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So very sad. Depression is a very real illness. This was someone who had it all: brilliant (graduated from Columbia Law School), wildly successful, well respected, recently married and seemingly happy. It doesn't matter - a depressed person can't see all the good.
You're right, they can't. It's a sad and terrible illness.
We lost a brilliant mind. She could have made such a huge difference. If only she would have got some treatment & reached out for help in time. If you have trouble at home & in your personal lives, try to find happiness in career, friends, volunteering while working things out. Healthy distractions & a purpose in life are so necessary. There are so many good people in this world who will sympathize with your situation & try to help you through your issues. But you have to take the first steps. Sad to see someone so accomplished giving up on life.
We lost a brilliant mind. She could have made such a huge difference. If only she would have got some treatment & reached out for help in time. If you have trouble at home & in your personal lives, try to find happiness in career, friends, volunteering while working things out. Healthy distractions & a purpose in life are so necessary. There are so many good people in this world who will sympathize with your situation & try to help you through your issues. But you have to take the first steps. Sad to see someone so accomplished giving up on life.
We don't know that she didn't get treatment. I've lost several friends and acquaintances to suicide and almost all were in treatment. As a friend's mother put it after he died, "His depression was terminal." Interestingly, he was also a brilliant legal mind with an Ivy League law degree, a fantastic job, a bright future, and a family who was endlessly loving and supportive of him. He had been in therapy for years (as long as I knew him) and under the care of a psychiatrist, but had been doing so much better following a stay in a psychiatric ward after his first year of law school. He seemed like he was on the upswing and then one night it was just too much.
Sometimes, nothing can change the outcome, no matter how much help you are getting. It's a horrible disease.
Very sad. If it is indeed suicide, hopefully the family will be allowed to grieve in peace.
Perhaps there is a reason that it has been kept quiet, I know that with suicide, that is often the case. Could media actually be decent in this case and spare the family the horror of a media blitz, hopefully.
We don't know that she didn't get treatment. I've lost several friends and acquaintances to suicide and almost all were in treatment. As a friend's mother put it after he died, "His depression was terminal." Interestingly, he was also a brilliant legal mind with an Ivy League law degree, a fantastic job, a bright future, and a family who was endlessly loving and supportive of him. He had been in therapy for years (as long as I knew him) and under the care of a psychiatrist, but had been doing so much better following a stay in a psychiatric ward after his first year of law school. He seemed like he was on the upswing and then one night it was just too much.
Sometimes, nothing can change the outcome, no matter how much help you are getting. It's a horrible disease.
I agree. There needs to be more awareness about this. Diet plays a big role in body chemistry as well.
So very sad. Depression is a very real illness. This was someone who had it all: brilliant (graduated from Columbia Law School), wildly successful, well respected, recently married and seemingly happy. It doesn't matter - a depressed person can't see all the good.
Surprised? Only if a crime is perpetrated by someone with a Muslim sounding name, does it get reported here.
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