Comments on: 10 Good Things About Depression

By: Captain Whitebread

Captain Whitebread — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:19:18 +0000

My problem is that no matter how much I sleep, I am always SO tired. Depression and diabetes are a terrible combination. I try to keep positive, but it’s very hard lately. I should be more socialable, but the only time I feel any relief from the stress and the pain is when I’m alone. I’ve been wondering lately what the point is in trying.

By: Paytra

Paytra — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:43:55 +0000

most of these are true with me and its really weird!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:54:44 +0000

WOW. WOW wow I actually sat stunned after reading this it is spot on. You are not alone in the slightest, I am a healthier, happier person because I have to be or else I slip down to the bottom. I like how you said I am not disciplined, I am just very delicate. It’s not really an option to not be disciplined. Well written, very well written.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:14:37 +0000

Thank you so much for writing this. I have my own Blog and write regularly as my alter ego, Manic Girl. Indeed I am a Manic Depressive and I suppose one of the things I wanted to get across to people is just how similar we all really are, if one just drops the mask. I also wanted to provide a no holds barred account of Manic Depression, the good, the bad, the amusing and the ugly. I completely relate to the eternal question, if there was a pill that I could take to get rid of my Bipolar forever, would I in fact take it? No, never.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:10:15 +0000

The list suggests that you are no longer depressed.
Congratulations. Hopefully you won’t suffer again.
It’s nice to be able to look back and laugh.

By: scoliosis mom

scoliosis mom — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:57:52 +0000

Thank You for making me laugh. Beaware of tuning in to emotions in the room you could have empathic gifts. I am currently getting skill to block and use my gifts in a way that doesnt effect my happiness.
I don’t know why God wanted it this way but I’m thinking of myself as the modern warrior. I think there is a greater good that will be served as a result.

By: JustSomeTeen

JustSomeTeen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:53:26 +0000

Thank you for writing this!! I’ve been suffering with depression for little over a year now and it always seems no one understands.

You and all these other people understand perfectly and still have to motivation to carry on with your lives. Honestly I am jealous of your motivation and your a true inspiration to me.

By: Ollie

Ollie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:06:50 +0000

NOT, of course you can’t see yourself in these ways when you’re feeling depressed. That’s the very nature of the disease.

What the article focuses on is more the lessons learned and the mental strengths and strategies that come from time spent fighting depressive feelings.

It can’t be said that realising these lessons is a guarantee that you won’t have another crash, but I for one can relate to every point in the article, and acknowledge that these lessons have been learned, however painful it was to learn them.

Therese’s article really emphasises that depression is a learning process, and that these “good things about depression” are the mental benefits what we pick up along the way when digging ourselves out of the pit.

By: Jenny Towndrow

Jenny Towndrow — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:59:23 +0000

Well done . I have just finished writing a novel Love and Madness which depicts hypomania as a state that is sometimes joyous , sometimes funny, sometimes distressing but at any rate shows mental illness as something that is not necessarily to be feared. All too often in fiction sufferers from bi polar illness are shown as potentially dangerous monsters. This is not so in real life

By: Dunes

Dunes — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:37:27 +0000

Number 1, is so right on the mark……! That is how I see it. No fear regarding death in my psyche! We are all going to die, it is just a matter of when, and frankly any thoughts of “when” is a total waste of one’s time. Along this same theme, why do people pray for the “dead”, they are dead, what is prayer going to do for the “dead”? If one prays, it should be for the “living”……!

By: NOT

NOT — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:32:05 +0000

I don’t agree with the article. There is absolutely NOTHING good about depression. Explain to me how can you laugh more, be more focused and think better when you are depressed..gimme a break. This article is a total FIASCO!!

By: Kim Leatherdale

Kim Leatherdale — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:59:54 +0000

I recently had a former patient of mine call me. He had been through a really tough period of depression two years ago. He called now because his wife had been hospitalized for mental health issues and he wanted to touch base and get some clarity. In the course of the call it was mentioned many times how thankful he was to have had his own experience so he could be empathic to his wife. That empathy is what helped him through the whole ordeal. (She’s on meds, home, and really doing well.)

Yes, your #2 and #3 are really good things.

-The Happy Couple Expert

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:27:45 +0000

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By: moondrop

moondrop — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:01:13 +0000

Excellent …cannot say enough about your vista and how fresh it is.

By: StephanieS

StephanieS — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:55:11 +0000

I so agree with you, Therese… and I will look forward to reading your book.
I am 53 now and have suffered from suicidal depression most of my life – interspersed with several weeks of feeling tapped into a reservour of creativity…. Eventually, as medication helped, I decided to study and get an MA in psychosynthesis psychology… the subject of my thesis was ‘Depression as a Spiritual Journey’ and in this context ‘spiritual’ is the essence of many religions but, sadly, becomes too easily conflated with religion which puts a lot of people off. My last book was published last September, by the same title and I have started doing workshops and talks… As in my book, I belive one of the greatest qualities our illness can give us is empathy and humility… I better stop now..
If anyone’s interested in having a peek at it, you can search inside on amazon’ Depression as a spiritual journey’ all the good, Stephanie