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Why do successful people commit suicide?

If you do not know who Cheslie Kryst is she was an American model, a television respondent and Miss USA 2019. She was also an attorney, with a degree in Marketing and Human Resource Management, she ran track, was a member of the Alpha Lumbda Delta honor society and she got her MBA in 2017.

Now with such an impressive track record and achievements why would she want to end her life?
Well,firstly achievements are not all there are to life. Material belongings are not all there are to life. It was mentioned that Cheslie suffered from high-functioning depression.
This just proves that depression and anxiety do not have a look and that anyone can suffer from it. The pandemic brought that to life. Also with the state of the world, capitalism and in Cheslie's instance chasing the 'American dream' has defined success in a particular way. Successful people might feel isolated or that they have no one to talk to. They also may feel they have to make stardom look easy. There is also pressure from others to be perfect or maybe financial pressure for example black tax. Cheslie is not the first successful person to commit suicide and will certainly not be the last.

I have seen how vile social media can be and we honestly need to be cautious of the things that we say. We also need not to judge people who suffer from mental illnesses and disorders.

Lastly, not everyone who dies by suicide is mentally ill and not every suicide is planned some are impulsive. Let us make sure that we are the reason why the world is a bit more kinder. If you need anyone to talk to my DM's are open. See you in the next one!

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