to say, about Kate Spade's apparent suicide?

[Standandwait]

... that there are two things I take away from this:

1. there are a lot of people out there who you think are just fine and should be so happy but just aren't... not only Kate Spade, what about Robin Williams? Be aware others may be fragile and try not to hurt them.

2. if you think you're worthless and a failure remember there are probably other people out there who admire you and wish they were like you. Don't kill yourself get help.

Kate Spade as in the handbag designer? Oh no, I didn't know this had happened, how awful

OMG !

Very sad.

So so sad. She had a 13 year old daughter!

It is incredibly sad.

I did wonder though what prompted it and as she didn't appear to have the usual triggers like family, disease, poverty

Why speculate? It’s unseemly fgs.

I’ve been thinking I’m a failure for a long time now and read the news today, I could never imagine someone so successful so unhappy but I’ve been thinking about things the wrong way

Rest In Peace

I agree about the speculation. There have been several suicides in our local area recently, and hearing people gossiping and speculating about why is really horrible.

A child has been left without a mother, and for Kate Spade’s friends and family this is a devastating tragedy. Not really something to chat about.

My dad committed suicide, we will never know why. Please don't gossip about the reasons why

What I take away from it is that someone else will have to deal with the aftermath.

When my husband killed himself I had i to find the money to pay all the bills, the mortgage. I had to explain to my 5 year old son what had happened and bring him up alone with him knowing that his father had loved him enough to stay.

did wonder though what prompted it and as she didn't appear to have the usual triggers like family, disease, poverty

If you knew anything about suicide you would realise that sounds very ignorant.

If only it were as simple as to tell someone they're not worthless and not to kill themselves.

I lost a sibling to suicide and I agree that the gossip and speculation is awful. The reason someone ends their own life shouldn't have to be common knowledge.

Windyone , as inadequate as that is.

I don’t think the purpose of this thread was to gossip. I think OP is trying to reflect on whether any of us can learn anything from the tragedy of a person taking their own life.

Don't kill yourself, get help"

A very close family member committed suicide.

Please don't think it's as easy for people to 'remember' that someone wants to be like them. If that was the case, wouldn't they still be with us? You really are missing the point, op.

My godson committed suicide with a gun last May.
It was a complete shock and we still cannot understand why.
He left a wife and three children under 8. Two of the children are receiving help. The daughter who is part of one of the twins is ok so far, but it only a matter of time before she will need help.

Theres a very fragile line and once its crossed in that moment theres no going back. Its awful and my heart goes out to all families of suicide . If they believed life was better with them in it they wouldnt do it but they dont and we cant ever truly find out why after the fact.

I think unless we are in the position of feeling the despair and unhappiness of some people we can never judge them. Such a terrible event for the families.

My Dds friend died from suicide in January she was 25 years old always smiley and wavy etc it is heartbreaking. I don't think people can help but speculate on this but I do think we should try and be respectful and we will never really know why people die this way

I think someone that takes their own life is in a very dark place indeed and for that reason they don’t simply get help!

I can only imagine they feel completely and untterly worthless and feel the only way to end how they feel is to die so no someone in that state of mind isn’t going to just “get help”

I don't think anyone who hasn't been there can imagine how black a place the world must be when suicide seems like a good option.

I've been bereaved multiple times now by suicide - family and friends - my heart goes out to her family.

2 relatons of mine died from suicide I was chatting to him in the pub he was laughing and joking and he was found a few hours later not everybody will give out signals

I think knowing why (on a general scale) is important. How else would we try and prevent it?

My mum killed herself when I was a teenager. It's always more complicated than it appears from the outside.

for everyone on this thread who has been bereaved by suicide.