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Originally Posted by Katyanna
I would be rather concerned, why did he IM you out of the blue to tell you this? Does he just talk weird when he has been drinking? I would say it was serious, I would at least get a hold of the family and find out how to contact him other than IM, tell them you were planning a surprise visit or something and maybe they will get you the university name, dorm hall etc. If they do not feel comfortable about the situation, I would probably go ahead and tell them the deal. You are worried and want to check on them. They would take matters from there I am sure.
The troubling part is that he had already explained he knew One tablet would be more than sufficient, yet decided to take three while admitting the alcohol. This sounds like a cry for help.
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I'm not sure why he would IM me out of the blue like this, once or twice when he'd been drinking, but never any suicidal thoughts or nothing to suggest he was unhappy really. I also found his home phone number and I tracked down his university .
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
Sure sounds like a cry for help to me. It's really impossible to tell from the brief description you've given to say what to do next. Have you ever spoken with any of his family members before?
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I've never spoken to any of his family over the phone, just IM'd with this brother.
Thanks for the advice so far.
This was the entire IM message he sent me..
"long story short, i had really bad night, and of all the people on my 177 buddy list , i chose you to IM. i have been drinking semi-heavily as usual, but i also just took 3 sleep aids at once, of which 1 while sober usually knocks me out for a good 12 hours. so if i don't wake up tomorrow, contact my family and let them know i knew this was coming and i love them and my friends, peace."
I am going to call his university now.