{"id":12698,"date":"2017-03-20T18:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=12698"},"modified":"2017-03-20T18:57:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:27:35","slug":"have-you-heard-of-the-billionaires-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/have-you-heard-of-the-billionaires-depression.html","title":{"rendered":"Have You Heard Of The Billionaire’s Depression?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many people, money is an important factor for a happy life. Most people want to become rich and many within that set, want to become rich enough to never work again. Because the sense of security, along with having enough money for the next 5 generations to live comfortably is an alluring proposition for many. <\/span><\/p>\n

But let\u2019s take a look at some of the people who are living that dream. It took them time and effort to get there, but the returns were beyond measure. The world\u2019s richest people have enough money to last them another 4000 years, even if they live the most lavish lifestyle you can envision. Because when you have that much money, it will keep growing, no matter how much you spend. <\/span><\/p>\n

So there are people in this world, who have done that. In the English-speaking world, it\u2019s called being \u201cpyjama rich\u201d<\/strong> – you can go to the fanciest places in your pyjamas, because you don\u2019t have anything to prove to anyone. <\/span><\/p>\n

One would think that they would be sorted. But the reality is quite different. There is in fact, a higher correlation between depression and getting rich, as opposed to being happy and rich. Sure, you are no longer in the rat race of sustenance and you can actually do whatever you want, but there\u2019s a kind of inertia that sets in. With the need for money out of the equation, more often than not, there\u2019s nothing else to work towards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, there are a few like Bill Gates who has dedicated his life to working towards social issues, but for the vast majority, there is nothing much more to do. Financial planners say that rich people, especially those who won a lottery or got it through inheritance, more often than not fall into depression. With nothing to look forward to, depression settles in. <\/span><\/p>\n

This can be seen in people who have achieved a lot too. For example, the moonwalkers – Neil Armstrong<\/strong> and Buzz Aldrin<\/strong> had quite a traumatic time after their expedition to the moon. The former never really stuck to one career and spent the rest of his life running away from people wanting him to write his memoirs. The latter had it worse – substance abuse and 3 divorces! Many privy to their lives believe their downward spiral was because of their phenomenal success. After all, what do you do after you\u2019ve walked the moon?<\/span><\/p>\n

Another reason that can cause depression among the rich and successful, is loneliness. As the age old saying goes – it\u2019s lonely at the top, and without a family and friends support system, human interaction becomes very less. Many billionaires go through this problem and it was best summarised by this tweet from the founder of Minecraft, who had just become a billionaire after selling his game to Microsoft – <\/span><\/p>\n

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The problem with getting everything is you run out of reasons to keep trying, and human interaction becomes impossible due to imbalance.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Notch (@notch) August 29, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n