r/breakingbad • u/Boring_Elevator3817 • 9h ago

RJ Mitte (Walt Jr) has passed 😥

Wow, I was shocked to hear this. They are saying it was suicide. So sad. He was only 34 years old. RIP, Flynn ❤️

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u/wmcs0880 8h ago

Some people manage to hide it really well, I can’t imagine what pain he was in

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u/Pro_Racing 8h ago

Yeah. My dad killed himself when I was 10, absolutely nobody saw it coming and nobody knew he was struggling. 

I would like to remind anyone who's struggling to deal with their problems to speak up, to someone, anyone, because no matter who you are there's somebody around to help.

RIP RJ Mitte, you made a lot of people very happy in your time.

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u/Kxden-R 8h ago

Sorry to hear about your dad , my dad passed in 2024 when I was 25. Ruined my life. How do you feel about him doing that if you don’t mind me asking? I think That’s fucked up to do man if you have kids imo respectfully

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u/vavavoomdaroom 4h ago

That last sentence is unnecessary and not cool at all. I've been there and it's not a choice. Your brain is literally telling you that the best thing for your child is taking yourself out. It's not rational.

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u/Kxden-R 2h ago

My bad, didn’t mean to be disrespectful I’ve experienced losing a parent so that was never my intention

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u/Pro_Racing 4h ago

Part of me thinks it was somewhat selfish of him to take his own life and subsequently tear the family apart, but I know him and I know what suicidal thoughts are like, so I understand. Really I just wished he shared what was going on, he had so many friends and so much potential familial support to help him. We still don't really know what was going on that caused him to take his life out of the blue, we never will.

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u/Kxden-R 2h ago

Yh fair enough man

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u/daystarrrr 8h ago

Very true. And also important to note that even though someone is depressed it’s not always this planned kind of thing. He very well could’ve woken up today with no idea that this will be the day.

As awful as depression and suicidal ideation is already, it can take a much darker turn VERY fast. It can be any little thing that is enough to push someone over the edge.

We may never really know the full truth of what happened and the battle RJ was going through in his own head. It’s an awful and tragic reality. We will celebrate the light he brought to this Earth, and we must all use this as a reminder to care for the people who we love and are close to us.