Obituary - Paul Tinder

Paul Tinder, 37, died October 15 in his Nora home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. "He always thought of himself as this big victim of life," said Tinder's sister Jessica Blanchard. "For example, he blamed his depression on Mom and Dad for not raising him to have more self-esteem." Blanchard, a successful physician and social justice activist, continued, "He thought his trust issues were because the doctor who delivered him didn't have his consent to suction the birth gunk out of his nose. Can you believe it? Every one of his dozens of failed relationships was always the woman's fault, to hear Paul tell it. When he lost his job two years ago, he blamed his boss, President Obama, [Federal Reserve Chairman Ben] Bernanke, China, everyone and everything except his own constant screw-ups. It breaks my heart that this happened, but I think we all figured it would happen sooner or later." In Tinder's apartment, police found paperwork indicating that he had already filed lawsuits against the gun manufacturer, his landlord, his parents, and several of his former co-workers for their "gross negligence" in connection with his suicide.

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Depressed Woman Turns Life Around Too Far

INDIANAPOLIS - Friends of local woman Nancy Harris say they are proud of the 29-year-old's steely determination to overcome depression, but admit that the new, more confident Nancy is actually more annoying than the needy, self-harming woman of 2 years ago. 

Miss Harris, who struggled for many years with dysthymic disorder, a type of depression characterised by low self esteem, fatigue and troubled eating habits, has followed the advice of her psychologist and various self help books to completely transform herself. 

However, best friend Angela Goodall says Nancy has turned her life around just a little bit too far. "I hate to say it, but the new Nancy is really stuck up", she said. "She used to be really self-depricating and quiet, but all she talks about now is how great her life is. Well, hurray for you, Nancy!". 

Other friends say they are fed up with being told that they should try reading Paul McKenna's Change Your Life in Seven Days and any other such books on combatting low self esteem. 

"Look, I admit it was quite irritating having to put up with her constant suicide threats before", said friend Michael Peach. "But in the last few months she just never shuts up about the wonderful effects of neuro linguistic programming, and how I should try it out. I just hope this is a phase". 

Defending herself this morning, Miss Harris told The Tribune that her friends are "just expressing their own insecurities through the medium of jealousy", but reiterated that "this could be remedied through improving their self images".