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#stay_strong it get's better
Jan 30, 2017 5:28 PM
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#stay_strong it get's better
AManWhoWasntThere
Damn...that hit hard...I miss him so much...
IalwaysknewOPwasafaggot
His problem wasn't temporary... RIP Mr. Williams
madetheaccountjustforyou
"it get's better" Apostrophe doesn't mean "there's an S coming!" Also, for him, it most certainly did not get better.
ArgentXero
I had a dream that he was in a musical film called Scarecrow. It was about the Scarecrow's life before the events of the Wizard of Oz.
GLORYTOHYPNOTOAD
I still miss him
IHaveNoIdeaAnymore
Literally the most heartbreaking celebrity loss to me. I still think about him a lot, wondering what nonsense he would be making now.
maladen
I don't think that's Lance Clayton.
alekazam13
I just got back from 5 days at the Mental Ward from a hospital. Please check yourself in to the ER. Its not worth going away forever.
Pingboii
Thank you I really needed this today OP.
creativeandfunnyusername1778
As someone who has experienced a close one committing suicide. It's not just you, it affects everyone around you and in an extremely poor 1
creativeandfunnyusername1778
way. If you are thinking of suicide, remember to think about others, tell them how you feel and get help. There's always a better option.
mendelde
Your advice reinforces the notion that suffering should be invisible. Don't tell others to talk. Watch and listen.
stainer318
I really miss this man. I've never cried when a celebrity died even Allan rickman but I balled my eyes out with robin.
Cozziechov
I'm not crying! You're crying!
elveector
This movie was great.
Iamonlyafigmentofyourimagination
Just because he committed suicide doesn't mean this message is invalid - character or not.
sassybeckalicious
depression is treatable, the thing he had - totally diff. Agreed
anavonlarsson
I can say that not all strangers of the internet are good to open up to since i got so much hate when i did it here on imgur
smarmageddon
I miss you Robin.
CanadianFurr
Oh captain, my captain...
ShazulDapignus
*We
BatmanIsTheNameBattingIsTheGame
I miss we Robin
75PercentSith
I we you Robin
CharIieKelly
nipplepanties
http://cdn1.ssninsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/robin-williams-paley-center-3.jpg
smarmageddon
Yes.
TimoThreeOrFour
It gets better unless you're suffering from Lewy Body disease. Then definitely kill yourself. Cuz fuck that.
ShaggySnatch7
i dont even want to know what Lewy Body dosease is because then ill start thinking I have it.
CptBronson
Its dementia and Parkinsons combined. So since you seem to be able to use a keyboard you're probably safe.
ShaggySnatch7
thuts gud to knogh..pheeew
TheLastSithposter
I've had poor coordination and forgetfulness since I can't remember when.
ShaggySnatch7
thets gud to knuw..pheeww
idontliketheclonebone
That sounds horrible holy shit
CptBronson
It is one of the worst diseases out there. And you know how we know nothing about those two diseases? We know even less about this one.
Iselinsaywhat
My dad has this. It's the fucking worst.
austemoonmoon
Same. It is the worst
CptBronson
I'm so sorry.
SingleNiceFedoraWearingClassyGuycautiondonotfriendzone
Maybe let them decide for themselves instead of encouraging or discouraging it?
amop
i would hope someone wouldnt be so easily swayed in that situation
Kirai24
Every time I had reached out to someone I was mocked. I became less depressed and most violent.
pickyhat
Had this happen today. People who treat other people that way will get their comeuppance sooner or later.
Thefluffernutter
Anything specific enough to help someone is going to be too specific to help everyone
serepta
Seriously?
RedPeggy
Yup. The very few times I've dared open up to people they didn't take it seriously. Now I think 'Well, I warned you.'
lavendergirl
LyonRichardson
Good message....little ironic
lemoninyoureye
Sometimes you're own advice is hardest to take.
MyPatronusIsVernonDursley
Except he didn't kill himself because he was depressed
cooplander
Keep in mind this is from the film World's Greatest Dad and not his own message.
cutthroatink15
His problem wasnt just depression, he had lewy body dementia, which is a lot worse, so not really a conflict of interest
SugarSmack
Except when you have a degenerative, terminal illness, which is a permanent problem.
warlockofdragonkeep
Hang in there
TheLADmiral
But does it actually ever get better?
sporkazm
yes. then worse, better than ever, absolute hell, cry, smile, apathy, wisdom, romance, demise. beautty and boredom
catastrophicClara
i have heard it does. im still on my way to discover how. but i do believe it does.
Arawhon
For some. For others not so much. The truth is it gets better, if you have money and a support network. Otherwise you'll end up dead.
pickyhat
For a bit. For that "better" to be permanent, whatever brings everything back to worse has to be systematically removed.
Thefluffernutter
Anything specific enough to help someone is going to be too specific to help everyone
halfcutskeleton
I don't think so, I just think you get better at finding joy in the small things.
khacker24
I dealt with depression for years, and from my own experience, most definitely YES! Nothing is worth your life!
TheLADmiral
Did you use medication to get through it?
khacker24
I tried medication for a while, and I found that for me it numbed the bad AND the good! So I didn't like it, but it may work for you!
TheLADmiral
Did you have motivational issues and did medication help with that? I've been on and off them in past but never gave them a real try
khacker24
I’d happily take it every day for the rest of my life! But for me there were other side effects that caused me to stop taking medication 3/3
khacker24
YES! I had 0 motivation. For several months I barely could get myself out of bed! I had to drop out of college it became so bad! I tried 1/3
khacker24
Wellbutrin (Bupropion) and for a while I felt like I could take on the world! Which was fantastic! I told my husband I felt so amazing 2/3
dontcallmeplath
To those saying this is invalidated by his own suicide, this is a statement made by a CHARACTER he played. Also, you're just fucking wrong.
TokyoMose
Thank you! People don't seem to remember there's such a thing as script writers! Y'all think actors all come up with their lines on the spot
ICantThinkOfAU
Plus he wasn't just depressed, he was terminally ill with an incurable disease, that was going to make him forget who he was. This is the1/
ICantThinkOfAU
exact kind of shit some countries have assisted-suicide centres for, because as shit as it is, sometimes you just want to go out while 2/
ICantThinkOfAU
REALLY matters is that you manage to think about something nice just before you die... Not going to be able to do that if you 4/5
ICantThinkOfAU
you still have your memories. I'm not religious, I don't think there's anything after death, so I honestly do think the only thing that 3/
ICantThinkOfAU
can't even remember who you are anymore, fuck that... 5/5
YourLordCthulhu
Dementia runs in my family and I am so, so scared of forgetting myself when I get older.
ArdentSlacker
Yeah. I'm kinda... 50/50 for it. But that mostly means I'm fucked around my late 70s, and either way, probably dead at 90. I figure tho? 1+
ArdentSlacker
2/2 I start a hobby then. Make bombs, then defuse. When I can't handle that, the problem is going to resolve itself quite suddenly.
Spudinskey
Same here. I'm terrified. My dad's grandma lived to be about 91 but died from the disease. My mom's grandma died at 87 from dementia also.
EadEchiC
Love the message. But I'd do anything to get back the messenger.
myAudreyHepburns
Well sometimes dead is bettah. The person you put up there ain't the person that comes back down. The barriyuh wasn't meant to be crossed.
IonlycommentTroyandAbedgifs
myAudreyHepburns
An upvote for you sir or madam!
TheBestRussian
He was already taken from us by his Lewy body dementia.
ForlornFennec
Have you considered necromancy?
EadEchiC
At first I thought u were an asshole. But then I realized I read that as "necrophilia" not "necromancy". Now I'm laughing a bit.
ChiLLeCheeze
Alchemy also works.
TwoPumpTrump
Only if you want your brother's soul inside a hollow suit of armour.
alaskangarcia
We all know nothing goes well with human transmitation
OtherErinFromTheOffice
No, it CAN be done! My brother and I have been doing research.
ChiLLeCheeze
I heard it's pretty expensive. It can cost an arm and a leg if you're not rich.
LooseyMongoosey
Does it though........
ChiLLeCheeze
I said it works. I didn't say it worked well.
LooseyMongoosey
Tru dat my chill, cheezy friend.
FusRoDa
Kill his wife before the alimony checks took him over the edge, get the law fixed so it do not happen to another grate man.
Gastroboi
What?
Stinkybutt123
Come again?
ImSoHM02
Idk what you're saying that's not what happened at all? He's had depression for a long time but his ultimate reason was lewy body dementia
brendanadinesmith12
A lot of people smile when they hurt on the inside. Medication helps with depression. Tomorrow will be better than today.
mendelde
No. Some tomorrows may be worse. It doesn't get better steadily, especially if what made us worse still exists.
brendanadinesmith12
You are right, but I think people should have hope for a better tomorrow. I have had depression most of my life.
mendelde
A: "tomorrow will be better". B: trusts A. Tomorrow is worse. B stops trusting A. B stops trusting that tomorrow will be better. trust=truth
khacker24
I lost my 14 yo brother to suicide 8 months ago because he thought he'd done something irreversible. Though what he didn't know is (1/4)
khacker24
that his life was more important than any mistake he could've made! It's been extremely difficult for me and my parents! I've learned (2/4)
khacker24
that suicide doesn't only kill the victim, but the hearts of everyone around them! So if you or anyone you know are depressed or (3/4)
khacker24
considering suicide, I urge you to seek counseling or reach out to a friend because you are so loved!! (4/4)
Nazeren
I have a close friend that I love that is on the verge of suicide right now..I don't know how to help her, she has no friends, nobody
Sbar091
Tell your friend about 7cups.com. It's a site where you can get free therapy and counseling online. It's really helped me.
Nazeren
Nobody where she lives that will listen, and I'm all she has, and I'm so far away..I don't know what to do or how to help..I'm not enough
mendelde
She has made it this far. Where did she get the strength to do it? What supported her so far? Make her aware of her sources of strength.
NiHZ
Make sure she knows you're available when she wants to talk, and urge her to seek professional help.
Nazeren
She knows I'm always available and I'm the only one who cares but she needs someone physical and words cant help anymore..
Nazeren
She's been to multiple therapists in her past and despises them. She knows I'm able to talk, but that doesn't help
mentalhazord
I didnt like the idea of therapist either. I was lucky i got one i love and can count on when no one else close to me will listen.
mentalhazord
Please urge her to get professional help. Finding a support group may even help. They exisit. People that know where they are coming from...
cooplander
This is from the film World's Greatest Dad. Very difficult film to watch now, for obvious reasons.
thisisathingnow
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PainItForward
I was NOT expecting that. I had seen it advertised as a comedy, but it was way darker than I anticipated. Still good though
TopherTots
What dreams may come... Even more so for me...
SchrodinergsSpy
Such a beautiful movie.
PoopholeAintALoophole
You and I have some differences on 'beautiful', but it is certainly a good movie.
UltimateMcNasty
Be prepared to choke back a tear or two. https://youtu.be/L9iY6yPrSzY
ub3rwarrior
Ah LTR! One of my favorite artists. Got introduced back a few years ago with Frankieonpc, then that branched into listening to LTR regularly
Purtypreencess7
Hate to say when I first heard the news this was the first flick I thought of. I'm sorry Mr Williams
76Tromboners
O Captain! My Captain!
WhatTheFunkBro
i wrote a letter to robin williams after that movie actually. i was gonna mail it but i was too late.
whitenrdy
It is a great film though....
cooplander
It is, just tough to revisit now.
zFUBARz
I worked at a blockbuster when that movie came out. It was hard to convince people to be careful renting it. It was a good flick though.
viraljester
It was hard to watch even when he was still alive. He portrayed his character perfectly.
eddehans
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DeadOP
Please don't make me cry
WhatTheFunkBro
i cried watching that movie and it almost made me want to reconcile my differences with my dad. i didnt, but almost.
1sneakymidget
We learned he had progressively worse problems (Lewy body dementia) so I don't think it conflicts with his message.
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
He was being the shoulder for others to cry on. He sacrificed a lot of himself to make us all happy
PleasantPeasantPheasant
If assisted suicide was a thing in america he may have lived longer.
gingen
Also just because someone succumbs to suicidal thoughts while trying to prevent others from it, doesn't diminish the message.
samsonguy920
I had heard arguments that it was likely he had no idea what he was doing.
BlueKarat
He could have still wanted to help others regardless of what happened to him. Doesn't at all devalue trying to help like this
gingen
Also just because someone succumbs to suicidal thoughts while trying to prevent others from it, doesn't diminish the message.
shakefu
If anything it reinforces it. He fucking knew deep down what that message meant. It may have been why we had him as long as we did.
gingen
Just means he has that much more experience with it, however unfortunate that sounds
allisnotwellinwaffleville
Came here to say this. He fought valiantly, and invited others to join him in the hopes some of them would win. I
chefchris357
Agreed. Mental health can be treated and helped. Incurable degenerative disease, I'd want to go out on my terms.
Jonesy343
He also went out because he would rather hury his family less with a death, that killing them each time they see him and he doesn't know 1/2
Jonesy343
Who they are
imgoingtodierealsoon789
my first suicide attempt has left my memory going slowly. Now I make lists to remember who ive told jokes to, just to be sure i dont 1/2
Didthatjusthappen
I can never remember who I've told what jokes to either, trick to that is hang out with serious serious potheads They don't remember either!
Saeryf
If it makes you feel any better, I have mild antero-grade amnesia because of a head wound and my family gets the same jokes constantly.
mentalhazord
I blacked out and came too shortly after hitting the floor. Took too much of my sleep meds is an accidental but desperate to shut my head up
mentalhazord
To sleep. Scared the hell out of me. And my mom who was sitting next to me at 3am at the kitchen table. Its been a year and half.
mentalhazord
Lots of therapy and putting things into perspective for me. Now everything is mostly on track. Though been feaking out about turning 30 a
catznstuff
If you ever have a rough day let me know , I'll be there for you whenever I'm visiting here
imgoingtodierealsoon789
2/2 tell them twice. Ive done it before and its so embarassing to explain myself.
SexDrugsBirdsandRocknRoll
I do that kind of stuff too, people are pretty understanding if you're able to laugh at yourself. No need to tell them if you don't want to
Nimin
I have a similar issue but I just tell people I once did a ton of drugs. Technically it's not a lie.
tomyironmane
I tell jokes half to amuse myself. And sometimes they're funny twice. And sometimes they're funny even when you know the punchline.
Bertholomew
That's a hell of a user name. You ok?
IHateUsher
To be honest, I tell the same stories/jokes to people all the time it is very embarrassing but don't feel like you're alone!
NotWrenP
You alright Man?
Bertholomew
That's a hell of a user name. You ok?
EccentricNimoy
My good friend and I repeat the same jokes here and there... , it's not bad memory its cuz they're good jokes ;)
sheapet
That's probably the cutest thing I've ever heard. I don't think anyone minds hearing the same joke twice, as long as it's funny tho lmao
nominaltoactual2
Yea I do it , just to embarrass my kids..I can see their eyes roll right now.
chefchris357
Don't do it man. Just don't. Sometimes life sucks, but if you embrace the suck and move through it, it gets so much better. Trust me, I know
imgoingtodierealsoon789
Pmed.
Isiel89
It's ok. I tell the same jokes all the time because I'm socially awkward and I think I'm super funny.
ItsJatne
The thing is, different personalities just aren't able to view their situations from different angles. There isn't any "just do this."
DrFreakBerg
Even without the illness he is asking for others to get help because he understands the pain.
Snooj
This was also from a movie, so he spoke it but it's not necessarily his words.
notthesameasmyotheraccountss
Isn't he just playing a character here anyway?
Wdahl
Didn't he always?
lcplspanky
Wasn't a major reasoning that he felt himself falling back to the state when he was in his worst, or was that just rumor?
TheStealthHippopotamus
The right answer is the right answer no matter what. Just because he couldn't follow his own excellent advice doesn't invalidate it
kriositivity
If anyway thinks this is hypocritical they need a slap in the mouth
kriositivity
anyone
peanutbuterjellytime
Working in a mental hospital has definitely changed my perspective on all mental illnesses, some people just don't get how serious it is
mentalhazord
They really don't. Even some that work in the field. I had a nurse straight up tell me i could not have my anxiety medice be im obviously...
mentalhazord
In the hospital because my meds were not working. Which wasn't true. The dr about flipped out when i told him that. The only reason i was...
mentalhazord
There was because i had an accident o.d. from forgetting i already took my medicine for sleep because my mind would not stop racing...and
mentalhazord
It wasnt even a true o.d. i just finally took enough i passed out hitting the floor then woke right back up. I was still in safe range of...
thegriffin88
Wouldn't matter to me. I'm a wreck but I constantly tell people that they're super awesome and that life is great when really it sucks..
Spongybunny
Yup, that was not a temporary problem that could be treated like mental health issues can. He wanted to go while he was still in control.
kickbabies
*like some
Spongybunny
Yes, thank you. I was out of characters.
katychla
My friend recently lost her husband to this. It hit hard and viciously... it was awful. Death was the best that could happen for them.
tomyironmane
I had to Google this. "Alzheimer's and Parkinson's" was the description I got.
katychla
My friend's SO just died from it. It was like Alzheimers, schizophrenia and Parkinsons all had a baby. It was so awful
tomyironmane
I'd like to think I would be strong enough not to kill myself... but Alzheimer's alone scares the everlovin shit outta me.
ArdentSlacker
The problems were not temporary.
JWowwBooty
My grandfather has this. He says every day he wants to kill himself. I can't blame him.
TrijezniMujo
Just leave a loaded .45 where he can find it. His choice adn all
Tardisssss
Ethics aside, never leave a loaded gun unattended. EVER.
Krayotik
My nan had that. I would never be ever to fault someone for ending it if that was going to be their fate. Watching it happen broke my heart.
ilanadia2013
My grandfather died from this. I feel your pain. It was a 15 year long battle
MattCookie
My grandfather has this too, but his speaking abilities have decreased too much for him too talk... :/
yourCleverUsername10
What is it?
okeydokeylittlesmoky
It's dementia that comes w/Parkinson's symptoms, hallucinations, sleep disorder, loss of appetite, anxiety, etc. Source: My MIL has it.
JWowwBooty
Lewy Body Dementia.
Krympehl
I think they meant to ask what LBD was.
JWowwBooty
Oh. Lol. My bad