It's the first few hours of reaction that leave us numb. The moment of finding out that we lost someone who affected us more than we imagined is shocking. Our familiarity with their presence is so ingrained that processing the information is too much to bear.
He's gone. No matter the sentiments of his legacy living on with his recorded entertainment, he is gone.
Humor is the coping mechanism tool for the sunny set. Anger is the tool for the shadowy set. Depression is the outcome when one can't find the sweet spot between light and dark and depression is exposed more and more often for this baby boomer set.
Despite the research and current medications, depressive symptoms in our society are epidemic.
How can a genius such as Robin Williams fall prey to its insidious allure? Where is the threshold of pain for the rest of us then? In our nation, suicide ranks 10th as a cause of death while homicide ranks 16th. Suicidology
Shock. Numbness. How numb was Robin when he made his decision to leave? Why aren't we treating each other for our loss of a reason to live as much as we might for all the other diseases that plague us.
Lost Laughs
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