Topic: Robin Williams has died.

[Cobra951]

 

RIP, Robin.


I'm numb.  What is the point of anything.  Everything goes to shit.  Everything ends in death.  Fuck.

[PyroMenace]

The news hit me rather hard especially due to the circumstances.

I would like to say something positive instead, depression is a state of mind, it's vitally important to seek help about it. There are always options.

[idolminds]

Shazbot.

[scottws]

I found out yesterday around 7:30pm EDT.  I have the Circa app installed on my mobile phone and it had created a breaking news notification.  Since I have the Moto X, I have Active Notifications, which means I can get a quick preview of the most recent notification.  I picked up my phone, put my thumb on the little circle on the screen and suddenly saw "Breaking: Robin Williams has died at age 63."  I almost dropped my phone.

I've never been as stunned by a celebrity death before.  Either they were slow battles with injury or disease that we knew about, they were completely bonkers like Michael Jackson, or it was a celebrity of lesser status.

[Pugnate]

I found out yesterday around 7:30pm EDT. I have the Circa app installed on my mobile phone and it had created a breaking news notification.  Since I have the Moto X, I have Active Notifications, which means I can get a quick preview of the most recent notification.  I picked up my phone, put my thumb on the little circle on the screen and suddenly saw "Breaking: Robin Williams has died at age 63."  I almost dropped my phone.

I've never been as stunned by a celebrity death before.  Either they were slow battles with injury or disease that we knew about, they were completely bonkers like Michael Jackson, or it was a celebrity of lesser status.

Fixed.

[scottws]

I'm sorry for sharing my story and that it did not meet your standards.

[Quemaqua]

Weird to think of him being gone. I think it's always that way with people you associate with cheerfulness or humor. That guy had such a smile. He'll be missed.

[gpw11]

I've never been as stunned by a celebrity death before. 

Yeah, to be perfectly honest this is the first time I felt my heart sink at all upon hearing about a celebrity death.  Not sure why, but it really is sad.

[K-man]

I think the circumstances amplify the sorrow. 

It's a sick joke that someone so talented at bringing other people joy struggled internally as he did.

[Pugnate]

I'm sorry for sharing my story and that it did not meet your standards.

I was just kidding. I didn't mean to offend you. I apologize.

[Pugnate]

I think the circumstances amplify the sorrow. 

It's a sick joke that someone so talented at bringing other people joy struggled internally as he did.

A lot of comedians I know are struggling with depression. I almost wonder if the comic stuff is a front to hide the inner demons.

[Cobra951]

Joan Rivers was crying about it in some interview, and blurted out "we're all manic-depressives" (meaning comics).

So I'm not alone in my surprising, crushing grief over this.  That's interesting.  What is it about this man that makes his departure such a loss to us all?  Part of my reaction is due to personal demons, but still.  It surprised me that I cried about it as if a close relative had died unexpectedly.

[Pugnate]

He touched so many of us through his work and he seemed like a genuinely nice person. I was in shell shock for about 30 minutes after I found it. It made me sad randomly throughout the day. I don't know why.

[K-man]

I'm surprised and saddened, but far from overwhelmed with grief.  I've had way too much of the real thing in the past two years, so I suppose that comes with a little perspective.

[Quemaqua]

I don't really feel anything. I rarely do when a celebrity dies. None of them have ever been particularly important to me, even if I liked their work, so I guess I've never quite understood gut-level reactions like this to their passing. At some point I guess I decided that I couldn't know anything about these people from such a distance, and in the end, whatever they present isn't likely to be who they really are. Which isn't to say they're all out to deceive us, necessarily, but ... I guess just that while I can certainly be sad about the passing of another human being, and certainly feel respect for the loss of their talent, I know I have never on any level known them as a person, only as a product. Such is the case here. I loved Robin Williams the product. I never had the pleasure of meeting the man.

[W7RE]

I don't really feel anything. I rarely do when a celebrity dies. None of them have ever been particularly important to me, even if I liked their work, so I guess I've never quite understood gut-level reactions like this to their passing. At some point I guess I decided that I couldn't know anything about these people from such a distance, and in the end, whatever they present isn't likely to be who they really are. Which isn't to say they're all out to deceive us, necessarily, but ... I guess just that while I can certainly be sad about the passing of another human being, and certainly feel respect for the loss of their talent, I know I have never on any level known them as a person, only as a product. Such is the case here. I loved Robin Williams the product. I never had the pleasure of meeting the man.

Same here

#teamdeadinside

[scottws]

Same here

#teamdeadinside

[Quemaqua]

Hahaha, I feel bad laughing in this thread, but that got me. I suspect Mr. Williams would have approved, so it's okay.

[Cools!]

I want , but not really shocked or with too much care, so yeah, #teamdeadinside.

[K-man]

The silver lining in all of this is that maybe, just maybe he can bring some much needed attention to mental health in the US.

It's doubtful, though.