Depressed Chinese tourist attempts suicide in Phuket resort

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Depressed Chinese tourist attempts suicide in Phuket resort

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The Chinese tourist is loaded into an ambulance after first aid.

PHUKET: A Chinese tourist was taken to Thalang Hospital this morning (January 31) after attempting suicide in the room of the Pa Khlok resort where she was staying.

The tour guide for the group, Kanit Saeloh, told The Phuket News that the woman arrived in Phuket with her four friends from Yunnan two days ago, still depressed over a recent divorce.

“She went to Thalang hospital last night to get some anti-depressants,” Mr Kanit said.

“She was staying in a room alone, separate from her four friends who were staying together, and that may have increased her stress,” he theorised.

The friends found her in her room covered with blood after apparently trying to cut her own throat with a kitchen knife.

After stemming the blood, Kusondharm Rescue volunteers took her Thalang Hospital. She was later transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/depressed-chinese-tourist-attempts-suicide-in-phuket-resort-50824.php

-- Phuket News 2015-01-31

[rasmus5150]

How nice of her 3 friends, leaving her alone loaded on anti-depressants. Hope she recovers, and realizes there are a lot more "fish" in the ocean.

[danstarr]

It gets depressing just reading about people taking their own lives here. Glad her attempt was unsuccessful and hope she is able to rebuild her life.

[KonKorat]

Nice friends she has!

[harleyclarkey]

I am surprised that there are not more committing suicide on Pkuket.

It is a truly depressing place these days.

[crusty]

I am surprised that there are not more committing suicide on Pkuket.

It is a truly depressing place these days.

Do us all a favour and start the ball rolling, loser !

[JDHardie]

Was it a butter knife?

[Alwyn]

The anti depressants failed then, probably fake like most other stuff.. I hope she makes a full recovery and is able to crack on with life

[Time Traveller]

Yeah thailand is pretty depressing. The antidote is an air ticket somewhere else

[harleyclarkey]

I am surprised that there are not more committing suicide on Pkuket.

It is a truly depressing place these days.

Do us all a favour and start the ball rolling, loser !

Who is the loser Crusty, you and your disillusioned "likes"?

I guess you like living on a cess pool where corruption is rife, the locals hate you, no police force (unless you pay), no legal protection or system, Russian Mafia, local Mafia and violence is a daily fact of life. Nice place.

You are right in one thing...... I have left and really glad to have done so. I can live beyond the cheap beer and cheating bar girls.

It was fantastic 30 years ago and I loved the place and lived there.....but now it is truly a dump.

Edited January 31, 2015 by harleyclarkey

[harleyclarkey]

Yeah thailand is pretty depressing. The antidote is an air ticket somewhere else

Read carefully before you post.

Phuket is depressing....nothing about Thailand in my post.

Edited January 31, 2015 by harleyclarkey

[harleyclarkey]

I am surprised that there are not more committing suicide on Pkuket.

It is a truly depressing place these days.

Do us all a favour and start the ball rolling, loser !

Who is the loser Crusty, you and your disillusioned "likes"?

I guess you like living on a cess pool where corruption is rife, the locals hate you, no police force (unless you pay), no legal protection or system, Russian Mafia, local Mafia and violence is a daily fact of life. Nice place.

You are right in one thing...... I have left and really glad to have done so. I can live beyond the cheap beer and cheating bar girls.

It was fantastic 30 years ago and I loved the place and lived there.....but now it is truly a dump.

You can't beat a good dose of paranoia !!

Come on Benroom......paranoia? No, a good belated dose of reality. This reality is on here every single day!

I'd love to be able to say Phuket is actually a paradise island but I can't.

They went down market years ago and it is a failed island now.

Compare to, say, Mauritius where I was recently and this reality hits you harder. Mauritius is a true paradise island. Magic place.

[simon43]

If Phuket is such a terrible place, why aren't the locals and expats all trying to kill themselves as well as this poor lady?

[BradinAsia]

Yeah thailand is pretty depressing. The antidote is an air ticket somewhere else

Any place is depressing for folks who carry their depression around with them wherever they go, like this lady, she brought it with her.

She should get lots of sympathy here on TV, many folks here who also brought their depression with them and now blame Thailand for it.

[andreandre]

The anti depressants failed then, probably fake like most other stuff.. I hope she makes a full recovery and is able to crack on with life

Anti depressants take two to six weeks to take effect......nothing at all to do with this part of your post...."The anti depressants failed then, probably fake like most other stuff.."

I do agree with the second sentence whole heartedly

[Alwyn]

The anti depressants failed then, probably fake like most other stuff.. I hope she makes a full recovery and is able to crack on with life

Anti depressants take two to six weeks to take effect......nothing at all to do with this part of your post...."The anti depressants failed then, probably fake like most other stuff.."

I do agree with the second sentence whole heartedly

Yes they do indeed take a while to kick in, I was kind of figuring she'd been on them for a while as she was depressed from a recent divorce (and the likelihood of her getting fake medicine from China is probably even greater than in Thailand! Could be totally wrong but I hear what you're saying

Edited January 31, 2015 by Alwyn

[harleyclarkey]

If Phuket is such a terrible place, why aren't the locals and expats all trying to kill themselves as well as this poor lady?

From what I read here they are doing a pretty good job.

But as a further prop to my point....many "suicides" are in fact murder and ignored by the beloved thugs in brown.

The locals, and recently, many Russians seem to have a love affair with drink, speed and motorcycles which often end up in tears.

[wvavin]

Thailand seems like a really good final resting place!

[ChiangraiTony]

Hope that the young lady gets the medical help she needs and gets her family and friends support.

[vogie]

If Phuket is such a terrible place, why aren't the locals and expats all trying to kill themselves as well as this poor lady?

Their too busy killing each other?

[alfieconn]

Nice friends she has!

Would you want someone moping around in your room with you

[hansgruber]

I'm always sceptical of attempted suicides. I mean it doesn't take much to do the job correctly.

This is more a cry for help.

[louse1953]

Yeah thailand is pretty depressing. The antidote is an air ticket somewhere else

Take your own advice then.

[skildpadden]

You may try to go to the sea, sun and sand but the depression travels along as a blind passenger - and will rear its ugly face no matter where you are. You cannot run away from it. I hope she will get proper treatment for her illness.

[maidee]

she might have been depresses, because of the divorce, normal

the suicide attempt might just be BECAUSE OF THE MEDS she took

thank you big pharma

[SOTIRIOS]

...she should have tried to meet someone first at least........

...but yeah, hard to understand her 'friends'.......

...and anti-depressants are highly linked to suicides, ironically......