Depression is a Lying Bastard Fest

[untonuggan]

It has come to my attention that it is That Time of Year again for most people with SAD in the Northern Hemisphere, and that for many other folks Bad Things and/or Anniversaries seem to be piling up. At times like this, it is hard to remember that Depression is a Lying Bastard and that it *does* get better again.

So! A friend and I came up with the Depression is a Lying Bastard Fest. There are many ways to participate in comments below:

• a gratitude list (because there are still good things in the world) or a list of good things
• something you are proud of (a la the Monday Pride thread)
• a funny poem (limmericks work well here)
• cute things! animals, babies, whatever floats your boat!
• anti-winter and/or anti-depression manifestos! This can be in the form of a poem or a simple declaration of "Fuck you, brain weasels, and your lying ways! I will not believe your lies!"

Feel free to comment on someone's comment if you find it particularly moving, but please keep things positive. Anonymous comments are currently turned on. (Please don't abuse them.)

If this grows and becomes very popular, or if you have more ideas, feel free to spread the Depression is a Lying Bastard Fest to your own journal or comm! Also, I would love it if you linked back here so that we got more participants. ^_^

Comments

[silveradept]

*cheer!* Congratulations! What level and field, if we may ask?

[jb_slasher]

Thank you :) It's a Bachelor's Thesis in Media Engineering. That monkey's finally off my back after eighteen months!

Re: Good things!

[lynnoconnacht]

One day!

I am definitely passing on some of your ideas and methods to a friend, though, as I hope it'll help them deal with similar issues. ^-^ And... I like your idea of splitting it up into things you can do when you can't brain and things when you can. That sounds really useful. I should try that. ^_^

*sends good thoughts*

[silveradept]

Salut, from one undergraduate thesis-writer to another .May all your endeavours meet with success.

[jb_slasher]

Thank you. Same to you. :)

[eruanna]

Sorry I haven't been around for awhile. I'm not in a good place right now. Fighting it. Just not feeling like talking about it. Not feeling much like reading, so I haven't been online much. But my sister, who lives 2,000 miles away, and I haven't seen her in 3 years, and I have been texting each other all day, as we're both fighting brain weasels, cleaning house, and making each other laugh today. We need to do that more often. It helped.

Re: Gratitude List

[erika]

That book sounds amazing. I'm totally looking it up!