Zelda Williams is taking a social media break on the anniversary of her father, Robin Williams' death.
Actress Zelda Williams (31, "Jane the Virgin") remembers her father, Oscar winner Robin Williams (1951-2014, "Good Will Hunting") one day before the sixth anniversary of his death (August 11) – with a haunting social media post. She announces again that she will not look to her side on the anniversary itself. "As always, I won't be here." Because the condolences from anonymous fans burden them too much.
"Memorial by the wayside"
"Even on normal, good days, I find it difficult to remain the person who is expected to graciously accept the need of the world to share her memories of him (Robin Williams) and to express her condolences for the loss" , she writes. On other days, however, it could feel "like being a roadside memorial – a place, not a person – where people drive past and leave their feelings, only to have the comforting awareness of having shown their love for him to get on with your life ".
Sometimes she is then "emotionally buried under a pile of other people's memories instead of my own," she continues with further haunting images. Even "a ton of roses" weighs a lot when it is "unloaded from a truck", Zelda Williams compares in her post.
Robin Williams committed suicide
US star Robin Williams committed suicide at his home in Paradise Cay, California, on August 11, at the age of 63. The actor was diagnosed with Parkinson's three months before his death. As it turned out a few months later, Williams also suffered from so-called Lewy body dementia – a special form of dementia that is similar to Alzheimer's and can lead to depression, anxiety and delusions.
In her post, Zelda Williams turns to all those followers who "suffer from mental health problems" and added contact addresses and information on suicide prevention and drug abuse hotlines for countries around the world.
Help with depression is offered by telephone counseling on the free number: 0800/111 0 111