Lee Thompson Young: Why would a person such as him suicide?

I know that a thread about the following person's death has already been made, but this thread isn't solely about his death but is using it as an example to explore the topic of suicide. So, please don't see this as a repeat thread.

Lee Thompson Young was an American actor who started his career on the Disney television show The Famous Jett Jackson. His most recent work was as a character on the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles. Despite being young, famous, and attractive, he committed suicide last month by inflicting a gunshot wound to his head.

What I'm wondering is why he, or anyone as successful and attractive as he was, would commit suicide. What are your theories, OT?

Has nothing to do with "success" or "attractiveness," he was probably just depressed as shlt over something. Some loser scumbags that I end up having to be around for a yearly reunion (family friend hung himself over a girl) and one of the guys there attempted to kill himself too (also over a girl).

A lot of attractive girls kill themselves because of feelings of worthlessness and isolation from bulling (probably from other attractive girls)

...Basically girls suck and make people want to kill themselves >_>

His definition of success is probably very different from yours.

artists have high rates of mental illness.

Much higher than the average population.

depression is a disease, not just caused by environment or behavioral factors, but by biological factors as well.

why society has a difficult time accepting this, I will never understand.

fame, money, and good looks don't really count for much if your insides are sick.

Sometimes you just can't see the light in your future. 

oh, and this is true about a lot of young media talent, but many of them get molested as children, and that can be very detrimental to peoples mental health in the long run... I mean look at River Phoenix, he grew up on that sex cult as a child getting raped by adults, he took a lot of drugs to cope and eventually overdosed, and that explains Joaquin Phoenix's drug induced TV episode and his escape from the scene years back, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim were both molested and heavily abused drugs, Corey Haim died of an overdose few years back, I don't know much about this guy but it says he was on Disney channel, so I can see this can see how he might have fell victim to Hollywood pedophileslamprey263

Perhaps he just took a good look around him, saw the huge preponderance of shitheads in the world and decided that he'd had enough.

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

jun_aka_pekto

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

BluRayHiDef

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

What I'm wondering is why he, or anyone as successful and attractive as he was, would commit suicide. What are your theories, OT?

BluRayHiDef

You have some seriously distorted view of human psychology.

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[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

chrisrooR

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

I can't stand people like you; you speak on that which you don't know. Just yesterday I saw a woman walking toward me and decided to smile. Do you know how she responded? She put a mean expression on her face, turned her head, and then quickly sped past and away from me.  This has nothing to do with being a self-fulfilling prophecy, and you can't seem to understand that.

And suicide isn't always sad. It can be, but I believe it to be a personal right to end ones own existence. If one of my relatives was terminally ill and decided to voluntarily end their life I would fully support their decision to do so. chrisrooR

This, too. It's sad to see a person "go" but if all they have in life is suffering due to illness I would fully support their decision.

[QUOTE="chrisrooR"][QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

BluRayHiDef

I can't stand people like you; you speak on that which you don't know. Just yesterday I saw a woman walking toward me and decided to smile. Do you know how she responded? She put a mean expression on her face, turned her head, and then quickly sped past and away from me.  This has nothing to do with being a self-fulfilling prophecy, and you can't seem to understand that.

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[QUOTE="chrisrooR"] You also have refused to listen to anyone in the past about your trouble. And I mean, really listen. You remember that conversation we had a while back about self-fufilling prophecies? You are one. You think everyone on the bus hates you, but you refuse to stop and think about how those thoughts contribute to the reality of your situation. You think "everyone hates me, I might as well go sit alone in the corner" - so you do. And then you feel even worse when nobody acknowledges you because your body language is following suit with your thoughts. People leave you alone, you take that as people "hating you" and you leave. The cycle continues. People don't hate you for no reason. You're completely creating your own suffering, and it's ridiculous. That's all. chrisrooR

I can't stand people like you; you speak on that which you don't know. Just yesterday I saw a woman walking toward me and decided to smile. Do you know how she responded? She put a mean expression on her face, turned her head, and then quickly sped past and away from me.  This has nothing to do with being a self-fulfilling prophecy, and you can't seem to understand that.

Just go. 

I can't stand people like you; you speak on that which you don't know. Just yesterday I saw a woman walking toward me and decided to smile. Do you know how she responded? She put a mean expression on her face, turned her head, and then quickly sped past and away from me.  This has nothing to do with being a self-fulfilling prophecy, and you can't seem to understand that.

BluRayHiDef

He's right and you have just proven him so :lol:

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

BluRayHiDef

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

charlesdarwin55

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

Pff. Makes no difference. Honestly, losing it has caused me psychological trauma. 

[QUOTE="chrisrooR"][QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

 

I can't stand people like you; you speak on that which you don't know. Just yesterday I saw a woman walking toward me and decided to smile. Do you know how she responded? She put a mean expression on her face, turned her head, and then quickly sped past and away from me.  This has nothing to do with being a self-fulfilling prophecy, and you can't seem to understand that.

BluRayHiDef

Just go. 

Don't get angry because he's right.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

BluRayHiDef

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

  Pics or it didnt happen, and look at your avatar, I been suspicious of you btw.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

I have a cousin who blew his brains out. He found himself unable to cope with problems and chose the easy way out. I'm still pissed off at him because the problems he had were the same ones I had when I was younger. I merely grew a thick skin and got over my problems back then.

Who knows what's on their minds? It's usually something they can't cope with.

mahlasor

Some people have perpetual troubles. For example, I get stereotyped on a daily basis; everyone thinks I'm some mean and suspicious person, which I'm not. I'm constantly getting meanmugged, avoided, and spoken badly of by people when I'm outside or at work. I try to look past it but it's impossible to do so when it keeps happening. I don't have any friends and no girlfriend; I'm all alone and feel very sad most of the time. I try to distract myself from it all by engaging in gratifying activities such as playing video games, watching movies, and eating tasty foods, but these things only distract me temporarily. 

I feel that if I looked differently, I wouldn't be treated the way I am. Because of my experience, I believe that a person's phenotype determines how they're treated and perceived in this world. 

I often think of suiciding, but never to a degree that I'd actually do it.

  Pics or it didnt happen, and look at your avatar, I been suspicious of you btw.

What does my avatar have to do with who I am in real life? I can only dream of being as cool as Dr. Manhattan, or even "just" Jon Osterman.

What I'm wondering is why he, or anyone as successful and attractive as he was, would commit suicide. What are your theories, OT?

BluRayHiDef

obvious troll thread or op is dumber than first suspected

I like how BRHD constantly bitches about problems he creates for himself and never does anything substantial to deal with them.

People that commit suicide are missing the DNA that prevents you from hurting yourself. It's very strong in normal people and makes it practically impossible to harm yourself.killzowned24

Is English your first language?

I like how BRHD constantly bitches about problems he creates for himself and never does anything substantial to deal with them.

coolbeans90

I like how BRHD constantly bitches about problems he creates for himself and never does anything substantial to deal with them.

coolbeans90

There's nothing I can do. I've tried being social and smiling, but neither has worked. The way that other people pereive you is ultimately out of your control (after you've done the best you can do to give a good impression). You just don't understand that, Beans. 

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

I like how BRHD constantly bitches about problems he creates for himself and never does anything substantial to deal with them.

BluRayHiDef

There's nothing I can do. I've tried being social and smiling, but neither has worked. The way that other people pereive you is ultimately out of your control (after you've done the best you can do to give a good impression). You just don't understand that, Beans. 

In due honesty, even though you cause all of your problems, I don't know that there really is anything you can do about them simply because you are probably at least half as socially inept in real life as you are online.

You strike me as autistic.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

I like how BRHD constantly bitches about problems he creates for himself and never does anything substantial to deal with them.

coolbeans90

There's nothing I can do. I've tried being social and smiling, but neither has worked. The way that other people pereive you is ultimately out of your control (after you've done the best you can do to give a good impression). You just don't understand that, Beans. 

In due honesty, even though you cause all of your problems, I don't know that there really is anything you can do about them simply because you are probably at least half as socially inept in real life as you are online.

You strike me as autistic.

Take your pseudo-psychology and go.

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[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

There's nothing I can do. I've tried being social and smiling, but neither has worked. The way that other people pereive you is ultimately out of your control (after you've done the best you can do to give a good impression). You just don't understand that, Beans. 

BluRayHiDef

In due honesty, even though you cause all of your problems, I don't know that there really is anything you can do about them simply because you are probably at least half as socially inept in real life as you are online.

You strike me as autistic.

Take your pseudo-psychology and go.