Originally Posted by
paul99 
I say this because I wonder if your friend felt that he had to live up to a status that no one can?
Thank you so, so, so much (even if you made me cry all over again). He did, I'm sure he did, and it's just so unbelievably sad. I would have loved him just as much, and respected him just as much, if he had just told me. Can I do something to let people know they don't have to live up to any standard whatsoever? That a standard is not only baloney, it can be deeply harmful? Can the group?
I really appreciate the posts. Thank you. A meaningless and entirely preventable death is so horrible, especially when the person was amazing. As he was. If only you could have talked to him for 5 minutes. . . I know you would have agreed. Thank you again.