Man who won lottery reveals that the pressure of the jackpot led to him considering suicide

[barryqwalsh]

David Kevitt, who was just 28 when he scooped the jackpot, said that the subsequent years were the most traumatic of his life and led to him considering suicide.

Irish man who won 1.35m lotto reveals that the pressure of the jackpot led to him considering suicide - Independent.ie

 

[Moonglow]

I could do it standing on me head...

 

[S.J.]

The guy sounds like kind of a wimp.

 

[Mr. H.]

I could do it standing on me head...

Here, let me help...

 

[Moonglow]

I could do it standing on me head...

Here, let me help...

Go ahead, dump a million in cash on me...

 

[Muhammed]

The guy sounds like kind of a wimp.

Or he could have been very sick.

 

[S.J.]

The guy sounds like kind of a wimp.

Or he could have been very sick.

I don't recall seeing that in the article.

 

[SUPERMAN1929]

That's what happens when people suddenly have everything a no longer have goals... Robin Williams killed himself not long ago. He had no real problems in life I don't think.

 

[Mr. H.]

I could do it standing on me head...

Here, let me help...

Go ahead, dump a million in cash on me...

All I can spare is a fiver... to the back of yer noggin'.

 

[S.J.]

That's what happens when people suddenly have everything a no longer have goals... Robin Williams killed himself not long ago. He had no real problems in life I don't think.

I've heard a lot of people who struggled and succeeded at something, who said they missed the struggle because it gave them something to work toward.

 

[Moonglow]

I could do it standing on me head...

Here, let me help...

Go ahead, dump a million in cash on me...

All I can spare is a fiver... to the back of yer noggin'.

Don't use a quarters...

 

[SUPERMAN1929]

That's what happens when people suddenly have everything a no longer have goals... Robin Williams killed himself not long ago. He had no real problems in life I don't think.

I've heard a lot of people who struggled and succeeded at something, who said they missed the struggle because it gave them something to work toward.

Yeah exactly. Retiring is traumatic I've heard too because suddenly you no longer have a job to bitch about and you just live off what you've made.

 

[Zander]

Sorry but $1.35 million Euro's is not enough to make me unhappy.....

 

[Moonglow]

Sorry but $1.35 million Euro's is not enough to make me unhappy.....

All I could tell the guy is..

 

[Jarlaxle]

That's what happens when people suddenly have everything a no longer have goals... Robin Williams killed himself not long ago. He had no real problems in life I don't think.

He had severe depression and was on medication (for his heart, IIRC) that exacerbated it.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

I assume this is from all the worthwhile noble causes you hear about begging for some money. While it's easy to give the finger to some, because many are legitimate and good causes, having to say no over and over can take it's toll to a good person.

 

[Correll]

That's what happens when people suddenly have everything a no longer have goals... Robin Williams killed himself not long ago. He had no real problems in life I don't think.

I've heard a lot of people who struggled and succeeded at something, who said they missed the struggle because it gave them something to work toward.

Yeah exactly. Retiring is traumatic I've heard too because suddenly you no longer have a job to bitch about and you just live off what you've made.

You joke, but many people get a lot of personal satisfaction from their jobs, and a lot of social interaction from their co-workers.

Scott Adams has written how, after he became rich, that his interaction with his old friends changed, and he lost at least one friend.

His old way of conversation, with frank discussions about his problems, instead came across as horrible boasting.

I have played large ticket lotteries, but I could see how it could be bad.

I have worked very hard to get to where I am, and to have all the work rendered meaningless by a stroke of luck?

Could be hard in some ways.

I still play, and assume that I would get over it, of course.

 

[SUPERMAN1929]

That's what happens when people suddenly have everything a no longer have goals... Robin Williams killed himself not long ago. He had no real problems in life I don't think.

He had severe depression and was on medication (for his heart, IIRC) that exacerbated it.

But what caused the depression? It seems like lots of celebs can become depressed therefore high drug use and other things that would be common decisions made by someone that thinks their life is pointless.

 

[ninja007]

money doesn't buy happiness.

 

[Dragonlady]

That's what happens when people suddenly have everything a no longer have goals... Robin Williams killed himself not long ago. He had no real problems in life I don't think.

Robin Williams had battled depression his whole life. And he had recently been diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, which causes hallucinations, and Parkinson's disease.

He had lots of problems in his life, he just didn't divulge them to the public.