tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717882825696553537.post6547146927726341178..comments2023-06-29T05:59:44.479-05:00Comments on Azia DuPont: Again, On DepressionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284720973335464231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717882825696553537.post-54651807624333210052014-08-24T06:49:02.737-05:002014-08-24T06:49:02.737-05:00I don't suffer from depression but I do have a...I don't suffer from depression but I do have a very good friend who does. She works for a mental health organization and from time to time, she writes about her battles with it on her blog. The best that I can do for her when it's kicking in is to offer moral support (she lives on the west coast and I live on the east) and be a sounding board for her from time to time.<br /><br /><a href="http://gbmjrflashy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Father Nature's Corner</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717882825696553537.post-47919272149975226742014-08-23T22:36:31.412-05:002014-08-23T22:36:31.412-05:00I'm a big fan of better living through chemist...I'm a big fan of better living through chemistry. Frankly, I'm a big fan of whatever helps you get through the day, provided you aren't hurting yourself or others. I have many friends and family members who struggle with depression, and they each have a different coping mechanism. Some appear to work better than others, but who am I to judge?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717882825696553537.post-47755797898149398682014-08-20T18:14:18.071-05:002014-08-20T18:14:18.071-05:00Oh I know that cycle well. I think of it like a gi...Oh I know that cycle well. I think of it like a giant roulette wheel in my brain where there's only five variations of spaces that are "super depressed," "generally depressed," "manageably depressed," "feeling normal," and "what the heck is this, what's my mouth doing, is that a smile?" This roulette wheel is also in my brain, which means it's also in a child's bouncy castle so the time the ball spends in any one space is tenuous and brief.<br />I've gotten better at managing it since I started calling my depression "Ike Turner" and treat it like Tina does in that limo scene. Ike has beaten me (Tina) one too many times and now I (Tina) am not taking that crap anymore.<br />Good luck to you and everyone else with their management of this crappy condition. Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717882825696553537.post-34928041289528605472014-08-20T13:35:39.066-05:002014-08-20T13:35:39.066-05:00I've had depression for years. I can't rem...I've had depression for years. I can't remember how long I've had it, but I've actually realized I had it when I was 15 and didn't want to go to sleep because it would seem like the next day arrived even sooner and I wasn't ready to face it. Half of my family was (and still would be if I allowed communication) abusive, I was bullied almost all of my school life (especially 7th grade), and I've gone through a couple tragic life events that I can't even discuss without breaking down. I wanted to die but I was worried that God would be angry at me if I did it on purpose. I wanted to go to Heaven to be happy, not Hell (because honestly, who wants to go there?). I'm okay now. I've learned to take it one day at a time and to keep myself out of triggering situations, if possible. When I need support, I go to one of my friends who understand or to my boyfriend. I talk. I breath. I remember what my mom told me: You don't get over it, you get through it, but you have to keep fighting.<br /><br />Most of all, I remember that if I don't at least try to do something great with my life, then I'll be letting somebody far more important than myself down. And I just can't do that.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507642753163503531noreply@blogger.com