Members amybrickwallace Posted August 13, 2014 Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 Depression is REAL, SERIOUS and a DISEASE. It hurts me when ignoramuses say that people who either commit or attempt suicide are selfish, stupid, etc. I saw Marie Osmond interviewed on TV some years ago speaking out about her battle with post-partum depression in 1999. She said something along the lines of when someone is seriously depressed, "you don't control anything. It controls you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Max Posted August 13, 2014 Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 This is obviously a horrible tragedy. I am sorry if I am condoning suicide (because I think we should do all we can to discourage our loved ones from doing so), but I can totally understand why someone would choose to commit suicide. As someone who sometimes suffers from depression, suicide seems very appealing when the future looks absolutely hopeless. And though this was definitely not the case for Robin Williams, the future can look absolutely hopeless if one has had a long list of failures in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted August 13, 2014 Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 I mean....it is selfish if you have young children that depend on you but I won't derail this thread with semantics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 Two people on Twitter actually were harassing Zelda, sending her disturbing Photoshop pics of Robin, I've seen one of them, it was disgusting http://www.justjared.com/2014/08/13/zelda-williams-is-deleting-twitter-for-a-good-long-time/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 13, 2014 Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 Mrs. Doubtfire Actress Writes Heartfelt Recollection of Robin Williams's Kindness http://www.people.com/article/robin-williams-lisa-jakub-mrs-doubtfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members quartermainefan Posted August 14, 2014 Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 That was a nice moment there in that clip. I have listened to that song a few times this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted August 14, 2014 Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 According to Williams' wife he was suffering from Parkinson's. http://www.salon.com/2014/08/14/robin_williamss_wife_reveals_beloved_actor_had_parkinsons/ Heartbreaking but I'm glad to know that his sobriety was still intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted August 14, 2014 Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 Wow. Just so, so sad - and shame on the people pouring salt on the wounds of the Williams family. What they did to Zelda's Twitter account...don't get me started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted August 15, 2014 Members Share Posted August 15, 2014 Saw this article about the harrassing comments that Zelda Williams and her response and the troll phenomenon on the New York Times website: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/technology/web-trolls-winning-as-incivility-increases.html?_r=0 I think Troll is too nice of a term for someone who spews such vitriol as those who posted ugly pictures on Jezebel. I prefer the term I used in my earlier post... 'gutter snipes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 15, 2014 Members Share Posted August 15, 2014 Robin Williams Tribute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted August 16, 2014 Members Share Posted August 16, 2014 I just read that a certain organization in Topeka, KS, is planning to protest Mr. Williams' funeral. Big shock there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted August 16, 2014 Members Share Posted August 16, 2014 ^^^oh geeze...That ticks me off to no end. The tribute video is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted August 16, 2014 Members Share Posted August 16, 2014 The good news is, that with Robin Williams having been Episcopalian, will be having a private funeral (I heard that on the news, and that Episcopalians tend to have private funerals). Hopefully the idiot organization that I refuse to name doesn't find out where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 18, 2014 Members Share Posted August 18, 2014 This gutted me, he's an amazing person, we need more like him in the world Robin Williams sent caring video message to New Zealand woman with terminal cancer, fulfilling a wish on her bucket list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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