There is nothing more frustrating and hurtful than when people say depression is just being really sad and suicide is selfish. Depression is not just being really sad. Depression is feeling like you are constantly drowning. Like you are living in a constant fog that never clears up. The pain of depression is endless, but unseen to everyone. It is a daily struggle that, unless you have been through it personally, you do not and will not ever know anything about. There is no way to explain it, it is frustrating, and it is something you cannot escape. Depression is feeling like not existing would be easier than trying to fake happy another day. And, let me tell you, faking everything is exhausting. Suicide is viewed as selfish, but as someone who has suffered through it all, it seems like the only way we can find any relief. If we felt like there was another way out, we would take it. Sometimes, though, that seems like the only way to stop the pain. I struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts and it is by the grace of God and the people He put in my life that I am alive today.
I understand that people are angry, hurt, and emotional by the actions of Robin Williams, but before you make a comment about something you know nothing of, think about it. You never know how hurtful and offensive your words could be to one of your friends or family. So, please, for the love of all things good, just stop.
