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Good Will Hunting Robin Williams Suicide Self-Hate Must Be Revealed

GOOD WILL HUNTING
Whys of Robin Williams’ Suicide?
Self-Hate Must Be Healed

September 8, 2014 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

The heartbreak of Robin Williams’ suicide brings depression and suicide to the forefront of everyone’s mind, along with remembrances of his many film roles. Why did he do it? Ironically, Williams won his only Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for his emotional performance as Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. Maguire, a …

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Whys of Robin Williams’ Suicide?
Self-Hate Must Be Healed

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