Popular area "mom blogger" attempted suicide

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Anonymous wrote:She does have a new post up this morning. She has warned that her blog is going to be focused on mental health for a little while. Anyone here who doesn't read her blog will not understand but this is how she plans to work through her problems.

Because that's what's trendy now. It's all about getting clicks.

Right, the suicide attempt was all a means to draw traffic.

Well, it sure didn't hurt.

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Anonymous wrote:Because no child needs to hear the graphic details of his mother's decision to take her own life and the gruesome hospitalization that followed! Maybe when they're adults or close to it, but we're talking all kids 12 and under.

Can you imagine what happens when some classmate hears about this from his/her mother and then 20 minutes later the whole school knows that so-and-so's mom hated life so much that she tried to kill herself right after her child's birthday party?

It's bad enough that she put the children through all this in the first place, but to air everything publicly in a way that exposes all of them to taunting and bullying -- just so lots of people can write lovey-dovey comments -- is gross and selfish and tacky.

I don't know. Mental illness is real. Suicide is real and it's increasing. Maybe if we didn't treat it as taboo people would feel more able to discuss their feelings openly and we could prevent attempts like this.

DP here. Suicide is real and increasing, but the cause of that trajectory is unknown. Who's to say it's not increasing because we do talk about it so openly and get lovey-dovey comments and affirmation that we are loved and all this validation that other people see and crave as well? I don't want to kick mental health issues under the rug by any means, and I don't think depression and anxiety are things to be ashamed of or should be in any way taboo. I'm not so sure about suicide though. What devastation for her family and friends she would have left in her wake had she succeeded. How can we not acknowledge that too, while we also realize that she is suffering and isn't thinking clearly?

I don't think you understand depression or mental illness. People aren't doing it for attention. When we start treating mental illness as a medical issue, people will be able to discuss it more openly.

Don't you believe that teen suicides have a copycat element to them? I do. I'm not saying people have mental illnesses for attention. I am saying that the attention, which is now often positive, loving attention, that people get when they attempt or succeed at suicide, probably has some influence in the already warped mind of a depressed person.

+1. Teens receiving therapy for self harm are explicitly told not to discuss details like the method used in their attempt with each other. That’s considered counter-productive to therapy. I also think her gushing about all the positive love and feedback she’s reecoeved after her attempt is highly counter-productive for people experiencing depression. This is like the eating disorder bloggers—it just encourages others with eating disorders. I wish her therapist would tell her it’s inappropriate.

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I don't know what to think. I am really uncomfortable with the level of detail she is sharing with the internet - but I guess its her life. And if it can help someone - I think that's good. The question is - will it help someone? Or will it hurt someone (her children or people who might emulate her).

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The more I think about it, the more I suspect that alcohol abuse played a very big role here. She probably would not have gone through with this if she hadn't been drunk. She obviously has depression, and I don't doubt that she's contemplated suicide before. But alcohol makes these problems so, so much worse and obviously her judgement was greatly impaired. And unfortunately, she had easy access to all those pills. I hope she gets the right help. It's really scary that this happened while she was on antidepressants. She mentioned they had stopped working-- I wonder if that has to do with alcohol abuse as well? (And I'm not judging-- I'm a drinker too and have anxiety/depression. )

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Anonymous wrote:The more I think about it, the more I suspect that alcohol abuse played a very big role here. She probably would not have gone through with this if she hadn't been drunk. She obviously has depression, and I don't doubt that she's contemplated suicide before. But alcohol makes these problems so, so much worse and obviously her judgement was greatly impaired. And unfortunately, she had easy access to all those pills. I hope she gets the right help. It's really scary that this happened while she was on antidepressants. She mentioned they had stopped working-- I wonder if that has to do with alcohol abuse as well? (And I'm not judging-- I'm a drinker too and have anxiety/depression. )

I agree with this. Not sure she would've done this sober.

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Anonymous wrote:The more I think about it, the more I suspect that alcohol abuse played a very big role here. She probably would not have gone through with this if she hadn't been drunk. She obviously has depression, and I don't doubt that she's contemplated suicide before. But alcohol makes these problems so, so much worse and obviously her judgement was greatly impaired. And unfortunately, she had easy access to all those pills. I hope she gets the right help. It's really scary that this happened while she was on antidepressants. She mentioned they had stopped working-- I wonder if that has to do with alcohol abuse as well? (And I'm not judging-- I'm a drinker too and have anxiety/depression. )

I agree with this. Not sure she would've done this sober.

Mixing Xanax and booze is never a good idea.

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Anonymous wrote:The more I think about it, the more I suspect that alcohol abuse played a very big role here. She probably would not have gone through with this if she hadn't been drunk. She obviously has depression, and I don't doubt that she's contemplated suicide before. But alcohol makes these problems so, so much worse and obviously her judgement was greatly impaired. And unfortunately, she had easy access to all those pills. I hope she gets the right help. It's really scary that this happened while she was on antidepressants. She mentioned they had stopped working-- I wonder if that has to do with alcohol abuse as well? (And I'm not judging-- I'm a drinker too and have anxiety/depression. )

I agree with this. Not sure she would've done this sober.

Mixing Xanax and booze is never a good idea.

Either is family blogging with mental illness.

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Anonymous wrote:"But you mentioned bullying and taunting by schoolmates, which I think is highly unlikely."

You must have gone to much nicer schools than some of us did...

For stuff your MOM did or said???? Like I said, my boys are her boys' age and they could not care less about mom drama.

Ask the child of a significantly overweight mother whether kids don't bully based on the behavior of their mothers. I can't believe you honestly think that kids do not bully based on parental behavior.

It's terrible behavior by the kids. But it certainly exists.

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I am really surprised by how affected I was by this. I used to read this blogger years ago, but have not in a long time. Somehow this really shook me up though, kind of big time for a day or so.

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Her post suicide attempt posts just reek of borderline personality disorder.

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Anonymous wrote:Her post suicide attempt posts just reek of borderline personality disorder.

curious in what way -- not sure i understand what borderline personality disorder is

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Now her kids will be made fun of and be depressed , idiot moms

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Anonymous wrote:Her post suicide attempt posts just reek of borderline personality disorder.

I feel like people throw this armchair diagnosis around a LOT these days. I see no indication of this in her situation. On what basis do you make this assessment?

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It seems she is now coming out as bi.

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She needs to be back in in-patient treatment.