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Pavel Somov

Pavel Somov

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. is the author of "Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time", and is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Pittsburgh, PA.

Posted January 7, 2009 | 09:49 AM (EST)
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A Casualty of Economy or of Perfectionism?

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Read More: Economy, Financial Crisis, German Billionaire, Global Economy, Merkle, Stress, Suicide, Politics News

CNN reported that a 74 year old German billionaire Adolf Merckle, once a # 44 on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, committed a suicide by apparently jumping in front of a train, as his fortunes declined from $12.8 billion to $9.2 billion in 2008, placing him # 94 on the Forbes list...

CNN further reported (per Merckle family news release): "The financial troubles of his companies, induced by the international financial crisis and the uncertainty and powerlessness to act independently which the financial problems brought about, broke the passionate family business man, and he took his own life."

A casualty of economy or of perfectionism?!

Tragic either way...

If $9.2 billion can't buy happiness, i don't know what can...

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