MA - Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, granddaughter of RFK, dies at Kennedy Compound, Cape Cod, 1 Aug 2019

[BetteDavisEyes]

Saoirse Kennedy Hill, found dead at her family's Cape Cod compound, battled depression

The so-called Kennedy curse touches another generation with the death of 22-year-old Saoirse Kennedy Hill.

 

[Gardenista]

Saoirse Kennedy Hill wasn’t a partier: family source

https://trib.al/jcWZw1E

 

[Only4Justice]

Very sad. Promising young life ahead. We greatly need to address mental health here.

Money didn’t make a difference.

I love her name. Wasn’t sure how to pronounce it though lol. Until I heard people say it.

Beautiful young lady. RIP

 

[Isabelle98]

So sad she died
Here all news channels talked about her. Some of them said her death proves Kennedy family is cursed...
RIP

 

[mickey2942]

So sad she died
Here all news channels talked about her. Some of them said her death proves Kennedy family is cursed...
RIP

I was just thinking that.

If money can solve all of your problems, you don't have any problems at all.

This family has had so many problems, that money doesn't solve at all.

 

[grillzgirl]

How is her name pronounced?

 

[Gardenista]

How is her name pronounced?

Sersha

 

[grillzgirl]

Sersha

Thank you.

 

[Isabelle98]

I was just thinking that.

If money can solve all of your problems, you don't have any problems at all.

This family has had so many problems, that money doesn't solve at all.

Couldn't agree more!
Money is not "a problem solver" at least it does not solve all our problems.
I read the suicide rate is steadily increasing only in most developed countries (and this proves money is not as important as we always think)

 

[mickey2942]

Couldn't agree more!
Money is not "a problem solver" at least it does not solve all our problems.
I read the suicide rate is steadily increasing only in most developed countries (and this proves money is not as important as we always think)

That is so true. And the news tonight, was talking about this young woman, and her problems with depression, mental illness.

Sometimes, it is a blessing to be so broke that you are too busy working to have a place to live, food to eat, that time for existential introspection on angst, is a luxury few people can afford. Maybe that is a good thing. No health insurance for mental health treatment, psychotropic medications, or time to go to counseling appointments...hmm...

 

[grillzgirl]

That is so true. And the news tonight, was talking about this young woman, and her problems with depression, mental illness.

Sometimes, it is a blessing to be so broke that you are too busy working to have a place to live, food to eat, that time for existential introspection on angst, is a luxury few people can afford. Maybe that is a good thing. No health insurance for mental health treatment, psychotropic medications, or time to go to counseling appointments...hmm...

Very good point. I struggle with severe anxiety and depression. I am medicated. Working everyday and being responsible for my son keeps my mind occupied. If I sat at home alone all day it would be a disaster.

 

[mickey2942]

Very good point. I struggle with severe anxiety and depression. I am medicated. Working everyday and being responsible for my son keeps my mind occupied. If I sat at home alone all day it would be a disaster.

You and me both. It was probably good for me, that I had kids and dogs to deal with, plus a full time job.

Not making light of severe depression and mental illness or health disorders...or substance abuse issues, which can be debilitating. But, I have always felt that going to work every day is the best therapy there is...believe it or not.

 

[grillzgirl]

You and me both. It was probably good for me, that I had kids and dogs to deal with, plus a full time job.

Not making light of severe depression and mental illness or health disorders...or substance abuse issues, which can be debilitating. But, I have always felt that going to work every day is the best therapy there is...believe it or not.

Me too. Having that responsibility gives me a sense of purpose and forces me out of bed even on my worst days.

 

[Only4Justice]

Very good point. I struggle with severe anxiety and depression. I am medicated. Working everyday and being responsible for my son keeps my mind occupied. If I sat at home alone all day it would be a disaster.

Reach out to me if needed. I’ll be there. Over the years many of my WS friends have been there for me.

 

[FrostOwl]

Sometimes, it is a blessing to be so broke that you are too busy working to have a place to live, food to eat, that time for existential introspection on angst, is a luxury few people can afford. Maybe that is a good thing. No health insurance for mental health treatment, psychotropic medications, or time to go to counseling appointments...hmm...

Or they begin to "self-medicate" with alcohol and perhaps other drugs to keep their anxiety away, instead of seeking professional help.

 

[katydid23]

There is a lot of pressure that comes from being a 'Kennedy'--or any elite, iconic family. It can mess with a kid's head.

RIP sweet girl.

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

There is a lot of pressure that comes from being a 'Kennedy'--or any elite, iconic family. It can mess with a kid's head.

RIP sweet girl.

More likely from trying to live with what happened in her junior year.

“Two weeks before my junior year began, however, my friend came back and planned to stay. My sense of well-being was already compromised, and I totally lost it after someone I knew and loved broke serious sexual boundaries with me. I did the worst thing a victim can do, and I pretended it hadn’t happened. This all became too much, and I attempted to take my own life.”

 

[mickey2942]

More likely from trying to live with what happened in her junior year.

That is so sad. A young woman in the Netherlands decided to take her own life, because she had been raped, and couldn't deal with the emotional pain. Teenager who was sexually assaulted multiple times ends her own life after requesting legal euthanasia

And there are so many others that same thing has happened to them, who would have been happy to help her move forward.

But, again, it goes back to resiliency. People are better off, if they actually don't have the "luxury" of playing that same mental loop in their head, over and over. Having to work 60-70 hours a week, is probably "healthier" mentally, than having endless hours to walk on the beach, and self medicate with drugs and/or alcohol.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

American tragedies with enduring fascination: Why the Kennedys still resonate

"The humanity of their story is what keeps us engaged," one Kennedy expert said.

 

[FrostOwl]

But, again, it goes back to resiliency. People are better off, if they actually don't have the "luxury" of playing that same mental loop in their head, over and over. Having to work 60-70 hours a week, is probably "healthier" mentally, than having endless hours to walk on the beach, and self medicate with drugs and/or alcohol.

Having grown up in home with hardworking parents, but with a depressed "week-end alcoholic" father, I don't agree that it's healthier mentally, not for the child growing up in such an environment, you don't learn what normal behaviour is.