My wife's battled depression for a while, and though she rallied and had a decent few months, she plunged back into the depths of it for the few weeks around her recent birthday (which seems to happen every year, but this year was the worst yet). She had us cancel any birthday plans, cake, etc -- didn't even want anybody to say "happy birthday". After asking a few times and receiving this same answer, I went along with it; it was her birthday, after all. Her mood has lifted since then, but she still doesn't want her presents -- says to return everything, and shuts down when I bring up the subject. Fine, I can return them, except for one, a custom order meant as a present from our four-year-old (call her "Olivia"): a set of coasters printed with Olivia's scanned artwork. What do I do with them? [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 63 answers

As a way to comfort myself when I am worried, nervous, anxious, or sleepless, I plan my own suicide. [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 23 answers

A good friend of mine just took his own life. That's not what this question is about...it's more about direction. This is long, so bear with me. [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 19 answers

Should I contact my adopted child, now a teenager, whose birth father died recently? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 23 answers

Do you know of any suicides in response to online abuse and harassment ("cyber-bullying")? For example, Megan Meier and Ryan Halligan. [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I cope with feelings of guilt over a friend's recent suicide? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 20 answers

Can you name this movie? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2008 - 8 answers

Am I subconsciously trying to kill myself? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 83 answers

Sci-fi which features state-assisted suicide as a means of escape/population control? (Caution: THIS QUESTION IS MADE OF SPOILERS!) [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2008 - 30 answers

Is there a way to find out what suicide methods are common by city? [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 7 answers

Earlier this year, my cousin shot himself. I'd been estranged from him for several years, but we used to be close. How do I go about getting information about his death and about the last few years of his life? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2007 - 7 answers

Why did my brother's suicide attempt make me want to get a tattoo? And should I? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 33 answers

Is it right to divorce a depressed spouse? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 60 answers

in a police investigation concerning the possible overdose of an individual, is it odd that all of the medication containers would be left behind? would toxicology be exact enough that they wouldn't be needed? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 11 answers

I need help finding news about a group of high school sports players committing suicide in the northeast US. [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 8 answers

So, one of my housemates tried to kill himself this morning. He's in the hospital, and he's going to live. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2007 - 26 answers

Cannonball suicides? [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 17 answers

My sister is in med school. Her roommate, "Jane," is unwell in many, many ways. My sister doesn't have time to keep on being the hospital and police liaison and chief ambulance driver for her roommate. How do we get "Jane's" family to step up and take some responsibility? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2007 - 40 answers

My boyfriend is on the verge of a psychotic breakdown and I don't know how to help him. [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2007 - 74 answers

Could you post your own suicide video to YouTube? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 22 answers

I have recently heard a story about a disgraced US politician who committed suicide on live tv. I'm fairly shaky on the details. Anyone know who I'm talking about. [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2007 - 20 answers

Adult sibling with mental health problems living with parent. How to help from afar? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2007 - 7 answers

I am 21 and have serious money problems, including a huge debt. The problems are turning into a depression. They affect my ability to commute to work (by car). And now, To top it off, an old friend of mine hung himself 2 days ago. Why? Because of money problems. I dont want to kill myself at all, but I am deeply depressed. Happy Stories, Life Advice, or insight .. all deeply apprecaited. [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2006 - 58 answers

Any advice -- from experience please -- for breaking a friend's cycle of depression, hospitalization, and attempted suicide? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2006 - 8 answers

Why did Kurt Cobain kill himself?
posted on Nov 25, 2006 - 22 answers

Can anybody point me to a video of someone talking about his/her suicidal intentions? [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2006 - 10 answers

I read this article a few years ago about a Silicon Valley programmer who committed suicide after getting rich off a startup. I can't remember the name of the programmer but I do remember some of the details. Does anyone know this story? [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm looking for the story beind an album cover for (i think) a death metal band. The picture on the cover was supposedly taken by one band member posing with another band member that had committed suicide. [more inside]
posted on Oct 20, 2006 - 5 answers

Is the hospital liable? [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2006 - 5 answers

Help me console my suicidal girlfriend. [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2006 - 21 answers

An older member of my family is hinting at suicide. [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2006 - 11 answers

I have a friend who is stockpiling Klonopin for his next suicide overdose/gesture. He currently has 180 2mg tablets of Klonopin. Is that enough to kill a 350 lb man? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2006 - 30 answers

A person I've been chatting with online for about 1.5 years has just updated his Yahoo! profile saying that he's going to kill himself in about a week... [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2006 - 24 answers

Heroic suicide bombers. I'd like some good examples from western film and literature of suicide bombers being depicted as heroic. [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2006 - 58 answers

I'm looking for information concerning a recent workplace shooting in the Maryland or DC area, resulting in the death of a police officer. [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2006 - 4 answers

Help me win a bet against my girlfriend. Relates to deaths while opening those pesky plastic packages. [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2006 - 17 answers

How do I get ahold of a suicide note? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2006 - 16 answers

Maybe I have a couple problems. The first one probably stems from the second. Insurance won't cover therapy or medication. Is there any place in Baltimore, MD that offers free or very low-cost assistance? Thank you.
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 9 answers

I keep thinking about suicide. [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2006 - 23 answers

Support groups for relatives of mentally ill/suicidal in NYC? [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2006 - 3 answers

How often do you contemplate suicide? What's your score on the Beck Depression Inventory? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - 79 answers

Me: "Do you think about hurting yourself?" My son: "Suicide? All the time." Help us please. [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2006 - 63 answers

I'm having serious doubts about my 8-year relationship, but my SO is going through a really rough time right now--& may even be suicidal. I think I want out, but I'm afraid it could drive him over the edge. [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2006 - 32 answers

Help! I (well, my boyfriend, actually) just burned a CD a lost all his files! [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2005 - 13 answers

TroubleGooglingFilter: What's the youngest recorded age of a person committing a *voluntary* suicide?
posted on Sep 15, 2005 - 49 answers

The poem involves a war-time scenario (perhaps Revolutionary War) with a wife being accosted and probably raped by the enemy in her own home. Her husband is away in the war. [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2005 - 8 answers

I'm interested in stories about living in apartments where something bad has happened. Apartments with gnarly histories. Murders, suicides, 'haunted' apartments, whatever. Did it affect the value? Did you learn about it only later? Did you hire an exorcist? Did a new paint job suffice? etc. Anyone have such stories, or know of such?
posted on Feb 6, 2005 - 16 answers

Tonight, one of my housemates checked into a safehouse. Unbeknownst to anyone else in the house, he's been cutting himself, and he's suffering from heavy depression/suicidal thoughts, mostly due to school and being away from home.

What can I do to help out? Things to do when he gets home? What would be nice to bring him while he's getting help? For anyone who's been in this situation, what did you find especially helpful/uplifting?
posted on Jan 31, 2005 - 18 answers

Dealing with suicide. No, not me, someone in my family, who is now dearly departed.

Comments, suggestions, advice? Thanks.
posted on Jan 25, 2005 - 10 answers

If someone admits to having suicidal thoughts, what (if anything) can be done to them? [More inside.]
posted on Aug 26, 2004 - 17 answers