I'm really sad about it. I just got a snap chat from a friend and it's of her watching Aladdin.  I don't know about you guys but it takes me a long time to start watching films/tv shows/ etc, when a celebrity passes.   I wasn't really sure where to put this, but I did want to talk about it.  I had a quick look and there doesn't seem to be any threads?  Sorry if there is.  It's so awful that he was hurting so much that he found suicide was his only escape.  But I feel like this is really important.  I'm so sick of being ashamed of my mental health issues, and yet I am still too afraid to make it public knowledge.  I know that at the end of the day it doesn't change who I am as a person.  I am not the bipolar, or the anxiety and everything else that comes with it.  I find my mental health issues are just a challenge and an obstacle that needs to be overcome. I've come across tonnes of posts on tumblr with people voicing their opinions about the whole affair, down to his diagnosis.  The media is saying major depressive disorder, but there's the other side saying he actually had bipolar. I do think it's important that the facts are accurate, but at the same time I don't think it matters too much either. I think depression is slightly less stigmatised and more relatable to people and that means a lot more light needs to be shed on mental health illness' like bipolar, BPD and DID etc...etc...etc. I don't even know where I am going with this.  It's just all very sad.  :(  ... View more