In Response To Robin Williams' Death, The Most Powerful Description Of Depression I’ve Ever Heard

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.upworthy.com/in-response-to-robin-williams-death-the-most-powerful-description-of-depression-ive-ever-heard?c=upw1

I am so, so thankful this video was made. It's probably the most intimate, real description of depression I've ever heard.


Published on Aug 11, 2014

His twitter. Please thank him: https://twitter.com/witnessthinks

Suicide hotline number: 1-800-273-TALK
Email: Legal first name (cuz of confusion) is Sky Williams: [e-mail]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkyWilliamsTho



Here is a basic list of resources/hotlines that you can call if you are feeling suicidal, or are worried about someone who is.
United States: 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE)
United States (en Espanol): 1-800-SUICIDA
United States-veterans 1-800-273-8255, Veterans Press 1
Europe Wide: 116 123 (free from any number)
Australia: 13 11 14
Belgium: 02 649 95 55
Brasil: 141
Canada: Numbers vary by region.
Deutschland: 0800 1110 111
Denmark: 70 20 12 01, www.livslinien.dk[1] or Skrivdet.dk
France: 01 40 09 15 22
Greece: 1018 or 801 801 99 99
Iceland: 1717
India: 91-44-2464005 0 or 022-27546669
Ireland: ROI - local rate: 1850 60 90 90 ROI - minicom: 1850 60 90 91
Israel: 1201
Italia: 800 86 00 22
Malta: 179
Japan 03-3264-4343
Netherlands: 0900 1130113
New Zealand: 0800 543 354
Nippon: 3 5286 9090
Norway: 815 33 300
Osterreich: 116 123
Serbia: 0800 300 303 or 021 6623 393; Online chat: http://www.centarsrce.org/index.php/k...[2]
South Africa: LifeLine 0861 322 322; Suicide Crisis Line 0800 567 567
Sverige: 020 22 00 60
Switzerland: 143
UK: 08457 90 90 90 or text 07725909090 or email [e-mail]
Uruguay: 7pm to 11 pm – Landlines 0800 84 83 (FREE) 2400 84 83 24/7 – Cell phone lines 095 738 483 *8483
Useful Websites Dutch - www.113online.nl
Greece - http://www.suicide-help.gr/
International - http://www.befrienders.org/index.asp
Spain - http://www.telefonodelaesperanza.org/
United States - http://www.suicide.org/suicide-hotlin...
Uruguay - www.ultimorecurso.com/uy

Song - Farewell by Witness

[enlightenment]

1. If there is one thing I have learned

from a lifetime of living with this condition, it is that there is no single right answer - no single right response.

This is one response and I applaud this young man for his passion and his honesty.

I will say this, though. The flip-side of "happy" is "sad". Nobody wants to be sad all the time - but for some reason, many people think that we should be happy all the time.
I decided long ago that I can settle for content. It's not happy, but it's not sad. It's a pretty good place to be, most of the time - and a hell of a lot easier to reach for than "happy". That's one of my right answers and it works for me, most of the time.

[KauaiK]

2. DARKNESS MADE VISIBLE - by Wm Styron is also very powerful

It started as an article in Vanity Fair magazine by Wm Styron (Sophie's Choice) who suffered from Depression. The response to the article as astounding. Styron lengthened the article and publish it as a short book. For those who suffer from Depression the book puts into words what they feel and give them a small glimmer of hope.