tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post1284666344912701324..comments2024-02-18T17:09:29.800-06:00Comments on Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy!: When They SEEM FineLisa Noelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895762022312960022noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-81900189574730124902013-02-22T12:03:16.637-06:002013-02-22T12:03:16.637-06:00This. This hits me right in the heart. One day, I&...This. This hits me right in the heart. One day, I'll be able to open up too, but this - gives me lots of hope and the courage to keep going. Thank you. :) Houseful Of Nicholeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743880240195136229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-44151282845679771502013-02-21T19:46:30.060-06:002013-02-21T19:46:30.060-06:00It was very brave of you to write this. I'm g...It was very brave of you to write this. I'm glad that your attempt was not successful and I'm glad you were able to get the help you need.Leah - Diaries of a Domestic Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027973659419444093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-43427749728845139932013-02-21T09:13:58.240-06:002013-02-21T09:13:58.240-06:00Thank you for being so open and brave about this, ...Thank you for being so open and brave about this, Lisa. It helps others, including me, understand a little more what depression is and the effects it has on the one suffering. It helps us open our eyes and hearts to it a bit more. I have yet to meet you (but will soon!!) but I already know that you are a gift. I cannot wait to give you a hug!Shannonhttp://www.deepestworth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-30427405026098390972013-02-20T19:02:01.322-06:002013-02-20T19:02:01.322-06:00Thanks for sharing this Lisa! It has been a long t...Thanks for sharing this Lisa! It has been a long time since I suffered from depression; I almost forgot what it felt like. I was young, so many of the things you said are exactly how I felt, but I could never put it into words, which I think many people have trouble with so it makes it hard to explain how you really feel. I think this will help a lot of people and hopefully give others a better understanding of what it's like to live with depression. You are very brave and VERY strong!Melanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-90876456097413269762013-02-20T19:00:52.935-06:002013-02-20T19:00:52.935-06:00Awesome and honest post Lisa. I am happy that I ha...Awesome and honest post Lisa. I am happy that I have met you and would miss you at Blogher 13 :)As Cape Cod Turnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047430228350114744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-4414208756460751952013-02-20T17:57:40.583-06:002013-02-20T17:57:40.583-06:00I would miss you... :) HUGS!I would miss you... :) HUGS!Cherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334624905666332526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-60051301293604468782013-02-20T16:55:16.396-06:002013-02-20T16:55:16.396-06:00I agree it is the most UNSELFISH thing to do. How...I agree it is the most UNSELFISH thing to do. However, you can't argue with certain people about it.<br /><br />I don't blog about it because my family doesn't know that I've been diagnosed with the kind of depression that doesn't ever go away. I was diagnosed in college (though I think it reared its ugly head in high school). <br /><br />Never would have guessed, right?Lisahttp://mythoughtsideasandramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-69909503314247372242013-02-20T16:35:23.886-06:002013-02-20T16:35:23.886-06:00I read this because Melisa posted the link. My fa...I read this because Melisa posted the link. My father took his life in '93 (My brother and I were both married, but my sister was still in college). He had everything going for him and seemed like he had it all together. However, he had stage 4 cancer and was clinically depressed...two major diseases at the same time. <br /><br />That said, talk and talk some more. Find a friend who you trust. Your kids need you and they will not be better off without you no matter what your illness is telling you at the time. <br /><br />I don't know you, but I want to hug you and tell you that you are a special person. Thank you for sharing this....(I wish I could say something that was more eloquent.) <br /><br />God bless you.<br />DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277795392845529201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-15638280196139928962013-02-20T16:30:49.206-06:002013-02-20T16:30:49.206-06:00Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your story and addin...Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your story and adding your voice to a subject that we really need to NOT be afraid to talk about, especially among friends. You are indeed a strong and fabulous person and the world is a much better place for it :)Liz@thisfullhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667927814859471084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-71252589103029222182013-02-20T16:24:48.356-06:002013-02-20T16:24:48.356-06:00This is so brave, Lisa. Sharing your story and let...This is so brave, Lisa. Sharing your story and letting everyone know that we just don't know who is silently suffering is a great service to others. Thank you for sharing something so personal. I think you're stronger than you think you are.<br /><br />And if you ever need anything, you've got my number. xoxoMelisa Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621280160557354493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254575256176883141.post-82085879023870042772013-02-20T15:17:11.762-06:002013-02-20T15:17:11.762-06:00Good for you for being brave enough to put yoursel...Good for you for being brave enough to put yourself out there like this. I was diagnosed with ptsd, depression, and anxiety at 13 and have been struggling with those ever since - I'm now 21. When I see people (usually kids or young adults) "crying out for help" on facebook or other forums like that I always try to reach out to them because so many people see their depressing statuses and go "ugh, he just wants attention" etc and I hate that they don't realize that they must NEED attention if they are doing this. Anyway, when I try to convince them that it gets at least a little bit better with time, the main thing I turn to to explain what helped me was realizing that in my mind, there are two people. There is the real me, and there is the mentally ill me. Being able to recognize that certain things I said to myself, believed, and thought, were not "really me" but were instead this disease talking to me. When I am able to realize that these thoughts are this unhealthy disease, it's at least 2% easier to try to ignore them. It's still really really hard and I still struggle with them, but recognizing that it is a mental illness, addiction or otherwise "unhealthy" part of you that is saying these things is a great first step. So I love the way that you point these out as being the disease instead of you. <br /><br />I was in therapy for 5 years and it was great. It's not like TV or movies and it can be really helpful if you're able to find a therapist who you "click" with and can really trust. I don't have health insurance but would love to be back in therapy with a great therapist and would like to stay in therapy full time for the rest of my life, really. I think everyone can benefit from it, even if they are emotionally "healthy" but having something like PTSD that isn't "curable" makes me feel like I could benefit from therapy for the rest of my life, most likely. Michigan Hedgehoghttp://www.emilyreviews.comnoreply@blogger.com