tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post8712348323575867786..comments2024-01-01T09:20:22.363-05:00Comments on Brutal Women: Quote of the DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-2583458247899006892007-10-28T15:20:00.000-04:002007-10-28T15:20:00.000-04:00And I see that side of it. It's just that there's ...And I see that side of it. It's just that there's this other side of it, in which all that combined with the first "humorous" quote comes off as privileged.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-44972893068212779942007-10-28T15:15:00.000-04:002007-10-28T15:15:00.000-04:00Well, I certainly didn't take offense. :-)Well, I certainly didn't take offense. :-)clindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337038541423116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-27302301198848074612007-10-28T10:32:00.000-04:002007-10-28T10:32:00.000-04:00P.S. Also, whether chronically ill, manic depressi...P.S. Also, whether chronically ill, manic depressive, or anything else under the sun, having good support networks is really invaluable. <BR/><BR/>I was saying that, too :)Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-5491784150768493482007-10-28T09:56:00.000-04:002007-10-28T09:56:00.000-04:00I am sorry if I've offended, Jackie, as ever. I do...I am sorry if I've offended, Jackie, as ever. I do deal with chronic illness, and I live in a house with people who suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, and I'm dating somebody who also deals with chronic depression and a host of other issues. <BR/><BR/>I was sharing the strategy that we've employed in this house to deal with our host of issues. I would certainly never tell someone else who Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-70965510339882991412007-10-28T07:59:00.000-04:002007-10-28T07:59:00.000-04:00Kameron, are you chronically depressed? To the poi...Kameron, are you chronically depressed? To the point of needing meds? La Gringa isn't taking any offense, but I gotta warn you: not many things annoy a chronic depressive quite as much as a non-depressive telling them they know what that's like, and that they need to get a sense of humor about it.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-52936892709090316022007-10-27T22:09:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:09:00.000-04:00I know it'll get better. I'm just having a low ene...I know it'll get better. I'm just having a low energy couple of days. :-) <BR/><BR/>Yes, clusterfuck. That is an apt description.clindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337038541423116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-83402494979226482072007-10-27T21:55:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:55:00.000-04:00I know, stuff changes. It's always a clusterfuck w...I know, stuff changes. It's always a clusterfuck when everything goes wrong at once, you know? And when you're in the middle of it, no path looks like the right path. <BR/><BR/>It sucks.Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-87385476332950851352007-10-27T21:50:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:50:00.000-04:00I had one, and then it fell apart over the last fi...I had one, and then it fell apart over the last five months. It's still sort of in the process of falling apart. It's awful when one person decides to start telling lies about you; I've lost so many friends the past five months.<BR/><BR/>I came out to New York to be with my best friend and his fiance originally. It was great, and I started to build a strong support system. Then they married and clindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337038541423116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-68573174918614340812007-10-27T21:24:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:24:00.000-04:00You seriously need a better support network; I thi...You seriously need a better support network; I think being on your own is taking a big toll, seriously. <BR/><BR/>I couldn't do this on my own. Ian and Steph were right to bring me out here. As much as I wanted to be gutsy and gung ho by myself in Chicago, this was the better choice. <BR/><BR/>I couldn't be as stable as I am without their help, and their humor. They've taught me a lot about Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-81487956577626098112007-10-27T21:22:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:22:00.000-04:00I guess I laughed for the first fifteen years afte...I guess I laughed for the first fifteen years after finding out I had screwy brain chemistry. Now? I'm just really tired of it. Really, really tired.clindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337038541423116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-3331649836735234952007-10-27T21:16:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:16:00.000-04:00And see, in my house, we're all so fucking batshit...And see, in my house, we're all so fucking batshit and heavily medicated that it's all just fucking funny. You can laugh or cry. We've got mental illness, chronic illness, depression, and I'm dating a guy with a host of other mental health issues. <BR/><BR/>You just gotta laugh. The third time you end up in the emergency room in three months, the fourth severe low sugar episode in three days, theKameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-92182979987378152022007-10-27T18:59:00.000-04:002007-10-27T18:59:00.000-04:00Depression is not something I ever find a laughing...Depression is not something I ever find a laughing matter anymore.clindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337038541423116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-3573119158342122442007-10-27T14:13:00.000-04:002007-10-27T14:13:00.000-04:00In my experience, anger goes away after three days...In my experience, anger goes away after three days; depression goes away after 9 months of anti-depressants and daily exercise and eating right and blah blah blah.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-50470076135804138402007-10-27T02:34:00.000-04:002007-10-27T02:34:00.000-04:00In my experience, the only difference between ange...In my experience, the only difference between anger and depression is who you're angry at, and how you show it.Perpetual Beginnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625596315528064536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-47412864387284335642007-10-26T23:17:00.000-04:002007-10-26T23:17:00.000-04:00I'm not saying it's a personal belief or philosoph...I'm not saying it's a personal belief or philosophy, you know - just amusing word play.... :)Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-8272405700487242572007-10-26T20:51:00.000-04:002007-10-26T20:51:00.000-04:00Them's fightin' words, you know.Them's fightin' words, you know.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.com