Raines created a successful YouTube channel dedicated to her advocacy efforts rescuing foxes from fur farms.
Animal rescue activist and YouTube star Mikayla Raines has died by suicide, according to her husband. She was 29.
Ethan Raines announced her death in an emotional video he posted to her YouTube channel on Monday.
He said that for years his wife suffered from various mental health issues and struggled to cope with online criticism.
“She couldn’t bear what she was feeling any longer, and she ended her life,” he said. “And it breaks my heart that someone who is selfless and devoted her life to animals could have so much negativity pointed at her.”
It’s not the most gorgeous of truths, but if it wasn’t online abuse, it would likely be something else for her. 75% of people diagnosed with bpd will make at least one suicide attempt in their lifetime.
Gee, do you think someone with BPD would be more or less likely to die by suicide if they’re facing an online harassment campaign. 🙄
More. As I said, the diagnosis is horrible and unfortunately this is not an unlikely occurrence. Seems people hate that as expected. But I know I would be happy to know this statistic earlier in life, so I am not ashamed to express it.
It’s pretty disgusting to look at someone who died by suicide after facing a harassment campaign and then suggest “maybe it wasn’t the harassment, maybe it was the BPD.”
Unfortunately, it’s just the truth. It’s a strong predictor for death before age 25. Bless you, hope you can learn again and help people in need
You’re a fucking joke.
Sadly, you are mistaken and lost in rage. I hope you recover soon it seems very painful
Don’t take the high road when you just said “maybe it wasn’t the online harassment campaign that led to her suicide, but her BPD.” 🙄
You’re not necessarily wrong. I certainly don’t have any information to refute what you say…
I’m just not sure that pointing this out on a post about a woman’s death is enhancing the discussion at all, so I’m not sure why you felt the need to share…
Read the other comments. It’s a world where nobody is aware of the disorder and as someone close to the issue I feel an obligation to educate. It’s not a fun thing to have or be around, and the sufferers and therefore the issue is surrounded by a hurricane of drama by its own design, to escape pain it creates even larger pain.