Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest and most widely read American writers. Journalist and reporter, author of the novels “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, “A Farewell to Arms”, the short story “The Old Man and the Sea”, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature suffered from anthrax, malaria, skin cancer, hepatitis , dysentery, survived two plane crashes, had a ruptured spleen and liver, and a fractured skull. He committed suicide on July 2, 1961. It wasn’t the first suicide death in his family, and it won’t be the last. For years it was said that the Hemingways were cursed, a rumor that began in December 1928, after the suicide of Ernest’s father, Clarence Hemingway.
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He tried to treat depression and anxiety with electroconvulsive therapy. When he committed suicide, it was said to be an accident
for years he suffered from depression and anxiety disorders, which he treated with electroconvulsive therapy. He also wallowed in addiction, and today doctors and biographers believe he had undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy did not help with his growing fears, compounded by the FBI’s tracking of him after he returned from Cuba. On July 2, 1961, Ernest Hemingway shot himself with his favorite double-barreled shotgun. For several years, the official version of death was an unfortunate accident while cleaning a gun. Five years later, after the suicide of the writer’s sister, Ursula, the truth was finally revealed. In 1982, the writer’s brother, Leicester, shot himself. However, the “curse” did not end there.
Suicide streak in the Hemingway family. “They were all addicted”
Ernest Hemingway’s eldest son, Jack, had three daughters. He tried to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a successful , but without success, which led him to frustration. He had problems with aggression, was addicted to alcohol and molested his two oldest daughters. Joan, now 73, who seemed to have inherited her grandfather’s artistic talent, was quickly diagnosed by doctors and spent most of her life in psychiatric hospitals. Margot Hemingway changed her name to Margaux and tried to become a model. After arriving in New York, she threw herself into a whirlwind of parties. Depression, eating disorders and bipolar disorder, combined with an increasingly serious addiction to drugs, eventually led to her not only mental but also physical destruction. The 41-year-old Margaux committed the day before the 35th anniversary of the death of the famous grandfather, July 1, 1996.
The youngest, Mariel Hemingway, finally decided to break the “curse” of the family, or rather the family tendency to depression and disorders. She became an actress, today she honestly talks about depression, fights for the rights of the mentally ill and openly admits that serious problems have been going on in her family for generations. – On the one hand, she was amazing and creative, and on the other, destructive and addicted. They were all addicted. I didn’t want to end up like this. It became my mission – Mariel in one of the interviews.
If your life is at risk due to suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide, for immediate crisis intervention, call the police on 112 or go to the A&E department of your local psychiatric hospital.
If you need to talk to a psychologist, you can use the at 116 123. On the website You will also find a list of organizations that provide on-call services for mental health specialists, children and young people and victims of violence.
Source: Gazeta
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