I was surprised to learn in the episode just how many times he was contacted by someone up there, as I hadn't remembered all the different times with Christian or LE, but we have to remember that, at the time, his parents thought he was on his way in between each of those times. Sure, he may have been carefully contemplating suicide for 13 hours, but I tend to believe a lot of that time he didn't even necessarily know what he was doing.ģ) WHY THE FAMILY DIDN'T MAKE THE DRIVE: In hindsight it's certainly frustrating that they probably could have driven to BW and met up with Bryce, but they only knew he was sitting there that whole time after the fact. Same goes for any of his actions that night. It may have been a thought that popped into his head at one moment and was gone the next, or he may have done it and not even known why. I also know that someone who is in any type of troubled state of mind often does things that make no sense whatsoever, so having his home address plugged into the GPS does not necessarily mean anything. I also know that my suicidal family member can seem to "snap out of" their odd behavior if confronted with contact by family or law enforcement and can present as fine, even at hospitals and in front of doctors, only to follow through with a plan shortly after. Sometimes, those closest to a person have the hardest time seeing things objectively. People have asked how Bryce's mother could have thought he sounded okay on the phone, why she thought it was a good idea for him to drive, etc., and this reminds me so much of issues we've dealt with in our family. I could go on forever about my experiences with mental illness, but my point here is that there are members of our family who are absolutely in denial during these episodes. Someone who has multiple diagnoses, also dual diagnoses (tries to self medicate with alcohol and pills), and goes through cycles of great times, then suicide attempts. I have also had issues with depressive episodes coming down from the pill even on the same day, so I can only imagine the effects of taking multiple pills, of the highest dose, for days at a time.Ģ) FAMILY DENIAL: I ALSO have a perpetually suicidal family member, unfortunately. The pharmacist has told me that one pill lasts for about 24 hours, and even on the 50 mg early in the morning I can still have trouble sleeping and have considered switching back to 30. watches me very closely, and I take 50mg, which is not even the highest dose. There are other labeled uses for the drug. I do NOT have ADD/ADHD, so I can somewhat attest to what it feels like for someone like Bryce. Anyway, lots to say, so I'll try to make this easy to read.ġ) I TAKE VYVANSE: I thought it would be helpful to put this here so anyone with questions about the drug can ask, although I have a limited perspective on it. I ended up purchasing it on Amazon, since I couldn't find any other way to watch it (only to later learn there's a way around the You Tube block). Or leave him keys somewhere.įinally watched the Disappeared episode. If they really thought he'd continue on the road, and miss them when they drove up to get him, a simple solution would be for one person to stay home. So noone wants to be in Buttonwillow for longer than 30 min if they don't have to. It gets incredibly hot there and usually stinks like cow poop (Not kidding about that). It's basically a pitstop off the highway both directions for people to get gas, food, use the restroom, and maybe grab a motel room if the drive is too long and it's getting late. There is literally nothing to do in Buttonwillow unless you live there. I know this route well and have stopped in Buttonwillow many times in my life, as I grew up in So.Cal, moved to Nor. The reason for the parents to possibly have driven up and get him (not that far away they could've made it in less than 3 hours, and no traffic at night) is because he procrastinated and hung out so long in Buttonwillow that mom had to call CHP to prompt him to get back on the road, and girlfriend thought he was so impaired she took his keys. I agree with your theory that he ran off, the cops seem to think he hitched a ride off I5 also. Totally different freeway- Bakersfield is off Highway 99 and is a major city, Buttonwillow is right on I5. I hate to correct you, but it was Buttonwillow he was stopped in, not Bakersfield.
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