Do you believe that love can overcome all birth, old age, illness and death? Even if you love each other, there are still many things that are helpless. If the brother's depression is so severe that he feels that he is a burden to the other person, anything is possible. . . Host, since you believe they were in love, don't have too much suspicion about them. Please respect the deceased's decision. Here’s an excerpt from Cinderella Sister’s article “Stealing Hearts: Leslie Cheung’s Last Year”: When Leslie Cheung was preparing for his new movie, the media, work partners, relatives and friends, including Leslie Cheung himself, didn’t know yet about the fatal shadow. It was already coming to him.
According to Tang Hede’s later recollection, Leslie Cheung’s physical abnormalities began to appear in March. On the one hand, gastrointestinal diseases worsened, and stomach pain and gastric reflux occurred from time to time; on the other hand, he often suffered from insomnia and nightmares every night. , I also had visual and auditory hallucinations, and I always felt like someone was forcing me around me. Gradually, people around him also discovered Leslie Cheung's abnormalities, because sometimes he behaved abnormally and did not respond to other people's questions; sometimes he had a bad temper, which was completely different from the lively and friendly person he usually was. The media began to spread rumors that Leslie Cheung "got into trouble" because of his performance in "Alien Space". Some media also suggested that he might be suffering from depression.
Psychiatric experts tell us: Depression is a common affective disorder, belonging to the category of mental illness. Patients are in extreme pain, lose their labor force, and have serious suicidal tendencies. About 20% of patients Died by suicide. Anyone can suffer from depression. It is not a short-term mood, a personality defect, or a manifestation of personality weakness. According to the disease factors, it can be divided into exogenous depression and endogenous depression: caused by external factors, such as work, interpersonal relationships, etc. Depression caused by relationships, family problems, etc. is extrinsic depression; depression caused by internal factors such as neurotransmitter disorders in the brain is intrinsic depression. In addition, some depression is caused by factors such as physical illness or side effects from taking certain drugs. What is usually called depression in medicine is mainly internal depression.
As outsiders thousands of miles away, we have no way of determining the cause of Leslie Cheung’s depression: Does his perfectionism personality lead to too much work pressure? Does busyness cause endocrine disorders in the body? Does severe stomach trouble affect your mood? What are the side effects of taking stomach medicine? Family inheritance? ...may be the cause, and may not be. In fact, as early as late March of this year, Leslie Cheung had been diagnosed with depression while seeking medical treatment, but even he himself did not know how he became a patient with depression. His agent and friend Chen Shufen said: "... You can't imagine how much he hopes to get better. He keeps watching. He can't accept the reality that he has this disease, because he has everything. Now he can choose a job he likes. How can such a person do this? It’s unimaginable to have depression! No one else would believe it, how could it be possible? ”
People with depression are usually advised to stop working and concentrate on recuperation, but Leslie Cheung did not recuperate while fighting the disease. While fighting against each other, he continued to travel between Hong Kong and Mainland China to prepare for his new movie, continue to compose music and record records, and attend charity events.
On April 6, 2018, at the wedding banquet of his friend Shangshan Shina, Leslie Cheung met his old friend Maggie Cheung, whom he had not seen for a long time. A year later, Maggie Cheung recalled the scene at that time: "...Leslie rarely attended events with so many people. I was surprised to meet him there. In order to avoid people, we found a place to chat near a bar. I I heard that he was not in good condition, and I was a little worried about him. We talked about life, health, and about his increasingly serious depression. Finally, he said: "I am very eager to work with you again, but maybe I am not handsome enough to play the role." Your lover. 'I was shocked at the time. I couldn't imagine that a confident person would say such things. I wanted to find something to say to comfort him and tell him: You have always been great, but there was someone at that time. He asked me to take pictures, but when I rushed back to the bar to find him, he was already gone."
Sometimes, the opportunity is just that little bit close. Of course, Maggie Cheung's words of encouragement may not make Leslie Cheung's condition improve, but it may help this person who has hit rock bottom adjust his mood. However, due to a strange combination of time, Leslie Cheung was as usual on this day, burying all his worries in his heart. The reason why he left the banquet in a hurry was to catch up with Anita Mui's concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum as a guest, so he left in a hurry after the bride and groom cut the cake, without even having time to eat. When he arrived at the Hong Kong Coliseum, Leslie Cheung's stomach trouble recurred, and he was in so much pain that he could not speak backstage. However, as soon as he stepped on the stage, he was still radiant and powerful. Anita Mui later said: "My brother agreed to attend the finale as a guest. For me, It was a shot in the arm and gave me a lot of support... When he came to the venue that day, he was not feeling well. He said he had a stomachache, but when he was standing on the stage, the fans would not even notice. After the performance, he left first. I didn’t have the chance to thank him.”
In April 2016, Leslie Cheung was still ill and traveling between Hong Kong and Hong Kong to prepare for "Stealing Hearts". An acquaintance reporter asked about the situation of the male and female protagonists. Leslie Cheung said that the male lead has not yet been determined. Due to the strong suggestions of his work partners, he may play the role himself. As for the heroine Ning Jing, Leslie Cheung was full of praise: "I work with Ning Jing. When watching "New Shanghai Beach", I already felt that she was very talented...I really can't describe it in words.