From my own experience I can tell you how real this statement is. This is also how we lost Robin Williams. We didn't lose him to suicide, that's just what he used to leave us, we lost Williams to a broken heart. I believe that, for several reasons, he genuinely believed that he was and would always be alone, even when in the company of family and friends. Depression, compiled upon medical issues that affect ones memory can cause that depression to grow much faster and in harsh waves.
For how many people around the world that loved Williams, it's sad that he didn't know how loved he really was, and still is. As a fan since the beginning I can attest to how many times his performances and humor had a major impact on me.
None quite like the film, Dead Poets Society, ironic that this film also had the issue of suicide and depression in it's core, and how depression can kill a heart far more severely than any gun.
Yet another of his films, Bicentennial Man, dealt with a character that desperately wanted to find his home, his place in the world and discover what was the meaning of his existence. We would even see a measure of depression in his character, Andrew, in spite of him being a machine.
Even in the biographical film, Patch Adams, we see it again, as his character contemplates suicide, if even for a moment, then shifting his own self away from the abyss and taking charge of his life, using his loss to motivate him to his goals, with even more determination than before.
Depression is very real, it takes people from this world every day, and there is no "one size fits all" cure, and never will be, each person needs to be cared for individually, by family, friends and medical persons, when needed. This is why we should never throw blankets, we should never put all those suffering from depression into a herd and claim that the same treatment is needed for all, it just doesn't work. We all have different personalities, we all react in different ways, so we can't all be "cured" the same way when it comes to Psychological issues.
Don't let people continue to be alone, be there for them, let them know you'll do anything you can to help them, do little things that might only have meaning to them, subtle or loud, whatever it takes to help them, even if sometimes it does mean giving them some space.
I'll say it, loud & proud, WE LOVE YOU & MISS YOU ROBIN!!!
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