The Profound Impact of Insightful Comedy in a World Steeped in Insanity

by: Mike Adams

Natural News

I was devastated by the news of Robin Williams’ suicide this week. The man was an extraordinary comedic genius who was loved by millions.

We’re all wondering the same thing right now, probably: How could a man with such talent and such professional success feel so tormented by life that ending it seemed like an easier option than living through it? From the outside, it’s seductively easy for all of us to second guess the reasons, but in truth we can’t know what it was like to be Robin Williams.

On the surface, it’s all too easy for us to say, “He had success, money, fame and fans. He had it all!” And yet, as any successful celebrity can tell you, it’s not that simple.

When you’re famous, it’s difficult to have real friends. The more famous you are, the worse it gets. You never know if people like you for who you truly are or if they just want to get close to you to exploit your celebrity or influence for their own aims.

As most famous actors can readily attest, being famous is a lonely life path. Privately lonely, that is. Regardless of what public persona famous actors must put on for professional reasons, in truth, at the end of the day, when you’re sitting in your hotel room readying your next public performance, being a famous person is often a very lonely existence.

Robin Williams said it himself as depicted in this quote: “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone.”

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Mental Health, CTE, Concussions, Depression, & The Junior Seau Suicide Discussion With Terry Russell of NAMI Ohio & Brian Engelman On “The Unhappy Hour”.

On our Friday 05_04_12 episode of “The Unhappy Hour” sports show, we spoke with Terry Russell, Executive Director of NAMI Ohio, (National Alliance on Mental Illness).

We discussed his 40 years of mental health work & focused our attention on star NFL linebacker, Junior Seau’s suicide earlier this week.

We also talked about how Cleveland felt & acted when LeBron James left town, & how generations of Cleveland sports fans have carried around disappointment due to decades of near-championships & failure after failure.

Terry said, “There is unfortunately still a stigma associated with major depression & mental illness for some people, but these are physical problems like heart disease or cancer, not character flaws. 1 in 5 families are effected by mental illness.”

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