alright, so luke has always been my heartthrob, but sympathy goes out to the family. *sigh*

Just because he's famous or has money doesn't mean he has more choices or freedoms in this situation. Social status and wealth means absolutely nothing when you're severely depressed. A person can have all the judgment free support in the world and still think there's no one to help them if they're depressed enough. If anything, his celebrity status might keep him from wanting to get help, because he might be criticized for it, or he might think fans will think less of him, etc.

his Lightning McQueen!! i love him too

There's no need to rush the inevitable. I hope his pain will temper him to withstand the hurt he feels. I'm sure his success has helped to magnify some of the despair his hopes covered up before, but he's no prisoner. I hope it gets better.

This is no worse news than any other poor schmuck who does the same thing.

Who has said that it was?

The people who treat it as such.

Do you really expect the attempted suicide (if that is in fact what this was) of every depressed or disturbed individual in this country to receive as much media attention as that of a well-known writer/actor? Obviously, I have no disagreement that Wilson's actions are no 'better' or 'worse' than anyone else who does the same; but I do disagree that taking notice of it and wishing him well implies that anyone here views Wilson as more deserving of sympathy than anyone else in his position.

In this particular community, for example, if any active member posted about a friend or family member who was hospitalized for attempting suicide, I would fully expect comparable words of condolence from other members in response.

I went out of my way not to say that the guy should never want to kill himself because he's rich; I agree that rich people can become unhappy and depressed just like poor people--money don't buy happiness. But it do buy choices; the man has choices available to him that most people in the world will never have which is why I have to figure he was brought pretty low in order to want to kill himself (or want to attempt to--wanting to kill one's self and wanting to attempt to kill one's self are definitely different things).

If he chose not to seek help because of "image" concerns and that lack of treatment was ultimately responsible for his suicide attempt--then I would say that it was pretty stupid (notice the big if there). We expect our celebrities to have problems--we even yearn for it (and frankly I believe that many can attend therapy without us hearing about it if they don't want us to).

Lastly, the stuff about social status and wealth meaning nothing when it comes to depression...I couldn't disagree more. They mean a lot; they mean access to drugs and therapy that people without money or living in many other countries absolutely lack. Does having money inoculate a person from being depressed? Of course not--it simply means that that person has more options available to them to deal with their problems than people without. That's one of the reasons having money is nice.

That's a real bummer. Maybe he realized that he had played himself in every movie he's ever been in. But seriously, I feel bad for the guy.

omfg.... hes an amazing actor has so much money and he cant find happiness.. how does he survive... suck it up! i mean i love the guy hes amazing but hes got so much going for him that everyone wishes their life could be like that. he has the same troubles everyone else has but with a much bigger paycheck.

Yeah, clearly having financial security is a fix-all for any problems involving severe depression and suicidal thoughts. It has nothing to do with things like genetic predisposition, neurological imbalances, or intense psychological factors like distorted thinking - as long as someone has some extra cash in the bank they ought to be A-okay!

Poor sad millionaire.

+1

If I came in and posted that my husband had attempted suicide, I don't really have a doubt that people in here would post a lot of the same replies that they have to this article. Even members that don't like me, or that I don't know would likely pop in for a 'hope he gets better' post or two. In fact, I think there would be absolutely none of this type of post had it been a member or family member: