Chester Bennington’s Wife Posted A Video Of Him 36 Hours Before Death And It’s Painful To See

On the fateful day of July 20th, 2017, a mind-numbing tragic news shook the world of music and its fans to the core.

Chester Bennington, frontman of one of the most iconic bands of our time, Linkin Park, was lost to suicide.

For many fans, the pain and tragedy of losing a voice from their youth is still quite green. And for these grief-stricken fans, what follows could be a painful blow to the heart.

Talinda Bennington, Chester’s wife, took to Twitter to share a video of her husband, shot a mere 36 hours before he committed suicide, to spread awareness about depression.

Even the prologue to her video tweet was heart-wrenching to read, and garnered encouragement from her followers.

My next tweet is the most personal tweet I have ever done. I'm showing this so that you know that depression doesn't have a face or a mood.

— Talinda Bennington-Friedman (@TalindaB) September 16, 2017

And then came the video.

This is what depression looked like to us just 36 hrs b4 his death. He loved us SO much & we loved him. #fuckdepression #MakeChesterProud pic.twitter.com/VW44eOER4k

— Talinda Bennington (@TalindaB) September 16, 2017

In the video, Chester can be seen spending some quality time with his family, looking like he had not a single care in the world and was actually happy.

But it is Talinda’s words that will haunt you, as she points out a stark truth about how depression silently kills from the inside while the person suffering from it may look completely normal and joyful on the outside.

“This is what depression looked like to us just 36 hrs b4 his death. He loves us so much & we loved him.”

Ever since they lost Chester to depression, Talinda and Linkin Park have been trying to spread awareness about mental health. On September 10th, World Suicide Prevention Day, they took to Twitter to talk about the cause using hashtags like #FuckDepression and #MakeChesterProud.

Keep up the lifesaving,world changing work by reaching out to one another. Let's keep our #fuckdepression & #MakeChesterProud hashtags viral

— Talinda Bennington-Friedman (@TalindaB) September 10, 2017

There is a major misconception that individuals suffering from depression cannot experience happiness and joy. Talinda’s tweet makes her stand on this quite clear: nobody could know, looking at Chester then, that we would lose him to depression only days later.

This was days b4 my husband took his own life.Suicidal thoughts were there,but you'd. Never kmow. #fuckdepression pic.twitter.com/2IPXxXJxmT

— Talinda Bennington-Friedman (@TalindaB) September 7, 2017

Talinda’s powerful tweet has opened a meaningful dialogue about mental health awareness that will hopefully sustain into something that helps people with similar issues fight their battles and win.