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Very sad news RIP Nick.
Weather Channel Meteorologist Killed in Car Accident
Nick Wiltgen, senior digital meteorologist with the Weather Channel, has died following a traffic accident in Atlanta.
http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-meteorologist-killed-in-car-accident/282895 (http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-meteorologist-killed-in-car-accident/282895)
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It turns out it was suicide:
http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-meteorologists-death-ruled-a-suicide/283075 (http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-meteorologists-death-ruled-a-suicide/283075)
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well, it's a pretty sad story made even sadder now that we know he took his own life.
it's a horrible loss for The Weather Channel family, the NBCUniversal Family and his own family and close friends and co-workers.
May he rest in peace.
i wonder what drove him to kill himself, was it depression, was it terminal illness, or did he recently had something bad happen to him, we may never know, but all i know for sure is Suicide is a sad way to end one's life and there's a way to find help if you are tempted to do it.
if you are thinking about committing suicide, please go to this website:
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
the national suicide prevention hotline can help if you are suicidal. they will help you talk yourself out of it and will help you turn your life around.
i have never attempted committing suicide in my life or called the hotline. but i figure it's the right thing to do by mentioning the hotline and the site, since we know now that Nick's death was indeed a suicide.
and plus, he's trending on Facebook's trending section.
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He used to be part of TWC Radio. I heard him on WLS in Chicago all the time.
God rest his soul.
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Suicide is never-- and will never-- be a good way to kick the bucket. :cry:
If anyone here is having any of these thoughts, please go to this website:
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) and call their number right now. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble.
My sincere apologies to Nick's family, friends, and co-workers. May his soul rest in God's hands now.
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I've lost a few friends to suicide over the years, as I'm sure many of us have.
Not only that, but I was once very (and I mean VERY) close to taking my own life, so I fully understand why people do it. EVERYBODY has a breaking point. Besides, many different prescription drugs (ironically enough, many "antidepressants") cause suicidal tendencies.
I knew a guy online who killed himself about 10 years ago, but he had terminal Cancer. He was a dying man as it was, and he didn't want to deal with the agonizing pain and suffering that go along with the end stages of Cancer. I can respect that.
One thing I've learned in life is that as long as you have your health, THERE IS HOPE.
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Suicide is a very bad way to leave this life. :cry: It's murder, in fact. The taking of one's own life. It's wrong. How can so-called "anti-depressents" cause someone to want to commit it?
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How can so-called "anti-depressents" cause someone to want to commit it?
It's frightening when you see what many of these pharmaceuticals can cause a person to do or become. A buddy of mine's girlfriend turned into a completely different person due to a "medicine" her doctor told her to take. Remember, drugs are drugs, and just because a doctor tells you to take it, that doesn't necessarily mean it's "safe."
Check this out...
Chantix, Suicide, and the Point of Prescription Drug Warnings (http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/28/chantix-suicide-and-the-point-of-prescription-drug-warnings/)
This one's kinda horrifying...
The Best Drug for Quitting Smoking Can't Shake Its Suicide Stigma (http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-best-drug-for-quitting-smoking-cant-shake-its-suicide-stigma)
I love how that second one tries to prove that "it's not the drug." PUH-LEEZE. We all know how drug companies rig studies and pay others to rig studies for them... WE'RE NOT THAT STUPID. :nono:
Most people who kill themselves while not on drugs do so to escape some sort of pain, either physical or emotional. They feel it's their only way out.