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Related: About this forum19-year-old gay Jewish man dies by suicide, leaves heartbreaking note
Adam Seef, a 19-year-old gay Jewish man, ended his life earlier this month. He left behind a heartbreaking note about his struggles with anxiety, depression, and navigating the world as a gay man.
Seef, who had just turned 19, was on a vacation with his friends in Israel when he ended his life. Upon hearing the news, many of his friends ended their vacations and flew back to South Africa (where Seefs family is from) to attend the funeral.
According to the South African Jewish Report, Seef was a first-year medical student at the University of the Witwatersrand. His friends and family describe Seef as a perfectionist who struggled with his mental health.
Seefs family posted to social media to squash any unsavory rumors surrounding his death.
He explained that he was struggling with his place in the world, his transition into adulthood, his identity, and his sexuality, their Facebook post read. The post went viral, being picked up by various well-known blogs and news sites.
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RKP5637
(67,031 posts)irisblue
(32,828 posts)snip-
"When Adam was born, he suffered double pneumonia and spent the first eleven days of his life in an intensive care unit. From a young age, his family noticed he suffered from anxiety and hated being alone. His father bought him a dog, a Saint Bernard named Casanova, to help with the anxiety.
Casanova was Adams boy, he slept in his room, and barely left Adams side, offering him comfort, Justin said. However, Casanova was put to sleep a few weeks ago, before Seefs untimely death"
That poor man.
His poor family
marble falls
(56,358 posts)it is a real emergency situation all over the planet.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)So sad to lose sensitive people haunted by our cultures demons.