Why I've been away · 4:43am Oct 8th, 2022
So...not long ago I graduated....only around the time my friend and I were graduating he developed a BAD case of depression. I saw other friends abandoning him. I was with him as he stopped being able to communicate efficiently (he has high functioning autism)...and artists he talked to for advice scolded him and then blocked him for "seeking attention".
And then he tried to poison himself during a class. I had to watch my FRIEND leaving in an ambulance because people thought depression caused from recurring nightmares of middle school abuse now that he understood what he went through wasn't normal was seeking attention.
Ultimately he is downstate while I am more mid and upper state...I still talk to him and check in...he...both of us are struggling to find a job...but for him when it rains, it pours.
He tried to kill himself a year before the pandemic again. Leaving during a cold winter in only his underwear and shirt and walked onto a highway to either, in his words, "hopefully freeze or get hit by traffic".
Luckily, hus mother has found a solution...of all things....a dog. He is smiling in our chats again. He GUSHES about Hansuke! (His dog's name. He proudly states that it means "faithful friend" in Japanese).
I'll try to write again, but I can't promise it will be quick....life within my last update has been....rough
Happy to hear, i know the best thing in life is a dog. Hope you and your friend are doing well.
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Thanks man. Sorry about the long absence
How is it going?