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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHyperbole and a Half: Adventures in Depression
A remarkably perceptive piece about depression, well worth reading the whole thing.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html
Some people have a legitimate reason to feel depressed, but not me. I just woke up one day feeling sad and helpless for absolutely no reason.
It's disappointing to feel sad for no reason. Sadness can be almost pleasantly indulgent when you have a way to justify it - you can listen to sad music and imagine yourself as the protagonist in a dramatic movie. You can gaze out the window while you're crying and think "This is so sad. I can't even believe how sad this whole situation is. I bet even a reenactment of my sadness could bring an entire theater audience to tears."
But my sadness didn't have a purpose. Listening to sad music and imagining that my life was a movie just made me feel kind of weird because I couldn't really get behind the idea of a movie where the character is sad for no reason.
Essentially, I was being robbed of my right to feel self pity, which is the only redeeming part of sadness.
It's disappointing to feel sad for no reason. Sadness can be almost pleasantly indulgent when you have a way to justify it - you can listen to sad music and imagine yourself as the protagonist in a dramatic movie. You can gaze out the window while you're crying and think "This is so sad. I can't even believe how sad this whole situation is. I bet even a reenactment of my sadness could bring an entire theater audience to tears."
But my sadness didn't have a purpose. Listening to sad music and imagining that my life was a movie just made me feel kind of weird because I couldn't really get behind the idea of a movie where the character is sad for no reason.
Essentially, I was being robbed of my right to feel self pity, which is the only redeeming part of sadness.
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Hyperbole and a Half: Adventures in Depression (Original Post)
Fumesucker
May 2013
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redqueen
(115,096 posts)1. I hope she's feeling better, and back to working on her book.
Haven't checked her blog in a while now. Thanks for the reminder.
OMG!
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/pre-post-transition-post.html
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)3. Yeah I saw that on Facebook. Very excited and happy for her.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)2. I <3 H&H.
Warpy
(110,903 posts)4. I'm thrilled to know she's back
I love those goofy drawings that express so much.
FirstLight
(13,352 posts)5. LOVE her!
thanks for sharing...i needed the giggle. My fave one is about her retarded dog...
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)7. I think the funniest one is about The Cake
The dog story is good but cake is better..
silverweb
(16,402 posts)6. So glad she's feeling better.
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Love ya, Allie.
Javaman
(62,439 posts)8. She's back?
such a talented woman. I truly hope she's doing much better.
hunter
(38,264 posts)9. Part two is here...
Read Part One first.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html