Zelda Williams Shares Touching Post About Depression
"Please hold on to the possibility of hope," she wrote to others.
— -- A little more than a year after her father's death, Zelda Williams took to Instagram this weekend to share a touching message about depression.
The daughter of the late comedian Robin Williams wrote, "I came to a realization this year that I feel compelled to share here, for whomsoever may need it."
Zelda’s dad’s died Aug. 11, 2014, in a suicide. It was later revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and dealing with depression.
His daughter continued on Instagram, "Avoiding fear, sadness or anger is not the same thing as being happy. I live my sadness every day, but I don't resent it anymore. Instead, I do it now so that the wonderful moments of joy I do find are not in order to forget, but to inhabit and enjoy for their own sake."
"It's not easy. In fact, I'd say it takes much more effort to consciously do than it does to just stay sad, but with all my heart, I cannot tell you how worth it it is," she added.
Williams, 26, who is Robin's daughter with his ex-Marsha Garces, then addressed others’ dealing with depression like her father.
"I know how dark and endless that tunnel can feel, but if happiness seems impossible to find, please hold on to the possibility of hope, faint though it may be," she wrote. "Because I promise you, there're enough nights under the same yellow moon for all of us to share, no matter how or when you find your way there."
This heartfelt open letter comes after Williams recently took a break from social media this summer around what would have been her father’s 64th birthday.
"I will be taking a break from social media in the coming weeks,” she wrote in July. “It's a time better served away from the opinions or sentiments of others, and I appreciate your understanding.”