tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post6087687841621616609..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: Love, Depression, and LonelinessLisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-67606362626504491612008-06-21T08:00:00.000-04:002008-06-21T08:00:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-66551523739447661192008-01-30T21:16:00.000-05:002008-01-30T21:16:00.000-05:00Thanks for the post, and timely as well as I've be...Thanks for the post, and timely as well as I've been thinking about it recently. <BR/>"I need to be alone often to thrive. It is only when I desire others to reach out TO ME which I begin to feel lonely." Wow. That must have been quite a revelation. <BR/><BR/>ShaunaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793047835261862513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-46103560622742011332008-01-30T16:11:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:11:00.000-05:00Lisa, maybe it's the season, too. I've been feeli...Lisa, maybe it's the season, too. I've been feeling "blue" as well. I pause at using "depression" because I think of the Big-D in the clinical sense. I have a dear friend with a terminal brain tumor who's caught up in the Big-D much more than me. But I'm blue, down in the dumps, and dying for Spring!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this here and for making it not so taboo to discuss!<BR/><BR/>Great new pic on the top left btw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-76398934217891630162008-01-30T13:23:00.000-05:002008-01-30T13:23:00.000-05:00Oh, I simply love the sharing going on here. For ...Oh, I simply love the sharing going on here. For me, if I don't have some significant daily quiet time to myself, my irritability and depressive levels begin to rise. My brother was always one who did not like to be alone; he needed to be around people to thrive. <BR/><BR/>I need to be alone often to thrive. It is only when I desire others to reach out TO ME which I begin to feel lonely. Depression is odd...during these lonely episodes, my mind doesn't step in and create a desire for me to reach out. I have to be mindful of my own tendencies to be able to watch out for myself.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Blinders Off, don't fret about words or thoughts getting jumbled. It's the meaning coming through which is important.Lisa Emrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-19659494055260323762008-01-30T09:06:00.000-05:002008-01-30T09:06:00.000-05:00Thanks for the mention, Lisa. I have also linked b...Thanks for the mention, Lisa. I have also linked back to this post.<BR/><BR/>I agree mdmhvonpa, we all need time out - it is, perhaps, not adhering to that call that leads, eventually, to the body screaming for rest in terms of both fatigue and depression.<BR/><BR/>Whatever, the causes, whatever the outcomes, let's all be here for each other. No one need ever be alone in this global age - that need not be a hinderance to good mental health.<BR/><BR/>It can stop you getting outdoors though! I must go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-77055639306377341222008-01-30T08:39:00.000-05:002008-01-30T08:39:00.000-05:00In a world where I am infinitely accessible and ob...In a world where I am infinitely accessible and obtusely connected ... I want to be alone every so often to sulk. I don't think it's depression or fatigue ... I just want to be alone and quiet some times.mdmhvonpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319386081400881905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-70819748281427935312008-01-29T23:46:00.000-05:002008-01-29T23:46:00.000-05:00Lisa,My brain get twisted, therefore my words get ...Lisa,<BR/><BR/>My brain get twisted, therefore my words get twisted at times. When I comment please over look my mistakes :)<BR/><BR/>I like your blog, as I continue on my quest to read other MS blogs besides the ones I read on a daily basis. My Peolple living with MS blog link will increase...I added yours today.Blinders Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109286529955936165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-69692582215846730592008-01-29T21:12:00.000-05:002008-01-29T21:12:00.000-05:00Its funny, I posted twice this week about my own d...Its funny, I posted twice this week about my own depression. One on saturday and one tonight. Great message tonight.<BR/><BR/>Thanks. JimAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636656959074070720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-62296630802365785712008-01-29T16:14:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:14:00.000-05:00There was a time I was too embarrassed to admit I ...There was a time I was too embarrassed to admit I suffer from depression. I feared letting people who look up to me as being strong see me as being weak. That came to a head when depression and the depression of living with severe pain meet at the same time.<BR/><BR/>Not realizing it at the time, but my blog entry back in July was actually my suicide entry. By the grace and mercy of God, I was not successful. Depression is dangerous when we loose focus, as I did in July. <BR/><BR/>The people who left comments on that post and those that emailed me were angels coming to my defense. To die by my own hands is the last thing I would want to do, but depression at the time took control, but God took it back because I am still here.<BR/><BR/>It is nice to have a community if MS bloggers because for me I know I am not alone in the battles I fight living with MS. I also receive strength to continue the fight.Blinders Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109286529955936165noreply@blogger.com