tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post124892403978128032..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Depression is a lying bastardKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-87577217283529469922014-08-28T11:50:34.425+01:002014-08-28T11:50:34.425+01:00Thank you. I'll go check it out.Thank you. I'll go check it out. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-69949481350909478522014-08-28T10:18:59.028+01:002014-08-28T10:18:59.028+01:00Michelle - glad it was of use :)
The best book by...Michelle - glad it was of use :)<br /><br />The best book by a long way that I've ever read, and it has a CD and proper, practical steps for dealing with Depression is:<br /><br />The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Mindful-Way-Through-Depression/dp/1593851286/<br /><br />I can't recommend it highly enough :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-16899627819631488032014-08-28T09:58:13.449+01:002014-08-28T09:58:13.449+01:00That was brilliant. Thanks Kim. My husband has dep...That was brilliant. Thanks Kim. My husband has depression (on-off since 1970s) He recently started meditating. I'll save this link to show him. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-26568142511452947742014-08-27T00:49:09.747+01:002014-08-27T00:49:09.747+01:00Michelle - here's an interesting radio slot (o...Michelle - here's an interesting radio slot (only about 4 minutes long) about a Buddhist Monk who has basically rewired his brain through meditation:<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8047000/8047645.stm<br /><br /> :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-59077975751655647122014-08-26T11:23:58.993+01:002014-08-26T11:23:58.993+01:00Thanks for sharing. I'll be sharing this one w...Thanks for sharing. I'll be sharing this one with some that "get it".<br /><br />I suffer with anxiety. (anxiety attacks in the past, mostly lower grade anxiety disorders nowadays)<br />The WORSt thing you can say to me is, "Pull yoursewlf together." <br />I hate it with a crazy-woman-screaming-like-a-ninja passion!<br /><br />Because most people say it to you when you're sitting there holding yourself together like a broken glass in a tornado and... they think you AREN'T together??? They have no idea. :-\<br /> <br />I've compared notes with two friends who suffer with depression. Similar in some parts, very different in others!<br /><br />I have a friend who combatted her depression in a most (to me anyway) unusual way - she reprogrammed her brain. <br /><br />http://emotionalfreedom.yolasite.com/the-power-of-thought.php<br /><br />I helped her write the anxiety section. It... sort of helped. I flunk on reprogramming my brain, but some of our ideas did make me more aware of what I do. Now if I could just remember that when I panic... ;-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-32027412875233916382014-08-20T19:49:27.181+01:002014-08-20T19:49:27.181+01:00Guyana-Gyal - it never ceases to amaze me how peop...Guyana-Gyal - it never ceases to amaze me how people can accept things go wrong with the body - legs get broken, lungs stop working, blood fails to absorb enough iron - and yet somehow our moods, emotions and thoughts are meant to be independent of our brain, which is an extraordinarily delicate organ made of blood, tissue, synapses and chemicals.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-76652667483992160752014-08-19T14:07:05.313+01:002014-08-19T14:07:05.313+01:00I live in a land of extreme ignorance when it come...I live in a land of extreme ignorance when it comes to mental health issues.<br /><br />They mock, scoff, belittle those suffering from depression, or any other mental problem. <br /><br />The more I read, the more I learn, and the more I am able to tell people.<br /><br />I will read this again, several times, and share what I learn.<br /><br />People like you are brave for sharing, Kim.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-635141676464324192014-08-17T02:57:15.763+01:002014-08-17T02:57:15.763+01:00::-)::-)maurcheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215471605629080153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-53973344932193131462014-08-16T12:37:48.031+01:002014-08-16T12:37:48.031+01:00Maurcheen - :)Maurcheen - :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-63447233283153090452014-08-16T12:28:53.004+01:002014-08-16T12:28:53.004+01:00Today is good.Today is good.maurcheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215471605629080153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-43877370611209679322014-08-16T10:47:03.655+01:002014-08-16T10:47:03.655+01:00Jayne - there have been times when I've marvel...Jayne - there have been times when I've marvelled at the fact more people don't suicide, given the appalling circumstances they are under. However, the thing about Depression is, it's very often not related to external circumstances. People can have plenty of money, friends and "the good life", but when the black dog takes hold none of it feels it has any value. On the flip side there are people who have survived the most appalling of circumstances who bounce back. <br /><br />It's not about the problems people are dealing with, it's their ability to cope with them - and the thing about Depression is it can turn even the simplest of things into an insurmountable ordeal. <br /><br />Maurcheen - I hear you Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-64495939610964357212014-08-16T01:06:56.330+01:002014-08-16T01:06:56.330+01:00It is.It is.maurcheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215471605629080153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-87787182233341481752014-08-14T21:48:50.560+01:002014-08-14T21:48:50.560+01:00The genius of this piece is that it is so very sen...The genius of this piece is that it is so very sensible. I totally get it. Once we accept that there are an infinite of realities or truths, we regain our ability to choose. BTW, I just read that in addition to depression, recovery from open-heart surgery with all the drugs that entails, and handling addiction, Robin was recently diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson's. How much is one supposed to shoulder in this world? Great piece, Kim.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-90557453953717961172014-08-14T17:29:44.994+01:002014-08-14T17:29:44.994+01:00Kateri - thank you :)Kateri - thank you :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-34365754083127352562014-08-14T15:09:53.220+01:002014-08-14T15:09:53.220+01:00"In order to combat Depression, I have out-ar..."In order to combat Depression, I have out-argued reality."<br /><br />YES. Oh my dear Lord, YES.<br /><br />I think this is exactly how I combated my depression and dark thoughts so long ago. I just out-argued reality..<br /><br />This post is written beautifully, and speaks the overwhelming truth, that I hope someone in the darkness can hear.<br /><br />I am going to share this on my personal FB... It's that amazing. Kateri Von Stealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168871921423248029noreply@blogger.com