Chester Bennington’s wife shared a video of her family playing ‘Bean Boozeled’ just days before the suicide to show what depression really looks like.
Talinda Bennington shared a video that was taken a few days before her husband, Chester Bennington, committed suicide. She decided to share the personal moment to show what people with depression really look like.
Talinda started by asking her followers to please share their stories about depression using the hashtag #MakeChesterProud. She shared encouragement to some of the people tweeting and sent them her love. She then tweeted this:
“My next tweet is the most personal tweet I have ever done. I’m showing this so that you know that depression doesn’t have a face or a mood.”
The tweet below is a video recorded 36 hours before Chester committed suicide. Talinda wanted people to see that even though he was struggling on the inside, he didn’t look like what society depicts depression to look like. He was just a laughing dad, playing games with his family.
This is what depression looked like to us just 36 hrs b4 his death. He loved us SO much & we loved him. #fuckdepression #MakeChesterProud pic.twitter.com/VW44eOER4k
— Talinda Bennington (@TalindaB) September 16, 2017
Chester’s wife created a moment that speaks volumes in the fight against the stigma of depression. Her twitter followers praised her for making this statement, speaking out against society’s perception and creating a positive conversation around the topic.
People think that if a person is laughing then he can't be depressed. This thinking should be changed.
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— Vinesh Tamrakar (@ChesterBe7) September 17, 2017
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Thank you for being so strong and being a guiding light for people suffering through their darkest days.
— Christina Philippe (@christina_phi) September 16, 2017
So if you do anything today, let it be that you go forward with love and kindness. Be gentle with those around you, because your moment could be the one that saves somebody and you will never know it. We are grateful that Chester’s wife has created a conversation about what depression looks like. She may have started something that could change the world!
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