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Owen Wilson-Getting Help
Aug 29, 2007 | 4:17 PM
Category: Entertainment
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First let me say...my heart goes out to Owen Wilson, his friends and family.

Hearing the news of his alleged suicide attempt feels like a kick in the stomach given events of my own life this year.

Watching the coverage from home on my days off, I found it odd how reporters covering this story try to "ask why?", or "what could have compelled a handsome actor at the top of his career" to attempt such an act?

What most people don't realize that this alleged desperate act and alleged drug use most likely have nothing to do with his career and probably have more to do with depression.

Studies have shown that not everyone who is depressed will attempt suicide, but most people who attempt suicide suffer from depression.

Sadly admitting to suffering from depression in Hollywood, has until recently, been unthinkable to most in the biz.

Until the stigma attached to depression and other forms of mental illness is lifted, people in Hollywood and EVERYWHERE will find ways to mask, or mute the effects of depression until they cannot anymore.

My hope, and prayer is that this talented actor is getting the care he needs. And that other members of the media allow him to do so in privacy and peace.

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, tell someone. Talk about it. Log on to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website, www. AFSP.org or call 1-877-727-4747 for help.



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memoryjoe read my blog view my photos
Aug 29, 2007 | 5:05 PM

hi amy , great blog , i wrote one too , i too hope he gets the help he needs , and the privacy because i think that is really what he needs right now , love , compassion , understanding , no one passing judgement on him either , i just want him to be well again because he really makes me laugh in his movies , you see someone who makes you laugh , but inside there is so much pain , my heart goes out to him much love
fox11newsreporter read my blog view my photos
Aug 29, 2007 | 5:54 PM

Wow amy I cant believe an Actor will want to kill him self i know he has problems we all do but that doesnt mean anything, what he could and have done go to a rehab center or maybe a docotor that way he and all this media cover would not be affect for him



But my Heart goes to His Family
Shans-Deb read my blog view my photos
Aug 29, 2007 | 5:58 PM

Well said to both of you. Let Owen have his privacy. We all have our demons to battle; most of us don't have to battle them in the public eye. That can only put him under more pressure. So Amy, since you are in the news room, could you request no more Owen news untill he is healthy? And even at that point let the news be about his next movie, not his personal struggle. We all need our own space for healing from time to time. Can you ask Dorothy to stop the Owen up-dates also? I think both of you are kind people for starting blogs to support Owen, not judge him.
TRUTHGUYSinLA read my blog view my photos
Aug 29, 2007 | 6:42 PM

I really like him and hope he gets better. I got rid of depression after seeing the World and what happened at Katrina. My depression and self pitty office has been closed. But I really like Owen and pray he gets better and understand not to take life so serious.
ashikun read my blog
Aug 29, 2007 | 6:56 PM

I'm sorry but i just can't see that this young good looking actor,who can buy any house he want's,drive any car he want's and date any model he want's..wanting to commit suicide..?
if anybody wanted to kill themselfs..its the guy that lives in a one room hotel with $2 bucks in the bank...feel sorry for that guy!
OClee read my blog
Aug 29, 2007 | 7:46 PM

Nobody knows what is going on in a persons soul and heart, doesn't matter what profession, religion or race. I wish the best for this beautiful man and hope he gets the help he needs, from family, friends and doctors. There is no room for negitivity here!!! DROP IT!!
Paul_D read my blog
Aug 29, 2007 | 7:48 PM

i am upset. too much grief in my segment of the world. i know who has tickled me with a feather and caused me a lot of depression. figurative poker up my aks and i want revenge. i hope the courts will side with me. righteous as i feel my situation is, i may not get reparation. meanwhile i will see the psychiatrist on friday and ask for some new meds. murph, you're very good on tv.
OClee read my blog
Aug 29, 2007 | 8:00 PM

Amy rocks! Paul, get whatever help you need from wherever you can get it. You have friends here too, buddy, you are not alone. Reaching out is what you need to do, don't go this alone, you don't have too.
Moogie read my blog view my photos
Aug 29, 2007 | 8:14 PM

Yes Paul, OClee is right, you are not alone.
OClee read my blog
Aug 29, 2007 | 9:14 PM

You ok Paul? Don't go anywhere okay, keep lines open.
Amy_Murphy read my blog view my photos
Aug 29, 2007 | 11:51 PM

Paul,
Thank you for responding. There is help and the other writers are right. You don't have to be struggling with this alone. Here's another number if you need someone to talk to...(1-800-273-8255)
This too shall pass. Hang in there.
Amy
ddain read my blog view my photos
Aug 30, 2007 | 1:50 PM

I wonder if he realizes how lucky he is that his brother happened to find him.

What I don't understand is that if people knew he was doing drugs, why didn't anyone do anything? If Kate Hudson allegedly broke up with him because he was using heroin, you would think that she, or somebody, would have told his friends and family about it and they would have gotten the guy some help.
blcoffman read my blog
Aug 30, 2007 | 4:32 PM

I just hope he gets what he wants to be here, and maybe the family and friends if he wants, the help JUST GET BETTER !!!maybe an intervention

And so true ddain what if his brother was somewhere else so true .WOW
OClee read my blog
Aug 30, 2007 | 5:10 PM

Thank you Amy for this blog. You are a sweet and compassionate person and quite lovely on camera to boot!

Hi Paul, howya doin? Been thinking of you...
Abe_Oltulever read my blog
Aug 30, 2007 | 5:12 PM

i was using alcohol everyday between june '06 and june '07 to dull the emotional pain. the drinking did not get me into trouble but i did gain about twenty pounds. i was drinking about 20oz of vodka daily (two 1.75 liter bottles per week). i stopped drinking the last week of june because i want to lose the fat. i had no withdrawl issues when i stopped drinking. i am lucky that i do not have alcoholism genetics. but, i do feel the emotional pain more now that i am sober. i have my rational arguments configured and am waiting for my day. sometimes i feel that i am seeing things differently from everyone else; kind of like when the first guys figured out that the earth revolves around the sun. murph, you are really good on tv.
OClee read my blog
Aug 30, 2007 | 6:16 PM

Congrats to you Abe!!! Well done my friend, not easy, but possible. There are places for you to feel "normal" if that is even a real word or feeling. There are meetings, therapy and meds (don't listen to Tom Cruise, he's nutz) You don't need the genetics to get in that pattern, but most of us have some kind of coping mechanisim that numbs us, for awhile. I'm not going to preach a higher power to you, you will know what to do that is RIGHT for you to feel comfortable. We have sooooo many options. Sometimes, we need to go through them all to find out what works for US and some of us never do. Thanks for your honesty, you might have helped someone today....
ashikun read my blog
Aug 30, 2007 | 6:52 PM

woohww,woohww,I think you all read my blog wrong? i'm not the guy in the example..that was just an example of feeling sorry for some
guy that might have a real reason to commit suicide...rather than an actor who has every thing to live for...
Paul
Moogie read my blog view my photos
Aug 30, 2007 | 7:18 PM

Abe, keep up the good work ! Thank you for letting people know. This goes on in many people's lives, and many don't have other coping skills, which you obviously do. Even if it hurts, it will get better. Just keep letting your brain shine through --

Same to you, Paul.
OClee read my blog
Aug 30, 2007 | 7:26 PM

Ashikun, dude, are you on the wrong blog??
Paul_D read my blog
Aug 30, 2007 | 8:27 PM

thanks each of you who has expressed concern. my pain seems to only go away when i sleep. my mind is constantly rehashing what some tell me is water under the bridge. i do not feel it would be appropriate to let it go. if i do not make a stand, others in los angeles will not benefit from the pain i have endured, nor from the legal precedents which seem to not be known in LA county. i aeed a wise legal mind to file the papers and get the party started. i have seen the precedent judicial decisions so i feel i am justified. i feel frustrated when telling my detailed story and then hearing a lawyer tell me what i do not want to hear! and significantly, i think he is wrong. Amy, you are a wise being! you deserve to be here!
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