Why do famous and wealthy people commit suicide?
Today the famous designer Kate Spade hung herself in her New York City apartment. Most of us wonder why someone who is rich, famous, and appears to have it all would take her own life.
So why do famous people commit suicide?
In the Oscar winning movie The King’s Speech, Colin Firth played King George VI. One of the most poignant lines in the movie was King George’s response to his speech therapists’ statement, “That’s what friends are for”. His touching response was “I wouldn’t know”.
As King, George VI was at the top, where life can be very lonely. People at the top truly struggle to connect with those beneath them and those beneath them treat them as if they are on a pedestal. Their feelings of isolation develop.
We all know that isolation leads to loneliness and depression and all of its dangers, including suicide.
Like a king, Kate Spade was successful and wealthy and at the lonely top. Especially when her husband began divorce proceedings.
Life does not have to end in suicide for people at the top, though. All it takes to prevent loneliness is for a single person to get close to someone and be a faithful friend.
Fortunately for King George VI in The King’s Speech, his therapist heard his comment and reached out to him. Even in the midst of the inequality of a King and lowly speech therapist, the lowly speech therapist Lionel found a way to become the King’s friend. Lionel and “Bertie” (King George’s nickname in the movie) remained friends until death.
Why do people who seem to have it all commit suicide? It is lonely at the top.
Rest in peace, Kate Spade.
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