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'I lost five people in 18 months': Chilling mystery behind America's ski town 'Suicide Belt'
DAILYMAIL.COM ^ | 14 January 2024 | WILL POTTER

Posted on 01/14/2024 5:47:43 AM PST by dennisw

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To: Eccl 10:2

Amen!
Romans 10:11 “ ‘Everyone who believes in him will not be disappointed.’”


41 posted on 01/14/2024 8:32:50 AM PST by grame (May you know more of the love of God Almighty this day!)
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To: P.O.E.

We are meant for here.


42 posted on 01/14/2024 8:47:40 AM PST by georgia peach (georgia peach)
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To: georgia peach

We AREN’T meant for here,sorry.


43 posted on 01/14/2024 8:53:23 AM PST by georgia peach (georgia peach)
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To: dennisw

Democrats are killing themselves?

Rather considerate of them.


44 posted on 01/14/2024 8:53:35 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: KevinB

Eventually your party pals start settling down and getting married, and then you’re all alone.


45 posted on 01/14/2024 8:56:35 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dennisw

Fentanyl overdoses are now called suicides.


46 posted on 01/14/2024 8:58:30 AM PST by webheart
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To: dennisw
Or they end up getting shot by Claudine Longet....


47 posted on 01/14/2024 8:59:05 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dennisw

Bar Harbor in summer is like being on fifth avenue except in August.

Like much smaller venues and places. No traffic jams.


48 posted on 01/14/2024 9:15:43 AM PST by Chickensoup
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To: Jane Long

As most people on FR realize, the “data” in this article are meaningless. “Occupation”, locale, weather, density, etc., etc., are factoids and no more predictive than phase of the moon. Chance overrides each of these factors. I suspect a controlled study might find weak or no significant correlations. Drugs, alcohol, and prescription medications might be the exception, as well as, previous gestures and attempts. But more likely those would be seen as contributing rather than causing.

As for the “we need more services” - telecommunications has made an host of services and interventions available to people in rural and mountainous areas.

Hardiness and lack of hardiness are possibly significant factors but these would require examining longitude data that is unlikely to be available (https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Suzanne-C-Kobasa-35332862?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoiX2RpcmVjdCJ9fQ)

Those who comment about the absence of faith in God, are not wrong - I have found belief in heaven and hell to be much better counterweights and more so than belief in an “afterlife.” Anytime, I can employ a patient’s Christian or Jewish beliefs and background it is immensely helpful. Personally, I not share a catholic view of suicide, but I have never hesitated to seize upon that concept if the patient even fleetingly thinks it might be true.


49 posted on 01/14/2024 9:17:27 AM PST by PsyCon
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To: grame

Perfect!

(Of course.)


50 posted on 01/14/2024 9:26:05 AM PST by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: dennisw

Hunter S Thompson: The grandfather of Rocky Mountain suicide. He had everything except the wisdom to love and embrace the non material world. He hated the material world and his writings were famous for attacking it, but through all of that money, drugs, and booze, while being propped up as a cultural novelty, he was left dead inside and incapable of any emotional or spiritual wealth.


51 posted on 01/14/2024 9:56:56 AM PST by Garden Island
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To: dennisw

Many years ago a friend of mine committed suicide. He was self-made and well-to-do.

He chose a resort area to be the site of his demise.


52 posted on 01/14/2024 10:02:53 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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To: dennisw

I grew up in a resort ski town (Tahoe). My experiences prior to social media.

Young women were plowed with alcohol and sexually assaulted and some were raped. It happened every season. The social structure was the same as high school so these women were on their own and ostracized. Hazing was common. There was no support structure for the transient seasonal workers and in the middle of winter there was no where to go.


53 posted on 01/14/2024 10:12:26 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eye)
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To: dfwgator
Or they end up getting shot by Claudine Longet....

She would be demolishing social media if she gunned down Spider Sabich today

54 posted on 01/14/2024 10:29:19 AM PST by dennisw (Be positive. Every day is a new day.These)
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To: hopespringseternal

Kinda like ///Life sucks n then U die // a song


55 posted on 01/14/2024 12:03:39 PM PST by dennisw (Be positive. Every day is a new day.These)
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To: BipolarBob

Oh no...that’s terrible! I’m glad your wife was able to finally get in. I hope she’s OK.


56 posted on 01/14/2024 2:17:53 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: packagingguy

Several years ago I was in a small town in Colorado. A local told me they have no banks, no grocery stores, no library, no good schools, no this or that.

But they did have 5 local dispensaries.


57 posted on 01/14/2024 2:30:55 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: dennisw
Suicide is contagious.

Once you have one person taking the plunge, no pun intended, you will have any number who follow. It is the "broken window" but with people rather then buildings.

58 posted on 01/14/2024 2:37:04 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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To: Responsibility2nd

Colorado is strange about some things. Maybe the West is like this but I don’t know because I have only visited.

Some towns like Buena Vista seem like a place families would live.

Other towns appear to be where all the druggies and alcoholics go.


59 posted on 01/14/2024 3:04:55 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: moovova

Yeah, she’s better. Her medications caused her problems and doctors are unable to figure out what’s happening while I can 15 minutes on the internet. Our medical system is so screwed up it’s unbelievable or we just have bad luck. We can’t find a good doctor that’s not indoctrinated. They treat symptoms but not the patient. They never question if the medications they prescribe interact well with one another. They load you down with medications you’ve never taken before (known as poly pharmacia) and never think twice about it. They go full dose instead of let’s start off with smaller doses and see how you react to it. Oh no! And don’t get me started on statins


60 posted on 01/14/2024 3:32:37 PM PST by BipolarBob (My investment choice for 2024 is pre-ban menthol cigarettes. )
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