tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post5298604755312798882..comments2024-02-12T11:58:18.115+00:00Comments on Alright Tit by Lisa Lynch: Blackbird.Lisa Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09801653171602300600noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-73318489344331523272012-05-07T03:24:56.821+01:002012-05-07T03:24:56.821+01:00"I want to live my life like you live yours: ..."I want to live my life like you live yours: as though it’s precious and treasured and worth fighting for."<br />You don't want to emulate me; I developed a chronic illness at fifteen and three years later had finally ended up with severe depression, which I still cannot overcome. I do not treasure my life and find it difficult to keep fighting. I am fortunate because my illness is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-19645150553983618952012-02-26T09:48:49.203+00:002012-02-26T09:48:49.203+00:00Depression sucks. Tatoos rock (except stars, butte...Depression sucks. Tatoos rock (except stars, butterflies and yin yang symbols of course). One of the best tatoos I ever saw was also on a wrist - it said "savoir vivre" - ok the wrist it was on was attached to a woman who was a dead ringer for Giselle Bundchen but I saw her in a supermarket alone, doing her shopping, looking serene.<br /><br /> But I think about that tatoo - because asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-69053804023937754452012-02-25T22:54:31.675+00:002012-02-25T22:54:31.675+00:00I'm with Paul, say it loud, don't let it f...I'm with Paul, say it loud, don't let it fester inside, depression thrives on isolating you and keeping you from the very people and things that can lift you out of it, it's a clever little fucker, but you my dear are WAY smarter. Take whatever help is offered to you be it pills and counselling and if you do it will change, it doesn't have to be like this and nor does it have to AlwaysStrivinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09503099213775116093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-56457783436420345862012-02-22T12:32:07.932+00:002012-02-22T12:32:07.932+00:00I think it is really frustrating to be depressed b...I think it is really frustrating to be depressed but totally understandable. This is some seriously heavy shit right here. But you have support, you have love, you have a great heart; I expect this is but a horrible stage in the process and you will overcome it.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04306427503749550858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-29314720523361513702012-02-21T09:28:36.348+00:002012-02-21T09:28:36.348+00:00Thank you for your honesty. Your admission just ma...Thank you for your honesty. Your admission just makes me admire you even more - if that were possible.<br /><br />Love Gabriel's MummyGabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629891673892102072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-57816689471580808452012-02-20T22:27:17.211+00:002012-02-20T22:27:17.211+00:00Good god woman; I've been reading here since t...Good god woman; I've been reading here since the very start and you never cease to amaze me. I LOVE the tattoo idea. <br />Your disease is not who you are. Your illness does not define you. You're the one and only. Fabulous.speccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910768878700620483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-91889947968325232282012-02-19T15:08:42.630+00:002012-02-19T15:08:42.630+00:00What you want out of life is like what most of us ...What you want out of life is like what most of us want. We all think we have a lifetime to do these things but the difference is that some of us think we have plenty of time to fit it all in. And often we are as equally unsuccessful at cramming it all in. The phrase, ‘less is more’ rings true.<br />The proportion of ‘Lisa’ that you reveal in your blog is beautiful. That’s the only ‘you’ that NealVanMurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557951279330406446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-12014928871717106532012-02-19T06:38:17.092+00:002012-02-19T06:38:17.092+00:00Its a hard thing to admit, cheers to you for doing...Its a hard thing to admit, cheers to you for doing so. No one will look at you differently for it, it would be an impossible task to not be "low", "sad", "underground", or depressed if anyone was in your shoes. I like to crank up the MP3 player, and stomp through the park at the fastest walking speed possible. The only danger in this, is not noticing the stags findit13https://www.blogger.com/profile/00428640891786976079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-35631716703092672372012-02-18T15:43:42.839+00:002012-02-18T15:43:42.839+00:00As someone else with depression who said that she&...As someone else with depression who said that she'd go back on happy pills when hell froze over (cus they were such a bitch to get off) then a year and a half later hell really *did* freeze over - I relate such a lot to your post. <br /><br />I don't have anything constructive to offer except to say that I hope we all learn to manage not just it, but the multitudes of stuff that seem to Nonamoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358224596478133106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-47746019269069828792012-02-18T11:15:29.695+00:002012-02-18T11:15:29.695+00:00Depression is horrendous. I am glad you are trying...Depression is horrendous. I am glad you are trying anti-depressants because the right one can help.<br /><br />Have you hear of 'How to be sick,' by Toni Bernhard? I have no idea if it will be of any use to you; it is aimed at people with chronic illness so it's quite probably not right, but it might be worth just giving it a quick read and seeing if there's anything there which Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833350028701140373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-3391601049352278332012-02-18T05:26:21.017+00:002012-02-18T05:26:21.017+00:00Getting a tattoo can be therapeutic, go for it and...Getting a tattoo can be therapeutic, go for it and enjoy the process xFenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945553568341010805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-76032138281647194962012-02-17T17:00:00.201+00:002012-02-17T17:00:00.201+00:00Love your honesty. And vulnerability. Scary to sha...Love your honesty. And vulnerability. Scary to share that with friends, let alone make it public. I also write a cancer blog if you're interested: http://laurascancerjournal.tumblr.com/laura temkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405309078641499524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-13504113150675422142012-02-17T16:59:52.501+00:002012-02-17T16:59:52.501+00:00Thanks Lisa... For saying my thoughts out loud too...Thanks Lisa... For saying my thoughts out loud too!!<br /><br />Although no tattoo for me... It might hurt! <br /><br />Love you lady<br /><br />A<br />X<br />Ps I'm in New York (running away)...want any shopping? Tweet me xAnnaGoAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840001794371349393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-38807145715421751622012-02-17T15:37:32.888+00:002012-02-17T15:37:32.888+00:00I have done the depression thing, the real stuff l...I have done the depression thing, the real stuff like you, not the 'the shoes don't match the dress' kind, hospital time yada, yada and if a lightweight like me can sort it a girl of your calibre sure as hell can! :) xxgemmakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276301401409725537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-15315971755688400522012-02-17T13:31:56.842+00:002012-02-17T13:31:56.842+00:00I think your tattoo will be lovely. Never a truer ...I think your tattoo will be lovely. Never a truer choice of words.<br /><br /><br />Keep on groovin Lisa. <br /><br />xx LoriFletcher of the Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458067671780604817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-10654873834794288812012-02-17T11:50:19.223+00:002012-02-17T11:50:19.223+00:00Depression is a cunt.
I think you've hit the ...Depression is a cunt.<br /><br />I think you've hit the nail on the head about what it's about - it's not sobbing and wailing and Sylvia Plath dark poetic gobshite (Oh that it were) - it's just the sludge of not being able to fucking do anything. It's the feeling that all the things you've learned to keep you going, to bring you joy, just taste like ash and mean nothing. Mean Mr Mustardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576774623402937635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-64668968395396057732012-02-17T11:50:08.744+00:002012-02-17T11:50:08.744+00:00RIGHT!
As a depression sufferer of 22 years, can ...RIGHT!<br /><br />As a depression sufferer of 22 years, can I just say you have every right to be fecked off! Having read your blog for quite some time, I'm surprised it has taken this long! Sweet mercy woman, you've been through so much, you should be canonised a Saint right now!<br /><br />Depression is a bastard. I was 14 when I was diagnosed as Bipolar, which was then followed by a Paul McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049198174661099184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-28684269729601252252012-02-17T11:35:09.306+00:002012-02-17T11:35:09.306+00:00As ever, thank you for being so honest. Heres hopi...As ever, thank you for being so honest. Heres hoping that when depression lifts it will leave you in a better place than it found you xxxxxxxjanjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021018858310133617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-51043173404312638012012-02-17T11:30:04.913+00:002012-02-17T11:30:04.913+00:00Wasn't "Broken Wings" Mr Mister, not...Wasn't "Broken Wings" Mr Mister, not Mr McCartney?LyleD4Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706220499503068278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-68808069451375802302012-02-17T11:10:17.029+00:002012-02-17T11:10:17.029+00:00I really have to remember to stop wearing mascara ...I really have to remember to stop wearing mascara when reading your blog.....<br /><br />Bloody love the new tattoo lyrics - I look forward to seeing a twitpic of it very soon!<br /><br />With the stigma of depression, I understand. I was diagnosed a few years ago after the sudden death of a friend, and the first thing I felt after the diagnosis was guilt. I mean, I wasn't the only person to Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872923509530645828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-51521551981293098612012-02-17T10:56:58.477+00:002012-02-17T10:56:58.477+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256409662173382226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-80941720172799109342012-02-17T10:56:04.226+00:002012-02-17T10:56:04.226+00:00if anyone can manage it, you can. you have a zilli...if anyone can manage it, you can. you have a zillion cheerleaders right here xClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932381324100863925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-63993606957522795992012-02-17T10:55:55.960+00:002012-02-17T10:55:55.960+00:00Thanks for the update. I've been checking for ...Thanks for the update. I've been checking for one which I know is bad because you've got a lot going on and shouldn't feel an obligation to post just to make people like me happy. <br /><br />Thanks for coming out and saying you're living with depression. You're right it isn't easy to do and it's something we trivialise or dismiss in people a lot.<br /><br />My dad hasHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256409662173382226noreply@blogger.com