Sinister: It's an emergency theres no more wait and see....

[Sebstian95 at xxx.com]

Hello Sinisterees:

Alix wrote:
'Fellow list-ees,
I find my self feeling utterly helpless.
I could really use some advise, or others opinions.
I have a friend who is 28 he is about 6 years older than me.
>From what I can see I think he is going to take his life soon.
He has already started to give away all of his possessions, including his
music collection this is horribly disturbing.
I don't know what to do.
I don't believe that any one should have control over others lives I believe
that it  should be any ones right to off them selves if they so decide to.
But I can't sit back and remain passive. I guess I am being selfish. I don't
want to loose his friendship.
But I'm not related to him, I can't have him committed-and I don't think it
would  keep him from killing himself when he was released.
I can try to call his family-but I know his relationship with them is not to
great-and I have never met them.
Then there is his ex girlfriend but I have never met her, It would be
awkward and im not sure it would help.
what im most afraid of is my trying to get him help and him finding out and
killing him self sooner.
I could really use some advise. I can already see the blood on my hands....
I stayed up with him all night I left around 5am because I had to leave for
work at 530am.
-because of this I am not going to the sonic youth show tonight.
If there is some one in the wash, Arlington, falls church area who wants a
ticket and has transportation to skyline mall mail me and you can have it.
I am disappointed that I will miss Kim and thurston but some things are more
important.
please any advise would be appreciated.
im sorry to post just to ask for some thing.
Thank you,
Alix.'

I am but a "lurker", but I couldn't help respond to this one.  I don't think I have much to say on it.  I would just like to say that you should do all you can to help him through this problem.  It is most likely a phase of some sort of bad things happening to him (these things usually are) and you should try to let him know that everything always gets better.  It's the truth.  At least in my experience.  If he doesn't listen, never blame yourself, as hard as that will seem.  Just try to help him, and know you did all you could for a friend you loved and cared for.

About the new album:
It took more time than usual to get into this one, but I have reached the point at where I like all the songs to a certain extent.  I love several.  It's a really good album, No "strap" or IYFS, but still good.  I find it funny that the hardcore BS fans are more critical of them than most of the critics are.  

Well, this is Lokar signing off for now.

-Lokar
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