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

[alexseanchai]

Wrote four thousand words this month. Not up to my usual standard (my words for the year as of end of May was 62K) and not up to my monthly goal (NaNo), but my words for the year as of beginning of October was still 62K and now my words for the year are 72K and my November words are four thousand fucking awesome words.

Put nearly four hundred books in boxes and set aside another one hundred plus (actual total probably nearer two hundred) to sell or otherwise be rid of.

This weekend I am going to the Philly LGBT square dance club's glitter ball. This marks the second time ever of my actual physical presence being at an event where the attendees are predominantly My People, the first time being the Pride fest earlier this year.

The math says I can get out of debt entirely and have enough saved up to move into my own apartment by the beginning of October 2015 and I am fucking well going to do it. My progress towards that goal is going to be minimal for a while, between Giftmas and that last course for my associate's, but I'm almost done Giftmas shopping and the last tuition payment is March and the last car payment is May and that will free up a whole bunch of paycheck.

[untonuggan]

I am in awe of all your things. Go you! *throws internet confetti*

[lynnoconnacht]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Those sound like awesome things! One of the best things I did this year was clear out a lot of the books I didn't want to keep because I finally found a charity shop near where I live. It meant several heavy trips to haul them over there, but it felt so good to see my shelves filled with emptiness and potential instead of books I had no desire to keep.

I hope you'll have a blast this weekend! (And I totally hear you on the wordcount yays. Go you!)