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A guy father who “wouldn’t hurt a fly” committed suicide two years after being violently attacked.
Paul Sullivan was discovered dead at his home near Skelmersdale on October 31 after a two-year war with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Paul, known to his friends as Sully, had lived in depression for years and had been the victim of a violent and unedduced attack in 2018.
Falling into a cycle of drug abuse and paranoia, Paul struggled to trump the reminiscence of the attack, his daughter Becky Sullivan told LancsLive, “He heard voices and saw things.
“He couldn’t sleep, he had flashbacks and nightmares, he had all these things running in his brain and he kept rehearsing, it was bad.
“Drugs would have contributed to that, but he was also so afraid of falling asleep that he took drugs to stay awake.
“The state for days at a time. “
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Sully was born on December 2, 1966, in the Pemberton domain of Wigan.
Becky describes her father as an intelligent, kind of man who damages a fly.
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Becky said, “He would do anything for and didn’t have a bad word to say about Array
“He took me and my brother Tom to concerts, The Courteeners, The Arctic Monkeys, U2.
“He didn’t have a violent bone in his body, he was the kind of user who didn’t defend himself. “
The 53-year-old had been suffering from depression and intellectual illness for years, but Becky believes he had control over the disease.
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Becky, 20, said: “He suffered from depression even before I was born.
“But he controlled it, he was on medication and he didn’t think it was too much. “
In June 2018, Sully was on her way home to Highfield in Wigan, I was about and the father of two was in a position to settle into her bed.
But before he could get home, he attacked through a guy who accused Sully of having an affair with his wife.
The violent and unsafe would leave Paul traumatized for the rest of his life.
Becky said: “The blood-soaked sidewalk.
“I went to see him after he attacked and sat down with him as he spoke to the ambulance and the police.
“The guy just hit him and my dad fell to the ground, the guy didn’t avoid kicking him. He also had bruises on his ribs.
“I think the guy would have killed him if he hadn’t stopped, he’s so brutal. “
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Sully recovered physically from his wounds but mentally marked by what had happened that night.
She said: “He was physically ill with post-traumatic stress disorder, he couldn’t paint because it affected him a lot.
“He didn’t leave the space for long, he was so scared, his friends tried to convince him but he discovered excuses. “
Things continued to get worse for Sully, who began using cocaine to solve his problems.
Having condemned drug use in the past, Becky believes his father has become addicted to the drug that helped him with the attack.
On October 31, Sully was discovered dead in his Upholland home around 2 p. m. after committing suicide.
Becky said: “I found out after they gave me the house from work, it was the last thing I expected to hear, I couldn’t.
“I knew I was suffering, but I didn’t expect it at all. I’ve never been able to reach him before.
“I hope other people with PTSD can talk, I don’t need others to stay by themselves because that’s what my father did.
Becky is growing up lately for the MIND intellectual fitness charity in reminiscent of her father.
The 53-year-old man leaves his daughter and son Tom, 15.
The entire budget is hosted through Becky and her family circle and can be donated to her GoFundMe page.