my cousin dropped the hammer a few years ago...?

Question

what do you think his final thoughts were from the time he heard the click on the hammer being released to the time it hit the pin?

Answer 1

What I tell you is based on those who lived. They almost universally regret the decision that they made, but they are only the lucky ones who get to take it back.

Answer 2

Wow, I had two friends do exactly the same thing. The first I found with his head all over the walls. The second was found by his parents in the basement. Both of these individuals where of opposite character. The eldest found in the basement was married with a child going through a divorce.

The second was my best friend at high school. He appeared to be happy no remorse no problems a good looking guy who was very smart and the Captain of the Basketball team.

For many years I thought about both of these friends and why they would want to take there own lives. I went to counseling as a result of the mental conflict I was having. What I learned in counseling is that the person often feels that what he is about to do is the best thing for him or her to do. Somewhere, down the line something happened and it manifested into self destruction. By this time both of my friends had stopped thinking logically therefore there actions were not logical and a illogical person will not have the logic to think of their actions in the millisecond it takes the hammer to end a life. Once I understood that it was not my fault for not recognizing the self suffering which ended either ones life I felt much better. I understood that they felt that was the best way of dealing with the problem and the pain had ended. I had not thought about them for the past thirty years until I read your question.

It appears to me that you may be feeling a bit of guilt over his death, as I did over my friends, and you are hoping this question will provide the answer you are seeking to satisfy your soul. Do yourself a favor and seek some professional help.

Answer 3

There is no way to know what he was thinking. Maybe that he would suffer no more, or that he could not stand to be here any more and experienced the mis-conception of relief that comes from finally making a concrete decision about something. People who do that type of thing are not thinking with the "normal" rational thought process. The one thing I know he wasn't thinking about, was the heartache and anguish he was going to put his family through when someone found him, and through the burial, and in their futures, or he would not have followed through with his actions. Why are you so curious about what he was thinking? It is most likely not a healthy subject for you to be dwelling on yourself!! There are simply some things we are never meant to know, and we all must learn how to accept those things and turn loose of the "need to know" syndrome. It is a course of self-destruction.

Answer 4

Are you saying your cousin committed suicide? And you are asking us to speculate on this question for what purpose? Entertainment? I think it's time you got some serious counseling. This question is not an example of normal or healthy behavior.

Answer 5

I'm sorry that your cousin felt his only recourse for the problems in his life was to take his life. I also don't understand why you would ask such a terrible question.

Answer 6

I think the pain of emotional problems and the what he thought was a solution was about it

Answer 7

If he was dumb enough to do the Dutch Act, probably nothing too deep or profound.

Answer 8

I don't care, all I say is he was taking the gutless way out.

Answer 9

Crap!!!!