CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 - CNN

[Spivitz]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html

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[muskie]

Very sad. I was a huge fan of his series.

Hope he found his peace.

 

[Blood on Blood]

RIP

 

[Tight Lines]

Damn, R.I.P.

 

[Marko]

Wtf. RIP man.

 

[Spivitz]

Sad, I'm sorry too. Liked him.RIP

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

RIP. he had deep deep internal demons.. thought it was strange for a former hard drug addict to be drinking, but "only when he's out socially or for the show".

 

[BS ISF]

RIP!! talented story teller.

 

[blakbearddelite]

Outside having some terminal diagnosis, it'd difficult to process how someone can be in such a dark place as to take their life.

 

[Marko]

Former Hard drug addict ? Wow.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

ya he plays it off... but once you are a full blown addict on hard drugs your not supposed to even drink a drop. way too much risk for relapse.. maybe he's right and continued to abstain but he's still off'd himself so something was still pretty wrong obviously.

"Most people who kick heroin and cocaine have to give up on everything. Maybe cause my experiences were so awful in the end, I've never been tempted to relapse."

https://www.thefix.com/content/anthony-bourdain-addicted-past91330

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

Especially finally having kids at the age of 50 or whatever. I also think he got divorced or was getting a divorce over these last couple years.

 

[SirMarco]

Sad RIP. I've always enjoyed his shows and travel.

 

[Spivitz]

I feel kinda morbid posting two sad deaths this week.
I read upwards of 49,000/ year kill themselves in the US.
It's really sad, prayers to them all.

 

[Kensington]

"No Resuscitations"

 

[BigJohnson]

You'd be depressed too if you never had had reservations

 

[Mook]

Mental illness and depression are no joke.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Man....


Please just talk to someone people

 

[radioguy6]

so sad, I enjoyed his shows and all the crazy places he'd go. He was a fantastic story teller and always kept things interesting. RIP.

 

[Marko]

Suicide is 10th on cause of death in the USA.

 

[Kensington]

Man....


Please just talk to someone people

https://twitter.com/GordonRamsay/st...ame?id=twitter-1005063770744516608&autosize=1

 

[Marko]

Mental illness and depression are no joke.

A lot of people that have these problems get it from alcohol and drug abuse.

 

[Kensington]

Mental illness and depression are no joke.

What sucks is, as an addict and someone who constantly partook in drinks, it would've been highly inadvisable for him to be on anti anxiety/depression medication. With him traveling 200+ days per year, it's likely that he didn't have someone consistent to talk to regarding his struggles. When he's out in the middle of nowhere, it's hard to just pop on the cell phone and call.

That said, and I know it's an extremely unpopular opinion around these parts, medications can, and more often than not, do help. The problem lies with doctors and patients who think that these medications are cure all's, and taking them is good enough. Drugs are only as good as the rest of the treatment. If a doctor just throws a bunch of anti-psychotics at someone, and does no follow up, that is a recipe for failure. They absolutely NEED to be paired with some sort of cognitive therapy. It's like putting a bandage on a broken arm. The arm is going to stay broken until someone comes along and helps set it back straight.

 

[Kensington]

A lot of people that have these problems get it from alcohol and drug abuse.

Common misconception. The drug/alcohol abuse is likely self medicating a pre-existing mental illness

 

[Marko]

Common misconception. The drug/alcohol abuse is likely self medicating a pre-existing mental illness

Ok. So the drug/alcohol abuse makes it worse.