tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post5893218814136969485..comments2023-10-29T08:58:19.390-04:00Comments on The Murphey Saga: Sunday Stroke Survival ~ Grief- DepressionJ.L. Murpheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-78131792156083093302013-09-11T09:10:12.270-04:002013-09-11T09:10:12.270-04:00Barb, Sad is sad, yes. The extreme is depression. ...Barb, Sad is sad, yes. The extreme is depression. Now about being disappointed... I can see where you are coming from there. There are just so many people out there that couldn't handle what we as stroke survivors go through on a daily basis. I imagine you could name at least ten. But the achievements you've made since your stroke are phenomenal! It takes creativity, tenacity, stubbornness, and just plain ol' guts to survive and conquer. You've got it all!J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-44264689453686418342013-09-09T19:11:04.643-04:002013-09-09T19:11:04.643-04:00Laughter is the best medicine. That's why fro...Laughter is the best medicine. That's why from time to time I post funny things on my blog, to make people laugh.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059051981432093301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-88116653987976576862013-09-09T16:30:26.545-04:002013-09-09T16:30:26.545-04:00Jo, I still won't call myself depressed ... ma...Jo, I still won't call myself depressed ... maybe I'm just too stubborn - not too stubborn to GET depressed, but too stubborn to see it. Sad is sad - and I'll admit to sad. Angry? Yes. Actually, the word that I think best describes where I am most of the time is "disappointed." i am SO disappointed that I was given this challenge. Barb Polanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673025156245739311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-49306085985117818492013-09-08T21:56:45.586-04:002013-09-08T21:56:45.586-04:00Barb, you admit the roller coaster like I do and a...Barb, you admit the roller coaster like I do and admit being depressed at time by it. Aren't we all? While you don't admit to the classical depression be aware that there are any types of depression. Not all depression gets so bad that you can't function. You are just a proactive person like I am.<br /><br />Elizabeth- I admire your proactive stance. <br /><br />Alex- it is a process and it can't be rushed.<br /><br />Zan Marie- Telling a depressed person to snap out of it is like pissing on a raging forest fire to pit it out.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-56588749204249754292013-09-08T17:02:57.757-04:002013-09-08T17:02:57.757-04:00I *have* been depressed...more than once. Those we...I *have* been depressed...more than once. Those well meaning people who told me to "snap out of it" will always be with me when my mood turns down. I knew they had never experienced it or they wouldn't have dared to say that. Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-5427065200377426452013-09-08T13:53:07.899-04:002013-09-08T13:53:07.899-04:00Grief and depression are both a process and we hav...Grief and depression are both a process and we have to go through the steps. We can't linger too long and we can't rush through the season.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-3150498450997730032013-09-08T13:30:19.681-04:002013-09-08T13:30:19.681-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabeth, John, Jack, and Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177382087963521875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-662753016632912112013-09-08T13:28:59.997-04:002013-09-08T13:28:59.997-04:00I'm with Barb. Can't you just feel normall...I'm with Barb. Can't you just feel normally sad for a time. I thought depression had more criteria like time frames of feeling blue...and other more defining characteristics. I've delt with some difficult things and felt sadness, but each time...especially the brain injury I implemented lots of techniques to avoid a crippling depression that could impact my recovery. I was very afraid of getting depressed....and sought out a lot of professionals to be sure I didn't miss something. I was certainly sad at times, but I wouldn't say depressed ever.Elizabeth, John, Jack, and Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177382087963521875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-67323167708584303732013-09-08T11:34:48.949-04:002013-09-08T11:34:48.949-04:00"LYING," you say? Not I. I do not consi..."LYING," you say? Not I. I do not consider myself depressed; when I say I'm not depressed, I may be WRONG, but I am NOT lying. Yes, I cry more easily, but I have remained engaged and interested in life. And I'm truly cheerful much of the time, despite how shitty I feel sometimes. Is it "depressed" when "roller coaster" is a more accurate description?Barb Polanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673025156245739311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904685628370887899.post-10221091337308442662013-09-08T10:14:37.955-04:002013-09-08T10:14:37.955-04:00"My Cousin Vinny.""My Cousin Vinny."Barb Polanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673025156245739311noreply@blogger.com