tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post9142187374515459128..comments2023-09-30T10:49:16.025-05:00Comments on In Pieces: depression is...Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-52262319925504678482008-05-16T16:39:00.000-05:002008-05-16T16:39:00.000-05:00I may not agree with all of what Kay Jamison says,...I may not agree with all of what Kay Jamison says, but she does write beautifully. "An Unquiet Mind" remains one of my favorite books of all time.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-50666158417581458992008-05-16T16:15:00.000-05:002008-05-16T16:15:00.000-05:00*slog...slog...slog...* perfect! I like one of Kay...*slog...slog...slog...* perfect! I like one of Kay Redfield James' descriptions too: <BR/><BR/>"Sometimes you get blank, void. Everything around you is hollow. You move through a fog. Pain surfaces occasionally. Then fades as you fade. You sense great agonies. Watch an empty road. No-one comes. You long for night, for sleep. When the dark comes, parts of you light up, then fade. You have no will,Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004403495497903448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-63652463132745239842008-05-06T10:59:00.000-05:002008-05-06T10:59:00.000-05:00I think it helps to know that other people experie...I think it helps to know that other people experience it the same way. That's somehow validating.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-38912034288059655142008-05-06T05:00:00.000-05:002008-05-06T05:00:00.000-05:00A brilliant description there!"think through glue"...A brilliant description there!<BR/>"think through glue" so so true!<BR/><BR/>~ShivMr B The Tech Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740186235989815147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-6968714706004889792008-05-04T16:57:00.000-05:002008-05-04T16:57:00.000-05:00I suspect it's a European thing...Mum pushes the t...I suspect it's a European thing...Mum pushes the tea, and Dad pushes the "stiff upper lip" line. Neither of which is incredibly helpful...Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-74083828477600513782008-05-04T16:39:00.000-05:002008-05-04T16:39:00.000-05:00you know my mom is Italian and she still pushes th...you know my mom is Italian and she still pushes the tea thing...<BR/><BR/>what is up with that??Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-3312469014600762492008-05-04T14:23:00.000-05:002008-05-04T14:23:00.000-05:00yeah.*slog...slog...slog...*yeah.<BR/>*slog...slog...slog...*Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-66681909515956114672008-05-04T14:20:00.000-05:002008-05-04T14:20:00.000-05:00Wouldn't it be nice if a cup of tea would solve al...Wouldn't it be nice if a cup of tea would solve all your problems? Of course, I can't stand tea, so I'd still be f*cked. LOL<BR/><BR/>I never thought about depression being like "slogging through glue" but that definitely describes it well.jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683169496395540565noreply@blogger.com