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'It's not a fault - it's years of untreated mental health'

The widow of late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has spoken out about the late singer’s battle with depression, and the impact of his suicide.

Bennington passed away in July after taking his own life. He was just 41-years-old.

Appearing at the Canadian Event Safety Summit to discuss mental health, Talinda spoke about the events that led to Bennington’s death, and how others can seek help. She revealed that he’d been deeply effected by the loss of friend and Soundgarden icon Chris Cornell.

“My husband had had a past… in the past, he had attempted suicide, but I thought to myself, ‘It was ’cause he was wasted. He was this or that’,” said Talinda. “So [before] he did pass, I thought very naïvely, we were in the clear.

“We had a very, very dear friend, Chris Cornell, take his own life. And I felt that, ‘Okay, Chester sees what Vicky and [their] kids’ — we’re godparents to their children — ‘what they’re going through and this will never happen.'”

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Speaking of their final days together, Talinda revealed: “He was very excited to be promoting the new album and doing stuff, so he was happy. He gave me a kiss goodbye, he gave the kids a kiss goodbye, and I never saw him again.”

However, Talinda also spoke of the sorrow of Bennington’s relapse into alcohol after being sober for almost six months.

“[It was] shame that he had just begun to share with me in the couple of months before he died, shame I didn’t even know a person could have,” she continued. “So when he passed, and I learned that there were two empty beer bottles in the room, I knew he had relapsed, but I also knew he wasn’t so intoxicated out of his mind like I would have thought. I knew instantly that that drink triggered that shame, triggered a lifetime of unhealthy neural pathways.”

Following Chester’s death, Talinda has become an advocate for speaking out for mental health in the battle against depression, often using the hashtags #FuckDepression and #MakeChesterProud on social media. She added that in cases such as this, no one is to blame – but depression needs to be treated and assessed.

“As much as social media has been a huge support for me, I do every now and then get people blaming me — straight-up blaming me — for him dying, for not saving him, for mistreating him,” she admitted. “Who knows why these people behind their devices are saying these horribly cruel things to me? But, you know, it is a little stab in the heart, but what I have to remember is that it’s not my fault, it’s not my children’s fault, it’s not the band’s faults — it’s nobody’s fault.

“It’s not a fault. It’s years of untreated mental health, which led to substance abuse, which led to unhealthy relationships. By the time I met him, he was ready to be healthier.”

Fans can make donations to the charity 320 Changes Direction in Chester Bennington’s memory.

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington

Meanwhile, Mike Shinoda recently revealed that Linkin Park would be continuing as a band without Chester Bennington.

During a twitter Q&A, one fan asked Shinoda, “Mike what will happen with Linkin Park in the future?”

Shinoda replied, “I have every intention on continuing with LP, and the guys feel the same. We have a lot of rebuilding to do, and questions to answer, so it’ll take time.”

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Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington was not under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he died, a coroner's report confirms.

A Los Angeles County Coroner's Office report - obtained by E! News - reveals that the singer, who died by suicide in July, did test “presumptive positive” for ecstasy, however, two additional tests failed to detect the drug.

Bennington did also have minor traces of alcohol in his system at the time of his death.

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The report states that his wife Talinda told authorities that Bennington “would have suicidal ideations after consuming alcohol” and that an “apparent biography” written by the singer was found in his bedroom. She also revealed that he made a suicide threat back in 2006.

Bennington was found dead in his Los Angeles home on the 53rd birthday of his close friend Chris Cornell, the Soundgarden frontman who died by suicide in May - a fact prevention experts believe may bear some importance. Grandia ps1 review. The Nu-metal pioneer's was confirmed as suicide by hanging.

His final purchase later led many to believe he may have been setting up his wife and six children for life ahead of his death. Chammak challo means.

Following his passing, Bennington's Linkin Park band mates created a suicide prevention website where fans can leave their own tributes as well as seek advice should they need it.

For confidential support on mental health call Samaritans free from any phone, at any time, on 116 123 (UK & RoI) or email jo@samaritans.org. In the US call 1-800-273-TALK or chat online.

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