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[-] schwim@lemm.ee 147 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Toribor@corndog.social 149 points 2 weeks ago

Me, dead, deleting all my social media to make it a big mystery or something.

[-] schwim@lemm.ee 84 points 2 weeks ago

The majority of men showed changes in behavior before the suicide, especially social withdrawal,

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10488060/

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If you’re considering ending it all, make one phone call. You’ve got nothing to lose.

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Edit: Apparently the link I posted above is not viewable by everyone. So, below is the content of the article in Markdown format:

Argentina Suicide Prevention Resources

Australia Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 000
  • Lifeline Australia
    • Dial 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis support
    • Text 0477 13 11 14 for 24/7 text support

Austria Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency numbers: Dial 112 for emergencies (EU emergency number), 133 for police, 144 for an ambulance, and 122 for the fire brigade
  • Emergency psychiatric hotline: 01 313 30; 24/7 support is available
  • Suicide prevention hotline: 01 713 3374
  • Telefon Seelsorge
    • Dial 142 for 24/7 crisis support
    • For online chat support, visit Telefon Seelsorge's website; available from 4 pm to 11 pm Central European Time

Belgium Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: Dial 112 for emergencies (EU emergency number), 101 for police, and 100 for a medical emergency or the fire brigade
  • Zelfmoord 1813
    • Dial 1813 for 24/7 crisis support
    • For online chat support, visit Zelfmoord's website; available from 5:00 pm to 12:am Central European Time

Canada Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 911
  • Talk Suicide Canada
    • Dial 1-833-456-4566 for 24/7 crisis support
    • Text 45645 for text support; available 4 pm to midnight ET
  • In Quebec:
    • Dial 1-866-APPELLE (277-3553) for 24/7 crisis support
    • Text 535353 for 24/7 text support
    • For 24/7 chat support, visit suicide.ca
  • Kids Help Phone
    • 24/7 text support: Text CONNECT to 686868

Chile Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency numbers: Call 133 for police; call 131 for medical assistance
  • Teléfono de la Esperanza
    • Dial (00 56 42) 22 12 00

Colombia Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 123
  • Teléfono de la esperanza
    • Dial (57-1) 372 24 25
    • In Medellín, dial (57) 604 604 27 84
  • Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social (Ministry of Health and Social Protection)

Denmark Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 112
  • Medical Helpline 1813
    • For emergency medical help in the Capital Region of Denmark, dial 1813 on weekends, or after 4 pm Monday through Friday
  • Livslinien
    • Call the crisis line at 70 201 201 every day.
    • Access online chat on Mondays and Thursdays between 5 pm and 9 pm, and on weekends between 1 pm and 5 pm.
  • Psykiatrifonden
    • Access mental health support every day by calling 39 25 25 25

France Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 112
  • National suicide prevention number: 3114
    • 24/7 crisis support; visit 3114.fr to learn more
  • Suicide Écoute
    • Dial 01 45 39 40 00 for 24/7 crisis support
  • SOS Suicide Phénix
    • Dial 01 40 44 46 45 for phone support between 1 pm and 11 pm Central European Time

Germany Suicide Prevention Resources

Hong Kong Suicide Prevention Resources

Ireland Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 112 or 999
  • The Samaritans
    • Dial 116 123 for 24/7 mental health support
  • Mental Health Ireland
  • Text About It
    • For 24/7 text support, text 50808
    • On smaller phone networks (such as An Post or 48), text HELLO to 0861800280

Mexico Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 911
  • Consejo Ciudadano
    • Dial 55 5533-5533 for 24/7 crisis support

New Zealand Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 111
  • National mental health and addiction hotline: 1737
    • Can be reached by phone or text; learn more at 1737.org.nz
  • Lifeline Aotearoa
    • Dial 0800 543 354 for 24/7 crisis support
    • Dial 0508 828 865 for the suicide crisis helpline
    • Text HELP to 4357 for 24/7 text support

Singapore Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 999 (police) or 995
  • The Samaritans of Singapore
    • Dial 1767 for the 24/7 hotline
    • WhatsApp 9151 1767 for 24/7 text support

South Africa Suicide Prevention Resources

Spain Suicide Prevention Resources

Sweden Suicide Prevention Resources

Switzerland Suicide Prevention Resources

  • National emergency number: 112 (EU emergency number), 117 for police, 144 for ambulance
  • Die Dargebotene Hand
    • Dial 143 for 24/7 mental health support in German, French, and Italian
    • For help in English, dial 0800 143 000 between 6 pm and 11 pm, or visit heart2heart.143.ch
    • Online chat support is available in German, French, and Italian

United Kingdom Suicide Prevention Resources

United States Suicide Prevention Resources

  • ~~National emergency number: 911~~ (DO NOT CALL 911 IF YOU'RE SUICIDAL!)
  • Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
    • Accessible by phone or text
    • 24/7 support in English or Spanish
    • 24/7 support for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals; learn more at 988lifeline.org. For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988
    • Online chat: Visit 988lifeline.org
  • Crisis Text Line
    • 24/7 text support: Text HOME to 741741
[-] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 19 points 2 weeks ago

I honestly can't tell if this is a joke or not

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

The best meme is the one that can unironically help someone when the joke ends.

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[-] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hey guys FTR, I am fine, I just wanted to check it out of pure curiosity & I was denied. The irony is making me lmao.

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[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

That happened to a friend of mine. He deleted everything when he had a mental health episode. Took time off. They found his remains months later.

So yeah, could be.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 101 points 2 weeks ago

Take two weeks vacation. Get paid.
Miss two weeks of work. Get paid.
Get fired. Get two weeks severance and unemployment.

Homie quit and got six weeks pay plus unemployment benefits.

[-] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 106 points 2 weeks ago

Prob aren't getting severance nor unemployment if you get fired for 2 weeks of no-call-no-show.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Severance, you're right. Unemployment is likely still on the table depending on the state. In Texas, the person can file for unemployment. The company can challenge saying they were a no show but the employee can argue that it isn't true. It is just easier to allow unemployment to just cover it.

EDIT: I once had a guy work for two week as a 1099 and he still filed for unemployment. That got denied because he was never an actual employee, but had we not noticed the claim in the mail, he would have gotten paid.

[-] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

I used to work in HR. Can confirm that some managers will just pay out bullshit claims because it would be expensive to litigate.

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[-] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

"Likely" is a huge stretch. "Possible" I could buy in some states.

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[-] variants@possumpat.io 11 points 2 weeks ago

Why would he get paid for not showing up for 2 weeks, at least when I went on parental leave I had to talk to HR every week I didn't work and ask them to use my sick time, even then they'd forget and I'd have to remind them before the week was off otherwise I wouldn't get a check

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

Salaried employees get paid by default. Someone has to notify accounting to not pay the person, not the other way around. This has been the process for every company I have ever worked for, or owned. I am not saying that what you are saying isn't true, I am saying that it is fucked up.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 83 points 2 weeks ago

I quit my startup like that.

We were making it: we were eking by and just starting to turn the corner when one of the partners did some legal wrangling to grab power. FineYouDoIt.jpg because I'd had enough already and prepped my next job.

Hopped a plane. Hopped another. Hopped another. Three people on the planet knew where I was: Mom, GF, and guy who bashes bags at the local airport who saw my name on the flight manifest and checked my connection. Went to the waiting apartment to start the next day. Never looked back, didn't answer email except when Cop friend emailed and asked whether I was missing. Nope, so case closed.

[-] James_Ryan@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 69 points 2 weeks ago

Step one in his plan of stealing the declaration of Independence

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

He said he just had enough

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 25 points 2 weeks ago

A resignation would've worked just fine. I guess maybe paired with a restraining order if all of this was even remotely necessary.

[-] plofi@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, feels a bit too dramatic for no apparent reason

[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know. Sometimes I wonder how far I could get on the money in the bank and the gas in my car. Just keep driving.

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[-] KamikazeRusher@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

I’ve been in a few situations before where it’s been incredibly tempting to just not show up because:

  • Your management doesn’t value your input
  • Nepotism is prevalent when promotions come around
  • You’re not doing the type of work that was advertised in the job post and discussed your first two weeks
  • You’re doing excellent work solving difficult and/or outstanding problems but someone else gets the credit

Sure, you could put in a notice of resignation, but if you know that your manager is going to harass you for reasons why, possibly belittle you, and try to guilt-trip you into giving more time to the company to “finish out” tasks on your queue that they’ve not bothered to train anyone else on that you’ve requested over the last two years, then wanting to cut ties as quickly as possible given the toxic environment is a fairly normal desire.

Not saying it’s the right thing to do, and all the flight-hopping that OP claims does seem a tad strange, but sometimes people end up in a fairly unsupportive or toxic environment where you just have to take actions in putting as much distance and as many barriers in place as possible to mentally feel like you’ve regained some level of control.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 10 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely. I was supporting, "But why?" as a valid question because there's more going on here than just being sick of a job. Yeah some places can be super toxic, but this sounds more like what you'd do if they wanted to ask questions about missing money or you punched a coworker or fleeing an abusive spouse. Not that I'm accusing OP of any of that, just agreeing that this is so extreme there's something unsaid here.

[-] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, so you just bailed on your girlfriend?

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[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 54 points 2 weeks ago
[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

I used to fantasize about doing this.

When it got to a point that I was making careful plans for how to effectively remove all traces of my existence before walking into the sea or something, I realized that it was probably not a good thing that I was fixating on this "fantasy" and how attractive it was becoming, so I went to a nice little family mental health clinic in walking distance.

I was diagnosed with depression, PTSD and general anxiety disorder. A few years and a few rounds of therapy and medication later and I'm... still struggling. But at least I'm not planning my exit. There's a lot to live for, but you can't see it when your brain starts running away with your mental narratives. Don't ruminate, don't fantasize. Get some help and do something new with your lives.

[-] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'm in a similar situation. I recognize the planning of my exit. I used to do that in the past. Or well. Maybe it's not all in my past yet. But I'm doing my best.

All the best to you.

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[-] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Is that not "living the dream"?

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[-] Muscar@discuss.online 10 points 2 weeks ago

Suicide then, unlikely anyone else could delete all his social media.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 45 points 2 weeks ago

Living the dream from the bottom of the Tiber river.

[-] GiveOver@feddit.uk 45 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting that this is "Livin the dream". It happened at my friend's workplace and the leading theory is that he did some diddling and is escaping the repercussions. Guess it's a fine line...

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

Cheated on his wife. Kid diddler. Embezzlement.

They're never as juicy as people like to think it is. It's usually something lame like depression or raising diddlers.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 10 points 2 weeks ago

Depression and raising toddlers can both be the result of ill-advised diddling

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[-] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 weeks ago

I worked at a restaurant as a teen. One of the managers went to Hawaii for vacation and never came back. Food service jobs are not hard to find. The bartender he was occasionally fucking was pretty unhappy because he didn't even tell her or call.

[-] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago

Every time I've gone to a beautiful place, (Kauai/Virgin Islands/Moab etc) I've run into former insurance salesman types who just said fuck it, and stayed, and now live in an old school bus and fix outboards or whatever. Often it was precipitated by a big life event like a divorce or a child leaving the nest but sometimes they just bounced. I get it.

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[-] psmgx@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

You sure he didn't get kidnapped or run out of money?

[-] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 weeks ago

What to do if you win the lottery 101

[-] Tardil@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago
[-] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I, too, fantasize about my coworkers wondering where I am, cue comedy smash cut to my slowly swinging corpse

If/when I do kms it won't be by hanging but it's a funnier mental image

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

I've had some coworkers that would have made my life better if they'd f'ed off to Italy and never come back.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 weeks ago

Living the dream or not living anymore, we'll never know

[-] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

This post is actually scary. Probably should get in touch with the embassy or something and get a courtesy check done on him?

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[-] cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee 20 points 2 weeks ago

Something similar happened to a coworker of mine a long time ago. This girl I used to work with, Adriana, her boyfriend, Christopher, called us at work one day one said that she went on vacation and she just never came back. It was a shame too because the guy died in a car crash like a year later. I saw it on the news.

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[-] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

He's been sleeping on my couch, smoking weed all day. Plz take him back

[-] iamericandre@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

This dude is playing 4D chess while we’re sitting here pulling on our puds

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Who hasn't watched "Searching for Italy" and thought, "Yeah, Italy's fucking awesome! I could totally make it there!"?

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