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⌈ Secret Post #2330 ⌋

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I came across another one of those "My life sucks and I want to end it. If I get # notes/# followers before [insert date here] I won't kill myself" posts, rolled my eyes, and kept on scrolling.

Everyone on tumblr makes such a huge deal about them, so I'm wondering if I'm the only one who feels wholly unsympathetic. I mean, if that's all your life is really worth then I'm hardly going to feel bad about it. Frankly, it just seems like a childish cry for attention/more followers to me.

As someone who has dealt with depression and been put on suicide watch countless times, I find those posts really freakin' offensive.

When I posted my opinion on the matter someone tried to argue that the people who do that only want to know that someone out there cares.

I find that really hard to believe, though,

Thoughts?

Nope. I ignore them and will not reblog them.

Yeah I roll my eyes and scroll past, too. I don't think they're offensive, exactly. Mostly just stupid and over-dramatic and pitiful. There is a difference, imo, between honestly asking for help and posting on tumblr for attention/reblogs.

(I have also dealt with depression/suicide/self-injury throughout my life, in case that's important to my opinion or something.)

I end up ignoring them too. I'd feel weird if I just reblogged one and ignored the rest, and I don't want them dominating my blog.

Same with the "reblog if you're okay with x and I'll write down the urls for my x-phobic family"/"if this gets y notes my parents will z"/"reblog if you're not homophobic"

Yes I care. No I don't hold any value in that post.

I block shit like that immediately.

As someone who dealt with suicidal issues for a long time those posts mostly just infuriate me because it is exactly what you said. A childish cry for attention. They aren't suicidal, they are whiney.

I truly do not believe a single person who would post something like that was actually suicidal and I also just find them offensive.

even if they want to feel like someone cares, that's not the way to go about it

that stunt is manipulative as all get out

Same. I have absolutely no sympathy for those posts, because they're more for internet attention than a true cry for help from someone actually having a hard time.

Frankly, it just seems like a childish cry for attention/more followers to me.

Yep, which is why I scroll by.

Maybe some who DO post these just want to know that someone cares. But, like an above comment, I'd feel silly reblogging one and ignoring the rest, nor do I want to reblog all of them.

I ignore them. I care about people who have suicidal thoughts and I wish they'd seek help (and if something came across my dash asking for what to do, I'd be more sympathetic), but this really feels like a cry for attention more than anything, and offensive.

What the fuck!?! People do this?

Yeah, I'd scroll on through too.

I hate any posts which are like "I want x followers to prove a point to my dad/save my dog/not commit suicide!"

or the ones that offer to "promo" your blog if they get 10000 followers by midnight.

It's such a blatant attempt to gain more followers. Come on, guys, this isn't facebook, none of these people know you or care about you. You will not fill the void in your heart by getting a million followers.

I just want to look at the gifs and pretty pictures, stop spamming with your tacky, attention-seeking bullshit.

SA

Not to mention, as someone who was suicidal - I never made posts on tumblr about it. I never talked about it at all, because I was ashamed of it.

So yeah, it comes with an extra layer of douchey offensiveness.

someone should make a tumblr *solely* to reblog these

...Is this something people actually do? D:

I think it sounds dumb. :/ It reminds me of a toddler threatening to hold their breath if they don't get their way.

Anybody who's gonna base their life or death on a note/follower count is a person wasting oxygen I could be using.

I've only heard of these; they've never showed up on my dash. In the case that they did show up...yes, I would ignore them. I'd probably feel a bit guilty about it but honestly I'm with everyone else and don't think this could be anything but attention seeking; I can't imagine a post like that coming from someone who is serious about needing or getting help.

I never came across these myself until I started following fitblrs. Now I see a new one at least once a week.

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elaminator - 2013-05-21 03:14 (UTC) - Expand

I have little sympathy for people doing this unless they're very young. But I'm also a bit uncomfortable with assuming that they're kidding.

Re: Sometimes awful people are also suicidal.

mechanosapience - 2013-05-21 02:40 (UTC) - Expand

I kind of hate these too because it's basically manipulative people by threatening suicide and that... is just low. I don't feel unsympathetic, exactly, but I do think it's wrong.

I saw the tenth "OMG HITLER WAS HUMAN U GAIZ. STOP DEHUMANIZING HITLERZ" post on Tumblr with over 100k+ reblogs and likes. I wanted to bash my head into my keyboard. Tumblr, where's it's hip to defend the most vile scum that ever walked the earth!

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vethica - 2013-05-21 04:52 (UTC) - Expand

TW: Suicide attempts.

Speaking as someone who's actually made attempt to kill themselves in the past, if you're actually going to do it you're not going to run out and post on Tumblr about how you're going to do it. It feels very much like an impulse action. The thoughts can last a long time, but the actual desire to action may come or go in minutes. These kids may be depressed or have a mood disorder that includes depression--although that may be generous to them, I don't know them and won't say they don't--but if they are actually, genuinely intending to attempt suicide, I sincerely doubt they are going to post about the real thing for followers or likes.

Plus it's not going to really help them. They need to find someone to talk to if they're genuinely contemplating suicide. If people see one of their friends might kill themselves, they should try and get them to seek help or offer themselves as an ear, not just friggin hit 'reblog' with a 'GUYS QUICK FOLLOW THIS PERSON.' Ugh.

Plus the people who talk about it and full well know they're not going to do it and idealize it? Please stay the fuck away from me.

Sick of them, the 'If you don't reblog this then you're...' and the fucking petitions.

No, I'm not going to give you a note because your self-esteem needs a boost, no it doesn't mean jack and is manipulative, and fuck no. I'm not going to reblog a petition I'm willing to bet you couldn't be assed to read before signing and reblogging it.

Re: Tumblr & Suicides Post

(Anonymous) - 2013-05-21 05:49 (UTC) - Expand

I've suffered from depression and I've known quite a few people who've attempted suicide. I don't think any of them would do anything so painfully dumb. It's precisely the kind of thing that melodramatic teens on tumblr would do, though.

I take them seriously . I prefer to be wrong, but I'm not going to take the risk

And I don't know when it became a bad thing for depressed people to cry for help? That's a good thing, people can notice and talk to help them

Basically your experience are hours, everyone deals and reacts in different ways
Not going to write a person off just cause. They're a kid or posting to tumblr or posting every other week or will stop if hey get a certain amount of notes. It doesn't hurt anyone for me to likelike the post and msg them or reblog them

/also depressed and suicidal for a few years a years ago. But my experience isnttheirs either

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