Reckful was one of the first streamers I subbed on Twitch, and while we haven't talked a lot in the past few years, I enjoyed my time a lot with him esp. When I first started streaming I always looked up to him. Super smart guy.Įnjoyed his content from afar these past years. He was always steps ahead of people in-game and out of game. I knew Reckful really early on in his career, covering him in the early MLG WoW esport days. Still in shock, I've dreaded that this day could possibly come. I've been fortunate enough to know Reckful through the start of his career as the Rank 1 WoW Arena legend on BG9 and Compexity Red MLG esports champion, all the way through to being one of the most innovative streamers in Twitch history Tributes from the gaming community have come pouring in for Bernstein. If you have stories and pictures of him, please share them. He left in a similar way as my older brother Guy. I’ve no siblings left.” Guy died of suicide when Bernstein was just 6 years old, according to a YouTube video Bernstein posted in January.

HOW THE F- IS THAT OK? Friends don’t feel that it’s the right move to call for help when they know that the mental institutions they get sent to treat them like animals incapable of understanding,” Cho wrote.īernstein’s brother, Gary, also took to Twitter to confirm his death, writing “My baby brother Byron is gone. “THIS CANT BE HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THE PLACES THAT SHOULD BE KEEPING THEM SAFE. “I had this vague idea of what it was and embarrassingly thought that I could help with trivial bulls-.”Ĭho went on to call for “better support to those with mental needs,” citing a previous instance in which the police were called on Bernstein out of fear that he was at risk of suicide. “He brought me to realize that I knew NOTHING about depression, NOTHING about mental health issues,” Cho wrote. I’m so devastated /XTG2WMVMrSĬho later published a Twit Longer post, saying that she “didn’t see the proposal until it was too late” and sharing that Bernstein helped her to understand the complexity of mental health. God fucking dammit, I wish he picked up the phone. I wish I could have said something to prevent it… whyyyyyyīyron, I wish I could have helped you. I wish I could have said something to prevent it.” She then shared a video of her with Bernstein and a screenshot of their text messages. Madrigal then continued to tweet, saying “Someone I loved killed themselves. Something I’ve been scared of happening for so long happened. Madrigal alluded to his death with several Twitter posts, the first of which reads, “I’m at a loss right now. Ahh, i feel bad for anyone who has to deal with my insanity

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