Comments on: Blue http://www.mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/ Living at full velocity. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:09:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sam http://www.mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/comment-page-1/#comment-8453 Sam Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:20:37 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/#comment-8453 Your writing is beautiful, stunning, as always, my sweet friend. Depression does come to me, especially in the winter. Luckily an onslaught of good hormones (at least that's my theory) have kept them at bay for the past two years, and when I started to feel that old sad dog at my feet recently, I knew immediately that I had to go outside, see the sun, etc. And so I did, and it helped immensely. Last week I spend lots of time outside (on my parents' farm) and it was so good for me. I tend to hibernate inside. Still, what you're dealing with - not post partum depression, but perhaps pre-partum - is real and true and definitely not helped by the fact that you haven't been healthy for some time. I know Ask Moxie (www.askmoxie.org) has some stuff on pre-partum depression, and some steps you can take, but I would definitely talk it over with your doctor or midwife. Hope this doesn't sound too ass-vice-y - you know how much I care for you and want you to be well and happy. Your writing is beautiful, stunning, as always, my sweet friend.

Depression does come to me, especially in the winter. Luckily an onslaught of good hormones (at least that’s my theory) have kept them at bay for the past two years, and when I started to feel that old sad dog at my feet recently, I knew immediately that I had to go outside, see the sun, etc. And so I did, and it helped immensely. Last week I spend lots of time outside (on my parents’ farm) and it was so good for me. I tend to hibernate inside.

Still, what you’re dealing with – not post partum depression, but perhaps pre-partum – is real and true and definitely not helped by the fact that you haven’t been healthy for some time. I know Ask Moxie (www.askmoxie.org) has some stuff on pre-partum depression, and some steps you can take, but I would definitely talk it over with your doctor or midwife. Hope this doesn’t sound too ass-vice-y – you know how much I care for you and want you to be well and happy.

]]> By: tara pollard pakosta http://www.mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/comment-page-1/#comment-8452 tara pollard pakosta Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:26:32 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/#comment-8452 I seem to get depressed about once a month, right before my monthly cycle. it hits hard for a couple days and as quick as it came, it's gone again. i hate that! especially bad in winter with no sun...take care of YOU! get some sunshine on your face and keep writing. your writing is beautiful> tara I seem to get depressed about once a month, right before my monthly cycle. it hits hard for a couple days and as quick as it came, it’s gone again. i hate that! especially bad in winter with no sun…take care of YOU! get some sunshine on your face and keep writing.
your writing is beautiful>
tara

]]> By: Johanna http://www.mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/comment-page-1/#comment-8451 Johanna Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:41:45 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/#comment-8451 … it's like not being able to open my soul to anything else but more of this feeling. Being shut inside, building the walls myself, grey, wavery, pale. Not dark. Pale. The bursts of color seem to have disappeared, or my abilty to see them. Isolated. insulated to anything but. But. Do you remember the scene in "the piano", under the sea, tied to the piano, light drizzling through greenish water … untieing the knot, floating upwards, a decision to see the light. It happens to me, without really being able to control it, I float upwards to the light, and break the surface, emerge. Safe again. … it’s like not being able to open my soul to anything else but more of this feeling. Being shut inside, building the walls myself, grey, wavery, pale. Not dark. Pale. The bursts of color seem to have disappeared, or my abilty to see them. Isolated. insulated to anything but. But. Do you remember the scene in “the piano”, under the sea, tied to the piano, light drizzling through greenish water … untieing the knot, floating upwards, a decision to see the light. It happens to me, without really being able to control it, I float upwards to the light, and break the surface, emerge. Safe again.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/comment-page-1/#comment-8450 Rebecca Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:28:19 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/#comment-8450 yes depression finds me. post partum once very badly. and in grief too. you seem to be aware of it and what is in your control to aid yourself but do be carefull. best take it in hand with outside help if it becomes unmanageable. i also find winter has my mood falling down. your writing is beautiful. yes depression finds me. post partum once very badly. and in grief too. you seem to be aware of it and what is in your control to aid yourself but do be carefull. best take it in hand with outside help if it becomes unmanageable. i also find winter has my mood falling down. your writing is beautiful.

]]> By: lizardek http://www.mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/comment-page-1/#comment-8449 lizardek Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:56:55 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/11/25/blue/#comment-8449 Yes, it does find me. Not often, but surprisingly hard when it comes sneaking up. Like a jellyfish, sometimes I feel the only way to survive it is to very slowly rise to the surface. Beautiful post. Yes, it does find me. Not often, but surprisingly hard when it comes sneaking up. Like a jellyfish, sometimes I feel the only way to survive it is to very slowly rise to the surface. Beautiful post.

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