Old Photo on FB Titled “A Beautiful Suicide”

23 year-old Evelyn McHale jumped from the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building and landed on a United Nations limousine, 1947.

I considered doing this when I was 14.  My father, his sister, and some cousins have committed suicide.  I wanted to many times.  I’m not suffering now, but periodically still have a bout with depression, which I think is partly chemical.    I’ve included some of the posts attached to the photo when I found it.

pjch Jeremy

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This picture of a suicide can bring attention to the tragedy of the whole thing. Suicide is always an option but is often the result of major untreated depression. We all have the freedom to live or die as we wish. Let’s choose a good death to end a good life. But help one another to choose a life with treatment of Depression. Know the warning signs to help friends and family. Suicide is not selfish it is more often desperation and no hope.
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EndlessFire pjch
• 4 months ago
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Who are you or anyone else for that matter to decide if my life is worth me living? This is the problem. Why should anyone be made to live when they don’t want to? What if that depression comes with a side of bipolar mood disorder? Should I be forced to live with it so that other people can feel good about themselves for ‘saving’ me? Do you have any idea what all comes with a chronic life long severe mental illness? I’m thinking, no you don’t.
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Michèle Parent
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Yes actually I do, 20 years of it to be precise not including the generalized anxiety. I’m the 3rd generation of bipolar and no it doesn’t have to last your whole life. Someone lied to you and i’m sorry about that. I’ve worked my ass off, fought the mental health system to get what I needed, it’s been a ***** but haven’t had one single manic episode in 3 years. You want a better life, change it! (yes yes it’s a slow process and only you can do the work, but it sure can happen) All it takes is the right Aha moment, 10 years of therapy till i sat in the right room at the right time and that was it! I had made the biggest realization of my life and the second I accepted it, i never had a manic episode again. Your mind is very powerful, it can kill you or save you, you choose!! Depression is re-occurring for me but hey, i’ll pass, like it passes every other freaken times and i’ll get back up and try again. I will NOT die of suicide as it wouldn’t be MY choice but the choice of a sick distorted mind lying to me as it’s lying to you and making you justify your pain. Maybe it’s easier to be the first killing yourself and not understand all the lives you’ll ruin in the aftermath, but i’ve already lost my grandmother and half brother and with those two lost of suicide, i lost everyone close to them as their soul died too. Many aren’t functioning today numb with medication, alcohol and drugs. so for two ppl who felt like their pain was so unbearable they had to leave everyone, resulting in 9 other lives were lost to bare survival and nothingness. the suicide is like an explosion and everyone around you dies slowly of the aftermath of the explosion so yes, your life is actually far more valuable then you give it credit. Get out, find support and stop feeding your mind, it’s bullshitting you, i know, been there A LOT!