Anyone listen to Amy Whinehouse?

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Originally Posted by Rat160

And give me a break, Im rich, Im famous I have so much to be depressed about.

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.......................you don't know much about mental health and clinical depression, do you?

EDIT: And also, she had suffered from eating disorders as well. The toll that that takes on your body is a HUGE one. It was probably a number of things, including drugs that caused her death. But the eating disorder just came to mind and it wrecks the body.

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Originally Posted by Rat160

Like it or not, theres not a druggie out there that will get any sympathy from me.

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No problem with that at all. That's your prerogative and I respect your opinion on the matter. It's cool to post your own thoughts and opinions about an issue like this. What's not cool is to argue about subjective issues of "sadness" and make out like someone is "wrong" for feeling sad just because you don't feel that way yourself. That's how it came across, anyhow.

No, I defiantly think everyone is entitled to their opinion, that is just mine. And I know a little about mental health and clinical depression as I was on medication for depression for 14 years. With that said I still don't see what there is for her to be depressed about. Shes rich, She could have anything she wanted.

the depression was probably a side affect from the drugs anyhow.

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But depression just doesn't work like that, at allllllll!
You can have all of the material goods in the WORLD, and still become clinically depressed.

My boyfriend has had a great bringing up, no money problems, nothing, and he has had dysthymia for most of his life, with frequent episodes of major depression. One looking in on his life would say that he has absolutely nothing to be depressed about, but unfortunately it just doesn't work that way.

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Originally Posted by Rat160

No, I defiantly think everyone is entitled to their opinion, that is just mine. And I know a little about mental health and clinical depression as I was on medication for depression for 14 years. With that said I still don't see what there is for her to be depressed about. Shes rich, She could have anything she wanted.

the depression was probably a side affect from the drugs anyhow.

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If you truly had to deal with depression in your life you would understand that your comment about being rich has nothing to do with the issue. I guess in your eyes you wont have anything to do with people who smoke or drink alcohol either. They are drugs as well just legal...

Who knows why she was a drug addict. Could it have been caused by depression? Yeah, sure. Could you depression have been caused by a childhood trauma? Sure. Does it really matter at this point? No. If you were going to be critical of someone, do it while they are alive, not after they've kicked it. At this point, it's not them you are being critical of. It's their families that have to read the newspapers and find out the million things that made their loved one such a waste of life that they deserved to die.

I wasn't a fan, but it's always tragic when such a young individual loses their life. Seems like they have so much potential left.

I heard enough of her music to make me wonder what all the fuss was about??? She put out what...two cd's I think? Could barely make it through a performance without slurring, stumbling or picking fights with fans...IMO she was more famous for being a train-wreck than a talented musician...

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Originally Posted by Rat160

dumb druggies... thats what they get!

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Have a little compassion. One of my ex's moms just passed away last week due to drugs. You are on a public forum. Think about what you post before you post it.

To the OP, I don't know if I have ever heard the singer or not, but I am sad to hear about her death. My condolences go out to her family.

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Originally Posted by Rat160

the depression was probably a side affect from the drugs anyhow.

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A causal link between drugs and depression has never been established.

However, a reverse causal link, in that those with depression are more prone to turn to drugs as a "solution", "self-medicating", or other buzzwords, is generally accepted by psychologists and psychiatrists.

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Originally Posted by CatandDiallo

.......................you don't know much about mental health and clinical depression, do you?

EDIT: And also, she had suffered from eating disorders as well. The toll that that takes on your body is a HUGE one. It was probably a number of things, including drugs that caused her death. But the eating disorder just came to mind and it wrecks the body.

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seriously please stop trying to make excuses for her. I am a clinically diagnosed manic depressive, I am not on medication for it, nor have I ever been. I have never touched drugs and dont drink away my sorrows. The fact of the matter is that with her lifestyle she had it coming.