A MAN who sent several messages via social media networks that he was not coping with life's challenges was found dead on Friday.

Tshepiso Molope 28, of Saulspoort, near Rustenburg, was found hanging from the roof of his parents's home. His cousin Paseka Molope found him.

The week before his death Molope had posted about his depression and even hinted that he could not carry on with his life.

On Tuesday Molope posted this message on Facebook: "Mare (But) what went wrong ka life yaame (with my life)? Why is it every time ga ke leka dilo go pala (when I try new things I don't succeed)? How do I live my life to do good? God please hear me out."

Earlier that day he had posted: "This is one bad week. I can just tell that it is a beginning of a bad (one) 1."

He even posted scriptures from the Bible.

Paseka said he had been chatting to him on another site, Mxit.

"He asked me to tell both his mother and girlfriend that he loved them, which I found odd because he never spoke like that. I then went to his house and when I arrived found him hanging from the roof."

Clinical psychologist Ketso Moorosi said hopelessness could have driven Molope to death.

"The fact that he was posting those messages on Facebook was a clear cry for help. It was a sign of a person who could not cope with life's challenges anymore, so it (Facebook) offered him space to express his feelings."

Moorosi also said it would have been difficult for his friends to detect what he was planning to do.

"Facebook is not personal interaction where people can tell that something is bothering you by the tone of your voice or facial expression, so no one could have known what he was planning."

Moorosi said people with depression must always seek help.