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Condolences to her family and friends. A real shock at such a young age. <!– s:( –>
<!– s:( –>No, all I’ve found out is that she was found dead early on Sunday morning at Tommy Stack’s stables and the police don’t consider the death suspicious. As the articles say "tragic circumstances" I assume it was some sort of riding accident perhaps? Crushed/kicked by a horse?
Unfortunately Lucy tragically took her own life. Hugely sad as such a fabulous girl. RIP
I reminds me of Campbell Gillies death being reported in similar circumstances, "tragic accident" sadly the result of high jinx.
Either way, RIP, a beautiful young life taken away at such a young age.
The family have asked for donations to go to the charity AWARE, who help with people who suffer from depression. This would suggest that may be linked to the circumstances of this tragic situation.
I can’t say I knew much about Lucy Stack but it is obviously a terrible blow to her family and friends.
Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.
Sad sad sad.My heart goes out to her family.May they be surrounded with love at a time like this.People with depression must be freed from guilt.The consequences are unknown to them.They just cannot carry the burden any more.May her family find peace.
Unfortunately Lucy tragically took her own life. Hugely sad as such a fabulous girl. RIP
That would appear to be the cause sadly.Incredible when you see Pics of her right up to last week,naturally bubbly and outgoing,she had it all to live for.
Depression is an evil illness,and nobody is ‘immune’ to it.’Personality Disorder’ is thefashionable
phrase of describing the many dark aspects of this horrible illness.I know from experience how difficult it is to not only diagnose accurately but to treat.
My Mother has had every form of treatment available,drugs,drugs and more drugs and even electric shocks to the brain,she has incredibly survived for 20yrs with this and has recently been the best I have seen her,touch wood! Anyone who has suffered short term depression and managed to get through it without medication comes out of the dark hole a stronger person,sadly some drugs are so addictive that a patient becomes addicted,thus an addict,that only compounds the illness further and going Cold turkey is the only way to get off the likes of valium also known as Diazepam.
Sounds to me if Suicide is the cause of death,Lucy has had a major ‘Trigger’ moment and thats when the individual doesn’t just get the sickly sensation the moment they open their eyes in the morning but a feeling like a ton of bricks weighing them down with anxiety.Individuals just cant operate when that hits them and thats when the suicidal thoughts wash over them like a tsunami and the sheer panic of trying to shake those physical/Emotional/Psychological feelings off, resorts in Killing themselves.Those that survive suicide attempts dont really want to die,its a cry for help,those that do die thankfully are taken to a calmer place. RIP Lucy.xExcellent description TAPK.
I too have lived through a close family member suffering the terrible trauma of this horrific type of condition.
My thoughts are with her family, and may God rest her. RIP.RIP Lucy.
My wife, Margy, suffers from severe anxiety and depression. We make a point of never avoiding the subject in public to try to make mental health problems more ‘socially acceptable’, for open discussion.
Gord pretty much nailed it.
Margy too had a long course of ECT and spent 10 months in a psychiatric unit. When the anxiety was at its worst, in trying to understand how she felt, I asked Margy to try and explain to me exactly how she felt.
She said, "Every morning when I wake up I feel that the worst possible thing that could happen to me is certain to happen and happen very soon. It stays like that all day"
It took a very experienced mental health team almost three years of trial and error to get the balance of medication right for Margy. I remember asking the pharmacist on that team how many combinations they could try: she said ‘There are 64 different types of anti-depressants alone.’ That’s leaving out anti-anxiety meds, anti-psychotics and other medication.
They finally managed to get the mix right and Margy is mostly stable now, with just the occasional bad period.
When she’d come through it, I saw her looking out of the window one day, watching a funeral procession (we live close to a cemetery). She turned to me and said, ‘You’ll never know the number of times I watched these and wished I was the one in the hearse.’
I mention all this because no matter how badly you suffer from depression, no matter how hopeless things get, seek professional help. And persevere, persevere, persevere. It might take the pros a long time to find exactly how to put your brain chemistry right, but they will do it. And your life will change. The sun will come out again. You need to keep believing that.
Joe & Margy
Very sad. Mental health issues, of which depression is one manifestation, are still sadly a taboo in society and people all too often simply don’t know who, where or how to seek help.
Thoughts with all her family.
RIP Lucy.
My wife, Margy, suffers from severe anxiety and depression. We make a point of never avoiding the subject in public to try to make mental health problems more ‘socially acceptable’, for open discussion.
I mention all this because no matter how badly you suffer from depression, no matter how hopeless things get, seek professional help. And persevere, persevere, persevere. It might take the pros a long time to find exactly how to put your brain chemistry right, but they will do it. And your life will change. The sun will come out again. You need to keep believing that.
Joe & Margy
Well said Joe and Margy. The biggest issue srrounding Mental Health is for the individual to 1st acknowledge it to themselves and secondly to confide in others,not just Professional help but family support.The stigma attached to Depression still haunts us all.Men just cant accept they could possibly have it or worse still get it and thats what causes most suicides in anyone,the fact that they just cant handle the shock of having it.The old brigade would call Post traumatic Stress……Lack of moral fibre and it was at its worse during the War years.Today even in this time of telling it as it is world we live in people cringe at the thought of someone with a ‘Personality Disorder’,most folk cant/dont know how to communicate with a mentally ill person and that feeling of being socially outcast by others certainly impacts on the ill persons frame of mind.Without harping on about it too much what I will say is those who think themselves above this illness,the sort who say ‘Pull yourself together’,the sort who tend to be non compassionate in life in general and who are of a selfish nature are the sort who when they do get Depression really cant handle it and are the most vulnerable to Killing themselves.
Depression is caused by so many different things but one thing is for sure apart from the obvious,Death/Divorce/Money stress,its caused by over-doing it both mentally and physically,sleep deprevation can ‘Trigger’ it too so always be aware of that little grey cloud that comes and goes,respond to it early or that little grey cloud can turn black and thunderous,when that happens you are in trouble so watch for tell-tale signs as all this macho,it wont happen to me bullshit is just that.Heartfelt condolences to Lucy’s family, so tragic.
And my heart goes out too to Joe and Margy. You’re obviously a great team, so long may you continue to stay one step ahead of the demons.I mention all this because no matter how badly you suffer from depression, no matter how hopeless things get, seek professional help. And persevere, persevere, persevere. It might take the pros a long time to find exactly how to put your brain chemistry right, but they will do it. And your life will change. The sun will come out again. You need to keep believing that.
Joe & Margy
TAPK and steeplechasing..your posts highlight the reality of living with anxiety and severe depression from day to day and has certainly given me a deeper understanding of the illness, and Joe the final paragraph of your post was inspiring and brought a tear to my eye, it reaches out in a way that is so positive and strong.
RIP Lucy
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...RIP Lucy, thoughts are with her family and friends.
Tragic.Very good posts from TAPK.
and I’m pleased that your wife Joe is at a happy place at the moment and long may it continue.
My brother was diagnosed a paranoid schizophrenic at the age of 16 along with other mental heath issues, he had a long and rocky road but also once he had accepted his problems and let the doctors do their jobs he was brilliant and had a lot going for himself and had so many more friends then anyone I know and would be in all the clubs going from rambling, football, library, cooking and more. He would take my Dad to the salvation Army every week as well as carrying all his shopping home from the supermarket for him. He would phone me everyday and once a week we would go and play snooker and have a right proper laugh.
Sadly the ‘dark place’ would arise now and again and a really bad episode (in which we said and was the judgement in the coroner’s report that he was not in a fit state of mind) ended with him running out infront of a bus and not recovering from the head injuries he incurred.
Not a day goes by when Daniel is not in my thoughts.Blackbeard to conquer the World
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