The world has lost a Creator of Laughter. Robin Williams has struggled with drug abuse and depression for decades. He once made a powerful statement that he blames Ecstasy use as a teenager for lowering his Serotonin levels, and said that he wanted to discuss depression, to bring it out into the open. Robin said, “Depression isn’t about ‘Woe is me, my life is this, that and the other’, it’s like having the worst ‘flu all day, that you just can’t kick.” He added: “There’s the stigma of: ‘Oh, he’s weird,’ and going ‘What’ve you got to be depressed about?” Robin fought depression and was victorious, creating humor, characters that make us rejoice, cry, feel humbled, awed, hopeful, and even join him just the other side of insanity. He won, and won again, over the Big Black Dog that is depression. Until he didnt. We will miss you, Robin, but you are not forgotten. Your legacy of compassion and humor in the face of depression, for so many, will never fade away.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:05:28 +0000
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