Suicide: People are surprised when this happens to rich celebrities. Someone else I was speaking with about Williams death reacted, I guess money cant buy happiness. Again, I feel this is missing the point entirely. Robin Williams died because he had reached the last possible stage of his debilitating disease, one he fought with his whole life. He was unable to see his success, or the fact that he had family, friends, and loved ones, or that he had a body of work containing several masterpieces, or that he was admired by millions of fans. When his disease relapsed, it rendered him incapable of processing these things. All he was able to process was sadness, misery, hopelessness, worthlessness, despair. Essentially, he had Thought Cancer, and it took his life. The fact that this could happen to someone like Robin Williams, with all his fame and wealth, shows just how little we know and understand (or dare I say, care?) about mental illness. Perhaps the sudden loss of this beloved actor and comedian will help open the dialogue a little further so that we as a society can begin to understand how to prevent these kinds of deaths.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:13:41 +0000
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