Tell HN: My Brother Died Last Week. His Death Will Not Be In Vain
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Tell HN: My Brother Died Last Week. His Death Will Not Be In Vain
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#2I can only sympathize with what Evan and Stephen went through. We must break the stigma against mental illness. It is far too wide reaching and impactful not to be at the forefront of technology innovation and health research. I challenge new startups to start attacking depression and anxiety disorders.
The best solution to depression is often simply finding what works for you through trial and error of available options including medication, therapy, supplements, better nutrition, exercise etc. Unfortunately, this is a long and arduous process that some never make it through. How can we accelerate this discovery process for mentally ill people to find the help they need?
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#3Constant reminder that I need to write for Paddy's http:/gets.by. I have been dumbstruck by how much stigma I have faced even telling my friends that I've struggled with depression and panic/anxiety attacks that spiral into depression. It's the hardest thing I've had to confront in my life, hands down.
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#4I am sorry for your loss.
> What happened to Stephen and our family is something that “happens to someone else.”
Mental health issues impact everyone at some point in their life – either personally, or through someone close. Unfortunately, society seems to discount mental health issues – they are not an open discussion topic. They are complex and difficult to understand and diagnose. This is something we should all endeavor to correct, for the better health of everyone.
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#5Care to say what was his actual problem was? And how did he passed out?
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#6Sorry for your loss.
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#7From Stephen's tumblr:
"23RD JAN 2014 Recent experiences caused me to examine my motivation for undertaking potentially revenue-generating projects. I initiated this site in order to produce income — a reason which seemed to require no further examination at the time. However, upon further reflection I discovered that I sought something more significant than income.
After pondering more deeply, I realized that income generation is not my ultimate motivation; I recognized that there are contexts in which money is useless or non-existent (e.g. being stranded alone on an island; or when a national government is radically re-structured in the wake of a natural disaster). Money is merely a means to attain other ends — it is a tool. Accordingly, I recognized that creating and producing value is my primary goal, while income generation follows subsequently.
This realization informs my time expenditure; I could cease writing this passage, and instead apply for employment positions via the internet. Conceivably, this strategy could be more effective for increasing my revenue over the short term — prior to my insight of today, I might have pursued this option. However, I now distinguish between income generation and value creation, and currently aim to maximize the latter. Accordingly, I will perform salaried labor for the minimum amount of time necessary to meet my material needs, while devoting all time thereafter to working on my venture."
Insightful, admirable person. Rest in peace.
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#8I am sorry for your loss. > What happened to Stephen and our family is something that “happens to someone else.” Mental health issues impact everyone at some point in their life – either personally, or through someone close. Unfortunately, society seems to discount mental health issues – they are not an open discussion topic. They are complex and difficult to understand and diagnose. This is something we should all e…
Agreed completely. The stigma attached just makes things harder.
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#9Care to say what was his actual problem was? And how did he passed out?
Yea, I feel that's kind of important to the whole thing. Talk about what the illness was, not about the person.
For all I know it could be anything from autophagia to trichotillomania.
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#10Care to say what was his actual problem was? And how did he passed out?
From reading inbetween the lines, it sounds like depression and suicide.
Evan, I'm sorry for your loss. Be with friends everyday this week. The internet can wait.