Never forget that you are a valuable person. You have a unique place in this life. Even if it's just something as simple as posting on these boards, no one else is you, and no one can replace you.
I agree, I hope more people will realize that depression isn't something you just get over. Even those who are "trying to get attention" are doing it for a reason, they're asking for help. I've struggled with depression for 22 years, medicated, therapy, it's rough. The scariest part is when you feel depressed and you can't point to anything motivating it. His death shows that you never know what is going on in someones head, it can be real easy to fake a smile. RIP Mr. Williams
Apparently people are harassing his daughter saying it's her fault and sending photoshopped pictures of robin Williams hanging himself! It's fucking horrible!! I hate people. To those assholes...I have one thing to say... I will kill you all!!
I heard about that on the news, and in response Williams kids have suspended their online accounts at twitter due to the harassment but Twitter has suspended the accounts of people harnessing them.
then there are the "Groups" and i use the term as a front for some verry harsh words who are just trashing the guy. oh he played a gay guy once or twice and a Djinn and a fukin fairy. seriosly? seriosly for that you harass his kids? grow the hell up. yeah your the "MORAL" ones arnt you?
sadly there will always be sadistic assholes that have no concept of compassion for their fellow humans, nor even the decency to keep their ugly little pieholes shut.
no its not them im ranting about its the.. nmmm "Concerned Citizens." the ones who are attacking the guys family. youknow the guys who want to pickit his funeral. seriosly im seathing. look i am not a believer in any way but Robin we arn't all gits and i hope your kids realise we arn't all arse holes.
Apparently, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I wonder how much of his decision to commit suicide was influenced depression and anxiety and much was perhaps a desire for a clean end. I guess it doesn't really matter. We'll never know. He's gone and nothing makes that any easier for his family. It's pretty sickening that people are harassing his family over his death. Like most people on here, it makes me very angry and leaves me wanting be in a position to do them some serious harm. But you know what? They're not worth the grief. I'm going to be watching a bunch of his movies over the weekend and laugh my ass silly. Seems better to remember him that way rather than getting ticked off at random idiots.
Williams was very very aware of what Parkinson's would entail. With this news, part of me thinks based on his relationship with Muhammad Ali, he didn't want his wife / kids to see him go through that.
Yup. One part of suicidal ideation is the belief that others would be better off without you around. I can definitely see him feeling he should spare his family a slow slide into infirmity.
Didn't know he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. We'll never know the full reason why he did, but not wanting to put his family through it I can definitely understand. It pisses me off and sickens me that people like that exist. His family has to be grieving badly over this and now they are getting harassed. People like that aren't even human. Really hope karma is a thing and they get every bit that's coming to them. I didn't make it, but I thought it was a nice little tribute. My simple tribute to Robin Williams - Imgur
...I don't dwell on the assholes of the world I just watch comedies. And speaking of comedies I think I'll go watch Mork N Mindy
I was hoping this situation would put a bigger spotlight on depression and people would become more educated about it, about how people don't choose to be depressed and how horrible it is to live with, but I guess there are too many twisted, hateful people out there. My prayers go out to Robin's family. When my brother lost his life to depression two weeks ago (after bravely fighting for over 20 years) my family was surrounded by positive caring people. It hurt like hell, but the long road was made much smoother because of their compassion. I can't imagine what it would be like to have the media and the world at large going over every detail and making a mockery of it. Ignorant narcissistic people voicing their opinion on what they know nothing about, just so they can feel better about themselves. Judgement belongs to God, they need to concentrate on supporting the grieving and helping those around them who may be silently suffering from these types of mental diseases.
Quote where anyone said "depression is a choice" because I don't recall seeing any posts like that. Ending your life OR continuing to live most certainly are choices. You consciously decide to eliminate yourself. You consciously decide your life is worth living. How do you know these people aren't dealing with their OWN depression? YOU DON'T Maybe being angry at the situation is the way they DON'T slip down that dark slope again. Here you say it's a daily struggle, yet you DISMISS the notion that people who have it are fighting against the very thing being promoted by so many in this incident: That self-murder is a viable opinion in these scenarios. It's OK because yet another famous person did it. Like so many other stars who have killed themselves, he had everything and it still wasn't enough. If he had no hope, then there's no hope for me. He's free now. I want to be free too. ^ No, he's dead. That's why I don't look to him for inspiration. That's why I do look to others who are trying to live despite hardships, prejudices or the fact they are being persecuted and hunted down to inspire me to value my life and what I have. And yet, you most certainly judged me in your earlier post by stating I don't know what depression is, not even considering I may have been one of the many people who have been diagnosed with it. I may not have it as bad as many, and I may be worse than others still; In either case, it was, and occasionally still is bad enough that I consider "Option X" as a solution every now and then if I don't keep my guard up. Sorry about your brother.
When it comes to suicide, I look to Hunter S.Thompson and his thought on the subject. "I would feel real trapped in this life if I didn't know I could commit suicide at any time.” So while Robin will be missed, I have to admire a certain courage it does take to decide to end one's life. Going through my own recent issues of depression and the prospect of losing my life to a long battle with cancer, I found that I don't have that courage...that ability...that will to end my life if need be. So no matter how miserable my life may be, I'd rather live that miserable life than have no life to live. Men like Thompson and Williams, they felt that it was their time, and so they chose to end it. Call it cowardice if you want, but I'll call it freewill and freewill should be respected.
I don't agree with the "coward" claims, and at the same I find the opposite just as disagreeable. I don't see the courage aspect when you purposefully leave your kids and other family members with guilt and sadness.
