Getting Help For Depression 

Football Player Sadly Kills Himself

November 12. 2009

Robert Enke and his late daughter

Some sad news from Germany this week, regarding soccer player, Robert Enke. He committed suicide via throwing himself on a train track. My condolences to his family. 

He was very depressed over the death of his two-year-old daughter, who had a heart problem and feared losing his adopted toddler as well. 

To anyone reading this, struggling with depression and or feelings of suicide, please seek immediate medical assistance from a doctor or a medical clinic, if you cannot afford to see a psychologist. There is medication doctors can prescribe to help you (seek one without bad side effects) and there are also free counselors in many cities, willing to talk with you regarding the sadness you are facing. 

At times, life can get pretty ugly. Being depressed doesn't mean you are a weakling or a loser. There are people, who have been through terrible traumas in this world, which created depression and sadness in their lives. There's nothing wrong with asking for help. It can be done discreetly to protect your privacy.

Please do not take your life. It is not what God wants for you. Whatever it is you are facing tonight, I pray God will help you through it. God bless you.

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Germany goalkeeper Enke's funeral set for Sunday

FRANKFURT — Robert Enke, the Germany goalkeeper who was killed after throwing himself in front of a train, will be buried Sunday in a small ceremony near his home following a memorial service at the Hannover stadium.

Hannover spokesman Andreas Kuhnt said Thursday that the memorial service would be held Sunday morning, with the burial to follow near Neustadt, outside Hannover. The entire national team will attend the service, the German soccer federation said.

In the wake of Enke's death, his club urged the sport to rethink how it deals with the possible problems of its stars and to be more open about them.

Enke took his own life Tuesday evening when he stepped in front of a train near his Hannover home. His widow, Teresa, went on national television a day later to reveal that Enke had been suffering from depression for six years but did not want it to be known.

"It was a free decision by Mrs. Enke. I think she wanted to make the public aware of this subject," Hannover club president Martin Kind said. "We must learn how to open ourselves."...

The suicide of the 32-year-old Enke has left the soccer-mad nation stunned and in mourning...

Teresa Enke said her husband had kept his depression secret from the public because he had been afraid the couple's adopted 8-month-old daughter would be taken away from then if his illness was known. The couple's biological daughter died of a heart ailment when she was 2 in 2006...

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