Comments on: Running in Thongs (Flip-Flops) – My Struggle with Depression http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/ embracing distractions of the digital age Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:52:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Arie Goto http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Arie Goto Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:39:57 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-469 Just wanted to stop by and say thanks. Enjoy reading your stuff. Just wanted to stop by and say thanks. Enjoy reading your stuff.

]]> By: Damon http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Damon Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:16:48 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-315 Bob, All I can say is I am truly humbled by your kind words. Coming from someone I have looked on as a mentor for many years they really do mean a lot. Cheers, Damon. Bob,

All I can say is I am truly humbled by your kind words. Coming from someone I have looked on as a mentor for many years they really do mean a lot.

Cheers,
Damon.

]]> By: "Uncle" Bob http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-314 "Uncle" Bob Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:04:27 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-314 When we were young, you were a charming friend and a buzz as a flatmate. Recently you have been a fine mentor and a professional inspiration. Now you have become one of my heroes. I will enjoy your company for as long as you offer it, in any of these or other roles that come to pass in time. Nailed my first pair of thongs firmly to The Tree circa 2000. Been finding chewing gum stuck under-foot every so often since ... but The Tree is entirely reliable and I am starting to sense the beautiful symphony amid the dark forest. This journey works in decades. Bob When we were young, you were a charming friend and a buzz as a flatmate.
Recently you have been a fine mentor and a professional inspiration.
Now you have become one of my heroes.
I will enjoy your company for as long as you offer it, in any of these or other roles that come to pass in time.

Nailed my first pair of thongs firmly to The Tree circa 2000. Been finding chewing gum stuck under-foot every so often since … but The Tree is entirely reliable and I am starting to sense the beautiful symphony amid the dark forest. This journey works in decades.

Bob

]]> By: Damon http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Damon Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:15:40 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-91 Hey All, Thanks again for the positive comments and your openness with regards to your own or your family situations. @Lisa - thanks for the tip regarding the book. I have picked up <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780380810338/Feeling-Good" rel="nofollow">Feeling Good</a> by David D. Burns, but I'm a bit of a serial "book purchaser but never reader". Pretty solid little book, and what I have read so far is good, so I do need to try and get back to it. Damon. Hey All,

Thanks again for the positive comments and your openness with regards to your own or your family situations.

@Lisa – thanks for the tip regarding the book. I have picked up Feeling Good by David D. Burns, but I’m a bit of a serial “book purchaser but never reader”. Pretty solid little book, and what I have read so far is good, so I do need to try and get back to it.

Damon.

]]> By: Lisa http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Lisa Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:02:28 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-89 Thanks Damon for sharing and for being so honest and open. I had my first bout of severe depression 12 years ago which lasted more than a year and included psychosis. I tried many medications which never helped at the time. However talking regularly with a psychologist did help and so did daily walking. At the time I didn't want to live anymore, it was too painful. I have been fortunate to have not suffered depression since until recently. I often say to my husband that it's like being on a merry-go-round and I just want to get off. I am currently re-reading the book 'Beating the Blues' by Susan Tanner and Jullian Ball, have you read it? I found it helped alot in challenging my thinking (cognitive therapy). I am determined this time to nip it in the bud before it gets too bad, I have a 2 and a half year old child to be around for and be a positive role model to. 'Hooray' to our loved ones who are with us through thick and thin. Thanks Damon for sharing and for being so honest and open. I had my first bout of severe depression 12 years ago which lasted more than a year and included psychosis. I tried many medications which never helped at the time. However talking regularly with a psychologist did help and so did daily walking. At the time I didn’t want to live anymore, it was too painful.
I have been fortunate to have not suffered depression since until recently. I often say to my husband that it’s like being on a merry-go-round and I just want to get off. I am currently re-reading the book ‘Beating the Blues’ by Susan Tanner and Jullian Ball, have you read it? I found it helped alot in challenging my thinking (cognitive therapy). I am determined this time to nip it in the bud before it gets too bad, I have a 2 and a half year old child to be around for and be a positive role model to.
‘Hooray’ to our loved ones who are with us through thick and thin.

]]> By: Johanna Baker-Dowdell http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Johanna Baker-Dowdell Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:20:51 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-87 Thank you for being so brave to share your story Damon. It particularly resonates with me right now as I can recognise a lot of what you have described in my husband over the five or so years. He has just recently been diagnosed with a mild form of depression and has started taking medication. We have good and bad days just like you and Cath do. Thanks again. Thank you for being so brave to share your story Damon.

It particularly resonates with me right now as I can recognise a lot of what you have described in my husband over the five or so years. He has just recently been diagnosed with a mild form of depression and has started taking medication. We have good and bad days just like you and Cath do.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Pixie http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Pixie Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:56:43 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-77 I too,suffer from depression. Well done for putting it out there. I too,suffer from depression.
Well done for putting it out there.

]]> By: Janet http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Janet Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:32:49 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-75 Hi Damon, thank you so much for sharing. I was diagnosed with depression 11 years ago so a lot of what you wrote was very familiar to me. I have seen a lot of stuff in magazines and on the net about depression, but very rarely is it from a man's point of view. Yet we know that men do get it!!! So congratulations and thank you for sharing your journey, I will be recommending this blog post to others. Hi Damon, thank you so much for sharing. I was diagnosed with depression 11 years ago so a lot of what you wrote was very familiar to me. I have seen a lot of stuff in magazines and on the net about depression, but very rarely is it from a man’s point of view. Yet we know that men do get it!!! So congratulations and thank you for sharing your journey, I will be recommending this blog post to others.

]]> By: katepickle http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-74 katepickle Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:51:07 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-74 What a fabulous post! I know a few Mum's who's partners battle depression so I have tweeted this post in the hope they find it! What a fabulous post! I know a few Mum’s who’s partners battle depression so I have tweeted this post in the hope they find it!

]]> By: Off To Kindy! (Parenting Aus) - SquiggleMum http://distractable.net/thoughts/my-struggle-with-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Off To Kindy! (Parenting Aus) - SquiggleMum Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:43:47 +0000 http://distractable.net/?p=792#comment-73 [...] – thanks everyone for your emails and your comments both on my blog and on my husband Damon’s following yesterday’s post on depression.  We are grateful for your support.  Cath xx [...] [...] – thanks everyone for your emails and your comments both on my blog and on my husband Damon’s following yesterday’s post on depression.  We are grateful for your support.  Cath xx [...]

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