RIP Robin Williams

ashley8918

lolo883 said:

OMG the church bells across the street are playing Amazing Grace today instead of the normal hourly bell toll. I just can't.

OMFG. Definitely just got the chills.

sophhabobopha

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

OMG the church bells across the street are playing Amazing Grace today instead of the normal hourly bell toll. I just can't.

OMFG. Definately just got the chills.

SITB

Crying.

holyguacamole79

lc07 said:

sarahbear31 said:

@lc07, I went through similar issues with Cymbalta. I was miserable and would sleep 14-16 hours a day. I had a pretty major anxiety attack yesterday and was having serious suicidal thoughts. Today's news made me numb. A friend forwarded this to me and I thought some of you may appreciate it. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/theanchoress/2014/08/12/robin-williams-and-the-murderous-mendacity-of-depression/

Sarah, I am so sorry that you are struggling, too. I appreciate you being so candid about it.

Do you follow Allie Brosh's blog? I think she explains depression in such a genius way. In a way I've never seen it explained. It really really resonates with me. If you haven't already seen this, check it out, I'm interested in your thoughts:

Blog Post Part 1: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html

Blog Post Part 2: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html

And hopefully it will make you laugh a little, too

hahaha, that did make me chuckle.  Praying for you, friend.

CMGragain

I have had severe depression all my life, but not bi-polar.  I also have stage 4 cancer.  If I could choose for one of them to go away, I would choose the depression, not the cancer.  It can be so horribly painful.

doeydo

The Academy tweeted: 

Genie, you're free.

falsara

MrsMack10612 said:

wandajune6 said:

Thoughtless comments come from people who don't understand mental illness as a true disease. The same goes for addiction. One of my close friends took her life as we were graduating college, about 13 years ago. The counselor I went to about it said something that helped a lot- it wasn't her making the decision, it was her illness. She's why I go for counseling whenever I go through life turmoil or periods with any symptoms resembling depression. I'm not prone to depression but there's a lot in the family. I consider it a "tune up" to make sure I'm taking care of myself and that there's nothing I'm missing. I recommend it.

It's interesting you say this, because apparently RW had just been back in rehab to do something similar and keep his sobriety in check, and that was just in July.

 

This is a really good article from Cracked.com about comedians and depression.

 

 

The Blue.  SO MUCH THIS!  FI has suffered from depression for years, and as someone who is very familiar with lots of comedians,  I can say that about 85% of the comedians I have met myself, or know through FI's career suffer from depression.  Its not just the famous one's either.

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