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by almosnow 4507 days ago
Care to say what was his actual problem was? And how did he passed out?
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He had 'symptoms of depression, anxiety and schizophrenia'. The psychiatrists etc always danced around saying 'symptoms of' but he was seeking help.
From reading inbetween the lines, it sounds like depression and suicide.

Evan, I'm sorry for your loss. Be with friends everyday this week. The internet can wait.

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Just so you know, it's considered good form for journalists reporting on suicide to refrain from describing the method (to the extent possible)[0][1][2].

On a professional level, it is believed (and supported by some research) that this can be a trigger for people who read the article, potentially causing more suicides.

On a personal level (for you), you may want your brother remembered for his life, rather than evoking in readers' minds the image of his last moments alive.

[0] www.sprc.org/library/sreporting.pdf

[1] http://www.samaritans.org/media-centre/media-guidelines-repo...

[2] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/mar/28/media-r...

Yea, I feel that's kind of important to the whole thing. Talk about what the illness was, not about the person.

For all I know it could be anything from autophagia to trichotillomania.

While it's a tragic loss, it's purpose is moot because many people read the entire thing and still don't know what his symptoms were. If you want to desensitize the discussion about mental illness, you need to expose the underlying conditions and make people aware.
This is true. I was an advocate of complete openness. My mother is understandably very sensitive about the wording used so I wanted to respect her wishes.
Well, if you want people to not stigmatize mental illness, you should start by not doing it yourself.