Robin Williams dead in apparent suicide — Page 2

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I can't imagine what it is like to live with so much pain. How extraordinary that he was able--for so long--to turn that pain into pleasure for others.

Rest in Peace.

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So many of his movies are such a part of my life.

Even the ones that weren't good were always worth watching just for him.

Hell, I even laughed at RV.

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My aunt passed away yesterday as well and I suspect in a similar fashion. She battled the same demons and was almost exactly the same age as Robin Williams. I hope they are both finally at peace.

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Somewhere your aunt is laughing hysterically at Robin Williams heavenly stand up routines.

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Sorry to hear about your aunt, Matt. This really does feel as hollow as John Lennon's death, although at that we could feel anger and bewilderment at an assailant. With suicide, there is just bewilderment, even though we know all about depression and substance abuse and their interactions, and we know all about the sadness of clowns. But he had a life force that seemed somehow superhuman...or was that just the Superman shirt that Mork used to wear?

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So sorry about you auntie Matt. Be kind to each other.

I just read this on a website called the daily love. It's founder Mastin Kipp wrote this about depression and Robin Williams' passing so I'd thought I'd share it with you all because it truly resonated with me:

Addiction is no joke. Depression is no joke.

The problem is that for as much as we know about life and technology, there’s still a lot we don’t know about addiction and depression.

They are issues of the spirit, the mind and the body. They cut deep. And when you are in the throws of either, it’s almost impossible to see your way out.

The human soul is meant to feel free. It wants to grow. It wants to connect. It want’s to be happy and fulfilled.

And there are so many things that can get in the way.

In my work with people, I often see that the people who are the most giving to others are not that great at giving to themselves. Those who are most loving towards others are those who are not that great at loving themselves.

In many ways, life is an outward projection of what we desire most. We can be great at making others feel a certain way, but at the end of the day come up short.

Robin Williams made the whole world happy, the whole world minus one, very important person – himself.

Well...faggot. If suicide were so cowardly, why don't more people do it? Lord knows you should!

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He freely spoke of his financial troubles over the last year in various interviews. While his depression and addiction battles were most likely the root of the problem, I imagine his recent financial trouble was the final straw. We'll never know for sure, though.

Jordan. Had I never read the interview where he spoke so in-depth about his financial troubles, I would have never given it a thought. I'm not sure that many people are actually aware of how bad it was. It is far from "obvious," in my opinion. But there's no need to argue... Robin Williams is dead and that's a tremendous loss for all of us.

The Little Prince is my all time favorite book. That's a beautiful passage. This is so, so sad. Prayers to them for strength.

That was incredibly touching.^^^^^^^