Please read all of this, even if it is long: I hope the story of Robin Williams suicide will be a turning point for the world to open the lines of communication regarding depression and the devastation it causes on all spectrums. While I realize he caused pain to his family, Im sure he wasnt thinking, Gee, let me bring this horrible pain to my family, so if you want to make those comments and not see the full tragedy, then I can say what I feel too. Yes, his family now feels the huge loss of his leaving, but it could have been avoided...the more serious problem is that depression is so taboo and never talked about and people hide their pain behind laughs, booze, painkillers, cutting, and the list goes on. You can get so out of your mind that you feel your loved ones would be better off. I read this recently and I think this sums it up: We lose people everyday to unresolved pain that overwhelms their consciousness. Few are well-known. Most live anonymous lives. We must prioritize authentic revealing and emotional release in our world. We must slow down to see each other deeply and to share our inner worlds so that no one feels alone with their pain. There are so many of us here, yet so many suffer in isolation. We have to keep peeling the masks away. We have to keep sharing our truths. We have to. ---------I myself have endured the torment of horrible things that affected me in my past and it took YEARS and a LOT of healing (much of which I just did on my own) and was a horribly lonely time for me where I felt the world better off without me (sometimes this still plagues me and I have an amazing life now! But the demons of my past are still lurking in the darkest corners of my heart and they may never really go away (we all have them) but we feel like we cannot share them. Even as I type, I cannot type the words to reveal the darkest pains of my past. Luckily, I had some amazing friends who pulled me out of my own head during some of my darkest hours. I credit the fact that I made it through that particular point of my life, to their incredible kindness which healed my heart. I just hope this story opens up the lines of communication for a lot of people who are struggling. Ignorance and demonization of depression is why it continues to plague thousands of souls, and the rammifications are years of torment, suicide and loss on profound levles. Speak out and love one another.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:33:06 +0000
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