RIP Anthony Bourdain

Let me get this straight.
Famous chef.
Celebrity.
Globe trotter.
Rich.
Famous.
His life is SO bad that he kills himself leaving his friends, family and fans to pick up the pieces?

Out of respect for the dead, I'll just stop right there.

There are many factors beyond that. As a third party observer, yes it seems irrational. I watched my aunt go through it and nothing could change how she felt. She had inner demons stemming from being kidnapped when she was younger she just could not shake

I think this is a very valuable on helping see how bad it can get for some people

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fam-suicide-misconceptions-kate-spade-0619-story.html


To shift your perspective on suicide, think back to the events of 9/11 and how you felt about the people who chose to jump from the Twin Towers before the burning buildings collapsed. “That analogy is not too different from someone who has a depressive disorder,” says Beeson. “It’s not true flames, but it’s the flames of something.

It’s easier for us to look at the 9/11 example and say, ‘Yeah, I’m not going to judge that person,’ but what if it’s flipped around and these are not real flames, but it’s something that’s very real to that person?” Given any of these circumstances — the burning building, the terminal cancer or the extreme, persistent mood disorder — Beeson points out, none of us really know what we would choose to do.
 
i really liked his shows. he seemed to be just a layed back cool guy having fun. i am deeply sad for his daughter, rip tony :cry
 
Well, this is a surprise.

While I'm not big on foodie/travel shows, I liked the structure of his show and, while not a big fan, I did like him despite how funny I find the idea of a rebel chef is.
 
Let me get this straight.
Famous chef.
Celebrity.
Globe trotter.
Rich.
Famous.
His life is SO bad that he kills himself leaving his friends, family and fans to pick up the pieces?

Out of respect for the dead, I'll just stop right there.


As someone who just got divorced due to a spouse's mental illness... I can only say depression is completely mind boggling.


You can have it all, and just be miserable and unable to function.


And some of the triggers are preventable, but in this day and age, not easy to avoid.
 
He apparently was in Seattle last year filming, and they talked to both his local guide and the owner of the hole-in-the-wall he went to here, and both honored him. The bar even had a cocktail sitting out where he'd sat.

Here's the article on it.
 
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Very sad. I loved his shows and his comments on food and life. His shows were much more than food, they were about culture, and they were thoughtful and profound. Yet, he did not talk bull and he did not accepted any either. I wish more people would be as honest and intelligent as he was.

I once bumped into him over here in Sweden where he was strolling and smoking almost right outside my house. I wasn't yet a fan by then so I only recognised him being a famous chef but couldn't place him for anything in particular. If it had been after I had got hooked on his show, I would have said "Hello! Love your show, but why in the world did you come here? This is a pretty boring place food-wise." and having seen the episode he shot here I think he would have agreed. :p
 
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In clinical depression it probably doesn’t matter but, after watching this, I can’t help but feel regret that he wasn’t home, in the US, in New York.
In suffering and crisis it’s best to be home.
 
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Terribly sorry for his family and loved ones . Really enjoyed his ‘ No Reservations ‘ show ... RIP .
 
they have been doing a marathon of his show "no reservations" but knowing he has passed, now i cant really watch and enjoy the show.... :cry
 
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