Comments on: Letting in the Light http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/ the diary of wife, mother and failed domestic goddess in Africa Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:33:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Making Memories « Reluctant Memsahib http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-3473 Making Memories « Reluctant Memsahib Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:24:20 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-3473 [...] Mum. Who is well again. Who, after six months of being weighted down by Depression’s enervating shroud, has shrugged it [...] [...] Mum. Who is well again. Who, after six months of being weighted down by Depression’s enervating shroud, has shrugged it [...]

]]> By: Post of the Week » Blog Archive » Shortlist for Week Ending 9th May http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2994 Post of the Week » Blog Archive » Shortlist for Week Ending 9th May Fri, 09 May 2008 21:09:01 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2994 [...] 5 - Reluctant Memsahib: Letting in the Light [...] [...] 5 - Reluctant Memsahib: Letting in the Light [...]

]]> By: reluctantmemsahib http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2990 reluctantmemsahib Fri, 09 May 2008 05:06:21 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2990 thank you misssym. x thank you misssym. x

]]> By: misssym http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2975 misssym Tue, 06 May 2008 20:24:48 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2975 My mum is also followed by the Black Dog. You can't fix it, but by being there you made it a lot easier to bear, I'm certain of that. It isn't easy being the child of someone who suffers from this. I know and I feel for you. My mum is also followed by the Black Dog. You can’t fix it, but by being there you made it a lot easier to bear, I’m certain of that. It isn’t easy being the child of someone who suffers from this. I know and I feel for you.

]]> By: reluctantmemsahib http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2966 reluctantmemsahib Mon, 05 May 2008 07:13:19 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2966 thank you all so much. for kind words, positive cyber vibes. and most of all for acknowledging what I wrote, that depression is an illness not an indulgence. x thank you all so much. for kind words, positive cyber vibes. and most of all for acknowledging what I wrote, that depression is an illness not an indulgence.
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]]> By: ann http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2964 ann Sat, 03 May 2008 17:14:37 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2964 It is one of the most mis-understood of illnesses, that and addictions. I have had experience of addictions in my family, both alcohol and drug which bring depression in their wake to both the addicts and the people around them. The hardest thing is not to take it personally, they don't chose to be that way, it is an illness not a weekness. And there is no-one more unlovable when they are in the depths of dispair, and yet that is when they need the most love. Keep the faith my friend. It is one of the most mis-understood of illnesses, that and addictions. I have had experience of addictions in my family, both alcohol and drug which bring depression in their wake to both the addicts and the people around them. The hardest thing is not to take it personally, they don’t chose to be that way, it is an illness not a weekness. And there is no-one more unlovable when they are in the depths of dispair, and yet that is when they need the most love. Keep the faith my friend.

]]> By: Iota http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2962 Iota Fri, 02 May 2008 22:44:14 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2962 I think you are helping by being there. Physical presence is very valuable, even in the dark. I think you are helping by being there. Physical presence is very valuable, even in the dark.

]]> By: maggie may http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2961 maggie may Thu, 01 May 2008 21:09:03 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2961 Only people who've never had it don't understand depression. One in four people have mental illness of some form or other at some time in their lives. that's a lot of people! It is nothing to be ashamed of. I am really sorry that your mum suffers this way & hope she gets well soon, once she has got over the loss of you, which will be a temporary feeling. Only people who’ve never had it don’t understand depression. One in four people have mental illness of some form or other at some time in their lives. that’s a lot of people! It is nothing to be ashamed of. I am really sorry that your mum suffers this way & hope she gets well soon, once she has got over the loss of you, which will be a temporary feeling.

]]> By: guineapigmum http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2960 guineapigmum Thu, 01 May 2008 13:08:58 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2960 Please accept some positive cyber vibes, RM. I may be too late posting this but I hope you and your mum have had good times together this week. I know depression is something that is very difficult to write about and to understand. My sister has suffered from severe depression since her teens and has tried to take her own life more times than I can count. We know that one day she'll probably be successful. She's in hospital at the moment and has spent more time in than out in the last 2 or 3 years. I'd write about it on my blog but I think in this case it's really for her to write about, not me. It does help so much to talk, though. I found writing about my own illness (cancer) this winter very liberating and it made everything much easier to deal with - it also made it easier to talk to people, once I'd written it all down in public. Cancer, mental illness - they should all be out in the open, not something we hide away. So thank you for a very moving post and good luck. Please accept some positive cyber vibes, RM. I may be too late posting this but I hope you and your mum have had good times together this week. I know depression is something that is very difficult to write about and to understand. My sister has suffered from severe depression since her teens and has tried to take her own life more times than I can count. We know that one day she’ll probably be successful. She’s in hospital at the moment and has spent more time in than out in the last 2 or 3 years. I’d write about it on my blog but I think in this case it’s really for her to write about, not me. It does help so much to talk, though. I found writing about my own illness (cancer) this winter very liberating and it made everything much easier to deal with - it also made it easier to talk to people, once I’d written it all down in public.

Cancer, mental illness - they should all be out in the open, not something we hide away. So thank you for a very moving post and good luck.

]]> By: ExpatKat http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/letting-in-the-light/#comment-2959 ExpatKat Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:24:14 +0000 http://reluctantmemsahib.wordpress.com/?p=500#comment-2959 What a special thing to share - thank you for trusting us all with this. I wish you and your mum well. Mental illness is still not approached openly enough. Separating the person from the illness is fundamental. What a special thing to share - thank you for trusting us all with this. I wish you and your mum well. Mental illness is still not approached openly enough. Separating the person from the illness is fundamental.

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