Olivia Penpraze.
19 years old.
Died from a Suicide attempt that left her brain dead. Her parents made the hardest decision of their lives by turning off her life support.
She had a Tumblr account with over 900 posts sharing her emotional turmoil, dealings with depression, loneliness & thoughts about her wanting to take her own life.
The only response she got, was insensitive assholes, like the majority of people on Tumblr, encouraging her to do it. She was bullied consistently.
Olivia attempted to kill herself every year in May 1st since 2008.In May 2012, her short life came to an end.
I know most people can’t tolerate posts like Olivia’s, whom find it attention seeking.
My point to you people is…EXACTLY!!
Of course it’s attention seeking what else it?! People share that part of themselves over the Internet because they obviously feel they can’t talk to anyone they know nor do they think anyone would care.
All I want is for people to cut out the bullying & talk to people like Olivia.
A conversation to someone in desperation could save their life.If people can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
You never know…
What you say could be used to decide whether they live or die.Even if youre a b&w blog, reblog this.
Please, please be good to each other on Tumblr. And in life. How unbelievably heart-breaking that her life was cut short.
-Jess
You just cant expect people you barely know to care. You’ll never get it from them. Anyone with serious emotional issues has to reach out for sure but it has to be in the right direction to have any effect. To parents (though this may be the cause of the problem), Friends (Close ones. Better off near the person in question to actually keep a eye on them.), and to the existing help of professionals. Hotlines have been in place for some time now to help those having incredibly rough days and councilors at school and sometimes at certain jobs.
Word should be spread to the victims of depression, not the people online who couldn’t give two shits about other people. Sufferers should be the ones being reached out to with information on how to fight depression and other mental illnesses. Any action to try and “soften the hearts” of misanthropes will just result in further mockery and spinning your wheels to no effect as other folks pay the price.
If you want to help you should be realistic. Everyday anger and sadness has dulled the emotions of most common people. Folks believe that since they work a shit job or are in a loveless relationship they can feel bad about themselves. This turns into anger at the world for not caring about their problems and that in turn becomes a dispassion for their fellow man’s state in life. “If I have to deal with bullshit then so can they” or “They need to toughen up” or “If they’d rather die, then they had better do it and decrease the surplus population.”
Wrapping this rant up kids: Help those who need help to find it and Dont worry about making help available everywhere. The internet is not a place to find pity and caring people.
Dr Chuck Terbium: Imaginary comic book shrink. ( www.Zibaricon.org )
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Follow Up of the Day: Tommy Jordan, the former Marine who made waves last week with a video of himself putting his own laptop out of its misery, was visited by Child Protective Services officials as well as local police officers in the wake of his Internet stardom.
The Child Services agents reportedly interviewed the Stanly County, NC man and his daughter separately, but took no action. The police, however, did have something to say to Jordan: “Kudos.”
“I actually had a “thank you” from an entire detectives squad,” Jordan wrote in a Facebook post published over the weekend. “And another police officer is using it in a positive manner in his presentation for the school system. How’s about those apples? Didn’t expect THAT when you called the cops did you?”
Many people apparently called to ask Albermarle police what was being done about the angry dad, but were told there was nothing that could be done as Jordan lives outside city limits, and therefore outside police jurisdiction.
Speaking with Channel 9, a Stanly County Sheriff’s Office spox said Jordan broke no laws, and an investigation would not be launched.
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UM ACTUALLY IT’S NOT LEGAL TO USE THREATS OF FORCE AND VIOLENT COERCION ON ANYONE LET ALONE YOUR UNDERAGE DAUGHTER?!?!??!??!
WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE ON THIS PLANET ANYMORE
holy shit are you kidding me
He technically didn’t do anything illegal though, as far as I know. What he did was entirely shitty, yes, but he didn’t threaten her at all in the video, or even insinuate violence. He just shot up her laptop and said she’s grounded forever
Welcome to the legal system, where all behavior that isn’t explicitly forbidden is rewarded instead.
Hahaha this rules. Good work Psycho Dad! Fuck children forever.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcrd5FpwF1qzpwi0o1_r1_500.jpg)
