Already I am so tired of hearing about this. People don't get it. He was bipolar and used coke to self-medicate. My brother sends me an email (which he rarely does) about Williams while he's watched me deteriorate for the last 35 years (ie. on SSDI 14 yrs out of last 20 yrs) and rarely shown any empathy towards me or opened up dialogue with me. Family members don't get it. He told his entire family about my situation and now my nephews and niece are frightened of me. I told my father I wanted him to apologize, all he had to say was "I think we should forgive people". Right, Pa! Enough of this.

I feel bad for Williams. But he harnessed his racing thoughts somehow and made them work for him. Lots of manic-depressives w/racing thoughts are dysfunctional and are completely drained mentally and physically. The Media's totally overlooking the root of his problem.

Will this bring attention to Mental Illness? I highly doubt it: just another entertainer who was an addict.