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MySpace cry for help?

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The AP reports that a 20-year-old soldier, Dylan Meyer, who committed suicide in his barracks at Fort Gordon, Georgia, made his intentions clear on his MySpace page. Was he hoping someone would see his post and try to help? It seems like the only people who are on MySpace all day long are desperate men searching for busty women to add to their friends list. Poor Dylan never had a chance.

By the way, the AP story's dateline reads: CYBERSPACE. I feel it's only a matter of time before datelines read: THE DARKEST POCKET OF THE UNIVERSE.

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.