Hi folks,

This is a serious thread subject, although the title seems a bit strange.

After watching Romero's 'Land of the Dead', I felt a strong feeling of analogy with idea of the film. The zombies in the film were dead, but they had a memory of what they did when they were alive and still tried to do those things, to be 'alive' in a clumsy, shadowy, way.

This feels so much like my own depression. Since my breakdown 8 yrs ago I have tried to 'come alive' again in many different ways, just as if I was a zombie trying to remember being alive. It is as if I am copying myself, as I remember myself.

At the time of the breakdown was I teaching, running a business, writing for publication, restoring an old house, and then - crash. Now I am able to manage short bursts of creativity, just a few days or even a few hours, always followed by exhaustion. It is as if I have forgotten how to live.

That is why I often call myself a 'survivor'. Maybe zombies are the ultimate survivors?

Myzen.