RIP Robin Williams

StarWarsGirl

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Ariel1986 said:
He has had and has spoken about his depression and dependency issues before, I don't think this is down to recent financial troubles. He was an incredibly talented and intelligent individual and unfortunately in life this sometimes comes hand in hand with inner conflict and demons. If anything I hope this helps some people to realise that depression is an illness that you can't even as one of the most funny, intelligent and well loved people in the world, just think positive and heal yourself.
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Of course financial problems were not the cause of his depression. But they may have helped send him over the edge.
 
fractal

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NMBC1993 said:
That is a very interesting article....

I can actually sympathize quite a bit. I myself, suffer from both ADHD and depression. Sometimes I find it very hard to get through life. My father disowned me for my love of Disney, calling me immature and saying a "normal child" doesn't act like I do. Because I wasn't out playing football or trying to hook up with every member of the cheer leading squad, I was considered a "failure" in his eyes. To him, I was a product created from his genes so he can pass "his" greatness on to the world once he dies. On the other end of the spectrum there was my mother, someone who hated living on planet Earth. Every other day I would be riding in the car, or playing with my toys in the living room and would hear my mother scream to the heavens "God, just take me off this planet! I don't want to be here anymore".

Fast forward to the last couple of years. I spent the last eight years working a dead-end job, hating every moment I spent in that post. Always struggling to keep a roof over my head as a college student. Maybe it was because of what my mother said all those years...but I started to think more and more that death is the greatest solution. No bills, no worries, no stress, just spend the rest of my days decomposing in the dirt. It's all that got me though life, just counting the days until I was put out of this misery. I imagine Robin Williams was going through something of the same. Looking at his declining bank account, two divorces, and now having to sell his soul to make ends meat? To me, it was the same as my job. Putting up with people you know your better than, just to pay the bills. It must have been tough.

To this day I sometimes do still think about death. Not as much as before, now that I have a new job and the proper treatment for my ADHD things are looking a tiny bit better. We truly lost one of the greats this week, he will be forever missed...

R.I.P Robin Williams, thanks for all the laughs!
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Stick with it. You are not your job or your bank account - you are defined by how you treat others and how you treat yourself. Look at Robin Williams - how do we remember him? Not by all the money he made or all the money he lost, but by how he made us laugh and feel better, it's a shame he couldn't be better to himself. I wish you all the best with your struggles and hope you can look at yourself through different lights.
 
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Mike S

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raven24 said:
The crowd went crazy and gave their best applauds during the "Friend Like Me" number of the Aladdin show at California Adventure last night. Same for the "Friend Like Me" segment of World of Color, the audience went nuts.
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How did the actors on stage react?
 
seahawk7

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I loved Mork and Mindy when I was little and my kids loved Mrs. Doubtfire. Robin Williams is in our fondest memories in our house because he brought us so much joy. He was a tremendous actor, I don't think there was a genre he couldn't tackle.
 
englanddg

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I don't know if this has been said or not because I can't bring myself to read all of the posts. I can't remember ever crying because a celebrity died until today. It is so rare that you find a person such as Robin Williams that everyone speaks fondly of them. I just can't help but wonder if he had known how many lives he touched and how much he would be missed if it would have made a difference.
 
Mike S

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I know people have said what if Disney brought back Timekeeper or Back to Neverland as tribute, but I haven't seen anyone suggest the most likely thing that could probably happen. Aladdin rereleased in theaters. Maybe in 3D like Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Lion King. I would go see it just like I saw Lion King and Jurassic Park when they were rereleased.
 
englanddg

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Mike S said:
I know people have said what if Disney brought back Timekeeper or Back to Neverland as tribute, but I haven't seen anyone suggest the most likely thing that could probably happen. Aladdin rereleased in theaters. Maybe in 3D like Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Lion King. I would go see it just like I saw Lion King and Jurassic Park when they were rereleased.
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He's got 5 movies coming out in the next year or so as it stands.

The man has been busy.

But, yeah, I'd go see Alladin, absolutely.

I'm not normally a fan of 3D, but I bet the cave of wonders scene and a whole new world would be amazing!
 
Mike S

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englanddg said:
He's got 5 movies coming out in the next year or so as it stands.

The man has been busy.

But, yeah, I'd go see Alladin, absolutely.

I'm not normally a fan of 3D, but I bet the cave of wonders scene and a whole new world would be amazing!
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If it was rereleased I bet a lot of people would go see it. One thing I would like to experience is what would happen in the theater when this comes up.
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Also I just read through this. It's Josh Gad, the voice of Olaf, talking about Robin Williams. Very good story. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/08/12/josh-gad-remembering-robin-williams/13951075/
 
Nemo14

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4disneylovers said:
I don't know if this has been said or not because I can't bring myself to read all of the posts. I can't remember ever crying because a celebrity died until today. It is so rare that you find a person such as Robin Williams that everyone speaks fondly of them. I just can't help but wonder if he had known how many lives he touched and how much he would be missed if it would have made a difference.
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Sadly, probably not. Depression blinds the victim to reality and eats away at one's perceptions of self-worth. But as I said in a previous post, I hope we all remember to tell those special people in our lives just how much they mean to us.
 
lebeau

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Almost 10 years ago, I lost my youngest brother to depression. He was only 22 when he took his own life. Obviously, news of Williams' suicide reminds me of that experience. But I have seen a lot of people who clearly don't understand what clinical depression is. So last night, I put together my thoughts and experiences on the disease, how it is misunderstood and the consequences of ignoring what is essentially a chemical disorder in the brain.

If nothing else comes of Williams' death, I hope it educates people on the nature of depression. Maybe then, some tragedies can be prevented.

http://lebeauleblog.com/2014/08/12/personal-musings-depression-and-the-death-of-robin-williams/
 

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