christiefan915 (06-08-2018), countryboy (06-08-2018), evince (06-08-2018), Irish Exit (06-08-2018), Jack (06-08-2018), JqYaqui (06-08-2018), ThatOwlWoman (06-08-2018), TOP (06-08-2018)
Shocking news this morning. World traveler and chef Anthony Bourdain committed suicide.
I’m terribly saddened. I loved his show and his conversational manner of story telling.
I could relate to Bourdain’s background as I worked in the restaurant business in high school and college and could relate to the characters he wrote about and the drug culture/outsider status of workers in that business from personal experience.
It’s a sad day today.
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
christiefan915 (06-08-2018), countryboy (06-08-2018), evince (06-08-2018), Irish Exit (06-08-2018), Jack (06-08-2018), JqYaqui (06-08-2018), ThatOwlWoman (06-08-2018), TOP (06-08-2018)
What? I like his shows....
travel well my talented friend
we need to treat depression in this nation
christiefan915 (06-08-2018), ThatOwlWoman (06-08-2018)
TOP (06-08-2018)
christiefan915 (06-08-2018), ThatOwlWoman (06-08-2018)
TOP (06-08-2018)
how do other countries deal with it idiot
they treat all mental illness
not just the cases that make some asshole money
I would contribute to a Fund for the Forum Groupie, That Owl Woman. She seems starved for attention and is reaching out in her desperate call for Help.
There is still a huge stigma against mental illness in this country, including depression. Just look at how we here throw psychiatric labels as insults at each other. "She's not well," "You're a psycho," "He's insane," "Kill yourself," etc. People are often reluctant to seek treatment because of that stigma. Others find the medications difficult to tolerate. And unfortunately, the risk of suicide is sometimes highest right after the person first begins taking anti-depressants.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353604/
christiefan915 (06-08-2018), Crazy Cat Lady (06-08-2018), Jack (06-08-2018), Phantasmal (06-08-2018)
Exactly. And when a celebrity goes public it's much worse because it goes all over cyberspace rather than being confined to a limited area. We've all read how so-and-so won't be hired because they're uninsurable due to their mental illness. Could be a career killer.
“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”
― Charles Dickens
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