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Mental Health Support

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rocktivity

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Wed Aug 13, 2014, 03:14 PM Aug 2014

When depression and suicide become the lead story [View all]

"As someone who battles depression, it scares me to think about it getting so bad that he committed suicide."

I read that about Robin Williams on another message board. And it scares me to think about all the others who are scared, too: "If he, of all people, couldn't win the battle -- despite his fame, fortune, and access to mental health care -- why should I expect to?"

Hopefully there's been an upsurge in requests for mental health care in the past few days -- that, at least, would something to feel good about.


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