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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So tragic.

I’m not affiliated with UPenn, don’t have a kid who wants to go there or a true peer school (looking at SLACs) and generally do not GAF about it at all.   But, it’s probably not fair to say UPenn’s culture killed him. A toxic environment can make underlying problems worse. But people don’t usually go from completely mentally healthy to suicide in 6 months because their job is miserable. Mentally healthy people find a new job.  Something else was almost certainly going on.   And high functions depression is a thing.

Also, I would hope no one was trying to gloat about a suicide because they have something against UPenn and it makes UPenn look bad.  I’m sure no one on here would do that.

— a suicide survivor [/quote]

NP. I applaud your empathy and your call for sensitivity at this sad time.  Please continue to experience sunshine and happiness in every day of your life. [/quote]

Thank you. That was 15 years ago during scary PPD. and my life now is pretty awesome. I can’t believe how close I came to not seeing my now senior graduate and choose a college.  How close I came to not seeing the baby who triggered the PPD become this amazing young woman.  But at the time it was one, long dark tunnel with no end in sight.  So be kind. You don’t know what pushes someone over the edge. Sometimes, they don’t know.  They just know they can’t fight anymore.

This is a good time to reflect on mental health on college campuses. How to identify people who are in trouble and help. How to make it okay to ask for help or admit you are depressed.  Please don’t brag about your kids Ivy admissions or pile on  UPenn.  Because you don’t know. [/quote]

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