a runner's story

rick++ said:

http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3529568

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Well I'm glad to see he got it right, and DID get his whole face in
front of the shotgun.

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http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3529568

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Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going.

-DF

Doug Freese said:

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http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3529568

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Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going.

-DF

I've had some major battles with depression. Maybe I can provide some
insight. I'm not saying this applies to the man in that article but....
There is a condition called dysthymia, a low level, constant
depression. A person can be successful, hold down a job, jog/run, be a
feat accomplisher, appear to be the life of the party when they are in
the workplace or social situations. But they are hurting on the inside,
big time. And then one day something snaps and you have a story like
Rick posted and people are scratching their heads asking the question,
"Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going."

I heard it said that the mortality rate for dysthymia is actually
higher than the rate for full blown depression.

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Doug Freese said:

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Quoted message said:

http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3529568

(He posted in this group)

Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going.

-DF

I've had some major battles with depression. Maybe I can provide some
insight. I'm not saying this applies to the man in that article but....
There is a condition called dysthymia, a low level, constant
depression. A person can be successful, hold down a job, jog/run, be a
feat accomplisher, appear to be the life of the party when they are in
the workplace or social situations. But they are hurting on the inside,
big time. And then one day something snaps and you have a story like
Rick posted and people are scratching their heads asking the question,
"Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going."

I heard it said that the mortality rate for dysthymia is actually
higher than the rate for full blown depression.

Hey Bill, get your whole head in front of the shotgun.

Oh cool........a runner's story.

I think I'll wait until bedtime to read it............I've been having
trouble falling asleep lately.

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Doug Freese said:

"rick++" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3529568
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> (He posted in this group)
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Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going.

-DF

I've had some major battles with depression. Maybe I can provide some
insight. I'm not saying this applies to the man in that article but....
There is a condition called dysthymia, a low level, constant
depression. A person can be successful, hold down a job, jog/run, be a
feat accomplisher, appear to be the life of the party when they are in
the workplace or social situations. But they are hurting on the inside,
big time. And then one day something snaps and you have a story like
Rick posted and people are scratching their heads asking the question,
"Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going."

I heard it said that the mortality rate for dysthymia is actually
higher than the rate for full blown depression.

Hey Bill, get your whole head in front of the shotgun.

yeh go for it bill, there wont be any shortage of people in here willing to
pull the trigger!

rundmb said:

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yeh go for it bill, there wont be any shortage of people in here willing to
pull the trigger!

I try to do a serious post and I end up getting p### poor overnight
ratings. Back to the drawing board for me. Maybe I'll start quoting Dr.
Seuss.

Oh ~Twitty~......come hither!

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Maybe I'll start quoting Dr.
Seuss.

"A troll, a troll, a penny for your trolls".
Good?

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Doug Freese said:

"rick++" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3529568
>
>(He posted in this group)
>

Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going.

-DF

I've had some major battles with depression. Maybe I can provide some
insight. I'm not saying this applies to the man in that article but....
There is a condition called dysthymia, a low level, constant
depression. A person can be successful, hold down a job, jog/run, be a
feat accomplisher, appear to be the life of the party when they are in
the workplace or social situations. But they are hurting on the inside,
big time. And then one day something snaps and you have a story like
Rick posted and people are scratching their heads asking the question,
"Any idea why he committed suicide? On the surface he seemed to have a
lot going."

I heard it said that the mortality rate for dysthymia is actually
higher than the rate for full blown depression.

That's an educated guess with no data, we really don't know. It's like
the story of Richard Cory.

Beach Runner said:

That's an educated guess with no data, we really don't know. It's like
the story of Richard Cory.

You're right. It's just a guess. My intention was to provide food for
thought. We've all heard stories similar to N. Andrew Crook that have
left us scratching our heads. We really don't know.