Anthony Bourdain dead at 61

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A man who appeared to have so much to live for
sad to read he took his own life.
 
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The guy had an 11-year-old daughter. I’ll be honest: as someone whose father died when I was the same age, I’m not feeling too generous toward someone who leaves behind a young girl. Still, I’ll offer a prayer for his soul.

Also, this is really frightening:
Suicide is a growing problem in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a survey Thursday showing suicide rates increased by 25% across the United States over nearly two decades ending in 2016. Twenty-five states experienced a rise in suicides by more than 30%, the government report finds.
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Theo520 said:
A man who appeared to have so much to live for
sad to read he took his own life.
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Yes, that’s how I feel too having heard the news. What happened. (I guess we fell like we know these ‘intimate strangers’ but in reality we have no idea what goes on inside their personal lives.) Frankly I’m in a state of shock right now.
 
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I’m sorry to hear that. That must have been hard.

I really think that those who take their own lives have entered into a vortex of depression that they don’t see much else.

I’ve never been suicidal, but I did suffer from intense postpartm depression after my son was born. I often felt during that time he would have been better off without me.
 
He and Kate Spade dead within a few days of each other. Both of them left young daughters’.
I wonder if either of them believed in God?
 
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I’m sorry to hear that. That must have been hard.

I really think that those who take their own lives have entered into a vortex of depression that they don’t see much else.

I’ve never been suicidal, but I did suffer from intense postpartm depression after my son was born. I often felt during that time he would have been better off without me.
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I very much agree. I have been suicidal at various points in my life (and wow, did PPD make it much worse – I hope you’ve recovered from that horrible ailment). The one thing that kept me from taking my own life was knowing what it would do to those who love me. Depression really does force one into a deep hole that doesn’t permit clear thinking. As a parent, I’d like to think that I’d seek help if I felt this way rather than abandoning my child. I really pray that I never have to test the theory. I’m not looking at Bourdain’s suicide generously, as I said, for specific reasons. But still, I did pray for him. Whether I feel kindly toward him or not, this is all we can do I suppose.

(And thank you for your kind words ❤️ )
 
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They better investigate his death thoroughly. I’m not saying that there was foul play but he was in contact with different people who may have had enemies… Last week I saw this news snippet: “But top officials in Azerbaijan, an oil-rich country nestled between Russia and Iran, want him to know this: He just became a persona non grata.”
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he had a history of serious drug abuse at an earlier time in his life and became such a celebrity. he never looked real happy to me. I thought he his marriage had broken up over the last 2-3 years and he had a new
girlfriend. he certainly had a dream job and lots of money, but that was not enough.
 
okay thanks! it looks real. i am not on twitter so i wasn’t sure. it seemed uncharacteristic for Mr. Bourdain.
 
It’s a thing, people do it after many deaths


This is my favorite though
 
oh, lol, thanks for the tip. it is the first time i have ever seen anything like this.
 
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