tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post1973257658994226540..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: Thoughts on the Loss of Robin WilliamsJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-49796255527817033002014-08-12T14:51:55.749-07:002014-08-12T14:51:55.749-07:00Bipolar disorder is a very difficult but to crack ...Bipolar disorder is a very difficult but to crack for many people. There are much better drugs and much better management strategies now than there ever were before. Still, some sufferers manage to hide their problem for an extended period. Many of them, if left untreated do ultimately commit suicide. If you include depression, then it is estimated that every family has at least one member with mental illness.<br /> We need to understand and accept that mental illness is an issue, just as lupus, MS, or other physical ailments are. Perhaps then, more people would be treated.<br /> I think your friend is lucky to have you both as a support.<br /><br />Best wishes to you both,JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-35107477815714165182014-08-12T11:42:13.954-07:002014-08-12T11:42:13.954-07:00Jane - i think that he was a very funny comedian a...Jane - i think that he was a very funny comedian and i really enjoyed him in the last few years in some really dramatic roles such as 1 hour photo. <br /><br />however, it was your last paragraph that bothered me the most. my next door neighbour and best friend's husband was bipolar and never diagnosed. she has shared so many stories with me about his good times with her and the kids (5 boys) and the bad times where she hid him in the bedroom for days and tried to make it seem like everything was ok for the boys. he eventually committed suicide while in the living room with the boys while she was at work. he took a whole pile of different pills that he had gotten for anxiety and depression. the boys didn't know that their father was dead, they thought he was sleeping as he was often sleeping in the recliner for hours at a time while they watched tv. sometimes we hug each other and don't say anything but both of us know what we are thinking. sometimes she tells me all kinds of stuff about him. but the most amazing thing about her is that she went back to school to become an in-home caretaker. and she has been doing that for 12 years now. she says she does it for her husband. <br /><br />it makes me want to cry. but i know that the best thing that i can do for her is be strong, be there for her, show interest and care in her boys. we love all of her boys and they love us. her third eldest boy and girlfriend are pregnant....her third eldest is my absolute favourite as he has such an emotional, sensitive side to him. he asked me and jam to be the godparents of the baby! can you believe that?<br /><br />i know that i am rambling but your post just set off some nerves. i don't know how my friend has managed to be so strong, such a good mother and such a good person after all she has been through. and her kids, too. but i am so glad to have the opportunity to befriend her...and all of her boys.<br /><br />she really loves it when i tell her that her boys are gorgeous, sweet and sensitive but dumb as a bag of hammers - it always makes her laugh!!! she says they get their looks and intelligence from her and their dumbness from their dad. i love to make her laugh. so does jam. we love her and her boys.<br /><br />rambling over. much love Jane.<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-55823423398181637502014-08-12T10:18:21.578-07:002014-08-12T10:18:21.578-07:00Thanks for your post PP. I didn't know anythi...Thanks for your post PP. I didn't know anything about his political views, but I am not surprised that I would not have shared them. Someone who is monetarily successful in the entertainment industry leads a life with perceptions that are wildly different from our own. I suppose he was no exception there.<br /> Thanks for your comments.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-57253783536981870382014-08-12T10:09:24.116-07:002014-08-12T10:09:24.116-07:00I don't like to hear about anyone dying. Suici...I don't like to hear about anyone dying. Suicide or otherwise. I did find some of his stand up stuff entertaining but as usual once he got some notoriety, like most entertainment types, he began attempting to promote his worldview with his talent. I guess one cannot blame him for that as we are all guilty of doing the same but his worldview certainly didn't line up with mine. In his own way he did more damage to society as a whole than he did good I think. Perhaps the circumstances of a world he helped create added to his depression.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-64458742263577545022014-08-12T06:41:23.199-07:002014-08-12T06:41:23.199-07:00Thank you for your comment, Dani. I am sorry tha...Thank you for your comment, Dani. I am sorry that your life has been touched by such a loss also. Take good care.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-5159496295885154142014-08-12T06:31:44.734-07:002014-08-12T06:31:44.734-07:00Very, very sad news.
I, too, lost someone very im...Very, very sad news.<br /><br />I, too, lost someone very important to me when I was 16. The wound still hurts and the space is never filled.<br /><br />What is even sadder is the fact that a large percentage of all those comedians out "there" are depressives. So much laughter and joy that they give to others, whilst inside they are completely the opposite.<br /><br />May Robin rest in peace finally.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.com