Seeing the smile on his face, you would think everything was fine with him but that's the smile of a young man about to end his life. He posted the pic on the left on instagram and wrote "I'm here" and on the pic on the right, he wrote "Smile. You've lived". 'I'm here' was him basically telling his followers that he'd arrived at the destination of his suicide. His final photo was a pic of his watch &he wrote "Time to see if my watch is waterproof" A few minutes after posting the pics and messages, he jumped from that rail you see in the pic into the Detroit River. His body was found a few hours later.
His name was Billy Watts and he was from Detroit. He'd suffered depression for many months which he openly talked about on instagram. He talked about how some people can't get out of depression no matter how much they try. This happened in October 2014. Continue...
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Nawaaaooo...what could have led him into doing this? Pls visit www.alabekee.blogspot.com
Wt is d cause of his depression? Is he an orphan? Well done oh
I wish people are taught the value of life and that you only live once..dis guy was just 17yrs and having a normal teenagers depression probably from not fitting in and he ends his life. So sad rest where ur decision takes u
From. BB10
He Didn't Commit suicide, He's only trying to see if his wrist watch and Swag is WATERPROOF..
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.NOTE: Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice. It Is Rain That Grows Flowers, Not Thunder..
So sad. And d society is not doing enough to stop all dis issues
hez not okay
Free ticket to hell.....smh
May his soul rest in peace.
Many people are suffering depression, and if help doesn't come soon they resort to taking their lives. He was depressed, he was helpless, but he choose the wrong way out.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
That's why Christ I'd needed! Depression kills faster than accident... embrace Jesus and you'd have joy. John 14:6. @Bishop_Dammy
Suicide is the worst thing you can think of. Depression is really bad. It has killed alot of people.
Hmmmmmmm
So sad. RIP little man.
@SOPHIA STEPHEN
Short cut to hell.
Oh Lord y? He was so cute!...can't parents hlp dese kids out? alll dese depression! God!
RIP
Wow!
This really got to me like i know him.RIP
oh dear..... dat is really so sad!!!!! @ 17? his life was just starting.
Suicide is never an option. Your life isn't yours you got no right to take it. Rip wherever the hell you are
It's a pity
Kai Linda. This is the second news that has driven me to my lowest ebb. RIP Dude. I pray God in his infinite mercy will 4giv him.
God punish am! Not 30 yet and he is getting depressed, about what? Has he ever being made fun of because he had no money or rejected because you weren't 'class', has he ever wanted for money or food or a place to lay his head?! WTF has he got to be depressed about?! And f*ck that sh*t that depression is a mental illness cos half the case of depression in the States is just a classic case of boredom! F*cking people have everything handed to them they get so bored and kill themselves and the media expects me to feel sorry about it! F*ck that!!! Suicide has become fashionable that's why we get plenty of them! F*ck em all!
So sad...
hmmm....what could possibly cause 17 yrs old to commit suicide?...nawa oo
This depression of a thing is something else oh!!! Claiming too many lives!
that's just ridiculous. look at that photo.... why would he c0mmit suicide? makes no sense really.
Hummmm. It's well!! Some are strong but some are not. No matter what your life isn't yours. RIP. By the way Linda do you know Lorena rojas just died? She lost the battle to Cancer at 44. And survived by a daughter. She was a great telenovelas actress she was popular known for her role in Second Chance. Sabado's True Love. May God be with us always.
Dis is sad
Na wa ooo.....
Depression at 17?
Lord have mercy
Rip
Suicide is never an option.....
@Galore
So many young people are depressed these days. It's really disturbing. Like one of those commenters said, suicide is a sin. And only God knows how to judge this but I pray that his spirit finds peace somehow. Really sad.
Oyinbo pple dont know what thier problems are ... I dnt blame them when the govt has solved most of their probs they must create a new one ... Personally i am also going through depression now but as a true naija guy i must find a reason to be happy and live
RIP. My heart is bleeding
Kudos boy the great hero..........mumu
Very sad! Weeping right now. As a man of God I see boy with a future-Pst.Chekeleke
Very bad,so sad!
Yet another frustrated soul.
Rest in peace son!
I tried researching on the topic "Teenage Depression" and I almost ended up depressed.
That mission was just like trying to research on the origin of God.
Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha
This depression is really getting to many people this days
Pls if u notice any kind of depression
Pls seek help o
Am sure his mother lives under the water....safe journey bro
Am sure his mother lives under the water....safe journey bro
What a promising handsome boy,D devil is a big deceiver.
Dats what we get from kids abroad,with d phone d ipad d iphone d constance light n pizza n all,all they get in return is depression.with all d problems we have here in nigeria I wonder what will be depressing a 17 year old!
Crazeness..Stupidity.i dont pity pple that commit suicide..mba...........................#6God
So young 2 young wt are d tinz dt causes depression I don't gt @ his age struggling wit it Na wo RIP.
Depression is realy a huge problem and a silent killer too..
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So sad ;depression is a very bad disease and though there are no known cure except suppressant and steroids to get high and feel happy.....i can relate to that for sure because it takes a whole lot of struggle and emotions to be off it.
This is weird and unusual. I'm beginning to think that this 'depression' thing is highly overrated in the western world. An average Nigerian is inherently depressed by so many thins but you hardly see corpses in River Niger......
If he were White, he'd go on a shooting rampage before taking his own life, what a waste of life.
Hmm rip, we have bigger problems in nigeria that can lead to depression, yet ppl Nvr kill themselves
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Oh poor boy
Would you blame him? Though sucide isn't the solution. Depression isn't a good thing at all, just what am facing this period
Wow bet why? Am so sad...i wish dere was sm1 to stop him frm jumping..May His soul RIP
Wow bet why? Am so sad...i wish dere was sm1 to stop him frm jumping..May His soul RIP
Wow bet why? Am so sad...i wish dere was sm1 to stop him frm jumping..May His soul RIP
Wow bet why? Am so sad...i wish dere was sm1 to stop him frm jumping..May His soul RIP
Wow bet why? Am so sad...i wish dere was sm1 to stop him frm jumping..May His soul RIP
This is sad,suicide is never and will never b an option!!!!! And u can get over depression!! It's possible!!
If u commit sucide hell fire awaits u oooo. Depression ko,depression ni. Let's give our life to christ. Linda I dey oooo
Na wa o! D things that are happening dis days dey frightening o! May his soul RIP. Linda take note!
Na wa o! D things that are happening dis days dey frightening o! May his soul RIP. Linda take note!
hmmmmmm
depresion!!!!!
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d guy dey kolo. nonesense in high places.
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It's so sad that a young boy who has so much ahead of him will take his own life. R.I.P
They must be an evil force behind his suicide mission...what on earth will make someone take the life you didn't give yourself...God 4bid such thoughts
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What's a kid like DAT even doing on social media...that's d more reason why we pleading with Onyx, not to block his head with social media...Onyx pls don't ever try this...No matter wht u see here pls
Old news but what type of depression was he suffering from? 17yrs old? stupid boy
people don't value there lifes enymore.
Only God knew y.....
Depression is just too neglected
He seemed to value his watch more than his life. At least he cared that it may or may not survive the plunge.
SO SAD.
Choi! What a shame
Sobs... Wt of his parents??? where is his mother??? Couldn't she hv helped him???
Damn! too young to be that depressed to the point of ending his life, so sad.
Smh...RIP
Nawoooo. What's up with this naw?
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Foolish boy, Hw does suicide solve d problem of depression? Y didnt u read more books on dt n gt advicers frm ur elderly one rada dan confindin with ur peers? Ur a bunch of disappointment to ur innocent mother ur ancestors, who send u mk u go n die? Was dt d end of d world? wait n ans question on d judgment day wen d tym cum, nonsense mentality
Is only white people that are always depressed,,that is how my aunty went to Sweden all of a sudden she started complaining of depression, when she was in Nigeria we didn't hear her mention it for one day,so I ask?is it the foreign land that make this people depressed? I need an anewerS oo
Is only white people that are always depressed,,that is how my aunty went to Sweden all of a sudden she started complaining of depression, when she was in Nigeria we didn't hear her mention it for one day,so I ask?is it the foreign land that make this people depressed? I need an anewerS oo
Is only white people that are always depressed,,that is how my aunty went to Sweden all of a sudden she started complaining of depression, when she was in Nigeria we didn't hear her mention it for one day,so I ask?is it the foreign land that make this people depressed? I need an anewerS oo
Na so my brother he nor to kill your self
Thank you very much craze dey he brain
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Depression is real o. it is a mental health disease. A chemical called Serotonin in the brain is to blame. A lot of people go through it but wont talk about it. In naija spiritual help, family and community support helps the individual but in the western world isolation and loneliness allows depression to get out of hand. Depressed people need a lot of supervision and encouragement.
Hmmm... Depression?! It can't be.
i have vascular surge on my right leg since i was given birth to, i have never worn a skirt even leggings because of it being swollen, it makes it makes me feel so inferior cos i cant wear what i feel like most at times i feel depressed cos it has really affected me in every way relationship wise and all..
May God bless you for this comment...
Naija I hail ooo... all dis depression ish wiv dis pple abroad... if dem dey naija wetin go happen? nigerians r strong ooo, even wiv negative energy, dem go still no send u....
Being depressed is a very crazy ailment that makes u sometimes loose your will to live. And I'm sure that's what triggered his suicide. Wonder what causes this depression anyway. May his soul RIP.
Too bad
Na over feeding they cause all this ones..make dem com c hustle for Africa..dem no go dey depressed for one minute...just saying
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Such a cute boy..depression isn't easy to fight
Are u brainless? So only orphans suffer depression. Sigh* it's not compulsory to voice out your opinion
Now u sound like a depressed being..ya need help too.
This one u didn't have anything bad to say udo adikwa?
He is not stupid, he was just like u..
Because u said it here, u are healed. In jesus name..Amen.
Poor unfortunate soul. Smh
Ma sister! I tire!
He deserves to be woken up nd beat him to death for gud 10x for taking his life by him self fool
Lol, @ oviomaigho, I think u re right. May his soul rest in peace. Amen
All you idiots here calling it a white thing or an old thing are the same ignorants that thought AIDS was not real. Think outside of yourself before you comment.
Depression kills faster than death itself. Most times we dnt help those who are down,we laugh at them,pple who can't take it commit suicide.
Whatz the world coming to.what the HELL is a young boy like this thinking of
Whatz the world coming to.what the HELL is a young boy like this thinking of
The smile is not natural
So young and so sad
this fineeee boy for heavens sake..eh. depression of what biko nu? kai!
Why would he do such a thing?
What would make a 17yrs old take suicide as an option to his depression. What can make a 17yrs old depressed.
Eya! Such a pity! DEPRESSION!
What would make a young man like this so depressed about life? This is so so sad. I wish I was there to save him. I wish he got help. I can't!
Ovio na over ignorance made you to make this comment
Yeah......like why wil such a vibrant young guy take his own life jst like dat?.RIP dude.....
Am surprised at people who commit suicide, why cant they just enjoy life, oh well at least he died smiling
It's so annoying am so pissed #smh smhsssss
Cure for depression, suicide not an opt out... when u die u still stay d same no rest in peace..
Dear anonymous @7:03. This is actually my first time of commenting on this blog. I read your comment and I feel your pain because my daughter has a similar condition. I'll tell you now what I tell her. That condition doesn't make you less beautiful. Always remember that beauty comes from within and that you're created in God's image and after His likeness. When you fell sad about not being able to wear leggings, think of those who don't have legs. Don't give depression a place in your life. It's not of God. I pray that the Almighty God will give you the courage and grace to carry on and besides, miracles still happen. Don't lose faith. God bless you.
@ovio dont judge what you haven't been through.
When I was exactly his age, I was depressed bcos I wrote my first jamb then and my center was disqualified, and so cancelled, I cried and I asked God why, bt then God, my family and esp. My late dad helped thru it. If u make God ur best friend, u can never go wrong and u'l surely overcome issues like depression
OMG!d guy is so cute,wat kind of depression will mk him end his own live..abi na..linda u sure say d boi no get water spirit?mayb him pple dey call am..so painful RIP
Life is full of different surprises, may the almighty God continue to make us value life no mattter what we go through *tha_mix_breed
Hahaa Matrin
God bless u, Martins
Depression is real, it comes and goes. It can be triggered by so many conditions. The truth is that for us that believe in CHRIST our Lord and saviour, we do not have anything to worry about. Just worship HIM in truth and spirit and every other thing will follow. Their's actually nothing that HE can't take care of, therefore we do not have any right to take our lives.
Suicide is never an option.
Ok
Pple just don't understand many things can make a 17yrs old depressed
Toooooooo bad #okbye#
Gbam,Lobatan......he wanted to test his wrist watch may is waterproof....gud 4 him.......rip,dude
so sad RIP
I don't know who may be going through depression or even worse reading this, please no matter what you are going through taking your life should never be an option. It is against God's plan for anyone. It is against the law that governs our land. It is selfish, because of the pain you will cause your loved ones and even people who don't know u but will read about it. Please, whatever it is you are going through, open up and talk to someone. Only cowards commit suicide. May God forgive and rest the soul of this poor young guy. *sad*
depression is a bad thing and enlighthment should be done to bring people out of it. its really sad
Anon 7:30 pm, lmao you said it all. Truly am worried o! Willy udo adikwa???
this is a sign that insta-celebs are mostly depressed...especially the ones who have to follow their lives in silence!!!
See how the dude got about 7k likes on his suicide note...shows
He takes a life he did not give. So sad. I'm sure by now he would have realised that no amount of pain on earth can equate eternal suffering in hell.
Heaven is real and hell is real. One's decision on earth determines where he/she ends.
Jesus is the answer.
it's crazy to see people make fun out of issues like this. Depression kills.. it beautifies death and makes it seem like the only way out. I've been there and still struggling. May God help us all
No one knows d type of depression he was. Always give thanks in position u found yourself + R.I.P.P LITTLE KID
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buh buh buh aww! he's just seventeen iii dunno wat to say.buh life goes on, climbing up to the zenith in life is not a bed of roses.all i can say is patience.
Linda, he didn't commit suicide. It was publicity stunt.
he came back and apologized.
Why can't you just be freaking sorry for the guy he was probably in a horrible time and thaught he deserved it! How aboout free ticket to sociaty !
Lots of thing make lots of people different ages depressed like stress from school,family problems,being bullied and loads more things
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