The heartbreaking note about the depression that the granddaughter of "Bobby" Kennedy wrote three years before her death

Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, published in 2016 a note on a site of his university in which he told all his efforts to overcome depression. This "friend", as she called the disease, ended up committing suicide at 22 on Thursday. The young woman was found dead by overdose in a family home and this text has reappeared now premonition: "I started isolating myself in my room, moving away from my relationships and giving up my homework (…) the sadness has constantly surrounded me".

The granddaughter of "Bobby" Kennedy warned in the note about the need to talk about Mental Health. "Many people suffer, but because they feel uncomfortable talking about it, no one realizes what suffer"He wrote, she sought help.

"My depression took root at the beginning of my first years of high school and will remain so throughout my life.Although in general, I was a happy girl, I suffered from episodes of deep sadness it made me feel like a heavy rock in my chest. These fights were coming and going, but they did not affect me until the second year of Deerfield, "he said in a February 3, 2016 publication.

Then, the turning point came: a badual badault and a subsequent suicide attempt. "Two weeks before the start of my third year, however, my friend (Depression) came back and had planned to stay in. My sense of well-being was already compromised and I completely lost it after one year. the person I knew and loved was crossing the badual boundaries, with me, I did the worst thing a victim could do and I claimed that nothing had happened. All this became too much, and I tried to kill myself. "

Saoirse wrote the note after a long time spent in a health center. The publication was a desperate cry of restraint and respect. "People talk freely about cancer, why is it so difficult to talk about effects of depression, on bipolarity, anxiety or schizophrenic disorders? ", he complains.

"Even though it helped me talk about my difficulties with all these important people in my life, it was uncomfortable and it was hard for me to take initiative. (…) If they had contacted me, I would have let them know that I wanted my situation to be shared with my teachers and counselors before going back to school; it would have greatly facilitated my transition, "he said.

The death of the young woman marked a new tragedy in the Kennedy family: Bobby was killed while he was looking for the US presidency in 1968; Five years after the murder of his brother, President John F. Kennedy.

Despite decades of tragedy, the Kennedy family remains active in American politics. Roe Kennedy SII, grandson of Bobby Kennedy, joined the House of Representatives in 2013. The Times reported that Kennedy Hill had participated in protests against violence and guns.