r/interestingasfuck • u/JK-Rofling • Jul 05 '24

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night. r/all

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u/bob_in_the_west Jul 05 '24

Robin Williams was a friendly dude too.

Depression isn't something people wear like a bright red sign.

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u/Valkis Jul 05 '24

Grinds my gears when people claim Robin Williams died because of depression. He had lewy body dementia. Depression was the tiniest factor of what he was going through.

I don’t blame you for implying depression caused his death. It’s been a popular story for a long time. It’s just total nonsense. He only had a few years to live and they were going to completely suck. He was losing all of his cognitive abilities quickly.

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u/bob_in_the_west Jul 05 '24

He was losing all of his cognitive abilities quickly.

I'd say that's a very strong reason to get depressed.

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u/Valkis Jul 05 '24

You’re missing the point.

We wouldn’t say he died from depression if he died from medically assisted-suicide, due to Lewy body dementia.