It feels like everything is falling apart

[Melrapuo]

I'm not in a severe depression or anything, but life seems pretty damn weird and depressing right now. Aside from all the crap going on all over the world, two of my friends have died in the past few months. One committed suicide, and the other was found dead on his campus today, after being missing for a week. I'm at a loss. I'm only 24 and two close friends have died. Like...what the hell?

I know its not normal for people to die so young, but this isn't new. My town (Secaucus, NJ) has seen a total of at least 4 or 5 suicides in the past year and a half. Most of the people were between 15 and 25. Seriously, this can't be normal. How do you even handle things like this?

I dunno, just venting. I'm stuck at work and I've been dealing with this for about 4 hours and just needed to tell someone.

[jennysmurf]

I'm sorry buddy. I have no words of wisdom for you. Just try to hang in there, okay?

[Furtherman]

It is normal. People kill themselves every minute, and sometimes it happens in close proximity to each other.

Just keep your head up and enjoy YOUR life.

Suicide is for cowards.

[Melrapuo]

Well the friend who committed suicide was a shock, but the kid that just died? It looks like he wandered off campus into the forest and got lost. No signs of foul play. Just got unlucky.

Its a lot of death to deal with in such a short time. I'm just sad. Not devastated, just sad. I mean, when my friend killed himself, I was sad but also mad at him. But the kid that just died is just...ugh it makes me sick to my stomach. He was only 21. Way too young to die.

[spoon]

Jeez man, that's some harsh shit to deal with, nobody will doubt that. However, my take on things like this when they happen is to open my mind to how short our time is and to make the most of it. You never know fully what to expect out of life, only that you can impact it most by your attitude and direction in it. Definitely mourn the loss of two good friends but also remember the good shit. I know it's cliche, but let it be a reminder to live your life while it's still an option, you can't control much in this life, and another's fate surely isn't one of them. We'll all lose people we love until we ourselves are gone. It's how we live while they are here and how we deal with the loss that separates us.

Good luck buddy.