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Teresa


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So I just got an e-mail from someone telling me I saved their life....I'm in shock. How the hell do I respond to this? DO i respond to this?

Dear   ,
This is a hard email to write, but I think it is an important one.  I don't know you very well, but in the few months I have, you've made a profound impact on me, one day in particular.
I wont go into details, but I was getting my affairs in order to end my life.  I wanted the "clean up" after my death to be as easy as possible for my family.  Lifetime was the last stop on my list and then I was going home to do it.  There was nothing, NOTHING that was going to stop me from hanging myself that Thursday afternoon.  Until I saw you.  Like I said, I didn't even know you that well, but you came over, asked me how I was, looked me in the eye, smiled, and that was it.  Something so simple, yet for the first time in months, maybe even years, I felt something.  I felt like maybe there was some good in this world left living for.  Now I know this is weird, that you saying hi to me saved my life, which is why I have to believe you are a man of faith.  I believe what I saw in you that day was the light of God.  Whether you are Christian or not, thank you for saving me, and really, bringing me back to life.

**UPDATE**
So I took your advice, and brought this into the lead PT at Lifetime, and when I showed it to him, he got really quiet and told me he knew who it was.  He said one of our team members had been hospitalized a few times for attempted suicides and this had her name written all over it.  I feel awful.  I asked him what I should do and he was clueless.  He's going to bring the e-mail to his supervisor and call me later.  I have an awful pit in my stomach.  I feel terrible.


-- Edited by collegegirl5858 at 17:56, 2007-07-09

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I have to believe you are a man of faith

Um... is this some sort of spam? Or are you, collegeGIRL, actually a man?

Do you know the person who sent it to you? If not, I'd simply delete it. And if you do know them, you might ask them why they think you are male...because I'm assuming you aren't.

The way it's worded makes me think it's just random phishing type stuff to make you respond. My apologies if it's not though.




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Yeah, do you actually know this person and how they got your email address?

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I'm with the others, it seems fake.

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greendiamond


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If this person "didn't even know you that well", how did they have your e-mail?

What/where is Lifetime? Where you even there on a Thursday?

I'm suspicious...


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100% fake!

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I agree - it's fake!

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What a strange message to send someone.  It sounds like spam to me, but it's also incredibly strange.

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greendiamond wrote:

If this person "didn't even know you that well", how did they have your e-mail?

What/where is Lifetime? Where you even there on a Thursday?

I'm suspicious...


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I am suspicious too, but Lifetime could possibly be Lifetime Fitness, a rather pricey health club



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Teresa


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sorry, i was gone all day. Yeah, i was wondering about the "man of god" thing, too. There was no name, so im kind of clueless. It is definitely refering to Lifetime Fitness, I'm a regular. I'm kind of wierded out by it.

ETA: thats kind of sick, if its fake, dont you think?

-- Edited by collegegirl5858 at 23:17, 2007-07-08

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HeatherLynn


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I'm assuming you can see the email address. Maybe you can figure out from there?

That is so strange. Definitely seems like spam, but since they mention something personal like Lifetime I'm not so sure. Does anyone that goes to Lifetime with you have your email address?

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Teresa


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HeatherLynn wrote:

 Does anyone that goes to Lifetime with you have your email address?


well...im in their "boot camp" and we have a team roster with everyones contact info. so i guess that is a possibility.  I feel obligated to respond, like, what if this person isn't mentally stable?



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Rica


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I dunno... if the person is mentally unstable, you don't wanna provoke them anymore, you know? There's no telling what could happen when it comes to The Crazies. The email and circumstances just don't seem normal. Maybe you could mention it to someone in charge at the health club?

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Hmmm this does sound strange. Were you even there on Thursday? And if there's a roster list with the members info can't you look up the email address?

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littlebean


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It's definitely a fake. I've gotten similar e-mails (maybe even the same one) myself.

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Teresa


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littlebean wrote:

It's definitely a fake. I've gotten similar e-mails (maybe even the same one) myself.



okay, (whew) i feel better. thats messed up though.



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I agree with the idea of printing out the email and taking it to lifetime. I bet the spammer got your email (and others) from the published list. You may want to ask them to keep your email private.



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Rica


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In response to your update....
It's nice that a simple gesture touched someone so deeply but seriously, you are NOT responsible for that person's life. You have to know that no matter what you say or what you do, ultimately that person is going to do what she wants.

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Wow. That is truly weird. I also thought it was spam, but now that you know it's not, I'm not sure what I'd recommend doing. Blowing it off and not responding seems kind of weird, but I'm not sure what kind of email response would be appropriate for something of that magnitude, you know? I would literally have no idea what to say. I'm actually starting to think that no response at all may be the best response.

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I agree with D about taking the e-mail to Lifetime.

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