Found Deceased Shana Alison DiMambro Last Seen 7/19/22- 7 AM in Her Home,100 block Mitchell Street, Spring Branch

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Hexe said:
So, forgive me that question, but what was she doing all days when her husband was at work? Sat in RV, cooking, cleaning and staring in the wall? That's very isolated life, far away from her family, friends, without work (therefore without her own money, I presume) no socialising, rarely even leaving the RV without husband...
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Depression and anxiety frequently go hand-in-hand, and it's not uncommon to have agoraphobic tendencies with anxiety. It may not render you completely house-bound, but can certainly limit the interaction you have with the world immediately outside your own little bubble. So yeah, her days may have been as boring as you can imagine, but it may have been her only means of coping.
 
deadfoot13 said:
Depression and anxiety frequently go hand-in-hand, and it's not uncommon to have agoraphobic tendencies with anxiety. It may not render you completely house-bound, but can certainly limit the interaction you have with the world immediately outside your own little bubble. So yeah, her days may have been as boring as you can imagine, but it may have been her only means of coping.
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I have bouts of this.
You worded it kindly.
 
deadfoot13 said:
Depression and anxiety frequently go hand-in-hand, and it's not uncommon to have agoraphobic tendencies with anxiety. It may not render you completely house-bound, but can certainly limit the interaction you have with the world immediately outside your own little bubble. So yeah, her days may have been as boring as you can imagine, but it may have been her only means of coping.
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A coping mechanism that's interesting. Now isolation would mean she would want to be left alone because others (other her family and loved ones) cause her anxiety. So IMO she would associate with people she was comfortable with so why would she go out onto somone else's property and possibly running into unknown persons that would cause her more anxiety? She was also wearing sandals as was mentioned in previous posts by other sleuthers, why would she climbe barefoot over fences (if not barbed wired) and with barbed wires? If she wanted to commit suicide why not do it at home why go somewhere else into someone else's property? Afterall she didn't trespass in the trailer park where she and her huband lived? Again things like this are overlooked, sadly. MOO.
 
5W's said:
A coping mechanism that's interesting. Now isolation would mean she would want to be left alone because others (other her family and loved ones) cause her anxiety. So IMO she would associate with people she was comfortable with so why would she go out onto somone else's property and possibly running into unknown persons that would cause her more anxiety? She was also wearing sandals as was mentioned in previous posts by other sleuthers, why would she climbe barefoot over fences (if not barbed wired) and with barbed wires? If she wanted to commit suicide why not do it at home why go somewhere else into someone else's property? Afterall she didn't trespass in the trailer park where she and her huband lived? Again things like this are overlooked, sadly. MOO.
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I can't provide any answers as to why she did anything. We don't even know how she died yet.

My comment was really just to offer an opinion to the OP's question of what she could possibly be doing all day stuck inside a camper, and why someone would lead that sort of life. Although there are other reasons for living that way, I shared my thoughts on what might be behind her lifestyle.

Self-isolation is indeed a coping mechanism -- it is a way to avoid situations that trigger a panic attack. If you've never had a panic attack, count yourself blessed. And I'm going to assume this is the case, because if you've suffered from panic attacks you wouldn't be asking some of the things you presented. A person who is self-isolating does not necessarily want to be left alone, but they feel they have to in order to avoid judgement, or feel guilty that they have mental health issues, or they know they will experience symptoms that they really don't want to feel. Look, it's mental health, there is no hard and true answer that fits every situation.

Anxiety and depression aren't necessarily logical, there are no rules of behavior. I'm one of those fearless women, fierce and capable, yet for several years the only time I could leave my house was to make the drive to work. And that's only after I found a route that could get me there without risking getting stuck at a red light in a left-hand turn lane. I couldn't enter a store, not even to pay for gas. I couldn't go out onto my porch to collect the mail. I couldn't talk on the phone. I stopped attending family events and cut off communication with most of my friends. I kept myself isolated to avoid sensory input and situations that would bring on an attack. And trust me, there were times where I had the conversation in my head about suicide.

Some thoughts about the points you presented:

Why would she go to someone else's property to kill herself? Maybe she thought she was being considerate and this would keep her husband from finding her dead in their camper. Maybe she didn't want to risk being interrupted by a nosy neighbor. Maybe her plan included an action that would be messy and she didn't want to ruin her husband's possessions. Maybe she was searching for a setting that could bring her a feeling of peace. Maybe because it was Tuesday.

In my lifetime, I have lost a grand total of 18 people to suicide. Of those 18 people, 3 of them completed suicide at home. Just 3.

Why would she climb a fence in flip-flops? Maybe because she could -- I have hiked mountains barefoot, it's no big thing if you're used to it and comfortable doing it. We're not talking about some gasp-inducing behavior -- she climbed over/under/through a fence in footwear she was apparently comfortable wearing, something those of us who have spent any time in the country have probably done countless times without giving it a second thought. I live in the city now and struggle with people climbing over my 8-foot privacy fence to cross my yard and I don't even find that odd, I find it inconsiderate.

Here is just one link to an article about isolation and depression/anxiety: Understanding the Effects of Social Isolation on Mental Health

All MOO based on my own experience and a useless BS in Psychology. If anyone really requires and requests them, I can provide links to any number of sleep-inducing scholarly articles and clinical resources that address the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
 
deadfoot13 said:
I can't provide any answers as to why she did anything. We don't even know how she died yet.

My comment was really just to offer an opinion to the OP's question of what she could possibly be doing all day stuck inside a camper, and why someone would lead that sort of life. Although there are other reasons for living that way, I shared my thoughts on what might be behind her lifestyle.

Self-isolation is indeed a coping mechanism -- it is a way to avoid situations that trigger a panic attack. If you've never had a panic attack, count yourself blessed. And I'm going to assume this is the case, because if you've suffered from panic attacks you wouldn't be asking some of the things you presented. A person who is self-isolating does not necessarily want to be left alone, but they feel they have to in order to avoid judgement, or feel guilty that they have mental health issues, or they know they will experience symptoms that they really don't want to feel. Look, it's mental health, there is no hard and true answer that fits every situation.

Anxiety and depression aren't necessarily logical, there are no rules of behavior. I'm one of those fearless women, fierce and capable, yet for several years the only time I could leave my house was to make the drive to work. And that's only after I found a route that could get me there without risking getting stuck at a red light in a left-hand turn lane. I couldn't enter a store, not even to pay for gas. I couldn't go out onto my porch to collect the mail. I couldn't talk on the phone. I stopped attending family events and cut off communication with most of my friends. I kept myself isolated to avoid sensory input and situations that would bring on an attack. And trust me, there were times where I had the conversation in my head about suicide.

Some thoughts about the points you presented:

Why would she go to someone else's property to kill herself? Maybe she thought she was being considerate and this would keep her husband from finding her dead in their camper. Maybe she didn't want to risk being interrupted by a nosy neighbor. Maybe her plan included an action that would be messy and she didn't want to ruin her husband's possessions. Maybe she was searching for a setting that could bring her a feeling of peace. Maybe because it was Tuesday.

In my lifetime, I have lost a grand total of 18 people to suicide. Of those 18 people, 3 of them completed suicide at home. Just 3.

Why would she climb a fence in flip-flops? Maybe because she could -- I have hiked mountains barefoot, it's no big thing if you're used to it and comfortable doing it. We're not talking about some gasp-inducing behavior -- she climbed over/under/through a fence in footwear she was apparently comfortable wearing, something those of us who have spent any time in the country have probably done countless times without giving it a second thought. I live in the city now and struggle with people climbing over my 8-foot privacy fence to cross my yard and I don't even find that odd, I find it inconsiderate.

Here is just one link to an article about isolation and depression/anxiety: Understanding the Effects of Social Isolation on Mental Health

All MOO based on my own experience and a useless BS in Psychology. If anyone really requires and requests them, I can provide links to any number of sleep-inducing scholarly articles and clinical resources that address the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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COULD NOT AGREE MORE!!!!!!!! You nailed it.
 
deadfoot13 said:
I can't provide any answers as to why she did anything. We don't even know how she died yet.

My comment was really just to offer an opinion to the OP's question of what she could possibly be doing all day stuck inside a camper, and why someone would lead that sort of life. Although there are other reasons for living that way, I shared my thoughts on what might be behind her lifestyle.

Self-isolation is indeed a coping mechanism -- it is a way to avoid situations that trigger a panic attack. If you've never had a panic attack, count yourself blessed. And I'm going to assume this is the case, because if you've suffered from panic attacks you wouldn't be asking some of the things you presented. A person who is self-isolating does not necessarily want to be left alone, but they feel they have to in order to avoid judgement, or feel guilty that they have mental health issues, or they know they will experience symptoms that they really don't want to feel. Look, it's mental health, there is no hard and true answer that fits every situation.

Anxiety and depression aren't necessarily logical, there are no rules of behavior. I'm one of those fearless women, fierce and capable, yet for several years the only time I could leave my house was to make the drive to work. And that's only after I found a route that could get me there without risking getting stuck at a red light in a left-hand turn lane. I couldn't enter a store, not even to pay for gas. I couldn't go out onto my porch to collect the mail. I couldn't talk on the phone. I stopped attending family events and cut off communication with most of my friends. I kept myself isolated to avoid sensory input and situations that would bring on an attack. And trust me, there were times where I had the conversation in my head about suicide.

Some thoughts about the points you presented:

Why would she go to someone else's property to kill herself? Maybe she thought she was being considerate and this would keep her husband from finding her dead in their camper. Maybe she didn't want to risk being interrupted by a nosy neighbor. Maybe her plan included an action that would be messy and she didn't want to ruin her husband's possessions. Maybe she was searching for a setting that could bring her a feeling of peace. Maybe because it was Tuesday.

In my lifetime, I have lost a grand total of 18 people to suicide. Of those 18 people, 3 of them completed suicide at home. Just 3.

Why would she climb a fence in flip-flops? Maybe because she could -- I have hiked mountains barefoot, it's no big thing if you're used to it and comfortable doing it. We're not talking about some gasp-inducing behavior -- she climbed over/under/through a fence in footwear she was apparently comfortable wearing, something those of us who have spent any time in the country have probably done countless times without giving it a second thought. I live in the city now and struggle with people climbing over my 8-foot privacy fence to cross my yard and I don't even find that odd, I find it inconsiderate.

Here is just one link to an article about isolation and depression/anxiety: Understanding the Effects of Social Isolation on Mental Health

All MOO based on my own experience and a useless BS in Psychology. If anyone really requires and requests them, I can provide links to any number of sleep-inducing scholarly articles and clinical resources that address the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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I was only questioning the viability in my own mind out loud of the post. But as you mentioned in your response that isolation could be due to not wanting to be judged I don't disagree that it just makes it more likely IMO that she wouldn't want to venture out only for a good reason would she, so my point still stands. As for the footwear why wear footwear at all to get to someone else's property if she wanted to go harm herself.
 
5W's said:
<snipped to focus on one point> As for the footwear why wear footwear at all to get to someone else's property if she wanted to go harm herself.
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Did I misunderstand what you were saying?

Maybe habit?

Soles of her feet were tender, perhaps?

Did she habitually wear flip flops? If so, why would she not wear them when she went out to harm herself?
 
wary said:
Did I misunderstand what you were saying?

Maybe habit?

Soles of her feet were tender, perhaps?

Did she habitually wear flip flops? If so, why would she not wear them when she went out to harm herself?
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I was responding to the OP's post about why she wore sandals to the location she was found as there was a gate, barbed wire fence, etc. around the property. The OP was responding to why she wouldn't wear them.
 
Some really good discussion going on in here. Thank you for sharing some personal point of views (Me Too) relevant to what Shana may have been experiencing.

I took a break from this case and haven't read back. What do most of you feel the COD will be?
 
Knox said:
Some really good discussion going on in here. Thank you for sharing some personal point of views (Me Too) relevant to what Shana may have been experiencing.

I took a break from this case and haven't read back. What do most of you feel the COD will be?
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With the tiny bit of information we've learned about her struggles with mental health and past history of substance abuse, I feel that she completed suicide, possibly via overdose. That's only my opinion.
 
Knox said:
Some really good discussion going on in here. Thank you for sharing some personal point of views (Me Too) relevant to what Shana may have been experiencing.

I took a break from this case and haven't read back. What do most of you feel the COD will be?
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Its hard to say but I wouldn't be surprised if its ruled undertmined. Then we are back at square one.
 
deadfoot13 said:
I can't provide any answers as to why she did anything. We don't even know how she died yet.

My comment was really just to offer an opinion to the OP's question of what she could possibly be doing all day stuck inside a camper, and why someone would lead that sort of life. Although there are other reasons for living that way, I shared my thoughts on what might be behind her lifestyle.

Self-isolation is indeed a coping mechanism -- it is a way to avoid situations that trigger a panic attack. If you've never had a panic attack, count yourself blessed. And I'm going to assume this is the case, because if you've suffered from panic attacks you wouldn't be asking some of the things you presented. A person who is self-isolating does not necessarily want to be left alone, but they feel they have to in order to avoid judgement, or feel guilty that they have mental health issues, or they know they will experience symptoms that they really don't want to feel. Look, it's mental health, there is no hard and true answer that fits every situation.

Anxiety and depression aren't necessarily logical, there are no rules of behavior. I'm one of those fearless women, fierce and capable, yet for several years the only time I could leave my house was to make the drive to work. And that's only after I found a route that could get me there without risking getting stuck at a red light in a left-hand turn lane. I couldn't enter a store, not even to pay for gas. I couldn't go out onto my porch to collect the mail. I couldn't talk on the phone. I stopped attending family events and cut off communication with most of my friends. I kept myself isolated to avoid sensory input and situations that would bring on an attack. And trust me, there were times where I had the conversation in my head about suicide.

Some thoughts about the points you presented:

Why would she go to someone else's property to kill herself? Maybe she thought she was being considerate and this would keep her husband from finding her dead in their camper. Maybe she didn't want to risk being interrupted by a nosy neighbor. Maybe her plan included an action that would be messy and she didn't want to ruin her husband's possessions. Maybe she was searching for a setting that could bring her a feeling of peace. Maybe because it was Tuesday.

In my lifetime, I have lost a grand total of 18 people to suicide. Of those 18 people, 3 of them completed suicide at home. Just 3.

Why would she climb a fence in flip-flops? Maybe because she could -- I have hiked mountains barefoot, it's no big thing if you're used to it and comfortable doing it. We're not talking about some gasp-inducing behavior -- she climbed over/under/through a fence in footwear she was apparently comfortable wearing, something those of us who have spent any time in the country have probably done countless times without giving it a second thought. I live in the city now and struggle with people climbing over my 8-foot privacy fence to cross my yard and I don't even find that odd, I find it inconsiderate.

Here is just one link to an article about isolation and depression/anxiety: Understanding the Effects of Social Isolation on Mental Health

All MOO based on my own experience and a useless BS in Psychology. If anyone really requires and requests them, I can provide links to any number of sleep-inducing scholarly articles and clinical resources that address the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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This!!!! Every single word is perfect. Agoraphobia sucks. Source: I live it every single day. Thank you for spelling it out so beautifully in this post and the one before it.
 
I've had times in my life--not recently, knock on wood--when people have given me anxiety attacks. Not strangers. They're fine. I don't care what they think. But the thought of facing people I know and love, who might judge me and disapprove of me and be worried about me--that would send me into a spiral.

I don't mean to say Shana felt this way. Only to reinforce what others have said--that everybody's experience of anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, any other mental/emotional condition is unique, and while we might make some guesses, we'll never know. Cause of death might tell us how, but we'll still only have vague guesses about why.
 
azure said:
I believe her family has answers. IMO since there was no foul play, those answers were not made public.
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It takes awhile for everything to come in first of all. Obviously LE has to look at everything. But in one of the interviews I saw the family had a lot of questions that hadn't been answered at that point. Maybe the question should be stated like this "Is the family satisfied with the answers they have received, have all of their question been answered? I saw the disappointment in her relative's face when the relative said that they had a lot of questions that hadn't been answered at that point as I said earlier in this post. I understand that the family has has to move on but when the answers they have aren't satisfactory can they really move on. What I'm really trying to get at here is LE has completed their investigation for example and the cause of death is undetermined. Does that really answer the family's questions? FWIW good or bad the family has to accept this answer. No choice really.
 
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