There\u2019s\nno arguing that 2018 has been a year of trends – from the everpresent\nrise of Beyonce in the form of Beychella, LGBT representation in\nfilms, characters and tv shows occupying space across all of\nmainstream media and the unavoidable \u201cIn My Feelings\u201d challenge.\nHowever, much like its preceding years, 2018 has also taken the lives\nof \u00a0a number of high-profile celebrities, namely Kate Spade,\nAnthony Bourdain and Avicii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spade,\na fashion designer, became renowned for the Kate Spade handbag which\nwas the centerpiece of many a woman\u2019s closet through the 90s till\ntoday. Bourdain, a travel documentarian, journalist and chef, won the\nworld over with his CNN award-winning show, Parts\nUnknown<\/em> in the later years of his\nlife. And who could forget when Swedish house DJ, Avicii rose to fame\nwith his Etta James sampled hit \u201cLevels\u201d in 2011 and continued\nreleasing hits with artists such as Wyclef Jean, Rita Ora and Aloe\nBlacc. What do Anthony Bourdain, Avicii and Kate Spade have in\ncommon? They were conduits of happiness to those on the receiving end\nof their talents. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\nelse makes these three unique talents similar? They all suffered at\nthe hand of depression and ended their own lives as a result. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n As\nsad as it may be for the world to lose such talented people – a world\nfamous chef, designer and DJ are but an infinite fraction of the\nnumber of people who lose their lives to suicide everyday. According\nto a 2016 study, 23 South Africans lose their lives to suicide on a\ndaily basis. As much as it is known it needs to be pointed out that\ndepression cannot be removed from suicide. It should also be\nmentioned that while women are more likely to be diagnosed with\ndepression than men, men are more likely to commit suicide than\nwomen. Depression statistics among South African men have increased\nin recent years and it is time for men to find strength in\nvulnerability and in seeking help from friends, loved ones and\nprofessionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If there is one lesson from the live of these three celebrities it is that depressed people might not always look depressed and as a result we should be trying our very best to check up on those around us (as well as ourselves) so as not to fall into, or deeper into, depressive thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If\nyou or anyone you know might be struggling with depression and\nanxiety, you can contact the South African Depression and Anxiety\nGroup (SADAG):<\/p>\n\n\n\n For counselling queries e-mail: zane@sadag.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nTo contact a counsellor between 8am-8pm Monday\nto Sunday,<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nCall: 011 234\n4837<\/strong> \/ Fax number: 011\n234 8182<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nFor a suicidal Emergency contact us on 0800\n567 567<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 24hr Helpline 0800 12 13 14\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s no arguing that 2018 has been a year of trends – from the everpresent rise of Beyonce in the form of Beychella, LGBT representation in films, characters and tv shows occupying space across all of mainstream media and the unavoidable \u201cIn My Feelings\u201d challenge. However, much like its preceding years, 2018 has also taken […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,19,20,18,21,22],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/camille-orgel-551599-unsplash-e1539527905930.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa0nwP-3f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203,"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions\/203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ilizwi.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}