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Sep 25, 2013, 12:04 PM
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Please allow me to share this link as it was shared with me. It's one that will probably make you smile - maybe even laugh a little, nod and maybe feel like you've had a "Yep, that's it exactly" moment.
Hyperbole and a Half: Depression Part Two To all those here like me, struggling to stay alive through the darkness, I wish you peace.
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#2
Sep 26, 2013, 07:55 AM
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It's a brilliant description of depression.
The "dead fish" analogy is priceless.
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My dog  mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it.
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Sep 26, 2013, 10:33 AM
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I agree. What's even funnier to me is that it isn't usually just friends, neighbors, clergy etc., who are trying to help you find or revive those way dead fish - it's the therapist too!
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Sep 26, 2013, 10:39 AM
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Thank you for this. Perfect
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Sep 26, 2013, 06:23 PM
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Wow, as somebody who is still in denial about whether or not he is actually, truly, depressed or just faking it to not have to deal with life anymore, it was interesting to read this and realize that 99.8% of it is has basically been my life for 6-7 years.
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Sep 27, 2013, 03:07 AM
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Thanks for the post, very insightful. Funny how depression works isn't it?
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Sep 27, 2013, 03:16 AM
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The comparison to a child losing interest in toys... spot on.
That's how I feel about everything lately. I try to do things I once enjoyed. I try to feel happy. Only I can't. I open WoW and find myself sitting in Orgrimmar (that's one of the faction's main cities for those not in the know) for several hours because I just don't want to do anything because none of it's fun. I try to read and read the same paragraph 10 times. Because that's not fun. I try to write and only get out a sentence. It's like when my imaginary friend "died". It seemed so insignificant in the greater scheme. But after he stopped coming around, I knew something was missing. I just couldn't care. That's depression. Everything seems insignificant in the greater scheme. But once you stop feeling, you know something is missing. You just can't care.
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Sep 27, 2013, 04:16 AM
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I've been linking people to that blog whenever I've needed to explain depression to them for awhile now. It's seriously one of the most spot on explanations that I've seen.
It also makes me laugh and cry almost every time I read it. |
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