Comments on: Could your depression be your greatest asset?

By: Lynn » Could Depression Be Your Greatest Asset?

Lynn » Could Depression Be Your Greatest Asset? — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:58:23 +0000

[...] i just read an article on this topic. i think i agree with the fact that depression could really help someone develope themselves. everyone has to experience everything, one cannot be happy all the time, and with each wave of depression, i believe people grow. for example, when they experience loss, they begin to apreciate life more. but sometimes it can be desctructive to a person, like when someone drowns themselves in alchohol after losing their job or something of that sort. i think the best example of depression being constructive is the images artists see in their depression. i noticed that the more depressed i am, the more vivid and expressive my poems and drawings become. i dig into the places inside my head that i avoid to find these pictures that some find disturbing, yet powerful. i believe the things people learn about themselve when they are depressed and contemplating their lives can be a real learning experience to create beauty from it. [...]

By: Janna

Janna — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:57:12 +0000

I may have to check this out, as I’ve often thought that my mental illness would someday come to my advantage. I can just imagine myself now, being the crazy literary genius who is successful despite her illnesses… Ah, sounds great to me!

By: opendesk

opendesk — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:40:06 +0000

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