The Tangled Life Of Minecraft's Creator

Following his father's suicide in December 2011, Markus Persson worried that he'd develop mental health issues, too. Some symptoms seemed to manifest over time. "The depression, I'm worried about," he told Rolling Stone in 2014. "I have the highs of being very productive and lows of being not productive. I have that in my moods as well."

Following the sale of his company, Mojang, and the rights to "Microsoft" for $2.5 billion, Persson took to Twitter to express in a series of tweets that all of his success and wealth hadn't left him particularly happy. "Hanging out in Ibiza with a bunch of friends and partying with famous people, able to do whatever I want, and I've never felt more isolated," Persson wrote (via The Guardian). He also tweeted, "The problem with getting everything is you run out of reasons to keep trying, and human interaction becomes impossible due to imbalance."

Persson's thoughts on depression went viral, and the designer admitted that sharing his struggle had helped. "I'm feeling better and better since admitting in the most public way possible," he tweeted, "and realizing it's fairly common."

If you or someone you know needs help with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website.