Robin Williams was an amazingly gifted actor who brought joy to millions. It's a tragedy that he was hurting so deeply and felt death was the only way out of his pain. It does go to show that money does not buy happiness and those that might seem the most happy can be hurting the deepest. I believe that his addictions had a great deal to do with his attempts at self medicating and a way to help numb or alleviate the pain, albeit temporarily. God rest his soul. I loved many of the movies he played in. I wonder if the subjects in the movie "What Dreams May Come" that he played a major role in factored into his decision or if he was a Christian. Sometimes it is only my faith and fear of an eternal life without God that helps me to manage day to day. He must have been in such agony to end his life despite his beliefs. So very tragic.