The feeling of hopelessness felt by someone suffering deep depression is beyond pain. It is a terrible way to go through life.

 

Very true. It is hard for most people to even imagine.

 

The way someone put it yesterday. You could tell someone suffering from depression that their best friend died and that they won a million dollars and their reaction would be the same.

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I would so rather find out that it was some kind of freak accident, no matter how perverted some on here would find it or me, than to think about someone being in that much pain that their only way out is to do that to themselves. I don't understand that kind of pain.

 

I'm kind of the same way.  I had a childhood friend do essentially the same thing fairly recently.  The common denominator(s) that I see in both cases is addiction and depression.

 

I personally have dealt with several ups and downs in my life as well as personal "demons" that I had to overcome at one point in my life.  That being said, I never felt the need or the feeling that ending my own life was my way out.

 

I guess different people react and deal with things differently.  It is certainly a sad situation and my hope and prayer is that Robin has finally found some peace, and his family/close friends can move on and cope with the matter.

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I'm kind of the same way.  I had a childhood friend do essentially the same thing fairly recently.  The common denominator(s) that I see in both cases is addiction and depression.

 

I personally have dealt with several ups and downs in my life as well as personal "demons" that I had to overcome at one point in my life.  That being said, I never felt the need or the feeling that ending my own life was my way out.

 

I guess different people react and deal with things differently.  It is certainly a sad situation and my hope and prayer is that Robin has finally found some peace, and his family/close friends can move on and cope with the matter.

You have to be in a very dark place to see death as your best option. 

 

I had a cousin who was in just such a place.  What was sad about the entire situation is that he was talented, and just a great guy.  He tried to live a normal life but, as we found out from his suicide note, it was impossible for him to do so.  His oldest brother was gay, and when he came out to his family he was shunned.  As a result, he moved across country and never looked back.  When my cousin started to get the sense that he too might be gay, he had a difficult time dealing with it, keeping it to himself the entire time because he saw what happened to his older brother.  As a result, he bottled up everything and played the good son right up to the point where he couldn't do it any longer.  He wrote notes to everyone in the family, highlighted passages in the Bible that expressed his torment, went out in the back yard, and hung himself from a tree.  It was a shame, but he really didn't see any other option because he expected his parents, who had eventually come around and accepted the older son's announcement, to shun him the way they had done previously.  He was being bullied at school, and had no friends to talk to, so he saw his only option as killing himself.  It's been more than 30 years, and you can still see the pain in my aunt's eyes when we get together as a family. 

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You have to be in a very dark place to see death as your best option. 

 

I had a cousin who was in just such a place.  What was sad about the entire situation is that he was talented, and just a great guy.  He tried to live a normal life but, as we found out from his suicide note, it was impossible for him to do so.  His oldest brother was gay, and when he came out to his family he was shunned.  As a result, he moved across country and never looked back.  When my cousin started to get the sense that he too might be gay, he had a difficult time dealing with it, keeping it to himself the entire time because he saw what happened to his older brother.  As a result, he bottled up everything and played the good son right up to the point where he couldn't do it any longer.  He wrote notes to everyone in the family, highlighted passages in the Bible that expressed his torment, went out in the back yard, and hung himself from a tree.  It was a shame, but he really didn't see any other option because he expected his parents, who had eventually come around and accepted the older son's announcement, to shun him the way they had done previously.  He was being bullied at school, and had no friends to talk to, so he saw his only option as killing himself.  It's been more than 30 years, and you can still see the pain in my aunt's eyes when we get together as a family. 

 

That's very sad indeed.

 

My friend that I spoke about was a childhood friend.  We went to school together from kindergarten all the way to high school.  He dropped out of high school and joined a band.  They were successful locally at the time, and eventually moved to California to "make it to the big time".  It didn't really happen, though they did record a few albums.  Of course, in that kind of environment, drugs and alcohol were a "regular staple" of their every day life.  The band eventually ran out of money and fell apart.

 

He was an active user of Facebook, and posted some updates of his journey back to Albuquerque from California.  His last few posts made it evident that he was struggling and in need of rehab.  Another former classmate of mine arranged for him to have a room to stay in on the condition that he enter rehab the next day.  When they went to pick him up the next morning, they found him essentially the same way that Robin Williams was found.

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http://happyplace.someecards.com/robin-w...letterman/

 

 

 

 

This is an amazing tribute (and true story) tweeted by Norm McDonald today ^^

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http://happyplace.someecards.com/robin-w...letterman/

 

 

 

 

This is an amazing tribute (and true story) tweeted by Norm McDonald today ^^

 

I teared up a little reading that, from both laughter and sadness. Nobody could ad lib like Robin Williams.

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If something can corrupt you, you're corrupted already.
- Bob Marley


 

I was shocked, and I am sad knowing that we'll never get to hear or see Robin Williams in another movie or comedy skit. A shame that he would take his own life.

Actually I hear he had wrapped up filming on a few projects which will still be released.

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Three or four movies I believe.

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Three or four movies I believe.

Wow! That's a lot of movies. Makes you wonder if he was planning this for a while and was "wrapping up" his life. So sad.

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

Thats why I suggested what I did in my early post (post 11). I think that when these people come down off of their mass popularity it leaves an emptyness in their lives that they can't replace. You mentioned the cancelling of his show recently....and that lends credence to what I am suggesting here. 

 

Of course drug use is also always a possibility to be a contributing factor as well in such cases of depression, too. See Brad Delp's suicide (Boston)

 

How about the cause being severe depression? You know, what he's been dealing with for years. There's no indication that "coming off mass popularity leaving an emptyness(sic) in his life" or the cancellation of his show caused him to kill himself.

 

Besides being a Jr. GM you're now a psychologist also?

 

Depression is real and it can kill. People tend to self-medicate and find out that doesn't work either. And it didn't just start last year.

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Please get help as depression is no joke. If you or someone you know has suffered from it. Because hopefully it will shed light in this often overlooked issue.

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R.I.P.

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Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
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Wow! That's a lot of movies. Makes you wonder if he was planning this for a while and was "wrapping up" his life. So sad.

 

Seemed like a lot to me so I looked it up. And it is four.

 

There are four completed Williams films expected to be released posthumously: “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,” “Merry Friggin’ Christmas,” “Boulevard,” and “Absolutely Anything.”
 

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Wow! That's a lot of movies. Makes you wonder if he was planning this for a while and was "wrapping up" his life. So sad.

 

Reports that are coming out now talk about how he was in serious financial trouble with 2 divorces and a career that was slowing down.  That's why he was taking the roles he was.  It was about collecting a paycheck to keep his head above water financially.  The report talked about how he never wanted to do sequels, but his money trouble forced him to reconsider that.  The Night at the Museum movies, and then the planned sequel for Mrs. Doubtfire were all projects he was doing for the money.  He had to sell his ranch because he couldn't afford it any longer.  There was a lot going on there. 

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Reports that are coming out now talk about how he was in serious financial trouble with 2 divorces and a career that was slowing down.  That's why he was taking the roles he was.  It was about collecting a paycheck to keep his head above water financially.  The report talked about how he never wanted to do sequels, but his money trouble forced him to reconsider that.  The Night at the Museum movies, and then the planned sequel for Mrs. Doubtfire were all projects he was doing for the money.  He had to sell his ranch because he couldn't afford it any longer.  There was a lot going on there. 

 

Add to that a Snickers commercial and a sitcom, things you hardly ever see a star of Williams' magnitude and stature do. It's a classic example of depression feeding on itself. His illness was no doubt a factor in his financial troubles, and those same troubles likely fueled his depression.

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If something can corrupt you, you're corrupted already.
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Reports that are coming out now talk about how he was in serious financial trouble with 2 divorces and a career that was slowing down.  That's why he was taking the roles he was.  It was about collecting a paycheck to keep his head above water financially.  The report talked about how he never wanted to do sequels, but his money trouble forced him to reconsider that.  The Night at the Museum movies, and then the planned sequel for Mrs. Doubtfire were all projects he was doing for the money.  He had to sell his ranch because he couldn't afford it any longer.  There was a lot going on there. 

 

I read similar reports. He was very upfront about his two divorces costing him a bundle. However, they weren't about to have any bake sales for Robin Williams. The report I read - perhaps the one you read as well - shows you the difference between the rich and the rest of us. He considered himself to be in need of money, but the report said his net worth was now "only" $50 million - down from a previous $150 million. He was still a very bankable star.

 

I think he always had a lot going on there. I just hope his death helps in some way to help make people realize that Depression ("severe", "clinical", whatever you want to call it) is not a personal weakness but rather a mental illness, brain disorder, choose your term, and allows people to seek help without the stigma usually attached to it.

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The sun's not yellow, it's chicken.

I read similar reports. He was very upfront about his two divorces costing him a bundle. However, they weren't about to have any bake sales for Robin Williams. The report I read - perhaps the one you read as well - shows you the difference between the rich and the rest of us. He considered himself to be in need of money, but the report said his net worth was now "only" $50 million - down from a previous $150 million. He was still a very bankable star.

 

I think he always had a lot going on there. I just hope his death helps in some way to help make people realize that Depression ("severe", "clinical", whatever you want to call it) is not a personal weakness but rather a mental illness, brain disorder, choose your term, and allows people to seek help without the stigma usually attached to it.

He wasn't as bankable as he used to be.  That's why he took the gig with CBS doing that show.  With that kind of perceived financial stress coupled with bi-polar disorder,  clinical depression, and addiction issues, and it was a recipe for disaster. 

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What Norman McDonald wrote was awesome. So funny and then so sad.

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Thats why I suggested what I did in my early post (post 11). I think that when these people come down off of their mass popularity it leaves an emptyness in their lives that they can't replace. You mentioned the cancelling of his show recently....and that lends credence to what I am suggesting here. 

 

Of course drug use is also always a possibility to be a contributing factor as well in such cases of depression, too. See Brad Delp's suicide (Boston)

 

People are more often addicted because they are depressed, not depressed because they are addicts.

 

As for Williams, his financial situation isn't nearly what this forum has been implying, nor was his career "winding down" to the extent that his critics state.

 

And to address "Hollyweird":  Hutchence was Australian, died in Sydney.  Carradine is Hollywood royalty, but died in Bangkok.

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People are more often addicted because they are depressed, not depressed because they are addicts.

 

As for Williams, his financial situation isn't nearly what this forum has been implying, nor was his career "winding down" to the extent that his critics state.

 

And to address "Hollyweird":  Hutchence was Australian, died in Sydney.  Carradine is Hollywood royalty, but died in Bangkok.

I think "hollyweird" was more about entertainers than just people from Hollywood....least that's how I read it.





And Michael Hutchences death was ruled a suicide. It was his crazy baby momma, who has also since died from a drug overdose, that came out and said it was autoerotic asphyxiation.

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???