine now, just over a week later. However, depression is a strange disease. It makes people act in strange ways. She obviously has a lot of issues to sort out and I think the tone of her post is likely a reflection of the way the depression is affecting her thinking. Whatever it is, it's sad and she shouldn't be under attack at this very vulnerable time in her life, no matter how "strange" or "inappropriate" others may find her post.

It's entirely possible that she's faking this whole thing. Why is this an unacceptable thing to even suggest? It's not unheard of, in severely personality disordered individuals. If true it would make her a true POS.

And the timing with two celebrity high-profile suicides this week.

It rings odd to me. I let feels too soon. “Hey—-I swallowed a bottle of pills and booze yesterday, had my stomach pumped and just wanted to let you know.”

Suicide attempts should be taken much more serious and any therapist worth her weight in gold would tell her to keep her ass off social media until she fixes herself.

Maybe it’s living online that is part of her problem.

There

I don’t know this woman, but I know that hundreds of people in the US tried to commit suicide these last two weeks. Hundreds more seriously contemplated it. The only way to combat this plague is to drag it out into the sunlight and start discussing it. If people feel like they will just be labeled attention whores, they won’t tell a friend or family member that they’ve made a plan or just swallowed the pills.

False dichotomy. There is a chasm between coming forward to a family member or friend (or therapist/suicide prevention hotline) and blasting it all over your public blog, of which there are many readers, most of whom you do not know, and perhaps many of which know your kids. Huge difference and rather disingenuous of you to make it about "getting help" vs being an attention whore.

Would you feel the same way if she had made the post 3 months from now instead of 8 days after the attempt?

What an odd question. Are you the blogger gauging people's reactions so you can plan this stunt better next time?

What an odd question.

There is a value to more open discussions about mental health as stated above. Many here have criticized the timing of her post. Is it really the timing or that she’s talking about it at all?

So why not attempt to engage a friend or family member, mental health professional or even a hotline volunteer? Why are you here attempting to solicit DCUM opinions on how to write an acceptable public blog post about your suicide? Just mind boggling.

What’s mind boggling is you being convinced I’m the blogger. How simple minded.

I admit it. I do think you're the blogger. Your post was literally "what would have made this blog post more acceptable?" Which I mean, is just such a strange way to phrase it.

Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not her. What is strange is your over reaction to my question. Very befuddling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree the tone of her post is weird in that it makes it seem like her suicide attempt is not that big of a deal and that everything is totally fine now, just over a week later. However, depression is a strange disease. It makes people act in strange ways. She obviously has a lot of issues to sort out and I think the tone of her post is likely a reflection of the way the depression is affecting her thinking. Whatever it is, it's sad and she shouldn't be under attack at this very vulnerable time in her life, no matter how "strange" or "inappropriate" others may find her post.

It's entirely possible that she's faking this whole thing. Why is this an unacceptable thing to even suggest? It's not unheard of, in severely personality disordered individuals. If true it would make her a true POS.

And the timing with two celebrity high-profile suicides this week.

It rings odd to me. I let feels too soon. “Hey—-I swallowed a bottle of pills and booze yesterday, had my stomach pumped and just wanted to let you know.”

Suicide attempts should be taken much more serious and any therapist worth her weight in gold would tell her to keep her ass off social media until she fixes herself.

Maybe it’s living online that is part of her problem.

There

I don’t know this woman, but I know that hundreds of people in the US tried to commit suicide these last two weeks. Hundreds more seriously contemplated it. The only way to combat this plague is to drag it out into the sunlight and start discussing it. If people feel like they will just be labeled attention whores, they won’t tell a friend or family member that they’ve made a plan or just swallowed the pills.

False dichotomy. There is a chasm between coming forward to a family member or friend (or therapist/suicide prevention hotline) and blasting it all over your public blog, of which there are many readers, most of whom you do not know, and perhaps many of which know your kids. Huge difference and rather disingenuous of you to make it about "getting help" vs being an attention whore.

Would you feel the same way if she had made the post 3 months from now instead of 8 days after the attempt?

What an odd question. Are you the blogger gauging people's reactions so you can plan this stunt better next time?

What an odd question.

There is a value to more open discussions about mental health as stated above. Many here have criticized the timing of her post. Is it really the timing or that she’s talking about it at all?

So why not attempt to engage a friend or family member, mental health professional or even a hotline volunteer? Why are you here attempting to solicit DCUM opinions on how to write an acceptable public blog post about your suicide? Just mind boggling.

What’s mind boggling is you being convinced I’m the blogger. How simple minded.

I admit it. I do think you're the blogger. Your post was literally "what would have made this blog post more acceptable?" Which I mean, is just such a strange way to phrase it.

Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not her. What is strange is your over reaction to my question. Very befuddling.

Regardless, plenty of people have expressed that this blog post throws up red flags and feels off. Saying this was weird/fake/exaggerated is NOT the same thing as saying suicide should be kept to yourself. Plenty of resources exist for her to express her thoughts and seek help without broadcasting it to tens of thousands of strangers on the Internet, especially when your blog is so publicly tied to your children.

[Anonymous]

A lot of mind boggling on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish her well and have read her for years. My guess would be she has hidden her alcoholism for years and has mixed pills and booze before. Maybe this time she took too many and it turned into what might have really been an overdose, not a premeditated suicide attempt. That distinction probably doesn't really matter in that she'll still need love, therapy and support.

Agree re the alcohol but she said...”you don’t take 90 days of Ativan and Xanax accidentally. You take it deliberate handful by deliberate and handful.” That doesn’t sound like over doing it when mixing pills and alcohol.