You r Healt h an d Welln ess I am not a doctor, psychologist or mental health professional and nothing I am going to offer here should be considered a replacement to what you may already be using for treatment, let me be clear about that from the start.
Your Lif e M ig ht Be Killing You How did this happen? The world was shocked at the news that back to back celebrities at the top of their games, suddenly ended their lives. Anthony Bourdain, world renown chef, television personality, with a young daughter and a reported net worth of 16 million dollars, hangs himself. Kate Spade, a huge name in fashion design worldwide, also with a young daughter and a net worth of $200 million dollars hangs herself. Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ known as Avicii, just 28 years old dies by suicide when he cut himself with a wine bottle while on vacation in Muscat, Oman. They all reportedly suffered from depression and anxiety issues. We might ask ourselves what did they have to be depressed about? They were at a place that most of us can only dream of in regard to success, fame, and wealth. We are reminded of people known to us in the past, John Belushi, John Candy, Richard Jeni, and of course Robin Williams. Depression and anxiety can reach everyone of us regardless of our station in life or magnitude of our accomplishments. Our demons are real, at least in our own thinking.
We all go through times of sadness, disappointments and even anxiety and depression. Understanding why it happens is the first step to getting out of it. Like a plane spiraling toward a very solid mountain, we have to pull up and escape a certain demise. Some opt to crash and burn. Why? As evidenced by the wealthy celebrity A-listers who had it all, it sure isn't for a lack of material comfort. Are they "crazy"? I think not. I do believe that people end their lives because of a sense of hopelessness. Unrealistic expectations perhaps, pressure to be a better version of themselves everyday. The demons haunt every one of us, we all have a past story that may not be a Disney movie. Why do some of us pull up and others stay in an unshakable state of fear, stress, anxiety and depression? I believe that no one can answer that except for those in the situation. There are solutions that I want to share because they are non-medical and they actually have helped others.
