Originally Posted by: LeedoggStart reading up on Jason Becker if you really want to see someone that fate screwed. I know my problems seem trivial when I think about what happened to him.

Ya, I totally agree with you Leedogg. Poor guy had so much potential and was robbed of it. Amazing guitarist.

However, we're examining the topic of people who have some power over their fate (contemplating suicide) as opposed to people who were dealt their fate (i.e. genetic disease, cancer).