Koenig's Kid Found Dead

I guess he didn't get the joke..

Yeah Depression kicks your ass. I am lucky I have a lot of really good friends who helped me big time.

Sad news. Depression is a tough beast to battle. My condolences to his family.

@DeathWalker-keep up the good fight

@Minotauro-poor form dude

DeathWalker
I know you can't speak for A.Koenig, but why couldn't one turn to parents, friends, or God? It seemed his father Walter (Chekhov from Star Trek) genuinely cared for him. He still got work here and there, obviously. What is it that typically brings one down so low with clinical depression? What did you dwell on in your lowest points? You can speak in generalities so that you don't spill any personal info. Its obvious I don't suffer from it. I just don't know that level of depression where all is hopeless. There's always another sunrise (except of course, for the unforeseen).

DeathWalker
That's pretty rough. Thanks for sharing some of your life in here. That's a bold thing to open up in here and give a little of yourself. I won't abuse your trust. :)

Interesting article, peace to him

BTW thank you CBM for cleaning up the article and adding the pic and making it nicer. Sorry again. Kudos

Thanks again Phinehas.

Yeah, I'd rather remember his excellent depiction of the Joker in Batman: Dead End before thinking of him as 'Walter Koenig's kid'. He was great in that.
Rest In Peace.

@ mintauro

seriusly, man? you're the worst kind of asshole. go [frick] yourself you goddamn prick.

Everybody@ Chill out on the Minotauro hate. Comments like that come from two kinds of people: those who haven't gone through it and don't know the gravity of their words; or those who have gone through this pain themselves and see something funny in such a humor-less situation. As a dude whos going through something similar (Deathwalker@ one of the best ways I heard someone describing their own pain, man); humor, even the bad taste kind, gives me the chuckle I need to take the edge off. Either way, via con dios Andy.

Aw man, this is so sad, RIP Andy. I know what depression is like, and it's so sad when people can't find their way back. If it wasn't for my family I wouldn't have been able to battle my depression. My condolences to his family, and again RIP

@Deathwalker: Thats very personal to share man. That is apart of reality.Some of my closest friends battled with depression and suicide.

Glad I was there to help them see that life is good without judging or criticizing them. Peace. :)

Andrew Koenig R.I.P...

@Minotauro: You so foul!

Thanx Deathwalker, you helping alot of us. Depression is a debilitating disease. It can bring down the best of us. It is something quite demonic i'd say. Even if you have everything & the whole world's good to you, once depression sets in it all goes down. Thanx for this post. It may save some lives.

DeathWalker@ I know, man. It feels like you might lessen yourself in discussing what afflicts you, when getting some of this stuff off your back might get you through it. What gets me through the endless misery that seems to be my life is the kind words of family, the funny remarks of friends, and a punching dummy I call Bob. Hitting things helps me vent. And quick side note, I find it funny some profound stuff coming from a dude with avatar like yours. I still gotta tell people at work I'm not cruising porn/sexy singles sites because of that thing. I'm not asking you to change it. I just think its funny. Hehehe.

Damn, was hoping he just took a bit of time out from stuff. R.I.P

Come back to us soon Andy. Now you know the truth and i'm sure you're eager to come back ;)

DeathWalker- Beautiful gesture and comments!

TheZoan/Ugh/DeathWalker- You know, most people that do feel depressed are actually shutting themselves off from everything around them. They do it deliberately but not for kicks. They do it because they feel like they don't quite "fit" in life's equation. And so they take themselves out of the equation. But the truth is that without knowing, they chose to go to one end of the curb while most people are in the middle. But what if you examine what's at the opposite end? The people who are at the other end are the enlightened ones. And it's as easy to go to that end as it was for you to go to yours. What people don't realise is that they see the enlightened ones as being unattainable lighthouses when in reality, all they are is there own flashlight only they seem to shine brighter than everyone else. They have become so sure of their own light that they start lighting the way for everyone around them. The "truth" is that EVERYONE is there own flashlight but everyone has the choice to shine bright enough for everyone to see, spend life in the middle thinking that their flashlight will never be a lighthouse or... shut their light off. There is a higher truth out there that goes beyond "flashlights and lighthouse" but it isn't anyone's place to tell you what that is. As a Shaman, i learned very early that everyone must walk their own path and find the truth for themselves. So just use your flashlights ;) No one is doomed to darkness regardless how they perceive life around them. The only person with their finger on your lightswitch is yourselves.

When he didn't turn up in a day or two, I had a bad feeling that we'd be seeing this story. The tragic thing here is that this guy had the means to afford some good psychiatric care that could have helped him beat that depression. My condolences and prayers go out to the Koenig family and his friends.

DeathWalker: thanks for sharing that personal testimonial. Nobody can really understand what some people in the world are going through like someone who's walked in those shoes himself. I'm glad you're doing better. Sounds like you're lucky enough to have a really good woman and a great circle of true friends.

@ necrosage it was my pleasure....

@ comicguy I really do have a great woman and I really wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her. She is my savior (and she is hot too so I win double points)thanks for caring dude.