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I am a depressive with a tendency toward bipolarity.
I heard an "expert" psychologist being interviewed about a test he did on a large number of professional comedians. He found that a very significant number exhibited manic depressive tendencies. RW was a very definite case in point. I am sorry he is gone and sorry for those who remain suffering his loss. |
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My oldest sister committed suicide by gun 15 years ago. For years I wondered if there were anything I could have done to prevent it. She was an alcoholic and was fighting other demons that I was not aware of. What I posted in my previous post has helped me deal with her loss greatly. |
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Another depression sufferer here. I consider myself one of the lucky ones. After some trial and error, medication has worked wonders for me. I remember all too well the feeling of having no way out. Feeling utterly hopeless. I also remember thoughts of suicide creeping into my head. It's a terrible and scary place to be. I found my way out, but not everybody does.
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Despite this, and amidst some good support here, I still see significant ignorance on this thread. So many ills in this world, and so little *true* understanding...
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As I said before, mental illness cannot be bargained with. All a mentally-ill person can do is ameliorate their symptoms using medications that have terrible side effects of their own. Progress is being made, however. Perhaps the day will come when the magic bullet appears and ends mental illness once and for all. When it does, lots of hospitals and prisons will close and homelessness will be a thing of the past. But it's not here yet.
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Yes David Webb,there is no cure for "mental ilness" I passed through a major depression when I was 41 years old,came out of it but still have to keep thing`s in check so to speak,it runs in the family (paternal side),It`s NOT a joke,and anyone who say`s snap out of it need`s some hard evidence.When every day is gray and you feel like you have an anvil on your back that will not come off it`s horiffic!I hope my 32 year daughter does not encounter this dreadful problem...Brian...
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I have written elsewhere about Mr Williams' death... suffice it to say that I shall only add here, for the benefit of those blinkered individuals that still see suicide as a 'selfish' act; look at all he gave to us. Look at all that he left behind for us to enjoy in the years to come. Look at the exceptional way that he gave of himself every single time he performed. He performed naked and exposed to the world to take it's plaudits or it's ridicule. That kind of bravery comes from another level of human being. Then, of course, there is the other ways he gave of himself; to meaningful causes, the people he supported, his support for the armed services out in their theatres of operation. And the way so many people have spoken of his friendship and warmth to friends, family and neighbours.
Clinical depression doesn't care about success, popularity or wealth. You can't set money on fire and use it as a torch to light the way but you can use it as a smokescreen, as a masking agent, as a mollifying soother. Again, before considering the 'selfish' angle, I ask you, watch some clips, listen to some tape and really watch this man who gave us his everything in all that he did... naked and exposed is how he lived in public, we will never know how he lived inside of his own mind.
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I think the 'selfish' angle is religion-based, which, of course, we can take no further.
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I think a lot of is wrapped up in 'think of those you're leaving behind'... which, of course, is not how the clinically depressed will actually see those they are leaving behind.
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I just hope his "example" doesn't encourage others with depression to do the same. There is such a thing as the "copycat effect."
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And it's sad to me that people can be so judgmental of something about which they apparently have so little understanding. |
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I know some snicker at the mere mention of The Guardian, but I think this is an excellent article.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/b...fish?CMP=fb_gu |
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Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters and George Carlin walk into a bar...in heaven...
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Depressives don’t need “examples.” The disease, if not treated well (and sometimes despite treatment), provides its own powerful motivator for suicide. Suicides that occur after the suicides of prominent depressives are due less to a desire to emulate than to grief as the trigger.
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