I just witnessed somebody die where i'm staying!

[UberScout]

(hyperventilating into a paper bag) I am FREAKING OUT! The hotel room across from us let in like, seven policemen and a detective. They were taking pictures... All i could see of the poor sap was his feet! And they looked grey as clouds.

As i type, it feels really cold. Not cold air, either. An ethereal cold. I can feel this poor fellow still roaming around. He's searching. He's confused. He doesn't know what's happening.

He thinks he's still alive... If only i could tell him the truth... But i don't have any sage.

I don't know this man, but i do hope the afterlife treats him well.

 

[Streetwise]

Only G~d knows where he is,im still shocked by my mams (moms) death 18 years later -to me she is somewhere and i cant find her .
i remember clearly my dog walking next to me after she had been dead over a week -never felt it again.

 

[tducey]

Have never seen a human die but I watched my dog die in 2008, it's not a good thing to witness. Stay strong at this time.

 

[onlything]

Death is never easy to witness. Try to stay safe.

 

[Sid Delicious]

We're all going to die. It's a completely natural part of life and neccessary for the rest of the natural order to keep going. No need to panic over it. It was just his time to go. You can do your best to stop suffering in the world, but you can't stop death (at least not with our current levels of technology). Just hope he had a good life and a quick and pain free end.

 

[Theta.G]

I'm confused, did you see someone get killed or saw the body after the fact?
If it's the former and your still worried see a psychologist early so it doesn't develop into something else.

 

[pjcnet]

Can't say too much because this isn't the Politics and Religion section, but what you said was very spiritual and you talk like you have abilities. Sorry you had to go through this however.

 

[Butterfly88]

So sorry to hear this.

 

[Mary Anne]

I’ve seen people die right in front of me at least twice; killed; shot; and commit suicide by gun shot (different occasions every single death mentioned here). The first one is always the worst freak out.... until the next one.

Violence is not “natural.”

 

[Bolletje]

Not to be nitpicking, but if you only saw detectives and a pair of feet, you didn’t actually witness someone die, did you?

I’ve seen death quite a lot in the course of my job. Dying can be a struggle, but death is peaceful. The deceased have such a serene expression when they’ve passed away.

 

[Mary Anne]

Not to be nitpicking, but if you only saw detectives and a pair of feet, you didn’t actually witness someone die, did you?

I’ve seen death quite a lot in the course of my job. Dying can be a struggle, but death is peaceful. The deceased have such a serene expression when they’ve passed away.

I saw people die. Before detectives, before 911 calls. At the very moment. Do you want graphic details? Not appropriate here. And no, when it’s violent, faces do not look “peaceful,” IMHO. What is your job? Nurse, doctor, firefighter, police, or EMT?

 

[Progster]

When I was about 6 years old, my grandfather's dog died in front of me. We were out in a field walking. My grandfather just carried on walking and told me to leave the dog. I didn't understand why at the time. I talked to my mum about it more recently, and she said it was because my grandfather wanted to protect me from the sight of the dead dog.

Death is a necessary part of life. A species cannot evolve without a cycle of birth and death, but emotionally, it is still hard to accept when it happens.

 

[Bolletje]

I saw people die. Before detectives, before 911 calls. At the very moment. Do you want graphic details? Not appropriate here. And no, when it’s violent, faces do not look “peaceful,” IMHO. What is your job? Nurse, doctor, firefighter, police, or EMT?

I’m not asking OP or you for details, I’m just responding to the situation as described by OP, which didn’t really add up to me, which is why I asked my question. I see no need for your sharp tone and I don’t appreciate it. As for my job, I’m a doctor.

 

[Fridgemagnetman]

I’ve seen death quite a lot in the course of my job

Seeing it, not causing it

 

[Mary Anne]

I’m not asking OP or you for details, I’m just responding to the situation as described by OP, which didn’t really add up to me, which is why I asked my question. I see no need for your sharp tone and I don’t appreciate it. As for my job, I’m a doctor.

I am sorry, but I had no “sharp tone” that I am aware of. I was feeling like you did not believe me, and just got defensive. No sharpness whatsoever.

I must say though, living/ working in a place with extreme gang wars, poverty, crime and police shootings happening all the time, (Chicago) ....that you making a blanket statement about “death being natural” is very cold hearted and not a wise statement IF that is the casual way you speak to others. Try telling the mothers of dead children killed by stray bullets, rival gang members, or police “how natural death is.” I have worked in the counseling / mental health business. One client’s 3 year old daughter was murdered. Another - her cousin was all over the news...found dead stuffed in a freezer. These are the kinds of un-natural deaths we deal with. I myself have witnessed many things over my life, some extremely graphic, violent, and unnatural death.

Death is not always “natural.” I do hope you do not say that to your patients. Even when a loved one dies “naturally,” it’s hard on the grieving family.

 

[Bolletje]

I am sorry, but I had no “sharp tone” that I am aware of. I was feeling like you did not believe me, and just got defensive. No sharpness whatsoever.

I must say though, living/ working in a place with extreme gang wars, poverty, crime and police shootings happening all the time, (Chicago) ....that you making a blanket statement about “death being natural” is very cold hearted and not a wise statement IF that is the casual way you speak to others. Try telling the mothers of dead children killed by stray bullets, rival gang members, or police “how natural death is.” I have worked in the counseling / mental health business. One client’s 3 year old daughter was murdered. Another - her cousin was all over the news...found dead stuffed in a freezer. These are the kinds of un-natural deaths we deal with. I myself have witnessed many things over my life, some extremely graphic, violent, and unnatural death.

Death is not always “natural.” I do hope you do not say that to your patients. Even when a loved one dies “naturally,” it’s hard on the grieving family.

I only responded to OP and never mentioned you anywhere until you called me out, so no, I did not question you or your experiences, I wasn’t talking to you at all.

I’m sorry for the rough things you have seen, which -again- I did not respond to when I said “death is natural”. Going ahead and questioning my bedside manner is uncalled for. I don’t have to defend myself because you got offended by something you took out of context. I suggest you go work on whatever your problem is and leave me out of it.

 

[Mary Anne]

I only responded to OP and never mentioned you anywhere until you called me out, so no, I did not question you or your experiences, I wasn’t talking to you at all.

I’m sorry for the rough things you have seen, which -again- I did not respond to when I said “death is natural”. Going ahead and questioning my bedside manner is uncalled for. I don’t have to defend myself because you got offended by something you took out of context. I suggest you go work on whatever your problem is and leave me out of it.

But I thought you WERE responding to ME about death - not the op as your post did not have quotes copied in your reply, and it came right after my post. If I am wrong, I apologize for defending myself. I also can see now that you might not work in a place where there is high crime rate. Ok, so let’s please both not be defensive. You keep taking things “out of context” too. I wish you well.