How social media became a weapon of suicide: the story of a girl from New York
'28.12.2020'
Olga Derkach
The 24-year-old was scheduled to post a heartbreaking suicide post on Instagram the day after her death. Writes about it Insider.
Yocheved Gurari from New York passed away on Tuesday, December 22, after jumping from the Vessel skyscraper on Hudson Yard in Brooklyn.
The day after her death on her Instagram profile suicide note appeared.
The photo at the post was Gurari, looking at the sunlight. A message to her 2 followers read: "I hope you find some comfort in knowing that I am not in pain anymore."
There was a warning before him. It told readers to sit down before reading.
The message then went on: “If you are reading this, I am gone. Either that, or somehow became incapacitated, so I can't delete this scheduled post. I really hope that didn't happen. "
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In her post, Gurari did not go into the reasons why she "left".
In previous posts on her account, she shared information about her fight against anorexia and depression.
Gurari admitted in a post that she "planned" to send a note to her parents posthumously.
She added, "If they decide to share or publish it, you might get more information."
Her father responded with a comment to the post on Wednesday.
Avrami Gurari replied, “I just want to thank everyone who posted here. Your kind words mean a lot to my family. "
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He added that he could discuss the personal letters she sent him at a meeting at Zoom, sometime after Shiva, the Jewish mourning period.
The father published a photo in which he is depicted with his daughter. He spoke of their "unique musical connection" and how it supported his "musical achievements and struggles."
Before that, he shared a photo of the puppy on his profile. He explained that while Yocheved was at the Eating Disorder Clinic in Utah, he sent her pictures of the dogs daily.
He ended the post by calling his daughter "the prettiest, prettiest and kindest child a father could ever hope for."
