Our system didn’t fail Zenita Nicholson as much as she failed herself

Oct 29, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
I’m penning this letter in response to a letter that was published captioned “Our system failed Zenita Nicholson”(KN 20/10).
Firstly, my condolences to her children and the bereaved family. While we recognize the need for better mental health intervention and programs, in the case of Zenita Nicholson our system didn’t fail her as much as she failed herself.
It is no hidden secret that Zenita was socially relevant and connected, therefore help was at her finger tip and as an advocate who urged others to speak out choose to suffer in silence.
I’m assuming that Zenita knew the ramification for anyone who chooses to be in a physical/verbal/emotional abusive relationship but what is rather unfortunate that such a beautiful, charming and free spirited young woman choose to end her life by way of suicide.
Her death has shed light on the fact that many of the leaders and advocates in our society, while they are not super humans; they are however, psychologically unfit to guide or represent us objectively. May her soul rest in peace.
Deodatt. M. Tillack
Psychologist

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