2.3.10

Let's mix things up a bit

Change of mind on my part. I had said earlier that it wasn't so much about actual suicide notes as was about notes on suicides, but I believe I would like to re-think that, at least for the moment.

So, from my own experience I have written but one suicide note. I still have it stashed away and run across it from time to time - it is an odd feeling when I re-read it - believe me. It starts out written to whomever is the unlucky soul to have found me asking to have my ex contacted so that he can be the one to tell my children. I then leave little pages to my children, my father and some instructions for my ex as well. Being that I took 158 pills that night over a time frame of approx. 3 hours or so (that was how I read would be the most successful way to consume them), my handwriting clearly went downhill fairly rapidly. So much so that even I can't read the last 2 pages for the most part - maybe a word here and there. As I was in a hotel, this infamous document was drafted on a little notepad left in the hotel room with Holiday Inn Express' logo emblazoned on each page - classy, eh? I sit here and I shake my head as I type this and recall that evening. Truly, what was I thinking? More to the point, why wasn't I thinking straight?

There has yet to be any comments left and I have not received a single email. Possibly this isn't as interesting topic as I had thought? Or possibly, it is just too disturbing for people to write/share their experiences? I wonder.


5 comments:

  1. Anonymous1/4/10 10:08

    Don't lose heart here. It is quite possible that many people just don't have the ability to dig up those old feelings yet. Give it time. If you do get any of these notes, I would love to get some copies. I am a counselor that often works with suicidal people, and have done significant research on the topic. It would be great to view more of these notes and determine if there is any significant difference between suicide attempters and "successful" suicides based on notes alone.

    Casey, MA, LPC
    casey_rfcc@yahoo.com

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  2. Anonymous1/4/10 14:57

    Casey,

    Very interesting! If I do indeed ever receive any actual notes, I will certainly let you know (if the donor agrees) and pass them on for what I believe would be an informative/educational and quite intriguing study. As for mine, the next time I run across it I will scan it and send it your way. I'm sure it is no coincidence that I really have no clue where it is stashed, yet every 6 months or so it appears :)

    Stacey

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  3. Anonymous2/4/10 08:44

    Thanks, I hope this blog helps ease your pain and helps others out as well.

    Casey

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  4. This website was on results page 3 after searching specifically for "suicide notes". I don't think enough people are seeing it.

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  5. Dear Anonymous,

    Strangely enough, after months with no comments, all of a sudden I have received 3 this week! Maybe the more people who come here and post, the better the ranking will become.

    Thanks for taking the time to find it!

    Stacey

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