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Old Nov 25, 2019, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BirdDancer View Post
Yesterday, the cops showed up at my sister's house because they thought someone was going to hang themselves. This is a true story. Do you know how/why that happened? Because my adult nephew was writing about death by hanging oneself on friggin Facebook. Someone reported it to the cops, probably because they feared that my older nephew was making suicide threats. My youngest nephew died that way over two years ago. My sister and brother-in-law have never gotten my older nephew adequate therapy after that. My older nephew has various psych issues himself, and yet he hasn't had adequate therapy since his brother died. My older nephew and brother-in-law discovered my younger nephew in the basement. Wouldn't that traumatize a person?

My older nephew has Asperger's Syndrome, ADD, and likely OCD, with hoarding. He thinks a place like Facebook is a safe place. Would you believe it? It's the same shithole place that many other youth go to and see Russian propaganda and many other negative things. Some young and easily-influenced people have too much trust and faith in some of the crap they see on social media. That is detrimental to many people's well-being. It detrimental on various levels from mildly so, to so much so that young boys and men start mass shootings when they are really just needy and unwell people who need help. They are not evil! They are unwell people influenced by horrible things that social media, social isolation, and pressures in the world bring. A lot of it's dangerous and ugly! Reading certain tweets that come from the highest places are dangerous and ugly experiences. Hatred, misinformation, bullying, and much more! And yet it persists and nowadays is even taken seriously by many.

Social media sucks butt! People like Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey are only out for money! They don't give a damn about people and the wellness of the world. They're only in it for themselves and don't care what happens beyond their own doors.

Social media lures people in, but sometimes that offering never lets people out and leads them to horrible places. Society is suffering because of it. Escape while you can!

P.S.Yes, I told my sister my nephew seriously needs therapy. Will it happen? I don't know. It would almost seem ludicrous to many that he hasn't had the therapy. A lot of things seem unbelievable to me, nowadays!
Birdie, the same thing happened to me last year! My husband and I had had an argument and I posted on Fb that I felt like I couldn't live like this anymore. I was entirely frustrated and upset and I was literally afraid for my health. My words were not a suicide threat. Well, someone thought they were. The cops showed up at my house. They asked to speak with me. While I was insisting to them that I was not suicidal one of them grabbed me, handcuffed me, and I was taken to the psych ward of the local hospital.

The whole thing was a nightmare. I was grilled by 2 very jaded pdocs, had a horrible, sleepless night. The next day I was finally let go. The discharge nurse told me that they're seeing more people brought in nowadays for misunderstood Facebook posts. Just so wrong.

If I could go back in time I would never have joined Facebook.
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