There are only 2,686 Billionaires in the world. .00000034 of the world’s population. A perch achieved less frequently than almost anything…w the thing most/many crave & believe solves all (money) & yet we just lost one of them to suicide.
Lee was a husband for 27 yrs, a father of 5, grandfather of 2, a generous philanthropist, & was 78 at the time of his passing! 78!!! He was still worth $2Billion.
Yet, you look at the next slide➡️looking “depressed & disheveled” recently, of course those investigating are trying to pin the death on ONE thing (a cause – bad biz deal) leading to a “decision” to do this. If only su!c!de were that simple. And again against the “single reason” theory: no note left.
At 78, w all that going for him, why do this? I’ve shared before that in many cases, it’s a cumulative build of trauma & chronic stress over time that leads to a “heart attack of our nervous system” – self-harm error msgs to our brain. Not a decision. Do I know that in this case for sure? No. Does it support that possibility – he was a BILLIONAIRE…& an icon of the private equity community – yes. No one is immune. Money does NOT solve all.
Next two slides➡️the two “gold standards” for MH assessments used in doc’s offices, corp offices, & schools: the “PHQ-9” 9 questions to assess depression, & “GAD-7” 7 to assess anxiety, well: PHQ-9 was developed by a MARKETER for Zoloft/Pf!zer, GAD-7 funded by a grant from Pf!zer. See a trend?
The tests relied on to assess (often diagnose- subjective MH labels)…& look who’s behind them. I’m not against meds. But when will we open our eyes to how we are being SOLD in this space. Those 2 tests (look at the ranges) put you in the depression & anxiety categories almost right away based on only a few low-range answers. It’s binary: you have “it” or you don’t & w those two measures, your criteria for “it” – the bar is so low.
I share these stories together bc we have to start making sense of why our MH world is so upside down. Anyone is susceptible, we are over labeling, & throwing quick fixes. We aren’t getting to the sources. We aren’t showing the MH CONTINUUM, nor brain-body treatments.
