Eric Patrick
A young man, identified as Joseph Abodunrin, from the Dagbolu community in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, has taken his own life due to hardship.
News had it that the 25-year-old died after sharing a series of distressing messages on his X handle.
In January he posted on his X.com handle detailing his struggles with mental health, despair, and feelings of hopelessness.
On January 31, he posted about his struggles, “I need drugs, I need to do drugs to be able to escape this constant mental torture. The alternative to this is death.”
He frequently questioned his existence, saying in a February 6 post, “Ask me what I want right now; I just want to forget about existence!!!”
On February 9, he wrote, “The problem about reaching out is that people try to counsel you back into embracing the very hellish life that drove you suicidal in the first place.”
On February 11 he wrote, “Suicide doesn’t end pain – it ends possibility. Hmm.”
In a separate post on February 14, he pleaded for help; he wrote, “Help me. I still need help!!!.”
On February 20, he expressed frustration with his family, he wrote, “I will never understand why my parents, especially my mum, is happy to keep my pains and strong emotions repressed. She did a good job of raising presentable kids with no sense of self, cut away from their individuality.”
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On March 4, he wrote, “But March is a decision month. None of what I am experiencing and feeling is not my fault… I didn’t create myself, no power over the Gene I inherited or the parents I was born through… I have tried to seek help but absolutely made it worse.”
On March 9, Abodunrin tweeted, “I’m in a very tight place right now!! This week is forcing me to make a decision and never look back! I have asked myself several times why I should fight and keep fighting to stay alive, and I have not gotten any meaningful answer ever since.”
In his last tweet, he wrote, “In everything, I give glory to God. I have run my race and I gave it everything in me. Finally passing on the baton. Nothing much to say again… My passwords are in the first page of my diary. Goodbye!”
His cousin known as Abodunrin Grace took to the comments section to react to his death, she wrote:
“I still feel shattered, many words but unprocessed, you were the best brother, you encouraged us all, but you went to voice out in a space we couldn’t thought of, you hide it all from us, you went all about with fake laughter and smiles. Now we can’t get all over it.
“He is my cousin (man is just a big brother). None of our laments can bring him back, the tagging is much! I personally have to be strong; no one’s fault. Please if there’s one or two, please and please try to heal it is needed, we’re all striving!! It’s not easy for anyone.”
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