On a more serious note.......

SH80er · #1 11-05-2001, 10:49 PM

Today I read a article in our school newspaper that I was pretty disturbed by. A 21 year old was found dead in our university apartments, possibly from a drug overdose or complications with medications. We shared some of the same personal problems.

I've been going to this school since fall of 1999 and nothing like this ever happened. I am very shooken up by this. Has something like this ever happened at your school? If so, how did you cope?

erniegurl00 · #2 11-06-2001, 01:26 AM

Actually yeah something similar happened on our campus last year. A freshman guy was found dead in his room, and the sad thing is no one ever said what happened! Rumors flew like wildfire. I heard everything from hazing overdose to a severe allergic reaction. Well I didn't know him, but my way to cope was to talk to my friends about my own fears. I think talking is always the best way.

justamom · #3 11-06-2001, 08:10 AM

SH80er, if you shared some of the same personal problems, may I ask how YOU are doing? Please don't identify with the sad situation too much. Things like that can get stuck in your head and play over and over. The truth is, as we get older, things keep happening and most of us aren't prepared (is anyone ever prepared?) As a child, you lose friends to disease or accidents.
Then as you get older, your Grandparents are often taken or as seen on this board, suicides happen. I am at the stage where my friends are losing their parents or caring for them in their homes. It's seems too simplistic to say it all part of life, but that's exactly what it is. So, everyone, make the most of each day and be kind. Help another and let others to help you.

mmcat · #4 11-06-2001, 08:36 AM

you need to find someone you can talk to. if you are feeling poorly, you might look into your campus mental health center. you need to work on getting a perspective together to help you handle the tough times because bad things happen to good folks now and then.
mmcat

shadokat · #5 11-06-2001, 11:31 AM

Not once, but twice, we had fraternity houses burn down at our campus, and 8 people died as a result. There is nothing like it being the night before Homecoming weekend and you hear that XYZ's house is burning to the ground. It was the most horrendous thing I've ever seen and dealt with during college. Instead of building floats and celebrating, we had candlelight vigils and made food for the surviving brothers. To this day, I still cry when I drive past that plot of land, which has nothing built on it.

If you're feeling a bit mixed up with all of this SH80, I highly recommend talking to a campus counselor. That's why they are there, and they can be of great help. If they can't provide you with the help you need, they will refer you to someone who can.

Chin up

((hugs))

SH80er · #6 11-12-2001, 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by justamom
SH80er, if you shared some of the same personal problems, may I ask how YOU are doing?

Ahh, I am doing a LOT better since I typed that. I don't know for how long though. I'm making some adjustments in my living, and it has helped so far.

SH80er · #7 11-12-2001, 12:48 AM

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Originally posted by mmcat
you need to find someone you can talk to. if you are feeling poorly, you might look into your campus mental health center. you need to work on getting a perspective together to help you handle the tough times because bad things happen to good folks now and then.
mmcat

I talked to several friends about it. I feel better now that I got it off my chest.

phisigQT · #8 11-12-2001, 12:17 PM

something like this also happened on my campus...last wednesday to be exact. the boy was a brother of pi kappa phi fraternity and my best guy friends "big brother" all the members of greek life here have been praying and have been more than supportive. it is so hard when tragedy hits so close to home.

SH80er · #9 11-12-2001, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by SH80er

Ahh, I am doing a LOT better since I typed that. I don't know for how long though.

Arrgghh, I feel like crap right now. By tonight I'll be on top of the world. I just wish I knew what is causing these wild mood swings.

AngelPhiSig · #10 11-12-2001, 03:15 PM

At Clarion we had 2 suicides my freshman year. One was in the fall, where a guy who was a student, but dropped out, shot himself in our science building rotudnda and then the second was someone on the last last day of school.... he killed himself in the dorm next to mine...

our school likes to keep it hush hush... blah

<3Ali

SH80er · #11 11-12-2001, 05:14 PM

Justamom, I wanted send you a PM, but I couldn't because your mailbox is full.

justamom · #12 11-12-2001, 06:26 PM

It's empty now.

SH80er · #13 11-12-2001, 06:33 PM

I had to send the reply again. Check your PM.