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[–] 78 points 2 days ago (11 children)

As for how the injury happened, his doctors still don’t know. “The mechanism is unclear,” they wrote. However, they noted he had a history of depression.

Wild speculation ofc, but imagine trying to kill yourself, you build up the courage to stab a knife into your brain through your eye and then you just fucking live with minimal complications beside a missing eye. What the fuck is that?

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  • [–] 25 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    If your speculation is accurate, then that’s one big ass fucking sign to live. Or at least that’s how I would take it.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Depression doesn't work that way, unfortunately. I hope this guy gets some support.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    It's a bit of a case by case thing. Something similar (near death experience) didn't cure my depression, but the newfound nihliphobia definitely diverted my suicidal ideation. Now I just have an existential panic attack whenever I think about death or time too much. 👍

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    I had a moderate depressive episode due to health issues, couldn't do shit, basically chair-ridden (like bedridden, but at least I could sit). If my health had gotten any worse, like from a failed suicide attempt, I only would have wanted to die more.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago* (3 children)

    Iirc there were also incidents where taking out a chunk of brain cured a mental malady. So the dude could've had his depression gone after this.

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    [–] 30 points 2 days ago

    Damn, added insult to injury!

    "You're so dumb you got stabbed in the brain and it didn't cause any damage!"

    Jokes aside, depression is awful and in hope they can get help.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 days ago (9 children)

    The knife was probably made of metal or some other hard material, that's why damage was minimal.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 days ago (7 children)

    Interesting theory, a hard material? Super weird they didn’t use a standard jelly knife

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  • [–] 29 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    What's the difference between jelly and jam? You can't jelly a knife into your brain

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  • [–] 12 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    That is one benefit of the dumbing down of society, brain injuries aren't quite so recognizable.

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    [–] 7 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    mildly interesting?!

    If this is midly I can't imagine ordinarily interesting!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Wasn't there also a guy who got shot through the head with an arrow and only lost sight in one eye.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I have read about a guy who got a piece of rebar through his brain, survived, functioned, and even improved his outlook on life through such an event ... And while looking him up, I found that it's a surprisingly common thing (I mean, compared to what I expected).

    The top result on DDG was this person, of whom I had not previously been aware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    He must have been a MAGAT?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (7 children)

    On a tangential note. Jack Black was great as a strung out nurse in Jesus's Son.

    "Patient complains of knife in brain." "Stabbing headache?"

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago* (5 children)

    My exact thought right when seeing this! Pretty much no one I've met IRL has even heard of this movie. Lemmy is kindred spirits I guess.

    BTW the movie is actually called "Jesus' son" which I believe is grammatically incorrect and that's always kind of bothered me. I feel like someone would have pointed that out and that it must be intentional but I can't see the significance of doing something like that.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    BTW the movie is actually called "Jesus' son" which I believe is grammatically incorrect and that's always kind of bothered me. I feel like someone would have pointed that out and that it must be intentional but I can't see the significance of doing something like that.

    I actually knew this when I was writing the comment. My brain rebelled when I tried to write it correctly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (2 children)

    per Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, it's only grammatical for Jesus (yes, that Jesus. not the other ones) because we make exceptions for Jesus or something

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    Why would that be grammatically incorrect? I was always taught that if the name ends with an "s" you omit the "s" after the apostrophe.

    I looked it up, and it's not quite that simple.

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/what-happens-to-names-when-we-make-them-plural-or-possessive

    For names that end in an s or z sound, though, you can either add -'s or just an apostrophe. Going with -'s is the more common choice

    Ok, so it's kinda optional in most cases, but reading on:

    For classical and biblical names there are other rules. For names ending in s or es and having two or more syllables, you usually just add an apostrophe. If the name is only one syllable, add -'s.

    • Socrates' students
    • Ramses' kingdom
    • Amos' prophecy
    • Zeus's warnings

    The names Jesus and Moses are always made possessive with the apostrophe alone:

    • Jesus' disciples
    • Moses' law

    So pretty obscure stuff, but the bottom line is that the title is the only correct way to write it according to M-W at least.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (6 children)

    So he was depressed and maybe tried to end it all??

    Wasn't there another person that tried to kill themselves with a gun but survived and it also cured their depression?

    All wild speculation but also could have been a crazy ex involved.

    Some Final Destination shit going on.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    If you survive a gunshot to head it's typically because it hit your frontal lobe / lobes which are to some degree expendable. So you basically have a frontal lobectomy which yeah, it's an effective treatment for depression. There are some side effects however.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (3 children)

    Lobotomy is NOT an effective treatment for depression, anymore than a death is a treatment for depression, or whatever.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

    It’s effective, not efficient.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I don't think so. It's a disgusting practice, and the guys that started it didn't have a fucking clue what they were doing, (and won the nobel prize for it.) They cut a hole then took an ice cream scoop and randomly scooped a bit out.

    Like if you break your arm, would you say that an effective way to treat a broken arm to to amputate it? Fixing it implies a better outcome, not a worse one.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    I am splitting hairs in this thread; I hope you realize that.

    “Treatment” doesn’t specify a certain outcome and OP didn’t say anything about “helping” or “fixing”.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 days ago

    TFW you're so dumb a knife to the brain can't make you dumber.

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