Robert Murray-Smith died
His videos often came up in my feed, and I watched quite a few of the wind turbine related ones. Feeling sad.
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Octo I ruin everything., Wed 8 Oct 2025, 18:45,
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Yeah, saw his "This is my last video" when it went up - not knowing he'd already unalived.
Sad.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 8 Oct 2025, 21:44,
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Very sad
Worth a read:
hackaday.com/2025/10/08/honoring-the-legacy-of-robert-murray-smith/
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Wed 8 Oct 2025, 22:54,
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Keep CALM and carry on
Not a joke. I've lost friends to suicide, two of them my besties at the time.
I've been close myself, but never stepped over the line.
There's always hope somewhere.
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Indeed
I had a bit of a breakdown last week and have been spiralling since. I've had issues with anxiety before, never bad enough to medicate, but this time I've been really bad, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, the whole nine yards. It took me until this morning to even call my best mate - who has been through similar in the past - which is fucking ridculous.
I think we're better than we used to be about talking about this stuff, but it's still stupidly difficult to make that call, even though I expect the majority of my friends have their own issues.
Anyway, feeling a bit more human now, and have a doctor's appointment next week.
God bless internet anonymity
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FridgeBadger, Thu 9 Oct 2025, 11:16,
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Keep strong
Been there too and felt stupid and guilty for doing so but you're not alone and lots of people love you.
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Q4nobody, Thu 9 Oct 2025, 13:29,
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don't get anxious about your anxiety and compound it, is my anonymous internet advice
just accept you're feeling it with a detached acknowledgement, like it's your haemorroid playing up again. something that will be unpleasant but won't kill you. it's just feelings. you recognise it, and developing the self-awarenes to recognise when you're catastrophising because of it is also part of that, but you'll find ways to function despite it while you slowly wait for your equilibrium to eventually return.
I'm afraid that's all we're got time for. If you'd like to book another session, speak to frida on the way out
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 9 Oct 2025, 13:36,
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Take some time to do what you love.
Playing with mam’s dog always did the trick for me. Cooking something nice for myself too.
And stay away from booze; it does more harm than good.
Stay strong b3ta buddy.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 9 Oct 2025, 14:27,
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Finding someone helpful to talk to is important.
The meds will be interesting, don't lose hope if the first ones don't cut it. It takes time to find a suitable one, same for therapists.
You will survive this, most people do.
Be kind to yourself.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 9 Oct 2025, 16:15,
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Been there, and boy does it suck
but the hardest part of getting better is asking for help, and you’ve done that bit! Yay! Go you! etc
Meds might work for you, they might not. Personally I found them useful to get me the space/capacity to find a therapist, and that talking to a professional was what really helped me.
My GP said two things that stuck with me:
“Treatments are like trying on jeans. Some of them fit, some of them don’t, but you can always try a different pair”
“Therapy is like going through your pockets, working out what’s rubbish you can throw away, what’s a credit card receipt you need to deal with, and what’s a treasured item you need to hang on to”
Good luck, I hope you get the help you need, and can come out with lighter pockets.
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LP, Thu 9 Oct 2025, 16:29,
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he could have at least released the schematics of how he offed himself
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 9 Oct 2025, 0:15,
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