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workhorse said:
Some poor bloke threw himself in front of a train at North Richmond and ruined my public transport for the day.

Never good . :thumbsd:
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That's terrible. If you saw it, that's nigh on impossible to forget about quickly. Strangely enough I watched Suicide Circle last night, so the thought is well in my mind.

A friend actually saw a suicide happen. He lived in Perth for most of his childhood. He was walking around with his step-dad in the city. He coincidentally looked up toward the Bank West tower (I think it was) and saw the person's last step. Apparently the sound of the fall, and the hit, was immense.

Ugh.
 
Shit off the Bankwest tower? My mates aunt stepped out of the North Tower of the WTC as it was hit, she can't do business in NYC anymore due to the trauma.
 
Gibbsy. said:
You witnessed it workhorse? That's shocking. :(
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No luckily I was on the train after but I did have a friend who was on that train and is pretty shaken up. :thumbsd:

Silent Alarm said:
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That's terrible. If you saw it, that's nigh on impossible to forget about quickly. Strangely enough I watched Suicide Circle last night, so the thought is well in my mind.

A friend actually saw a suicide happen. He lived in Perth for most of his childhood. He was walking around with his step-dad in the city. He coincidentally looked up toward the Bank West tower (I think it was) and saw the person's last step. Apparently the sound of the fall, and the hit, was immense.

Ugh.
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Yeah that's awful.

I feel for not just the families of the victims but the paramedics, policemen and women and firemen and women that have to tend to such awful tragedies.

On a positive note my trip to the city wasn't all grim as I picked up a sick New Orleans Saints T-Shirt from Smith Street :D
 

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Andonis1997 said:
Yesterday I went on the Great Ocean Road. So beautiful! Apart from myself getting dizzy a couple of times, it was good day.

Today. Was meant to spend a whole day in a hotel's pool, but forced to leave. So not quite a good day.
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Sounds good :) I love the Great Ocean Road. It's so nice and scenic. I would have been on it 50 times at least but I actually got to drive it myself for the first time last week. Good experience.

In fact when I was in primary school we visited a nursing home and I spoke to a lady who's husband had worked on constructing the road. It was very interesting but sadly I can't remember much as it was a long time ago.
 
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Ochre said:
Pretty selfish of him
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I have to agree with this. They leave their families and friends behind. And only because things are rough in their life.

Gibbsy. said:
Sounds good :) I love the Great Ocean Road. It's so nice and scenic. I would have been on it 50 times at least but I actually got to drive it myself for the first time last week. Good experience.

In fact when I was in primary school we visited a nursing home and I spoke to a lady who's husband had worked on constructing the road. It was very interesting but sadly I can't remember much as it was a long time ago.
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Yeah, very beautiful. We stopped at the 12 Apostles, the Martyrs, and London Bridge.

That man must've loved that view every day, but when they were building it, there was no safety rails, weren't there?

The furthest place my primary school took us is Aldinga beach... It was for camp and it was great!
 
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Nope, no rails. And it was originally just one lane as well. I have a feeling many a man would have died constructing that road. If you remember, the Great Ocean Road was closed for a couple of days last year due to the extreme floods (I was staying on holiday in Kennett River and the caravan park was flooded).

What was awesome was that with the road being closed I was actually able to walk along the road and I did so for about a kilometre or so, up until a spot where a big boulder damaged the road and the side barrier. I got some great pics. What was even more fun was nearly everyone who was staying in the park came out for a big game of cricket on the Road. Will probably be something that will never happen again I assume, so pretty cool to be a part of it.

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Silent Alarm said:
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That's weird, because it kept on telling me there was a server overload so I couldn't get on to Tumblr and whenever I re-blogged anything a page came up telling me there was an error processing me request or something like that.
 
Road pictures? For a moment I thought I'd stumbled on the AussieHighways email list (which I already subscribe to)...
 
Ochre said:
Pretty selfish of him
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The topic of suicide is far too complicated for which to generalise. To be at such a low is impossible to comprehend for one who's not suffered. Regardless, you don't know the man/woman and their situation – some suicides have a larger impact on more people than others, obviously.
 

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Can not get over you people calling a suicide selfish?

Personally ive been pretty bad at stages Even attempted it. Its not a happy place to be.

I personally can understand what it is like. The pain is so bad you just want it to end.
It is somthing i dont talk of often but need to have my say.

It is easy to think of it. Easy of ways to do it but luckily have never followed through.
I think about it daily but only at my lowest point would attempt it.

When i first hear of somone ending it i think there free of pain & suffering, but it would be tough on the families asking what could i have done to stop this? That is somthing that they will never have a answer for fully.

Finally i praise the media for not broadcasting this majorly.
If they do it is followed with a number to call if your having issues.

The only time i seen to see people complain is when it has inconvenienced them.

The suicide that upsets me the most is when it involves another person being at fualt for the death ( jumping in front of train , driving 100kmh the wrong way down a freeway)
Thats somthing that upsets me. The poor train driver has to live wth that fir the rest of his life.
There are plenty of ways to do it without involving a train.

When i was educating myself about my condition i read somthing about apparently 4-5 people a week jump from the westgate :-( thank god the media do not report on this

Thats my 2 cents worth.
 
Wow... It's good that you can talk about it.
Believe me, people who end it all are nowhere near the end of the pain and suffering (My religious beliefs).
What people don't understand is that everything gets better. There is a set plan for what happens in your life.
They don't think what will happen in the future, whether you get married, have kids, or just have a happy life with friends and family.
These points might not be valid to anyone, but it is ridiculuous how pessimists can react sometimes.
Yes, they are pessimists because they feel nothing will change. Anything can change in this world. You just need to take the right path in life IMO.
Also, have you seen the Westgate Bridge lately? It now has barricades on the sides to stop not only jumpers, but to stop people throwing children off the side.
That really pissed me off!
Anyway, I'm done.
 

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Andonis1997 said:
Also, have you seen the Westgate Bridge lately? It now has barricades on the sides to stop not only jumpers, but to stop people throwing children off the side.
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You dont want them to stop throwing children off? Wow, thats really low.
 
Andonis1997 said:
Wow... It's good that you can talk about it.
Believe me, people who end it all are nowhere near the end of the pain and suffering (My religious beliefs).
What people don't understand is that everything gets better. There is a set plan for what happens in your life.
They don't think what will happen in the future, whether you get married, have kids, or just have a happy life with friends and family.
These points might not be valid to anyone, but it is ridiculuous how pessimists can react sometimes.
Yes, they are pessimists because they feel nothing will change. Anything can change in this world. You just need to take the right path in life IMO.
Also, have you seen the Westgate Bridge lately? It now has barricades on the sides to stop not only jumpers, but to stop people throwing children off the side.
That really pissed me off!
Anyway, I'm done.
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Andonis, please do some research on depression and suicide. Realise that it's an illness. It's not a life choice. To have depression is to have something you cannot rid. You can "chin up". You are disposed to a certain feeling, one which can't be altered without a lot of effort, love, care, support. And sadly, that sometimes isn't enough. It is really quite insensitive to be so blunt about such a topic. Actually understand what you're talking about. Because you seem to be coming from a point that's flawed – like depression is just a bout of self-pity.

Plenty of people with kids, families, and significant lovers commit suicide. Regardless of your subjective opinion on what's "a good life", having everything does not rid you of you depression.

Do you know how many of the great minds have ended their lives? People with such admirable levels of intellect and giftedness. Yet they're depressed and suicidal. They may realise the things they have, but it's not enough.

Look at the recent suicide of Gary Speed. A highly respected person in the English football fraternity. The man played over 500 times in England's top division. How many millions dream of playing a single minute for their beloved club? A truly respectable man in the game he loved. He played 85 times for his country. I'm sure he had a fortune. He had children, a wife. This man surpassed the hope many of us could only naively have. Yet he ended his life in late November. He had every reason to live, yet couldn't. That's terribly sad.

So no, I won't "believe" you. Because I don't believe in what you do. You believe (and seem to be proud of the fact) in something that further condemns a human who felt no need to live? Do you realise the immensity of such a feeling, such a lowness? To consider ending your own life is absolutely heartbreaking. I can only sympathise with one who feels so utterly hopeless.

Why should one who needs to escape the unliveable condition of their life be sentenced to further pain? I simply can't see the logic behind supporting something that makes someone so ill even more ill for 'eternity'. That's the height of cruelty.

And if there's a set plan, wouldn't that mean suicide is a part of the plan? Why should you be punished (hell) for being a part of a divine plan?

You're being insensitive.
 
Yeah. You are right. I have to say, but one point:

Silent Alarm said:
And if there's a set plan, wouldn't that mean suicide is a part of the plan? Why should you be punished (hell) for being a part of a divine plan?

You're being insensitive.
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God creates and ends your life. He doesn't want you to end your own life. It is against the word of God.

I've really dug myself into a big hole now...
 
Dont mean to be rude but this arguement will just go round n round.
I think
We all need to agree to disagree. Its a sensitive subject. That sadly we wil never understand.
 
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