Startup founder reportedly jumped to her death from the top of NYC rooftop bar

Post by oh_sigh » Wed, Jul 22, 2015, 2:29 AM UTC

brianwawok wrote: post #2

Just a friendly reminder that no matter how bad your startup is doing, or how much money you owe to who, or how much shame you feel.. life is worth a lot more than money. You can always earn more money, but you can't come back from the dead[0] [0] - Provable with current scientific tools

I'm wondering if any startup founders actually commit suicide because their startup is failing, or if they are just depressed and suicidal completely coincidentally. I ask this because I've never been in a situation where I could ever see suicide as a viable solution to any problem, and can't really wrap my head around some event happening which drives a previously sane and rational person to suicide, or even though of suicide

Post by yuhong » Wed, Jul 22, 2015, 6:12 AM UTC

Zikes wrote: post #19

onion2k wrote: post #12

If you're depressed making the first move to reach out to talk about your situation is really fucking hard , especially if people's perception of you is that you're some sort of go-getting independent business founder who can do everything . This is a reminder that it's worthwhile dropping an email/text/phone call to someone you've not spoken to for a while - it's possible that no one has reached out to them recently…

I think we need to work on removing the stigma around general therapy. I have not personally seen a therapist, but of those I know who have, they almost always talk of it being a positive experience. In some cases, they have even advocated semi-regular therapy as a general health regimen, much like you might see a dentist or doctor regularly for checkups.

And also depression itself. I am talking about customers and partners etc obviously.

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