I think my point was misunderstood by some. Ppl here are saying Louise is "whinging" when she opened up about her mental health- that attitude is WHY many people don't open up. Plenty of people DO talk about their experiences like Louise has and that's a good thing. I survived a suicide attempt, I didn't talk about it beforehand, I stuggled on my own, but I do talk about it now and I talk about my feelings when I'm low or if those thoughts come creeping back in and that is part of how I'm still here and still functioning- because I was encouraged to talk.
The more people talk about their experiences with mental health and painful thoughts they may have had, the less alone someone else might feel and the more likely they will ask for help. To laugh at someone, even if you think she's a wally otherwise, for taking a big step in opening up, is a very ignorant and harmful thing to do on a public forum like this. You never know who is reading and how that might make them feel. Of course her mental health would have been in the toilet after a marriage break up. Anyone's would..and her children are probably proud of her for sharing her story and not being ashamed of that.