Alone fail, together we succeed

I saw the film Death Race . Lots of action, everything blowing up getting shot at violence, everyone killed or dies.

Spoiler ALERT

But there is a moral to the story. Alone we as individuals can fail, together sharing information (helping each other) we can succeed.

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mercurial scribe

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Spiraling Downward
Posted on 28 August 2008
Tags: Dark Days, Touched with Fire

I like to think of myself as a problem-solver, a person who takes the puzzle of a difficult situation and solves it with some creative thinking.

I can usually tell when the depression is winning because I can no longer problem-solve: I obsess and get nowhere.

The depression is winning

Comments

mark p.s.2 Says:
September 1st, 2008 at 3:28 pm

I have been seriously depressed (medical) as well. When we post stuff like this on our blog, are we looking for advice or comfort? Not being alone? Are we looking for something or just telling the facts? If I give you some stupid advice will you complain and then get angry and then no longer be depressed? What’s it all about…?

mercurial scribe Says:
September 1st, 2008 at 3:45 pm

@ mark p.s.2

Yes and yes. I’m looking for confirmation that I’m not alone, that I’m ill not crazy, and any suggestions on how to get out of such a horrible state. Some suggestions help, some suggestions don’t – but that’s just life. Mostly I’m just looking for comfort – reassurance that ‘This too shall pass’.

Interestingly enough, much of the help I’ve received regarding my illness has actually been from the ‘mentally interesting’ community online. Not from the friends and family like I thought I would (not to knock them, I love them but they just don’t know/understand this stuff). It’s from people like Jerod Poore of Crazy Meds, Tracy of Crazy Tracy, Philip Dawdy of Furious Seasons, Gabriel of Salted Lithium, Thordora of Spin Me, I Pulsate and so many others. I’ve learned how to navigate world of psych doctors and the medication-go-round and the effects on personal relationships this all has. That’s why I risk my reputation by putting it all out there and online because so many times it was the words of those aforementioned that helped me to live another day and believe that I can get through this.