Stephen Fry: I tried to kill myself last year

ThePigman · 2013-06-06T10:32:38+00:00

Meh, i considered posting this story earlier today but the article i read made it pretty clear that it was his bi-polar acting up, not the pressures associated with being male and/or gay so i don't see the relevance to the MRM.

SwanOfAvon22 · 2013-06-06T15:17:46+00:00

Huge respect for him. I can't imagine how difficult living with bipolar disorder is...

giegerwasright · 2013-06-06T12:27:32+00:00

Stephen Fry has done this before. He has a history of public breakdowns.

EtovNowd · 2013-06-06T15:45:08+00:00

This is why I stopped being atheist.

I don't care if nothing exists, I sometimes know that I need to believe in fairy tales to keep me going.

fairy tales give me hope.

I never try to convince others of my fairy tale though.

theblatherskyte · 2013-06-06T07:36:03+00:00

Wow... I wouldn't have expected it of him. He seems like such a happy guy.

nigglereddit · 2013-06-06T09:23:44+00:00

“Well, why didn’t you call?”

Because men are far less likely to seek mental health help than women. In a society which actively demonizes men who show vulnerability as "weak" or "gay" (and yes I know Mister Fry really is gay), it shouldn't be any surprise at all that he knew no one around him would help.

Having been through many of the same experiences myself, one of the hardest things I had to face through counselling was the fact that not all of my views on the world were delusional. I had to face the reality that so many of the people around me, and particularly my family, really don't care what happens to me. Facing the fact that for all their pretensions, they didn't know I was suicidally depressed because they simply aren't interested in my life was enormously painful and still is.

But acknowledging that has made it possible to build some kind of relationship with my parents - not as a family so to speak, more like two older friends whose company I enjoy but who have some very odd views we don't talk about much.

I think this is a common experience for men with depression. They find it extremely hard to seek help because they may be seen as weak, then discover when they do get help that they were quite right and those around them simply aren't very interested in their wellbeing because they think a man should be strong and uncomplaining.

Title	Stephen Fry: I tried to kill myself last year
Author	C0CKPUNCHER
Upvotes	26
Comments	34
Date	June 6, 2013 6:29 AM UTC (13 years ago)
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