#robin williams suicide

[morbidology]

The last known photograph of Robin Williams, taken just the day before he died.

He passed away on the 11th of August, 2014, at the age of 63. He was found dead in his home in Paradise Cay, California. The cause of death was determined to be suicide by hanging.

In the months leading up to his death, Williams had been struggling with severe depression and anxiety. After his death, it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with early stages of Parkinson's disease, which he had not yet disclosed to the public.

Later, an autopsy report indicated that Williams had Lewy body dementia, a neurodegenerative disorder that can cause severe cognitive and behavioral changes, along with physical symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease.

Lewy body dementia is often misdiagnosed, and it is believed that the combination of his mental health struggles and the debilitating effects of this disorder contributed to his tragic decision to end his life.

Robin Williams left behind a legacy of remarkable performances in film, television and stand up comedy. Generations of children grew up with him on the television, and he touched the world with his humor, warmth and talent.

His death was a profound loss to the entertainment industry and to the many people who admired and loved him.

[wwprice1]

You don’t have to face it alone. If you’re in crisis, call 988 for free, confidential help.

[oldmanffucker]

cut scene from the Dead Poets Society script.

Immediately after Neil’s father forces him away from the theater, Keating, Chris, and the dead poets society convene for a meeting.

[eros-ghoulette]

one good thing about TS new album:

I finally found something that I can get rid of all my hatred towards

[thatscarletflycatcher]

Me, seeing people on my dashboard talking about The Holdovers: ohhh, that looks so good!

Me, seeing someone compare it to Dead Poets Society: okay. I have to reconsider now.

[baku-usagi]

[lovealexhunt]

Saw this on Instagram and I felt this.

I know what it's like to be past the breaking point, to want to die... to try it... but to fight my way back from that. My kindness and empathy are genuine and I will always choose to try to help others even when I feel like I can't help myself. I will do anything to help someone else not feel like that ever. You are not alone and you are so so valuable. Never forget that! I am always here for anyone. 💛💛💛

[quotesfrommyreading]

Most people imagine that resolving particular problems will make them happy. If only one had more money, or love, or success, then life would feel manageable. It can be devastating to realize the falseness of such tempered optimism. A great hope gets crushed every time someone reminds us that happiness can be neither assumed nor earned; that we are all prisoners of our own flawed brains; that the ultimate aloneness in each of us is, finally, inviolable.

  —  Suicide, a Crime of Loneliness

[awfulhorrid]

Depression is not the state of being sad

I recently watched a video of a clip from Mork and Mindy, Robin Williams' breakaway TV hit from the late '70's. I'm old enough to remember watching those shows in their first run, but some of the more nuanced parts went above my wee head. This clip was one of those.

TW: discussion of depression, allusion to suicide.

In it the character of Mork meets the actor who plays Mork, Robin Williams. Robin bares his soul in this piece in a way that's fucking chilling to see these many years later, after he took his own life due to depression.

In the clip, there's this exchange:

Mindy (interviewing Robin): "You know if you learned to say 'no' you'd probably have a lot more time to yourself. Robin: (Looks pensive for a second then mutters "whew.") "Ah ... maybe that's the last thing I want ..."

Because I like to enjoy my social media experience, I have the comments on YouTube turned off via a plugin. On this rare occasion, I actually wanted to see if anyone else felt the way I did in that exchange. So with a healthy degree of caution, I toggled the comments back on.

Yes, it did touch others in a similar way, although there were quite a few comments about how Robin seemed sad during that, or how he was so sad despite being a very funny person. It was quite a ways down before I saw anyone actually mention depression directly.

I had to reply and thank the poster for using the word. Absolutely nothing those that didn't, but so many people say "sad" when the proper word is depression.

I have depression when I'm crying because a close friend died, but I also have depression when I'm laughing in the arms of those I love. That's why it's so insidious. It doesn't go away when I'm happy. Depressed isn't an antonym for happy; it's its own chronic condition.

My worst intrusive thoughts aren't the ones I have when I'm sad for a reason, they're the ones I have when I've had a really good day ... "Why not go out on a high point. What if it never gets this good again?" Depression is your brain lying to you. People that have never experienced it are lucky to not know so intimately how bad it can get.

Thank you, Mork. Not because you ended it like you did, but because you prompted many to seek the help they needed. You'll never know how many people you saved.

(I'm being treated and it's mostly under control.)

[winterscaptain88]

In honor of Jason David Frank, Chester Bennington, Robin Williams & anybody else who felt that taking their own life is the answer.

988 is a new phone number that recently went live to help people get help in a mental health crisis. Similar to 911, this line is dedicated for anyone in need of mental health assistance of any kind. Its 988.

May I please get 2 friends or family members to copy and re-post? I am trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening.

#SuicideAwareness call 988

Just two. Any two.

Say Done

You can also text 988 for help

[cashthecomposer]

Just wanted to say, having not even seen Dear Evan Hansen, I know you are right about it and feel validated in my aggressive avoidance of it.

I have no idea what post this is in reference to, but yeah, I hate Dear Evan Hansen.

My biggest complaint about it, which everybody seems to just kind of gloss over, isn't about the characters (none of whom I feel I can root for), the songs (which are just... not memorable), or the writing (which feels stilted to me). It's about the story.

It's a rip off of the Robin Williams movie, World's Greatest Dad. The only real differences are that instead of a boy his age, the guy who claims that the boy who died was a good person/friend was the father, and instead of just a suicide note, he also fabricates a whole ass diary. The plot beats might fall a bit differently, but the story as a whole and the message are the same, and you walk away from both frowning.

It pisses me off that it seems like no one has talked about the blatant plagiarism of this musical. I'd understand it if they at least mentioned that yeah, they were a little influenced by preexisting stories that focused on suicide, since it's very clear that this movie (which premiered in 2009, 5 years before the musical came out, and around the same time that the creators started work on the show...) had at least some impact on the musical's creation. There are far too many similarities for it to be mere coincidence.

I know DEH is a lot of people's favorite show, but I actually hate it. Especially and particularly because Robin Williams died in 2014, the same time that the musical began workshops. ESPECIALLY because Robin Williams' death was a suicide.

Plagiarism is not ok. Especially not when the history involving the entity being copied is so depressing.

[scottguy]

You can be one of the funniest people in the world and still have suicidal ideations bad enough to act upon like Robin Williams did.

So please don't do anything rash. It's "just" pain, usually emotional pain that you just want to end in the most drastic and irreversible way possible.

So if you're having those kinds of thoughts, (it's almost ridiculous how easily those thoughts come to us when we're depressed ..."Remember! You're mortal!") Talk to someone who will just listen or call the ...

National Suicide Prevention Line

.. it's just three digits..

988

and get past that dark hour.

Life is NOT hopeless. It just FEELS that way. But how we feel IS our reality.

That's why you need contact with someone not inside your brain, because your own emotions are lying to you.

[oldmanffucker]

cut scene from the Dead Poets Society script.

(read the full scene here, but I wanted to celebrate this bit on its own)

[quotesfrommyreading]

We lionized Robin Williams for the manic gleam in his performances; at his best, he was not only hilarious but also enchantingly frenzied. There are very few people who have that kind of wild energy who don’t dip the other way sometimes. It often seems as if those who are most exuberant experience despair in proportion to their joy; they seem to swing wildly about the neutral average.

  —  Suicide, a Crime of Loneliness

[blocked-zombieartist]

The unjust irony that this man spoke these powerful words and still felt so crushed, lost, alone, or whatever he was feeling when he took his life…

Painful.

Dead Poets Society (1989) dir. Peter Weir

[roxanne-bunny]

Rest in peace, Robin Williams