The Words of Robin Williams

It is only fitting given the tragic circumstances to have this weeks quote...or rather quotes...be from Robin Williams. The news of Robin Williams's death was hard hitting for many and I know I am not the only one who is extremely affected by his death. Now to me, he was a foreign celebrity that I saw as a genuine, generous and caring man. I didn't know him but everytime I think about his death I feel like crying. It may be because everything makes me cry nowadays or because I feel deeply for those dealing with depression. Though sucide is not always the answer, I happen to know first hand what it feels like to be so utterly depressed that it takes over your life and thoughts. I never got to the point of serious suicidal thoughts but I would be lying if I said that they never occured to me. I would be lying if I said I never entered the black hole when nothing feels worth it. You don't feel worth it, life doesn't feel worth it and you think "what's the point?" And everything just starts to fade, things you found funny aren't so funny, things that made you smile before just stop making you smile, you feel so pained and numb at the same time and everything just starts to blur. Even sleep seems like the biggest task in the world. It isn't laziness, it isn't being overly dramatic, it isn't self pity and it isn't victimizing yourself. It is a disease and it is terrifying. I still struggle with these thoughts to this day every now and then, which is why I am starting to consider counseling again because I never want to get to the point of suicide because I know that place is not an impossible destination. Okay, point is, depression is serious and we need to stop viewing it as a phase that people will eventually get out of or that they will just get over it or that they have any control about their depression. When someone dies from, say cancer, we blame the disease. When someone takes their own life we have the nerve to call them selfish and cowards. Depression consumes the person just as much as a disease like cancer does. So instead of blaming those with depression for their sufferings, help them, support them, respect them and love them. So rest in peace Robin Williams, and thank you for giving this world your time, generousity and many movies that made up my childhood. ♥

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