[icinggurl]

Just a general question - Anyone else upset like this? I just feel like a weirdo for doing so. I've been so tearful today and wasn't sure why until I saw some facebook posts about him and just broke down.

[HALLIEBETH87]

Well I have felt weird about it because...Id say most of us here at PC understand how he may have felt. And right now I feel sad because I know people around the world loved him and want the story but....his family is pleading for privacy and I want that for them.

[icinggurl]

Yes, I hope people leave friends and family alone. What has upset me are the judgmental people (esp one "friend" of mine) who are criticizing people who commit suicide. Plus, they all seem to have zero personal experience with mental illness. I'm tired of the stigma and not being able to really be honest with people in my life without having some seriously negative repercussions.

[HALLIEBETH87]

Well right now...the whole issue of mental illness and act of suicide is hot on the press. Its everywhere. Good and bad articles.

It saddens me that it took a celebrity's suicide for this attention to happen...

[Teacake]

I sobbed for Kurds starving up on a mountain top.
Ive cried a lot today.

I cried for myself and for the degraded and pathetic people I see in town.

But I dont cry for Robin. Ive been thinking of the many roles Ive loved him in and smiling. He wasn't a pathetic figure. He worked hard to be remembered smiling and loving. He worked hard to exude love. I appreciate how his performances made me feel. Thats how i remember him.

[pawn78]

I am happy for him. He lived an awesome life, absolutely AWESOME! His death has brought mental illness to the public eye like never before. I haven't cried for him, I SALUTE HIM!!!

[Love&Toil]

I got wet eyes thinking about the depth of darkness he must have been facing to make the decision to end his life.

Like many others, I am left with an overwhelming appreciation for the gifts he brought to us in life. He was a comic genius and moved me deeply.

[HALLIEBETH87]

I too have been sad about the things going on in the middle east right now.

[Trippin2.0]

Never before has a celebrity death affected me... I understand why he chose to bow out, but my heart bleeds to think of the immense amount of pain he must have been in to do so...

RIP Robin, and thank you for making my childhood awesome!

PS. Will be getting a copy of Mrs Doubtfire for the weekend

I cry for Robin, too. His suicide is a shock. I'm also amazed and hurt for what's going on in the Middle East, parts of Africa, and the tens of thousands of children without their parents, who are coming into the US as refugees. But in my elder years, I have to face the fact that nothing political is new on the face of the earth. I do what I can to save and protect. I donate, I vote, I send petitions, I call my elected officials, I march.

[jesusplay]

I don't really care that's he's dead but when I heard it affected me only because I think someone told me he was bipolar.

[BipolaRNurse]

Robin Williams' death has hit me harder than most celebrity deaths, probably because he was one of us. We all can relate to the desperation he must've felt in order to carry out a suicide. I had a bout with suicidal ideation only recently, so it kind of hit close to home. May he find the peace in death that eluded him in life.

I am devastated over Robin's death. As I mentioned in another thread I had the joy of meeting him many years ago, and also was fortunate to have seen him host the tremendous event that was a memorial service for Bill Graham just after Graham's helicopter went down. Robin hosted that event (in Golden Gate Park, 1992, tens of thousands of people in attendance) with profound humanity. No one could ever be like him in the way he combined passion, empathy, love, comedy...in a way that was entirely sincere. I grew up with Robin as an inspiring role model. I loved the man. My heart aches because I know he battled his mental health issues, and I know how terribly painful that is.

I don't think there's anything wrong with sobbing about Robin's death, especially because it was by suicide. I feel like when Robin Williams left this earth he took a great deal of hope with him. I only hope that somehow he is at peace now, and who knows what his next gig will be...

[Moose72]

I have been teary too over his death. I cant stop watching every movie of his on netflix.

[wachiki92]

It always makes me cry when I hear of or know someone who takes their own life. it hits me so hard because I know exactly how they felt because I've felt it so many times. Robin Williams is the 2nd celebrity this past yr with a mental illness that has taken their own life. its a sad fact but hopefully some good can come out of it and shine a light on all mental illness and how real they are and what suffering we have to go through.

[Silent Void]

I haven't been crying over this death, but it has disturbed me. He was alone and desperate to die.

He tried to cut and couldn't do it that way, so he resorted to a belt.

And all I keep thinking about is where was his wife?

[Notoriousglo]

I have thought about him a lot. I just read that Shepherd Smith, fox news anchor, called him a coward for committing suicide. I feel hurt that after all the happiness Robin gave that someone would say something so cruel.

[Silent Void]

Originally Posted by euphy

I have thought about him a lot. I just read that Shepherd Smith, fox news anchor, called him a coward for committing suicide. I feel hurt that after all the happiness Robin gave that someone would say something so cruel.

Seriously? Was that today?

[Notoriousglo]

Originally Posted by Silent Void

Seriously? Was that today?

Apparently he said it a few hours after Robin's death, but I read about it today.

[Silent Void]

Originally Posted by euphy

Apparently he said it a few hours after Robin's death, but I read about it today.

I'll never watch that jerk again.

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Silent Void

I haven't been crying over this death, but it has disturbed me. He was alone and desperate to die.

He tried to cut and couldn't do it that way, so he resorted to a belt.

And all I keep thinking about is where was his wife?

I just watched a movie of his called "world's best dad" where hes the dad and the son dies by choking himself while masturbating. Robin williams sobbing when his character found his son dead was so real. How ironic. Id never seen that movie before either. Its on netflix.

I'm deeply saddened that we've lost another human being to mental health and addiction issues, but I haven't cried this time ... I did, however, sob uncontrollably when Whitney Houston passed away, so I reckon those tears are covering this one as well ... And then I get to thinking about all the non-famous people that succumb to it everyday, and feel super sad for them because it's like they've passed in total obscurity, totally unrecognized ...

[loophole]

Robin Williams was a special individual.... I always assumed there was something different about him.. it was honestly obvious... this takes nothing away from him.. he was an amazing guy.. a beautiful talent.. hilarious in Mrs Doubtfire and showed his amazing talent in good will Hunting (one of my favorite all time movies)... however his death was extremely saddening... it has made me look at these illnesses on the whole... it definitely puts things into perspective considering his age and knowing he battled with this most likely at least from his early 20s on.... so I will probably post a new thread more in depth on my own personal thought process (triggers galore)....

[Beachboxer]

Originally Posted by wachiki92

it hits me so hard because I know exactly how they felt because I've felt it so many times. Robin Williams is the 2nd celebrity this past yr with a mental illness that has taken their own life.

I came on here today because I'm so upset about his death. Both he and Philip SH were also addicts. I had met them both and completely ID with that pain. I found out recently that I have CPTSD and the stats for this combo are high..It frightens me - I remember ideations and the difficulty controlling it. TELLING someone and getting to the hospital has worked in the past. But as I get older ... I wonder if I will always fight so hard.

[lilypup]

I didn't cry but immediately blogged about it. I am being trained as a speaker for NAMI and I hope to reduce the stigma of mental illness, if even in a small way. I think his death will open a lot of eyes.