The death of Robin Williams has really got me thinking about myself. Its hard for me to admit this but I have struggled with chronic depression my whole life. I have also been suicidal, infact even very recently. I have never talked about it much because the times I did try I was told by close friends and family to just snap out of it. A person who struggles with depression does not jut snap out of it, it is a disease- just like cancer. You dont just snap out of cancer. From that time on I just thought well people just dont get it, and never talked about it since. Robin Williams death, while tragic, seems to be a catalyst in starting a conversation about something that no one likes to talk and that is mental illness. There is a HUGE STIGMA around the term mental illness. You may not have depression directly but indirectly we all know someone, a friend or a loved one who struggles with depression. Depression can be fatal, so I think its time we start talking about it. It is something that effects each and every one of us and I really think it is time.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 21:40:33 +0000
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