Anybody have a history of suicide in their family?

[Gumby]

I do - grandfather and great-uncle. This was kept a secret from me for a very long time.

 

[Deleted member 847]

No. They are too afraid of gawwd to do such a thing.

 

[spicyfriedtofu]

If I remember correctly having a history of suicide in the family raises the risk for suicide, so it's not insignificant. I have a cousin that left about a year ago.

 

[Gumby]

Yeah I am googling the f out of this

 

[millefeui]

A cousin of mine committed suicide about thirty years ago or so. That is the only case I know of.

 

[azeton]

1987 - uncle
1993 - cousin
2008 - my father
2010 - cousin

 

[shattered dreams]

My great, great great, and great great grandfather on my dad's side all committed suicide. My mother attempted suicide at 19, and at 48.

 

[sadak_the_wanderer]

Yes, at least one known attempt. Hopefully this will make my death less of a surprise for everyone.

 

[HelpPlease]

My aunt

 

[Sailfisher]

My dad tried to buy a gun to shoot himself but they wouldn’t sell it to him.

 

[Halo13]

My great aunt hung herself, possibly my grandmother's mother and my mother and father are presumed dead - both had many attempts before disappearing many years ago. Two cousins attempted also. I'd definitely say it runs in my family.

 

[JJ-NOHOPE]

My great grandfather on my dads side shot and killed his wife, shot at his son (and missed), then killed himself.

The kids were all orphaned in the city of Chicago.

My dad attempted suicide 7 times.

My sister attempted suicide once.

I attempted suicide 4 times.

 

[LastFlowers]

My grandmother made an attempt, maybe more but I’ve only heard of the main story.
And I believe there were two or three great Uncles who commited suicide, all brothers. The last time I was at the psych ward there was a relative of someone in my family. I think it was a younger half brother of those uncles but honestly my mother confuses me with the stories and seems to change them when I bring up what I remember being told .
So who knows at this point.

I know one of my cousins had issues and has been to the psych ward but I’ve no idea if an actual attempt was made.
I think it was chemical imbalances for the older ones, not sure about my cousin.
Which I really can’t relate to because I feel I am acting normally to my s*** situation. I have solid reasons to CTB, not a true mental disease that taints everything. It’s more that my physical self affects my mind rather than the other way around.
So even though I do seem to think very differently than others, I can’t safely say im a product of my genes in that area.

 

[Vero]

Not one. They believe it’s selfish to go that way.

 

[GeorgeJL]

Yes mental illness does run in the family, not sure about suicide though. I know my cousin attempted because she wasn't getting good grades.

 

[Fadingfast]

I'm actually sitting in the living room where my adopted uncle shot himself. It's sad but I grew up here.... Everyone said he died ofa heart attack when my siblings and I were younger. The truth came out eventually. No one on my immediate family has attempted, I am the first

 

[CursedForDisaster]

My uncle killed himself and my sister is suicidal...that's all I know of though

 

[Soul]

Mother, grandmother, aunt, two cousins. Possibly others - the family's a little fractured

 

[Ruffian]

I'm adopted so not sure about birth family. One of my adopted cousins jumped off a bridge into the river. Like, without giving anyone a clue. My sister and I both have ideation, both have made attempts. (We're not blood, but may as well be.) If anyone else ever did I'm sure it would be brushed under the rug.

 

[soda_pressed]

Yup. My grandfather did and my cousin almost did. Not surprised I'm suicidal when it runs in my family

 

[moodygrl]

both grandparents on my fathers side. They kept that a secret for a long time, but as I got older I found out, as I started asking on the cementary how come they died so young and so close in timing.

 

[SpareWheel]

Both my parents attempted it, more than once. Neither succeeded. My cousin I think did, details were sketchy about her death but she was only in her 30s, I think her Dad wanted people to think it was an accidental drug overdose, but knowing her a little I'd wager it was likely not an accident, the lass had a lot of demons.

 

[Deleted member 10475]

I’m not sure about suicide, but the entirety of my father’s side suffers from mild to severe depression. I definitely resented my parents for some years after finding that out.

 

[K-O]

grandad- walked in front of a Lory
uncle- jumped out of 13 floor
other uncle- bullet to the head
mom- multiple attempts
godfather- drunk himself to death
this is only close immediate family..
and not including war- which is suicide in my book

 

[I_love_to_bake]

I have a few. Like you, its a big family secret, we never talk about that kinda thing. Which means when I'm gone, I'll just be another family secret.
Only one that I've been alive for .

 

[a.n.kirillov]

Grandpa tried, my father tried it.

The former was stopped and consequently had to die a rather painful death, drawn out over several months. He picked the perfect date for his attempt – a few days later he was already bedridden.

The latter was passively suicidal after his first child died. He drove his motorcycle recklessly, drunk and without protective gear. I think he really wanted to die and has gotten over it through antidepressants, anabolic steroids and through an affair with a dominatrix.

 

[itsamadworld]

My grandfather died of chirosis of the liver due to alcoholism. He was a POW in WWII. Him and a few other men were captured by the Japanese, and eventually escaped.....My great aunt on my dad's side killed herself by hanging.

 

[Shero]

I don't know if it's really family, but the boyfriend of my aunt killed himself when i was around 4 years old.

 

[Poptart]

My cousin shot himself in the chest. My other cousin overdosed near a lake and drowned.

 

[Arrow]

My cousin shot himself in the chest

holy shit, sorry mate. was it intentional? dont think ive heard of anyone choosing to go that way.