Anthony Bourdain and I Have Things in Common

By now you've probably heard the sad news about Anthony Bourdain. In case you don't know who he was, he was a chef who then became a writer and had his own TV production company. Many of their shows were of him traveling globally, eating food and meeting people. Today he was found dead in his hotel room. It was suicide.

While I'm sorry that this happened, I have things in common with him. I'm not a millionaire writer/TV host. But like him, I've overcome many addictions (drugs, soft core porn, anti depressants and others). Also, I'm a trauma survivor.

I never met him, and at times heard various things about him. He's a nice guy. He's a fucking asshole who can't be bothered to deal with the little people. Which is true? I don't know. But I do know that people kill themselves for a variety of reasons. Drug addiction. Homelessness. No job. Death in the family. Horrible trauma.

For a long time he was a hardcore addict (heroin, coke and other things). He was also a life time drinker. That's using a drug as well.

Why do people use drugs? To escape pain. But also, it's part of human behavior. People like to do social things with other people.

What else do I have in common with Bourdain? I've thought at times about suicide. He went through with it. Why? I don't know. I've thought about it, but would never do it. Despite that, psychologically, it's important to admit that those thoughts are there.

This means that you can't let your guard down. If you do, the pain becomes too much. I know of many other trauma survivors who let their guard down and killed themselves.

It's sad that it takes a celebrity death to make people say gee, I didn't know that suicide was THIS big a problem. But now they know.

Protect your well being.