After seeing everyone write different heartfelt things about Robin Williams death and are all in disbelief as am I, Ive also seen some really ignorant comments as well. I say ignorant bc people are truly so unknowing, which is the definition of true ignorance. So Im not going to be angry at those people, they just dont know. They arent knowledgeable in the fact that suicide isnt a choice people make not does it make him or her a coward. This article is something Ive been saying for years, along with many of my friends and family members. However, there are always those ignorant people who dont know or understand that, like mentioned in this article; suicide is a result of a sickness, a disease called depression. Ive lost 5 people Ive known personally to suicide in the past year. All amazing and great people. People who I thought to be so happy and ones who had the biggest hearts. Each was such a big shock, leaving me wondering and deeply saddened to try and even understand where they mustve been to actually get the courage to take their own life. It sickens me to think of the steps necessary to take these steps and actually do it. It breaks my heart to think of how alone and in such a deep, dark place they mustve been in. It breaks my heart to know that they felt that alone that their only relief of the pain they are feeling and how they feel the pain their presence is on others is that unbearable that the only alternative is to end their own lives. I cant get past it. I wish I couldve helped in some way, that I wouldve known. The thing is, is we never really know. Because it isnt a physical illness that we can visually see, we dont take it seriously or even acknowledge it like we would cancer or heart disease or AIDS. Yet, this disease of depression has taken 5 of my friends in just one year and it is becoming more and more common to even those ego seem to have it all. People would never choose that pain or to end their lives so early leaving those behind, if anything they are the farthest thing from cowards. My heart goes out to those special people Ive known this past year and throughout my life who have taken their own lives due to depression, those of my friends and family who battle it and struggle to cope with it and those who I dont know who are dealing with it at this very moment. Im asking those to please reach out and get help that you need and deserve, because you are worth it to so many people and to yourself. And to those ignorant people, I hope youve become a little bit more educated by reading this or see this as the opportunity to learn more about depression, because it affects more people close to you than you realize. Lets all educate ourselves on the signs so we can try to help those living in those dark shadows and help heal their pain. tomclempson/2014/08/robin-williams-did-not-die-from-suicide/
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:28:36 +0000