I Got Beat Up

[AriGriffin]

I sent the number to Eastside Hospital in Redmond, WA·(425) 883-5151

[iradney]

Whichever one of you called the cops, I hope you have a horrible year.

Don't interfere.

If you didn't want anyone to interfere, you shouldn't have invited strangers in by making a post on a well-populated internet forum. By doing so, you invited interference.

Quite frankly, you need help. Sometimes, you need to be harsh in order to cut through the haze of bullshit that people have around them. You had a shitty homelife, with an abusive family. Do you want your daughter to go through that too? What kind of example are you setting for her if you take the easy way out?

You should be DAMN flattered that someone, somewhere, cared enough about you to call the cops when you posted your suicidal intents. That person/people cared enough to do it even though they knew you'd be pissed off. Not everyone has that.

[BethB]

I know first hand about that! I wrote a friend a note about wanting to kill myself and she reported me to the school counselor and my mother. I was pissed to Hades but glad she did. Otherwise I wouldn't be here being a menace to my children and annoying my husband.

[SteverinoNY]

I also know the dangers inherent in suicide and what its like to go thru an attempt. I personally attempted to slit my wrists when I was a sophomore in college, but if I didn't have a friend to turn to, I would not be here right now and would not have had many good things happen in my life.

Thank heavens for people who care

[AriGriffin]

I just want to say that by reporting your brother, you very well might have saved someone's life.
Case in point-
When I was 9, my oldest cousin (17) came to live with us after his father passed away. My cousin raped me several times. I never told anyone. I was too ashamed- I didn't want my Mom to get her heart broken and partly didn't want to cause any trouble. Said cousin is now in jail. Why? He killed one of his classmates. If I had said something he wouldn't have been able to kill that boy. I regret not speaking up every day.
Hopefully now you, your brother, and the rest of your family can get help.

[Pedersen]

Thanks to AriGriffin, I found out the town for SorryIsGoodEnough. Called the local cops (thank you Google!), and confirmed that they reached her in time.

[Der Cute]

SHIT I just got to this thread.
I live in Kent, WA - 15 mi away from Redmond.

She has police assistance atm?

Cutenoob

[Jack T. Chance]

SHIT I just got to this thread.
I live in Kent, WA - 15 mi away from Redmond.

She has police assistance atm?

Cutenoob

Actually, she had it about an hour ago, give or take. And her mom was at her place as well. And she was none too happy about it, but hopefully things will work themselves out.

[RayvenQ]

I hope things work out for you SIGE, I really do.

Add me to the list of people who are here for you, while I may be able to do Sweet FA to actually help you, other than give you words of encouragement and I know how little those help when times are hard, but nonetheless, I'm here for you. So is everyone else. People on here may be tough on you and harsh, but we're not doing it because we enjoy being harsh to you, just that we all care enough about you to be harsh when we need to.

[Eric the Grey]

In case you come back here and see the remainder of the posts here, I have a few things to add.

Who the hell is going to help me now? Not my mom, not for ruining my precious brother's dreams by giving him a criminal record.

First of all, YOU did not do anything to your brother. IF his life is ruined (and I doubt that at this point) it's HIS OWN FAULT! HE took the initiative to beat the shit out of you. HE could have chosen not to do so, but HE did not. HE is the only one to blame on HIS OWN actions.

All you did was stand up for yourself and make certain you were OK. There is NOTHING wrong with that at all.

Too late.

Mom is on her way. They ruined my brother's life. They tricked me. I'm already feeling dizzy.

<. . . >

My poor little brother.

Your poor little brother's life is not ruined. IF this is his first charge, he can choose to clean himself up and not get into any more trouble. HE will be Ok in the long run, IF he chooses to do so. It's all up to him.

You on the other hand, have nothing to regret in this.

My kid will be better off without me. All I do is ruin people's lives.

Most children are better off with their parents. I have seen nothing here to indicate that yours will be. You seem to care for her very much, and you do seem to have very strong family-oriented beliefs, even if they are a bit misplaced. Once you get away from the physical abuse of your brother, and the mental abuse of your mother, you'll be much better off.

Consider the abuse you've been subjected to at the hands of your family. Do you want that for your kid? THAT is the life you'd be leaving her in if you had succeeded.

Remember one more thing; you DO have friends. Count the number of replies in this thread, and look at how many different people responded to your plea for help. We may not be next door, but we will try to be here for you.

Thanks to AriGriffin, I found out the town for SorryIsGoodEnough. Called the local cops (thank you Google!), and confirmed that they reached her in time.

Thank God, and thank you Pedersen. I hope she'll get some counseling with someone who will show her she's not at fault here. It's not over by a long shot, but perhaps healing can begin now.



Eric the Grey

[Ree]

Well, somebody got the attention they were seeking.

Why post such stuff if a person doesn't want help of some kind?

Were we all supposed to just commiserate and say, "That just sucks," and then sit back and watch the shit unfold?

Today, 02:23 AM - Paramedics have been and gone, and cops are on their way to brother's house

Today, 02:39 AM - Post of desperation and misery

Today, 02:51 AM - Brother has been arrested, and goodbye post made (Post was edited 3 minutes later to let us all know that pills have been taken.)

Today, 03:00 AM - Still posting sad goodbye

Today, 03:28 AM - Angry post attacking person from here who called the cops to help

So, in the middle of a drug overdose, in just over a half hour, the police have been and gone, and you have received treatment for your drug overdose, and are back online posting venom against the people who tried to help on their New Year's Eve. Or, did they let you go to the computer and post your anger at the people who called the cops, while they waited to take you for treatment for the overdose?

I noticed you went offline shortly after the post and you haven't been back, so I hope you're OK.

I'm sorry, but I don't like having my emotions played with, and it pisses me off when I see caring people all torn up inside because they are helpless while they watch someone's life fall apart.

I'm not saying this drama wasn't unfolding, but I really do question the timeline. Something seems a bit off.

It just seems odd to me that a person who has swallowed pills in a suicide attempt has the presence of mind to make an edit on a post and continue to coherently post after that.

I truly hope that SorryIsGoodEnough gets help. Perhaps this will be a chance to get some type of assistance for her mental health, and for the physical situation that she's in.
I think she is in a very dysfunctional situation.

She has posted about it before. In fact, she has brain damage from her father's physical abuse, yet justifies it because her Daddy loves her. In this case, she justified her brother's physical abuse because there are no bruises.

Just last New Year's Day, she posted about the police charges for pulling her sister's hair. That's why she was afraid of calling the police this time.

I am so very proud of this CustomersSuck family and the lengths they go to in an attempt to help a member who is hurting.

To all who went out of their way to help in this situation, rest easy.
You did the right thing, even if it may not seem that way to you right now.

[Gravekeeper]

I for one found this whole thread alarming, then disturbing and then increasing infuriating and began to wonder if I was being trolled for attention as it escalated to be bluntly honest. People that want to commit suicide don't post play by play updates about it for dramatic effect on the Internet. Thats not the behaviour of someone that really wants to end their life. That's the behaviour of someone that wants attention in one form or another.

My 2 cents, anyhow.

[RayvenQ]

I think she is in a very dysfunctional situation.

I am so very proud of this CustomersSuck family and the lengths they go to in an attempt to help a member who is hurting.

To all who went out of their way to help in this situation, rest easy.
You did the right thing, even if it may not seem that way to you right now.

So am I, CS is like one big family who actually care about each other even if they don't really know each other.

Helping someone is never wrong, whether they want the help or not.

I for one found this whole thread alarming, then disturbing and then increasing infuriating and began to wonder if I was being trolled for attention as it escalated to be bluntly honest. People that want to commit suicide don't post play by play updates about it for dramatic effect on the Internet. Thats not the behaviour of someone that really wants to end their life. That's the behaviour of someone that wants attention in one form or another.

My 2 cents, anyhow.

I think with SIGE, it was a cry for help, a cry that SIGE might not have honestly expected anyone to actually help.

[Ree]

I think with SIGE, it was a cry for help, a cry that SIGE might not have honestly expected anyone to actually help.

I think that may very accurately sum it up.

It sounds like this poor soul has been so beaten down by the circumstances of her life that it never occurred to her that she matters to anyone.

I think she was posting as a way to get some type of understanding for the terrible situation that she's in, and I think, once people started giving their advice and pointing out just how harmful it is to her daughter, and not just to her, it tore her apart a bit, and she didn't really know what to do next.

[Eric the Grey]

People that want to commit suicide don't post play by play updates about it for dramatic effect on the Internet. Thats not the behaviour of someone that really wants to end their life. That's the behaviour of someone that wants attention in one form or another.

My 2 cents, anyhow.

You're right there. People who really want to end their lives will do so. People who are not committed to doing so will cry out for help as we've seen here tonight.



Eric the Grey