Why Robin Williams Is Immortal
Symbolic immortality helps people cope with the death of others.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clay Routledge, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Media Relationships Social Life coping death immortality loss meaning robin williams robin williams suicide Source Type: news
This is Your Brain on Oxygen
Breathing exercises have been shown to affect multiple parts of the brain, including: the release of oxytocin and activation of pleasure and motivation neural centers. Here’s what your brain looks like on oxygen, along with a simple breathing exercise you can practice each day.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ran Zilca Tags: Depression Happiness Integrative Medicine Neuroscience Resilience Self-Help Stress brain health brain training breathing positive psychology Yoga Source Type: news
Dear Robin Williams...
"Humor is a serious thing," said James Thurber. "I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost." In losing Robin Williams, we have lost one of our great natural resources. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gina Barreca, Ph.D. Tags: Creativity Depression Media Social Life Source Type: news
Robin Williams' Depression and Suicide
Robin Williams killed himself yesterday. I tried to kill myself August 8th of 2005 so I know perhaps a little bit about how he felt. My best friend Santiago killed himself in November 2005 so I also know what it feels like for those who are left behind to sort it out.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tom Wootton Tags: Creativity Depression Psychiatry Resilience bipolar disorder robin williams suicide Source Type: news
Three causes with which to pay tribute to Robin Williams
Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 - August 11, 2014)read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daniel R. Hawes, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Health Media Spirituality bipolar Source Type: news
Robin Williams Did Not Die From Depression
Rest in peace Robin Williams, we hardly knew yee.
Perhaps if we had, you wouldn't have felt so alone and you'd still be making us laugh instead of causing us to cry.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Goulston, M.D., F.A.P.A. Tags: Depression robin williams suicide Source Type: news
Robin Williams' Tragic Death: How Can We Help?
In light of Robbin Williams' tragic death, many of us are wondering how we can help end the stigma on mental health. The first step is to spend a few minutes today learning about mental disorders.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amelia Aldao, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Happiness and Its Discontents
The incessant pursuit of happiness may be making us miserable. That's because happiness is always momentary, chased by its shadow, sadness. The thin line between the two is what makes Robin Williams' death both more and less comprehensible: a man so happy and full of life who was also plagued by soul-crushing depression.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laurie Essig, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Facebook Facebook emotional manipulation Happy, Pharrel Williams robin williams suicide Source Type: news
Robin Williams Dead, Suicide Suspected
Robin Williams shocks the world with apparent suicide.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dale Archer, M.D. Tags: Depression Media Psychiatry addiction alcohol celebrity celebrity death drug addiction mental health robin williams stigma suicide Source Type: news
Robin Williams: Yet Another Victim
We would prefer to think that we were "surprised" that Robin Williams lost his life at his own hand, but the knowledge of depression's prevalence and its lethality are shockingly publicized, but woefully under addressed problems across all sectors of society.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Degges-White, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Health Resilience Self-Help loss robin williams suicide therapy treatment Source Type: news
Robin Williams and My Dad: The Unlikeliest Pair
At this moment, as it seems like the world is coming together around depression and suicide prevention, my wish is that we are incredibly, undeniably, successful in these pursuits. What more do we have to lose?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elana Premack Sandler, L.C.S.W., M.P.H Tags: Depression celebrity robin wiliams suicide suicide prevention Source Type: news
I Dated An AA Newcomer
Despite being warned not to get romantically involved with someone new to sobriety, I went full force into this relationship—and lived to tell the tale.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anna B. David Tags: Addiction Depression 12-step AA dating Source Type: news
Final Words: My Last Phone Conversation with My Mom
This was probably it—my last chance to talk with my mom before she died. Over a thousand miles away from me, my mom was lying in a hospice bed. Although circumstances prevented me from being physically present, we had a chance for one last phone call. And here I was, faced with what would probably be our last conversation in this world. What could I possibly say? read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Julie J. Exline, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Depression Relationships Spirituality death dying end of life final words Forgiveness hospice Ira Byock love messages palliative care regrets Source Type: news
Living Today vs. “Someday I’ll…”
The key elements here really are two. One is: We just don’t know how long we have, so let’s not put off living today in hopes for a better tomorrow. Let’s live today. Secondly: Let’s always realize that, no matter what’s happening, there really is always something beautiful to be with.
read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Puff, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Self-Help Stress Dr. Robert Puff living in the present moment Source Type: news
12 Keys to a Mental Health Revolution
The way that we think about mental health and the way that we provide mental health services need changing. A revolution is needed, especially for the sake of our children, so that they are spared the worst of our current practices. What might a blueprint for that revolution look like? Read on! read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - August 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eric R. Maisel, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Psychiatry Self-Help Therapy anxiety dsm emotional health mental health schizophrenia Source Type: news
