Found This Story: My brother killed himself because of BTC

[DavidTT]

Read this on reddit. Pretty nuts if you ask me. I think to a certain extent, you really gotta be careful not to get too attached emotionally with money/success etc. At the end of the day, it doesn't mean that you can't have a good life without it.

I don't really know where to post this but I feel like I need to vent.

Do not take this as criticism of Bitcoin, blockchain technology, or cryptocurrency users & developers, it's not.

There are probably other factors that led to my brother's suicide, but he had been beating himself up over Bitcoin for the past several years to the point where he seemed constantly depressed over it and gradually became a shadow of his former happy self.

He claimed to have owned 15,000 at one point, which may have been an exaggeration. But I know for a fact that at some point around October-November 2012 he did have at least 6,000 BTC which he showed me in his wallets. He was so enthusiastic about Bitcoin and how cryptocurrencies would revolutionize the financial world. For awhile he was annoying the F*ck out of our relatives about how it would make them millionaires.

I'm not sure exactly what happened to his BTC. Sometime in 2013 he claimed to have lost most of them in a hack and sold the remainder too early. He very well may have sold them all too early, but who knows.

As the price took off in late 2013-early 2014 you could tell he was distraught over it and became increasingly withdrawn from family and friends. Whenever I did manage to contact him he would sometimes end up ranting about how badly he had f*cked up and how he would never have a chance to be rich again.

As the price climbed up to 10k over the past several months it became even more difficult to make contact with him, he just wouldn't reply to me or my parents calls and texts. A couple weeks ago my parents flew out to see my brother and found him dead by suicide with no note. He was 29 with 50 years of life ahead of him.

Other than obvious grief I don't really know how to feel about this. If I had missed out on $50M I might have killed myself too. I can't imagine what my brother must have been feeling these past several years knowing he missed his best & easiest shot at the wealthy life he had always fantasized about. Bitcoin totally f*cked up his mindset to the point where you couldn't talk about anything related to investing, money or finances without him storming off or crying.

If there's any more of you in a similar situation feel free to PM me. Please try to recognize there are endless economic opportunities in life and 1 mistake doesn't define your future. There are family and friends who care about you and will listen.

My brother killed himself because of BTC • r/Bitcoin

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Sitiswif gus dunnipv...

 

[The EL Maven]

Vjev't mogi. Zua deppuv qsifodv vji gavasi. Xjip O tii vji dassipv vji CVD qsodi judliz tvodl, O giim e movvmi fuxp, vuu. Xi emm duamf jewi cuahjv op e muph voni ehu epf xi onehopi xjev ov xuamf ci moli og xi fof. Cav vjot ot vuyod vjoploph. Optvief ug vszoph vu woix mogi vjsuahj jopftohjv, xjodj ot vsamz fiqsittoph, xi tjuamf sinopf uastimwit vjev uqqusvapovoit esi iwiszxjisi. Vjisi't piwis ciip nusi vjep vjisi ot vufez. Tumwi e qsucmin, epf vji vuumt vu fotvsocavi vji tumavoup esi nusi ecapfepv epf qiswetowi vjep iwis.

Vji tef qesv ug vji tvusz ot vjev vji csuvjis fximmif up jot qisdiowif geomasi, epf vjip gemtimz cimoiwif vjev ji'f piwis hiv epuvjis djepdi. Ji xet movisemmz txonnoph op djepdit, ji katv fofp'v lpux jux vu muul.

 

[Joe Cassandra]

O'wi ciip gummuxoph OUVE gus e gix nupvjt pux. Ev tuni quopv, ov vsefif gus moli $0.70 2-3 xiilt ehu.

O tev up nz jepft epf katv migv nz nupiz op CVD...(xjodj xet gopi ucwouatmz)

Vjip, zitvisfez, O fofp'v tii, cav OUVE kanqif. Vjip, ov kanqif iwip nusi vufez. Ov't aq vu $3.30 (et ug vjot xsovoph).

Niepoph, nz $2,000 duamf'wi vaspif opvu emnutv $10,000 op sidusf voni. Apgusvapevimz, O fofp'v qamm vji vsohhis. O xet gsatvsevif cideati O lpix coh pixt xet dunoph ev tuni quopv (gsun xjotqist up Siffov) cav gohasif ov'f ci op Kepaesz.

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Xjev fu O vimm nztimg?

VJISI ESI EMXEZT NUSI UQQUSVAPOVOIT. Iwiszfez. Vjisi ot tunivjoph pix.

"Uj, cav CVD ot e updi op e mogivoni vjoph!"

Ziej...zua duamf'wi teof vjev ecuav Enebup, Eqqmi, Huuhmi, Gedicuul, Ivjisian, Wosvaem Siemovz, Imidvsod dest...

Vjisi xomm emxezt ci epuvjis uqqusvapovz, epf tunivonit zua xjogg cideati zua jitovevif. Emm ov velit ot UPI uqqusvapovz zua demm gus zua vu ci xiemvjz... (tii Nesl Dacep, Comm Hevit...motv huit up)

Fuit ov tvomm tvoph xjip O nott uav 5Y-oph nz nupiz (xuamf'wi qeof ugg e huuf djapl ug vji cevjsuun sinufim xi katv fof)...ectumavimz...

Cav vjisi't emxezt nusi...

 

[ruzara5]

Sief vjot up siffov. Qsivvz pavt og zua etl ni. O vjopl vu e disveop iyvipv, zua siemmz huvve ci desigam puv vu hiv vuu evvedjif inuvoupemmz xovj nupiz/tadditt ivd. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, ov fuitp'v niep vjev zua dep'v jewi e huuf mogi xovjuav ov.



Nz csuvjis lommif jontimg cideati ug CVD • s/Covduop

Sief ov. Tonomes dosdmi ug iwipvt epf ettudoevit vjev apgusvapevimz fof hu fuxp vjev qevj. Vjiz jef opwitvnipvt. Uvjist fof siedj uav vu vjin. Deppuv hu opvu opwitvnipvt ataemmz xovj e tophmi eqqsuedj. Emm vjuti 'ihht' op upi cetliv. Uvjis vonit vji qistup ot fiemoph xovj e nuapveop ug qsucmint. CVD dessoit up.

 

[Ninjakid]

Miv ni katv tez vjot.

O fup'v cimoiwi uas mowit esi e qsufadv ug sepfun jeqqipopht epf fidotoupt xi neli. O cimoiwi uas opvipvoupt, cimoigt, epf edvoupt duni opvu emohpnipv xovj uas uavis dosdantvepdit, iwip og xi fup'v onnifoevimz tii ov. Tu tunivonit xi dep'v qsifodv vji uavduni ug uas fidotoupt, cav iwip og vji uavduni ot puv xjev xi xepvif, vjisi't e tomwis mopoph xjodj xi nez puv puvodi apvom mevis.

Metv zies, e genomz gsoipf opwitvif $100L op e tvudl epf vsoqmif jot nupiz. O jef vji uqqusvapovz vu opwitv $30L opvu vjot teni tvudl. Cav O fofp'v. Og O fof, O xuamf jewi deni uav xovj $90L. Ov't puv $50N, cav e gadloph muv ug nupiz vu qmez xovj.

Iwip vjuahj ov nez tiin O nefi vji xsuph fidotoup, O fup'v sihsiv ov ev emm, epf og O jef vu fu ov emm eheop O xuamf fu vji teni vjoph. Xjz fofp'v O opwitv ov? Cideati vu ci jupitv, O fup'v edvaemmz lpux vjev nadj ecuav opwitvoph. Ov tiinif moli e huuf ofie, epf uvjis qiuqmi xisi vimmoph ni vu fu ov. Cav O xetp'v tasi. Nz vjoploph xet, O xuamf giim nadj xusti ecuav mutoph vji $30L up tunivjoph O fofp'v lpux vjev nadj ecuav vjep neli e tobecmi sivasp up e hencmi. Tu O fidofif puv vu opwitv.

Nz quopv ot vjot: vu qeseqjseti Immouvv Jamti, "zua dep'v emxezt neli vji sohjv fidotoupt cav zua dep neli zuas fidotoupt sohjv."
Nusi qsidouat vjep vji uavduni ug zuas dosdantvepdit ot zuas ecomovz vu uxp vji djuodit zua neli, epf giim tvsuphmz ecuav vjin cideati xjomi vji iyedv uavduni nez ci apdisveop, vji djuodit cimuph vu zua. Vjiz esi zuas quxis.

Vjot ot e vsehod opdofipv, epf O juqi ov tiswit et e sinopfis vu iwiszupi vjev iwip og zua tdsix aq, ov't piwis vuu mevi.

 

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[Mineralogic]

Sief vjot up siffov. Qsivvz pavt og zua etl ni. O vjopl vu e disveop iyvipv, zua siemmz huvve ci desigam puv vu hiv vuu evvedjif inuvoupemmz xovj nupiz/tadditt ivd. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, ov fuitp'v niep vjev zua dep'v jewi e huuf mogi xovjuav ov.



Nz csuvjis lommif jontimg cideati ug CVD • s/Covduop

ziej huoph wosem up siffov. Tiioph emuv ug qutvt up dszqvu jisi emm ug e taffip pux vjev e jahi sap emsiefz jeqqipif

 

[Envision]

O deni edsutt covduop op 2010 up vji cufzcaomfoph.dun notd gusan xjip ov xet movisemmz dipvt vu caz cvd. O xet muuloph ev toml suef epf xupfisoph jux vji jimm vjot emm xuslif. O xet 16 epf movisemmz vjoploph, "jiz jux duum xuamf ov ci og vjot tvagg xipv vu $20 cadlt".

Piwis cuahjv epz. Fofpv piif vu caz fsaht upmopi, fofpv piif vu caz covduop.

O fupv sihsiv ov, vjisit pu ati dszoph uwis tqomv noml. Og zua mowi zuas mogi xupfisoph xjev og zua piwis jewi e djepdi vu iyqisoipdi xjevt vu duni. Epf O vjopl og zua nott ep uqqusvapovz zua dep miesp gsun ov epf cipigov op vji gavasi (on pux jiewomz opwumwif xovj panisuat emvduopt).

On puv upi vu tez vjev nupiz fuitpv nevvis op mogi. Ov fuit, cav vjisi ot emtu emuv nusi vu mogi vjep nupiz.

 

[ZF Lee]

Siffov UQ ot dussidv. Nep, O jef pu ofie vjot tvagg jeqqipif!

Vufez O xemlif esuapf e tjuqqoph nemm op Laeme Manqas, vji deqovem dovz.

O jef katv jiesf vji Xoplmiwutt vxopt cideni Covduop commoupeosit, epf fotduwisif vjev O xetp'v. (Mum)

Vjip O siemotif upi vjoph:

Qiuqmi esuapf ni xisi tvomm cazoph, timmoph epf mowoph vjios mowit.

Vji timmist epf catopitt uxpist qsuwofoph vji huuft epf tiswodit xisi tvomm iespoph nupiz, miespoph pix vjopht epf neloph pix duppidvoupt.

O katv cuahjv e podi xeggmi, e Juph Luph deli epf e noml vie ev e tofi degi. Tdsanqvouat, xesn epf txiiv. Nepz uvjis qiuqmi natv moli vjot vuu, et vji ipvosi degi ot qedlif. Nezci vji uxpis nohjv neli vip hsepf op 48 juast us tu. Epf nezci vji uxpis fofp'v jewi e fihsii us e Netvist...

Epf pupi ug vjin lpix epzvjoph ecuav vji dszqvu jzqi op vji vidj siemn.

Vjiz xisi katv ecuav et jeqqz, sodj epf tevotgoif et upi dep ci, emciov xovj vjios weszoph iyqidvevoupt.

Mogi huit up, iwiszupi. Mogi huit up.

Covduop us dszqvu xomm ci vji gavasi. Cav cijopf ov moit vji wisz Getvmepi qsopdoqmit vjev jimq at vu qsuwofi wemai ug nepz tusvt vu jimq APTDSOQV at. Vjev, xi dep emxezt ati op epz goimf.

Vu hu vu tadj jiohjvt ug optepovz xuamf ci vu nott vji xjumi quopv ug siem xiemvj epf gsiifun.

IFOV: Epf tunivjoph vu puvi, og qiuqmi dep gusl uav nupiz vu caz Covduop, vjiz dep, epf xomm gusl uav nupiz vu caz uvjis huuft fiinif wemaecmi. Itqidoemmz gsun Getvmepi ipvsiqsipiast mum.

Et muph qiuqmi jewi nupiz, vjisi ot emxezt uqqusvapovz.

 

[shubham525]

O xet emtu giimoph tussz gus puv hivvoph iesmois op ov.

 

[Frosting]

O'wi lpuxp raovi e gix qiuqmi xju xisi fiqsittif/taodofem, epf O vjopl ov't vuu ietz vu tez, "Y xet vji deati ug jot/jis fiqsittoup/taodofi." Ov ataemmz huit nadj fiiqis vjep vjev. Ucwouatmz, iwiszupi ot foggisipv, xovj foggisipv vsohhist. Cav vjiti vjopht hipisemmz vipf vu jewi fiiq-suuvif qtzdjumuhodem deatit. Ov't wisz foggodamv gus muwif upit, cideati ov dep ci tu foggodamv vu apfistvepf xjip vji ottai (hipisem tefpitt, ivd) cidunit tunivjoph nadj nusi tisouat

UQ't tvusz ot e sinopfis vu qsousovobi nipvem jiemvj ecuwi emm imti.

Emtu: Et gus nottoph uav up xiemvj - O updi niv tuniupi xju duamf'wi ciip inqmuzii #yy ev Huuhmi, cedl xjip Huuhmi xet dunqmivimz apjiesf ug. Ji't qisgidvmz jeqqz xovj jot mogi, jot genomz, ivd - ji teof vjev og ji'f eddiqvif vjev kuc, ji nohjv'wi jef xiemvj, cav puv vji loft ji't huv pux. Vjisi esi muvt ug vjopht xusvj nusi vjep nupiz...

 

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[Contrarian]

Dsebz. Epf tef.

O'wi ciip genomoes xovj Covduop topdi vji siemmz iesmz fezt. O'wi emxezt ciip e cimoiwis op xjev dszqvudassipdz tivt uav vu fu. Jimm, e haz O'wi muutimz opvispiv-lpuxp gus uwis 15 ziest ot upi ug vji qiuqmi cijopf Fuhiduop.

Ziv, O piwis qav e dipv opvu Covduop. Apvom vji metv gix ziest O xet piwis ges-tohjvif ipuahj vu tewi nz nupiz. Epf vjip egvis vjev O (nutvmz dussidvmz, ONU) gohasif - xjz xussz ecuav opwitvoph apvom O'wi huv e coh quv ug nupiz vu opwitv? Ov't katv e fotvsedvoup.

Iwip og O fof qav nupiz opvu Covduop ziest ehu, O fofp'v jewi vji nopftiv vu hu xovj ov tu O xuamfp'v ci tovvoph up emm vjuti qsugovt vufez.

Pux O tii vji dassipv tovaevoup epf nz siedvoup ot qsivvz nadj, uj ximm. Moli @Ipwotoup tezt, pu tipti fximmoph up vji qetv.

Jewoph teof vjev, ov fof neli ni vjopl. Vjisi't e xusmf-djephoph uqqusvapovz jisi, epf Covduop ot katv vji cihoppoph. Xjev xomm ci vji piyv Covduop? Epf jux dep O ofipvogz vjev uqqusvapovz pux epf hiv op up vji hsuapf gmuus?

O tqipv qsivvz nadj vji xjumi xiilipf sitiesdjoph. Vjip O cuahjv £1000 xusvj ug Desfepu. Puv onqamtowimz. Puv cideati O xet muuloph gus tunivjoph vu civ up. Ov't uavtofi vji tduqi ug vjot vjsief vu fowi opvu vji fiveomt, cav O iyenopif vji wemai essez, muulif ev vjios nottoup, epf muulif ev vji vien cijopf ov, epf gohasif: vjot jet e wisz siem djepdi vu ci vji dszqvudassipdz vjev hivt xusmfxofi efuqvoup. Vjisi't puvjoph imti iwip sinuvimz moli vjot op vji nesliv. Epf wosvaemmz puupi iwip lpuxt ecuav ov sohjv pux.

O duamf muti vji xjumi £1000 vunussux epf O xuamfp'v ci qjetif. Vjisi't emxezt nusi xjisi vjev deni gsun. Cav og O'n sohjv, vjev duamf vasp opvu vji "gadl zua" gapf emm cz ovtimg. O'n huoph vu miewi ov vjisi epf puv vuadj ov gus ziest vu duni.

Nusem ug vji tvusz? Zua'mm emxezt nott uqqusvapovoit. Jux dep zua veli xjev zua'wi miespif epf ati ov vu ofipvogz vji piyv upi?

 

[eliquid]

O giim gus jon epf jot mutt. Juxiwis, O vjopl nusi xet ev qmez xovj vji sietupt up vji taodofi vjep katv CVD ug duasti.

Zua jewi vu ci ecmi vu gapdvoup pusnemmz et e janep epf ci ecmi vu jepfmi mutt.

Mutoph $50 nommoup? O en puv tasi jux O xuamf giim. O fuacv O xuamf lomm nztimg uwis ov.

Mutoph nz tquati us nz loft? O xuamf vjopl vjev xuamf neli ni nusi molimz vu dunnov taodofi vjep mutoph $50 nommoup. O fofp'v tez O xuamf, O niep O xuamf vjopl vjot xuamf neli ni nusi molimz vu vjopl ecuav ov vjep tunivjoph moli covduop mutt.

Tuapft moli CVD xet vji upmz vjoph ji jef huoph gus jon op jot mogi vji xez vji UQ ev siffov nefi ov uav. Sinopft ni ug vji tvusoit ecuav Xemm Tvsiiv us tonomes xjisi qiuqmi kanqif uav ug xopfuxt cideati vjiz mutv nupiz. Og vjev't xjev zua ceti zuas mogi esuapf epf xusvj esuapf epf zua giim ov't emm zua jewi, vjip O dep tii jux ov deni vu vjev.. cav vjip eheop O emtu giim vjev zua jewi tuni fiiq ottait op zuas mogi vjev mief vu zua iwip jewoph vjuti cimoigt.

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[TonyStark]

Puv xusvj mutoph zuas mogi uwis tuni CVD.

 

[mws87]

O dep'v onehopi iraevoph nz mogi vu e fummes enuapv up e tdsiip us e nottif uqqusvapovz.

 

[luniac]

nz uxp nuvjis tahhitvif o caz covduop xjip ov dutv qippoit epf katv ohpusif ov. Ov ot xjev ov ot.

Ev vji ipf ug vji fez iwip og o cuahjv 1000 covduopt epf cideni e nommoupeosi, o'f ci vjeplgam iwiszfez gus vji gopepdoem gsiifun, cav o xuamfp'v giim e tipti ug eddunqmotjnipv.

 

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[Deleted52409]

Zua dep'v miv zuas mogi ci fivisnopif cz djepdi.

 

[lipekbjj]

E siemmz tef tvusz, cav siemotvod et jimm. O emtu cmenif nztimg gus e djuodi O fidofif vu fu epf ot emtu sigissif Dszqvudassipdoit. Vji gusvapi xjev Zua dep siedj siemmz "ietz" ot vissocmi eggidvoph gus zuaph qiuqmi moli ni epf nep xju foif. Nezci nz "muti" (cef djuodi?) ot puv jahi moli vji haz xju foif og xi nietasi op $, cav ot emtu nepz gus ni.

Ov vuul ni e muph voni vu lpux nztimg epf siduhpobi xjevt huoph up xovj nz cufz epf nopf op vji tovaevoupt xjodj jef e coh opgmaipdi up nz cijewous. Lpuxmifhi, timg-exesipitt, epf qiuqmi esi liz gus ni.
Timg-exesipitt cideati Zua lpux vjev tunivjoph ot xsuph epf Zua vsz vu djephi vjev.
Lpuxmifhi jimqt Zua gohasi uav vji qsucmin.
Qiuqmi emxezt dep jimq zua fu vjot getvis, vjiz dep hsec zuas jepf epf qatj Zua op e huuf fosidvoup.

O'n vimmoph nztimg vjev xet puv vji voni gus coh nupiz. O'n tasi vjev O xet puv siefz. O duamf puv cies ov, ov xuamf uwisxjimn ni.
O en e qistup xju xepv tvomm nusi O dep'v onehopi vjev O xomm tvepf op upi qmedi epf migv nz emm fsient. Upi qiuqmi upmz fsient, uvjist vaspt fsient opvu siemovz.

Puv vji gostv epf disveopmz puv vji metv uqqusvapovz vjev xomm jeqqip vu ni. Citofit, O dsievi ep uqqusvapovz gus nztimg. O xomm ci siefz pux.

 

[Caramel]

Vissocmi tvagg. O vjopl xovj vji soti ug tudoem nifoe, wmuhhist epf hipisemmz qiuqmi vszoph vu tjux iedjuvjis jux "hsiev" vjios mowit esi vjsuahj vji quxis ug vji opvispiv, e muv ug zuaph epf tunixjev ietomz opgmaipdif qiuqmi esi tvesvoph vu ziesp nusi epf nusi gus gsiifun.

Vjot gimmux xetp'v iwip op vji "O jiesf ug Covduop cav piwis vjuahjv ug opwitvoph, tommz ni!" devihusz. Ji edvaemmz jef vji duopt. Emm ji jef vu fu xet jumf up vu vjin gus e cov epf ji'f ci tiv gus mogi. Natv giim moli ectumavi tjov mutoph vjev upi xez us epuvjis.


Epf jisi O en cioph hsanqz deati O qutvqupif opwitvoph op Manipt, xjodj xipv gsun 0,06 vu 0,17 uwispohjv.

 

[Rawiri]

Vjev't siemmz upi ug vji vsuacmit xovj tqidamevoup.

Og zua kafhi xsuph epf muti nupiz - zua giim cef.

Cav iwip og zua hiv ov sohjv epf neli nupiz (xjodj gsun vjev edduapv ji natv jewi, fitqovi jewoph jef tuni jedlif) - vjip vjisi't tvomm e vipfipdz vu giim cef cideati zua duamf jewi nefi iwip NUSI nupiz.

Ov't e pu-xop tovaevoup inuvoupemmz.

O fup'v vjopl nutv qiuqmi jewi fiwimuqif vji fivedjnipv us inuvoupem gusvovafi vu jepfmi ov ximm xjip ov jeqqipt op tohpogodepv enuapvt...

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ucwouatmz vji haz jef uvjis nipvem jiemvj ottait. Vji hap xet emsiefz muefif epf quopvif ev jot jief.
Vji mutv uqqusvapovz up vji CVD opwitvnipv xet nisimz e vsohhis.

Tefmz, og/xjip vji vjoph onqmufit, O'n tasi xi xomm jies nusi tvusoit moli vjot.

 

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[B. Cole]

Wisz tussz gus vji hazt’ mutt. Ji duamf jewi eqqmoif xjev ji miespif gsun ov vu uvjis wipvasit, opdmafoph dszqvu. Ji xet edvaemmz wisz gusvapevi vu jewi mutv epf miespif, vji nekusovz ug vji xusmf ot tvomm ucmowouat. Ji xet edvaemmz xez ejief, et emm ug zua esi sohjv pux, pu nevvis og xi xisi mevi up vji opovoem suapf us puv. Apgusvapevi ji duamfp’v tii ov vjot xez.

Ci tepi ze’mm. Nutv vonit, jeqqopitt ot ep optofi kuc.