Re Gary Speed. I think that unless a person has suffered from genuine mental illness...

then it is very difficult for them to understand why someone would want to kill themselves.
The thing with depression and anxiety disorders is that it warps the mind. Your normal thought processes and reasoning are either disorted or not there at all.
Real clinical depression is, I beleive, the biggest challenge in life that a human being will face. Your stuck in a very, very dark room with no light or windows.
My thoughts and condolenses go to Gary's family and friends.
The only good that will come out of this horrible event is that it will further raise awareness of mental illness ( which is extremely common, just ask any GP) and hopefully continue to erode the "just pull yourself to together" mentality which is still sadly a very widely held attitude despite what people may say outwardly.

Posted By: jimbo, Nov 27, 13:09:25