Anthony Bourdain
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It doesn't make sense. Granted, it never makes sense, but his really doesn't :-(
ETA: TMZ (not exactly a trustworthy news source) reports that his girlfriend was cheating. Not a reason to kill oneself. I'm sure it feels like that at the time, though.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2018 04:14PM by iShop123.
ETA: TMZ (not exactly a trustworthy news source) reports that his girlfriend was cheating. Not a reason to kill oneself. I'm sure it feels like that at the time, though.
"Let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?” ~Walter Williams
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2018 04:14PM by iShop123.
I loved his documentaries and his visits to WV. He did a great job of showing our area recently on a CNN special and the guy seemed great from his on screen time I had seen. I'm seriously in my feels right now. I know that the more these things are publicized, the more often they occur. It's the same with eating disorders, self injury, and the school tragedies.
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I always thought he had the perfect job and life. I guess we never really know what drives people to this desperate act but the people left behind are the ones who suffer. So sad for him and his family. I will miss Parts Unknown.
I miss him, and Kate Spade....I was in Marshall's and saw dinner plating she designed with her name on them.
They were gorgeous and I bought a set for a reminder and will look for Anthony's books and buy a couple.
Difficult to understand, but if this could happen to them, it can happen to anyone. Leaving a child is the saddest.
They were gorgeous and I bought a set for a reminder and will look for Anthony's books and buy a couple.
Difficult to understand, but if this could happen to them, it can happen to anyone. Leaving a child is the saddest.
Live consciously....
Kate Spade and now Anthony Bourdain. Who knows what lies behind all the glitz and glamour. I did not get a chance to watch his show but I will always remember him as the guy who detested Paula Deen's cooking.
I heard a talk from Dr. Drew saying he had addition problems in the past and started drinking again, and was depressed throughout the years. His girlfriend also broke up with him, it is reported, fake news, who knows?
The odd thing is the way both of them committed suicide, by hanging in their apartment, and hotel......sad.
The odd thing is the way both of them committed suicide, by hanging in their apartment, and hotel......sad.
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Bourdain had demons, and battled depression. Listening to the radio in the car today, a psychiatrist said that if anyone is even thinking about suicide, they should treat it as a heart attack, and go to the hospital.
Bourdain was an excellent story teller. His shows were not about five star restaurants and Michelin chefs. He explored and shared cultures, the underbelly, and backyard grills. I bought one of his books, stood in line, and got it autographed, to give to a chef friend of mine, this past Christmas.
I would consider his a life well lived, but sadly, he may not have.
Bourdain was an excellent story teller. His shows were not about five star restaurants and Michelin chefs. He explored and shared cultures, the underbelly, and backyard grills. I bought one of his books, stood in line, and got it autographed, to give to a chef friend of mine, this past Christmas.
I would consider his a life well lived, but sadly, he may not have.
My uncle battled depression, addiction and other problems. Doctors and family couldn't help him and at 25, he committed suicide leaving two very young sons. I was in third grade then and had a difficult time making sense of the tragedy. I hope anyone who is battling depression or addiction gets the help that they need.
Like all of you, I am bewildered at this recent string of celebrity suicides. I'm also saddened whenever someone chooses to end their life early -- famous or otherwise. Words never seem to adequately explain the sorrow and perplexity of the tragedies in my mind.
I guess we can never know the cross that someone else bears without walking a mile (or several) in their shoes...
I guess we can never know the cross that someone else bears without walking a mile (or several) in their shoes...
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl -- year after year..."
We only saw the part of his life that was scripted for television. That was not the entire or true person. I feel awful for the people he left behind. So sad.
@teriraia wrote:
I always thought he had the perfect job and life. I guess we never really know what drives people to this desperate act but the people left behind are the ones who suffer. So sad for him and his family. I will miss Parts Unknown.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
No one understands suicide. I only understand that the survivors bear a burden. Blessings and love for them.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
Very true. What problem could be so bad that one would see that as an option. Life happens and we deal with it using the resources at our disposal.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
I was talking with a friend about this recently and people have survived some of the worst atrocities that humankind can endure without choosing to end their lives early. One of the examples that we hit upon was the grisly images of the concentration camps during the Holocaust. People imprisoned, tortured, forced to watch loved ones killed, experimented on, and starved until their bodies were a husk of their former selves, yet the will to live and survive overcame the direst of conditions. We discussed other similar calamities that would seem to be a time when a human being might choose to end their life rather than continue to endure, yet most of them did not.
Then we looked at people like Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, and Robin Williams. They were not faced with the kind of impossible physical conditions described above, in fact, quite the opposite from all appearances. One might say that they had it all; fame, fortune, possessions, travel, etc. yet all three of them decided that death was better than living.
Mental illness and depression must certainly be a powerful force to contend with. Thank goodness I'm too stupid to be mental...lol!
Then we looked at people like Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, and Robin Williams. They were not faced with the kind of impossible physical conditions described above, in fact, quite the opposite from all appearances. One might say that they had it all; fame, fortune, possessions, travel, etc. yet all three of them decided that death was better than living.
Mental illness and depression must certainly be a powerful force to contend with. Thank goodness I'm too stupid to be mental...lol!
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl -- year after year..."
that is not the same with Robin Williams..he was a bipolar..that is different story..
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While not exactly the same, he was still a successful, famous person with some form of mental disease who elected to commit suicide. Close enough for me and the discussion I was having with my friend trying to make some sense out of the human condition.
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl -- year after year..."
Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson's and his autopsy revealed he actually had a form of degenerative dementia.
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"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Robin Williams was on many prescriptions drugs for his condition which lead to suicide. Every suicide case is different and until we know the facts, please don't lump them together, even Anthony Bourdain's case was different than Kate Spade, as he had drinking problems, was on the wagon and went off, where Kate Spade had
a history of depression.
a history of depression.
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Williams - dementia
Spade - depression
Bourdain - depression, etc.
All three suffered from some form of mental issues, even if there were some physical ailments involved. All three were famous, wealthy, and seemingly had it all. The similarities between the three were enough for my friend and I to include them in the same discussion of why rich famous people would choose to end their lives early and contrast that against other human beings in terrible situations who chose not to. That's all.. If any of you have the answer to why these tragedies occurred, please enlighten us. Or better yet, inform the medical community of your insights so we can end this for good. Otherwise, please stop nitpicking the details...especially on a discussion about suicide which really has no answers as far as I can tell.
I'll step aside now as the last thing I want to do is argue about celebrity suicides.
Spade - depression
Bourdain - depression, etc.
All three suffered from some form of mental issues, even if there were some physical ailments involved. All three were famous, wealthy, and seemingly had it all. The similarities between the three were enough for my friend and I to include them in the same discussion of why rich famous people would choose to end their lives early and contrast that against other human beings in terrible situations who chose not to. That's all.. If any of you have the answer to why these tragedies occurred, please enlighten us. Or better yet, inform the medical community of your insights so we can end this for good. Otherwise, please stop nitpicking the details...especially on a discussion about suicide which really has no answers as far as I can tell.
I'll step aside now as the last thing I want to do is argue about celebrity suicides.
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl -- year after year..."
Suicide isn't strictly for the rich, many children bullied on the internet commit suicide,...fame, fortune, or poverty isn't the reason..of course none of us know the interior of anyone, but obviously life just gets too difficult, very sad. This is a complicated time in life, and yet there is help available, so no one knows why. I don't feel an exchange of ideas or thought is arguing.
Live consciously....
I was just suggesting something differentiating William's from the two most recent suicides, the prospect of a long, debilitating illness.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Famous Santa Monica restaurant had a tribute to Anthony Bourdain by having a beautiful mural painted on their wall. He had no drugs in his system, even sadder.....I watched his latest episode and he seemed so happy...
Live consciously....
I read about that, too, Irene. The "suicide" seems less and less a likely scenario.
"Let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?” ~Walter Williams
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