Comments on: My silence http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/ is hard enough Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:15:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joanann http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-8360 Joanann Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:12:18 +0000 http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/#comment-8360 I hope you are getting treatment. I know the pain of depression and I agree with you that I think it has become the new "chic disease of the week". I have been diagnosed since 1988 and work hard at staying viable, but there was a lot of tweaking of meds and such to get to the point I am at today. I'm so glad I did get help, because those feelings really do hurt. I'm enjoying reading your blog. You've got a knack. I hope you are getting treatment. I know the pain of depression and I agree with you that I think it has become the new “chic disease of the week”. I have been diagnosed since 1988 and work hard at staying viable, but there was a lot of tweaking of meds and such to get to the point I am at today. I’m so glad I did get help, because those feelings really do hurt.

I’m enjoying reading your blog. You’ve got a knack.

]]> By: Clara http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-8279 Clara Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:24:56 +0000 http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/#comment-8279 This is written beautifully. I have to admit that I get these feelings sometimes... being sad with no particular cause. your post has opened my eyes to see some of these things in people I love and try to understand them. I am glad you choose to be a victor everyday, in spite the difficulty it may bring. :) This is written beautifully. I have to admit that I get these feelings sometimes… being sad with no particular cause. your post has opened my eyes to see some of these things in people I love and try to understand them.
I am glad you choose to be a victor everyday, in spite the difficulty it may bring.
:)

]]> By: John http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-8145 John Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:31:28 +0000 http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/#comment-8145 Thanks guys. A lot of the stuff I write here is with my kids in mind. Not that I want them to feel guilty or sorry, but if they want to understand who I was (sometime when they're older), I hope this helps. I grew up with my mother - a stay at home mom, and yet I wonder how she did it. I wonder what went through her mind. I wonder how she coped, those moments when it seemed like her emotions were fraying. I'm pleased (an understatement really) you all got something from this post, and I'm grateful for the comments. Thanks guys. A lot of the stuff I write here is with my kids in mind. Not that I want them to feel guilty or sorry, but if they want to understand who I was (sometime when they’re older), I hope this helps.

I grew up with my mother – a stay at home mom, and yet I wonder how she did it. I wonder what went through her mind. I wonder how she coped, those moments when it seemed like her emotions were fraying.

I’m pleased (an understatement really) you all got something from this post, and I’m grateful for the comments.

]]> By: Becca http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-8144 Becca Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:47:15 +0000 http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/#comment-8144 When I am depressed I withdraw, too. I don't feel like talking or answering the phone because it just takes too much effort to speak and make conversation. When I am depressed I withdraw, too. I don’t feel like talking or answering the phone because it just takes too much effort to speak and make conversation.

]]> By: Erica Orloff http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-8133 Erica Orloff Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:34:51 +0000 http://mykauffman.com/myself/2009/06/my-silence/#comment-8133 Hi John: I have never been depressed . . . but I know people who have. And though I was close to them . . . it's so far from my makeup that it was hard to understand. I thought this was a beautifully written post. It was illuminating for me. As a small aside, I am silent much of the time because I am in my head so much as a writer. I prefer being alone, though I keep an insane social calendar and throw a LOT of parties. Maybe I like silence to counter that . . . but I know it drives my family nuts . . . I'm not good at sharing, I guess, or don't feel the need to, which then comes across as withholding in some way, but it's not meant to be . . . Anyway, interesting. Hi John:
I have never been depressed . . . but I know people who have. And though I was close to them . . . it’s so far from my makeup that it was hard to understand. I thought this was a beautifully written post. It was illuminating for me.

As a small aside, I am silent much of the time because I am in my head so much as a writer. I prefer being alone, though I keep an insane social calendar and throw a LOT of parties. Maybe I like silence to counter that . . . but I know it drives my family nuts . . . I’m not good at sharing, I guess, or don’t feel the need to, which then comes across as withholding in some way, but it’s not meant to be . . . Anyway, interesting.

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