tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post2754010828818968853..comments2023-10-16T06:23:18.135-04:00Comments on Yoga for Cynics: Letter to A Deep DepressionDr. Jay SWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631848276936859276noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-66385657760426939652008-09-04T14:21:00.000-04:002008-09-04T14:21:00.000-04:00Thank you. I love those quotes. I have not heard t...Thank you. I love those quotes. I have not heard the one from Thomas before. It's like DEAD on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-9785117668218192732008-08-25T20:28:00.000-04:002008-08-25T20:28:00.000-04:00It sounds like you are taking over the depression,...It sounds like you are taking over the depression, as opposed to letting it take over you. Sure, sometimes it still can sink itself in, but it is great when we realize it and are able to not let it go as far as it wants. Great writing and description of this experience.Kristi Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964569581598373731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-29167288085411137212008-08-25T16:24:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:24:00.000-04:00Wow,, very intense feelings wrapped up into one.. ...Wow,, very intense feelings wrapped up into one.. but yeah.. this is a better way to face it rather than mope and wallow in it.. better tell it to its face.. like an in-your-face way of approach! Good insight...JelOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408274677594140425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-47181988340589691052008-08-25T04:13:00.000-04:002008-08-25T04:13:00.000-04:00oh... when we are depressed we are not diminishing...oh... when we are depressed we are not diminishing... we are everything... we have lots of energy trapped in... <BR/>you know, just because there is no way out, we get heavy... depressed... i've experienced this in my life several times...<BR/>we should find a way to vent out... sure a creative one is the best... like your way... writing...<BR/><BR/>blessingshuman beinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232419187783429903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-51275179620886421052008-08-24T00:03:00.000-04:002008-08-24T00:03:00.000-04:00Crap! How annoying and as you say, inconvenient!On...Crap! How annoying and as you say, inconvenient!<BR/><BR/>On the flip side, it is great to get to that point where you know depression inside out. You understand its approach and what happens on that slippery slide. Or perhaps its not even a slide... more like suddenly being surrounded by a fog?<BR/><BR/>Still sucks, the pain, the time it takes. But it sounds like you have a good handle on the waiting it out process.<BR/><BR/>*hugs*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-70473449674639176482008-08-22T09:37:00.000-04:002008-08-22T09:37:00.000-04:00Enjoyed this post - especially "a pale, faded, dim...Enjoyed this post - especially "a pale, faded, diminished thing".sam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-61004017546872278372008-08-22T03:21:00.000-04:002008-08-22T03:21:00.000-04:00Brilliant. Brilliant.I'll go cry now, but not nece...Brilliant. <BR/>Brilliant.<BR/>I'll go cry now, but not necessarily in a depressed way.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-51543383733700233692008-08-21T23:33:00.000-04:002008-08-21T23:33:00.000-04:00Jay: I was going to write you some crap (true crap...Jay: I was going to write you some crap (true crap but crap nonetheless) about how we fight our battles better when we have a number on WHO we are fighting them with BUT, what I really wanted to say is: I'm glad for you. See? No huggy feely stuff. I'm just plain glad. <BR/><BR/>As always, your writing stops me in my tracks. MilenaGypsy at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106152285952023602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-48709932336473412752008-08-21T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-21T22:15:00.000-04:00Hello Dr JayI've just chanced across your wise...Hello Dr Jay<BR/><BR/>I've just chanced across your wise words about the word 'fuck.' Bravo sir! Excellent points & nice to hear it from one of the medical establishment, who can offer an insider's perspective. <BR/> <BR/>Best, Chris WoodChris Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621838021756564517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-54419262318461328952008-08-21T15:06:00.000-04:002008-08-21T15:06:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing this post with me, and well ...Thank you for sharing this post with me, and well all the others as well :) <BR/>And The Gospel of Thomas quote, .. was so true, show your Being and you will fill with joy.. suppress it and it will eat you alive. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-42618555417058398492008-08-21T08:10:00.000-04:002008-08-21T08:10:00.000-04:00Well, it's at the point in your life where depress...Well, it's at the point in your life where depression and your own being are two different entities. You can push it away, and it may come back but you kick her out again. But, what if you were one with the depression?<BR/><BR/>Depression used to stay at my house quite often, and I let her. But over the years she's changed.......into anger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-18791303817974394482008-08-21T06:22:00.000-04:002008-08-21T06:22:00.000-04:00Very remarkable! Wow, I love the way you write, th...Very remarkable! Wow, I love the way you write, the way you put things up. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I can relate to what Churchill said either. We have a black dog at home and he is the nicest and cutest ever, very not depressing. :) I prefer to call depression black hole or down-swing. xDHannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933983071689528432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-9867245377254006382008-08-21T04:24:00.000-04:002008-08-21T04:24:00.000-04:00As I'm reading your words, I can only think that I...As I'm reading your words, I can only think that I wish that it were an "unwelcome guest." While I don't actively welcome it, I must welcome it on some level, since it's the only lover with which I share the bed these days.<BR/><BR/>I continually applaud your insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-13025919692630547652008-08-21T04:08:00.000-04:002008-08-21T04:08:00.000-04:00I tend to think of depression as being like a big ...I tend to think of depression as being like a big cloud that hangs over everything till you can't see anything else and the cloud fills your mind.<BR/><BR/>My cats think depression is an empty bowl - so they come and sit on me and together we find solaceDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-31361957850846711602008-08-21T03:45:00.000-04:002008-08-21T03:45:00.000-04:00A beautiful and heartbreaking post. Thank you for...A beautiful and heartbreaking post. Thank you for sharing with us your suffering, it is a solace to others who experience the same pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-64274306869696993712008-08-21T03:30:00.000-04:002008-08-21T03:30:00.000-04:00It's been my experience that depression manifests ...It's been my experience that depression manifests as boredom and it's such a wasteful, awful feeling. Of course, a cursory scratch at the surface reveals it is not boredom but inertia...one is rendered immobile by a chemical tide. Staying inside is safe, staying in bed is safe, interactions are impossible. The sick part you have to watch for is when the depression starts feeling safe. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it's impossible to remember it will pass, that it always passes. Then there's knowledge that no matter how well you feel later, it is waiting somewhere to come in again. <BR/><BR/>I think we can attribute too much power to it if there aren't other, productive/creative things in life we take very seriously.daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670080158732044043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-73393817279723561302008-08-21T01:17:00.000-04:002008-08-21T01:17:00.000-04:00Very honest of you. Thanks for sharing. I've found...Very honest of you. Thanks for sharing. I've found that writing about the experience of depression can be theraputic. Fortunately we haven't crossed paths in years.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-20830191778639064522008-08-20T22:57:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:57:00.000-04:00Interesting........"Pain is inevitable, suffering ...Interesting........<BR/><BR/>"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."Tit for Tathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454132514796693591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-15402954375397454482008-08-20T08:56:00.000-04:002008-08-20T08:56:00.000-04:00Spot on. Great letter to that fucker, depression.Spot on. <BR/><BR/>Great letter to that fucker, depression.tatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522390691558123260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-61169783675339126892008-08-20T06:02:00.000-04:002008-08-20T06:02:00.000-04:00This makes me want to buy a punchbag and beat the ...This makes me want to buy a punchbag and beat the crap out of it for half an hour solid. Not I hasten to add as a reaction to you personally, but because being newly un-depressed is so damn invigorating. Ok, now I'll go back home to write something sweet and fluffy 'bout animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-80645490316666320622008-08-20T05:43:00.000-04:002008-08-20T05:43:00.000-04:00Wow, great writing, very insightful stuff. I also ...Wow, great writing, very insightful stuff. I also agree that the dog is a bad choice for a symbol of depression or as it is sometimes portrayed; as evil. Dogs make me happy too, I wonder why they have gotten this negative metaphor about them sometimes. Ed T. (kidicarus333)Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15698677982783494963noreply@blogger.com