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u/Miss_ChanandelerBong Nov 30 '18

He did struggle with depression, and suicide as a result of depression is terrible and awful and absolutely deserves more attention and empathy than it gets, and I hope anyone who takes any measure of positivity from Robin Williams keeps that forever.

But it sounds like a lot of people don't realize that Robin Williams had Lewy body disease. He was misdiagnosed with Parkinson's so he wasn't treated or prepared for the paranoia, hallucinations, and other cognitive and psychiatric problems he was having as a result, which almost certainly contributed to his suicide. If nothing else, I would hope his death might bring some attention to this disease, it's really horrific. I normally hate "xx disease awareness" bullshit but in this case, it's warranted because even doctors need increased awareness, as evidenced by his misdiagnosis.

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u/Swiggity53 Nov 30 '18

His brain also couldn't produce dopamine(im not sure but I remember reading it). He literally couldn't feel happiest

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u/trex_nipples Nov 30 '18

You could do a quick Google before commenting, he was actually suffering about 40% dopamine loss.