"Kill Yourself": The Phrase and the Harm it Does [Please Read]

**Edit: First off, I want to say thank you for all the encouraging and kind comments!! Secondly, to clarify, this is not a problem with the suicidal people themselves, but more so with the people who SAY these things. In my opinion, there is no reason, NONE at all, to use these words in the first place. The post is to raise awareness about the aggressors, not to raise sympathy for thr victims. Third, this is not a true story down to the tee. However, one of my best friends will never be online again due to suicide. Verbal abuse was not the sole reason, but it played a major part in his final decision. Lastly, this is a discussion thread, not an argument thread. If you're coming here to tell me to kill myself for writing this, or to further prove my point, I can't stop you from posting, but if your intention is to get attention, you are getting none from me. -Vampric

Online Bullying Series: Post 1 "Kill Yourself" A boy comes home from school one day, after being bullied senselessly by his classmates. His parents scold him for having bad grades. He throws his bag on the floor and sulks upstairs to his bedroom, and flips his laptop open. Hateful messages from school peers come up and he closes his social media accounts. The boy logs onto a video game. Its the only thing he feels he's good at, and he calls it his safe haven. He plays poorly, and is ashamed and embarrassed for letting his team mates down. Then, others start making fun of him. Calling him names. And telling him to uninstall his game. He mutes them. But the words are imprinted in his brain. At the end of the game, he sees the chat, and the words "Kill Yourself" are sitting there. The boy hears his father screaming at his mother. He hears his baby brother crying. He rereads. And rereads. He looks at his match history, and he tells himself everything that the bullies told him. Im worthless. I'm stupid. Then the phrase returns. But this time in first person. Kill myself. ... One week later, the forums are buzzing. The news is reporting. The friends are grieving. The abused boy is dead. ... How would you feel to be charged with his suicide. How would you feel to have to tell his family and friends why their son wil never wake up again. What would you say. "He sucked so he deserved it." I doubt you'd say that. I doubt you would. ... So think before you type. You dont know who you're talking to. You dont know the extent of your words. Words are weapons, people. And you could be the one to pull the trigger on the boy or girl you never even knew. You're not safe behind a screen. Nobody is safe behind a username. Think, people.

This is my first post of a series against online abuse. I hope this one, and the others to come will make an impact in the community. -Vampric