tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post8701723314240197880..comments2023-10-05T03:56:19.356-07:00Comments on kusala: O fogo do amor sob a chuva à instantes morreraJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957861827918606478noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-81601451420768972732009-03-24T05:26:00.000-07:002009-03-24T05:26:00.000-07:00You have all of the signs of being in a clinical d...You have all of the signs of being in a clinical depressive episode. You have said you are on meds, perhaps they are not strong enough. You should return to your psychiatrist for a current evaluation and assessment and perhaps new meds -- to get you thru this hump. Clinical depression is permanent and the feelings of despair you describe are its symptoms -- and they never go away. They have nothing to do with the objective you -- your real looks and worth and value and so on -- they are internal (infernal) termites eating at the foundation of your esteem from within. You are also middle aged. As a former therapist, I would suggest that you need to make a choice now to radically deal with your ongoing depression and figure out how you are going to live with it instead of hoping you can overcome it. It's called recovery and it means learning to live with the reality of a mental illness. The disconnect between your joie de vivre, extensive interests and intelligence, your humour and so on with your despair is 100% clinical -- stop beating yourself up and seek some outside help. <BR/><BR/>a friend who knowsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-34348931121505305042009-03-22T19:09:00.000-07:002009-03-22T19:09:00.000-07:00Oh, I could have written this same piece this week...Oh, I could have written this same piece this week, though I probably would have said 30 not 20 years. I used to shake myself out such a funk by repeating the mantra "Since giving up hope, I feel much better". I've not given up all hope, but I have pretty much abandoned the one of finding a soul mate which makes me more cheerful.Ladrón de Basura (a.k.a. Junk Thief)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13051974174001458812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-18844917573333700362009-03-21T15:24:00.000-07:002009-03-21T15:24:00.000-07:00You can write to your friend in Ogreville, that's ...You can write to your friend in Ogreville, that's one thing you can do. :)<BR/>xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoSalty Miss Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603806796783950508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27558161.post-22307845103569213682009-03-20T11:28:00.000-07:002009-03-20T11:28:00.000-07:00Keep your chin up- there's a lot there to like whe...Keep your chin up- there's a lot there to like when you stand back from the mirror. And lift your wings, they aren't as broken as you may have assumed. BTW, thanks for the reminder on Roy Orbison's song, I particularly love this version myself. It's been awhile. Be well- d.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com