Tomska - Homeless and Helpless - Another Great Talent Afflicted by Depression
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfZmuf4VQGA[/media]
On the outside it seems like just a standard update vlog video, but the end makes it feel like much more than that. Almost like a cry for help. I felt like this was relevant to post seeing as we lost another great talent recently due to depression. I know you can't compare them on a fame level but they share one main thing in common. They both make people laugh, and bring enjoyment to peoples lives. I myself suffer from depression, but it is controlled and I'm not suffering quite nearly as badly as Tom seems to be. Starting to get a little worried about him to be honest.
Dude what the fuck. This guy is hand down my favorite animator. Goddamn i hate when i see shit like this happening all around the world.
I don't know him, but he has my sympathy.
Oh man.. That really fuckin sucks :(
Is this a constant thing? Like, being an entertainer means you're very likely to find yourself depressed one day??
[QUOTE=RapistSanta;45749120]Oh man.. That really fuckin sucks :(
Is this a constant thing? Like, being an entertainer means you're very likely to find yourself depressed one day??[/QUOTE]
Comedians, specifically. Comedians have an extremely large suicide and depression rate compared to pretty much every other profession for some reason.
[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;45749467]Comedians, specifically. Comedians have an extremely large suicide and depression rate compared to pretty much every other profession for some reason.[/QUOTE]
When you're so depressed that you don't want to look at yourself in the mirror, you find a small amount of joy (just enough) in making others smile. It feels like a kind of "escape" when you're center stage, entertaining others, making their lives better for a short amount of time. That's just how I feel when I do comedy or music onstage, anyway.
[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;45749467]Comedians, specifically. Comedians have an extremely large suicide and depression rate compared to pretty much every other profession for some reason.[/QUOTE]
[I]I heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Life seems harsh, and cruel. Says he feels all alone in threatening world. Doctor says: "Treatment is simple. The great clown - Pagliacci - is in town. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. "But doctor..." he says "I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains. [/I]
Although I don't like his stuff as much as I did when I was younger, I've always thought he was a chill guy, and it sucks to see him go through something like this, I hope he gets better, and doesn't kill himself, because it's a possibility.
[editline]20th August 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;45749552][I]I heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Life seems harsh, and cruel. Says he feels all alone in threatening world. Doctor says: "Treatment is simple. The great clown - Pagliacci - is in town. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. "But doctor..." he says "I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains. [/I][/QUOTE]
was that from filth, or trainspotting?
[QUOTE=absolalone111;45749566]was that from filth, or trainspotting?[/QUOTE]
watchmen
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;45749552][I]I heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Life seems harsh, and cruel. Says he feels all alone in threatening world. Doctor says: "Treatment is simple. The great clown - Pagliacci - is in town. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. "But doctor..." he says "I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains. [/I][/QUOTE]
It's been known for thousands of years, even back during the ancient Greeks, that the most unfortunate men are the ones who're out to make others' days more fortunate.
Aw man, you can hear it in his voice.
Back when i had depression i remember it was really hard to talk about it without crying like a bitch.
Even mentioning my depression was hard.
[QUOTE=Str4fe;45750061]Aw man, you can hear it in his voice.
Back when i had depression i remember it was really hard to talk about it without crying like a bitch.
Even mentioning my depression was hard.[/QUOTE]
This, very much so.
Depression sucks man, I've felt down before but always for short amounts of time.
People with depression really need to seek help more often, sadly they often hide depression behind masks and people don't notice then.
I should probably get myself checked up with a psychologist... I can really recognize what Tom says.
All this talk about comedians and depression recently got me thinking.
I was a huge class clown in school. Every day I did my best to make people smile and laugh, and I still have a bunch of kind messages from those people that they wrote in my senior yearbook. I was depressed a lot during high school, but it never got to that really bad point very often.
I graduated several years ago, and very soon after I just became a complete emotional wreck. I was already on the metaphorical edge of the cliff, and I guess losing that outlet that I found in making people laugh was the gust that pushed me over. Now I'm stuck in a never ending free fall.
Depression sucks, man.
Christ he just sounds so fucking done
the end made me giggle a bit though
"tomska...big letters...like..big..letters...on the screen ...n stuff"
[QUOTE=SuperHoboMan;45750394]All this talk about comedians and depression recently got me thinking.
I was a huge class clown in school. Every day I did my best to make people smile and laugh, and I still have a bunch of kind messages from those people that they wrote in my senior yearbook. I was depressed a lot during high school, but it never got to that really bad point very often.
I graduated several years ago, and very soon after I just became a complete emotional wreck. I was already on the metaphorical edge of the cliff, and I guess losing that outlet that I found in making people laugh was the gust that pushed me over. Now I'm stuck in a never ending free fall.
Depression sucks, man.[/QUOTE]
Find a local bar or club that has comedy nights, open-mic type stuff. I was lucky enough to know someone that's already in the local comedy scene around here (plus I'm near Dayton, and that place has always been a big comedy city). All you gotta do is get up there and do it, it's hard as hell, and you'll probably bomb hard (probably not the first time, but the second time, you will, you always bomb the second time), but even if you get just one laugh, it makes it so worth it.
It's so sad to know that people who make others smile and laugh are often depressed and sad themselves.
Could Edd's death play a part in his depression?
The worst thing I've found about depression is that I feel bad admitting to being depressed that why should I be sad, how dare I complain about my life. It made me feel so selfish, I refused to accept I was depressed and to go see a doctor or even tell my parents. It wasn't until my dad pick up on the signs and forced me to go the doctor.
You can hear it. People forget that entertainers are human at times. He's at that critical point where a helping hand from life in general really would set him straight for a while. I hope things turn out better for him soon.
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