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Re: Robin Williams committed suicude.
I used to be that way too, Tres. I would get so pissed, and just rail against the person for being so selfish. I never really thought about them being mentally ill, until somebody here talked about it, at length. I don't remember who committed suicide, but it pissed me right off. They had families that loved them, and they just gave up. Suicide doesn't hurt the person who does it, it hurts the people who are left behind. But then I started looking at it as a true mental illness, and I think differently. I still don't understand 100%, but at least I am not furious with him like I would have been before. I just feel sorry for him. I feel more sorry for his family, but still...
I'll admit that I am somewhat judgmental about suicide. I haven't and won't say anything disparaging about Williams, but suicide always confounds me, and that's because both of my parents died way too young, and both of them fought so hard against their diseases to try to stay alive, and didn't want to die, but did anyway. When I think about someone who intentionally takes his/her own life, I can't understand it, and then get a little, wee bit, I'll admit - resentful.
Please don't stomp me for saying that.
I used to be that way too, Tres. I would get so pissed, and just rail against the person for being so selfish. I never really thought about them being mentally ill, until somebody here talked about it, at length. I don't remember who committed suicide, but it pissed me right off. They had families that loved them, and they just gave up. Suicide doesn't hurt the person who does it, it hurts the people who are left behind. But then I started looking at it as a true mental illness, and I think differently. I still don't understand 100%, but at least I am not furious with him like I would have been before. I just feel sorry for him. I feel more sorry for his family, but still...