tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post4835544844727289421..comments2024-03-18T13:15:52.672-06:00Comments on Hyperbole and a Half: Depression Part TwoAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04259303604002690708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4977125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-46212822815358794922013-05-09T17:56:18.445-06:002013-05-09T17:56:18.445-06:00Thank god you're back. There are a lot of us ...Thank god you're back. There are a lot of us out there that need your crazy to help make sense of our own. Thanks for being you, and keep it up. xxx----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.blogger.com/profile/18422579734605648786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-58594962445735320172013-05-09T17:56:12.877-06:002013-05-09T17:56:12.877-06:00OH MY GOD. I have had that corn moment. Not with c...OH MY GOD. I have had that corn moment. Not with corn specifically. But I have done that, and I've never told anybody because like you said, it's weird and difficult to explain. This is a good post. Sorry you had to write it. And I'm glad you turned around and walked back the other way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-22627406298565620752013-05-09T17:56:10.461-06:002013-05-09T17:56:10.461-06:00You are an amazing person, Allie. Thank you for po...You are an amazing person, Allie. Thank you for posting this. It's really helped me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-87917790170986661252013-05-09T17:56:06.069-06:002013-05-09T17:56:06.069-06:00Wow. This is so absolutely spot on to what is goin...Wow. This is so absolutely spot on to what is going on in my own life (and has been since the end of January) that I can't even begin to tell you how it feels to read this. Maybe you are a future time traveling me writing about this moment in my life. You are so eerily accurate that I have desperately thrown myself to the kitchen floor in hopes that I would find a lone piece of corn beneath it. <br /><br />Sadly today is not my corn day. - Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759023175084514125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-42222594035909136012013-05-09T17:56:05.222-06:002013-05-09T17:56:05.222-06:00You are an amazing person, Allie. Thank you for po...You are an amazing person, Allie. Thank you for posting this. It's really helped me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-90346762719989041872013-05-09T17:55:55.356-06:002013-05-09T17:55:55.356-06:00Sorry about how dead your fish are. I still like ...Sorry about how dead your fish are. I still like you, though.Geninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-16608629095102879392013-05-09T17:55:53.060-06:002013-05-09T17:55:53.060-06:00Hey I'm really glad you're not dead.Hey I'm really glad you're not dead.TrillionGramsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-55548270942978371342013-05-09T17:55:33.127-06:002013-05-09T17:55:33.127-06:00I felt like I was the only one. Thank you.I felt like I was the only one. Thank you.JBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703545593777721004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-17649399326095772682013-05-09T17:54:33.121-06:002013-05-09T17:54:33.121-06:00Yay Corn! I found your blog while you were on hiat...Yay Corn! I found your blog while you were on hiatus and I hope this means you're starting to feel like sharing again because I've read all your archives and you are hilarious! I kinda felt bad for laughing at this one, but having gone through my own dark period, I'm glad the funny can find me again. Thanks! Lynndeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436530993878293325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-66551889450276139332013-05-09T17:54:01.492-06:002013-05-09T17:54:01.492-06:00It takes a lot of courage to speak so openly. What...It takes a lot of courage to speak so openly. What a great way to tell others that that are not alone. That someone understands even if the rest if us don't. Kevin Marquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389030891301082770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-43518488292608459642013-05-09T17:53:53.417-06:002013-05-09T17:53:53.417-06:00Yeah, this pretty much sums up my experience with ...Yeah, this pretty much sums up my experience with depression. It's the fucking pits. Glad you're starting to improve though, and glad you're back.Martin of pineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871784051872332190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-70223383134815307492013-05-09T17:53:46.853-06:002013-05-09T17:53:46.853-06:00I'm so glad you posted this. I'm at the po...I'm so glad you posted this. I'm at the point you were 19 months ago. You're my corn.Emma Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200804673102824927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-39745339867263592842013-05-09T17:53:41.607-06:002013-05-09T17:53:41.607-06:00The corn makes perfect sense. You are awesome.The corn makes perfect sense. You are awesome.Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659072735492930413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-90071858506129256782013-05-09T17:53:30.073-06:002013-05-09T17:53:30.073-06:00My corn moment was following a salmon for miles up...My corn moment was following a salmon for miles up the stream next to my house. I would often go deep into the forest outside my house in hopes of finding death. But following that salmon had given me so many feelings I have not been back to the empty. I hope everyone that feels deep depression finds their corn and salmon. Just remember that nobody knows what your key will be but you should keep looking <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629886577663977212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-28478076025386743282013-05-09T17:53:20.395-06:002013-05-09T17:53:20.395-06:00I never comment on these type of things, but I wil...I never comment on these type of things, but I will now. My daughter died from suicide. She tried many many times before she was "successful". She had good doctors and hospitals, loving family and friends. She also didn't know why she was depressed, but she was. Big Time. Many of the things you wrote about she experienced, too. She never found her piece of shriveled corn. I feel very happy for you that you did, although I don't know the significance of the corn any more than you do. I don't have any advice to give. I have never experienced depression myself. I CAN tell you that the survivors of suicide victims miss their loved ones so much. That's all, I guess. I am a fan of your blog and in the past few months when you have been gone, I have re-read some favorites. I'm glad you're back. Super glad about the corn. Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357576300141667436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-79952715992296177762013-05-09T17:53:09.091-06:002013-05-09T17:53:09.091-06:00god bless u. god is corn p.s.god bless u. god is corn p.s.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537948040644942746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-40998614084466199992013-05-09T17:52:13.771-06:002013-05-09T17:52:13.771-06:00I am so glad you are back. This was amazing to me....I am so glad you are back. This was amazing to me.toddr1977https://www.blogger.com/profile/17726102772084225387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-49075379848108024582013-05-09T17:51:58.607-06:002013-05-09T17:51:58.607-06:00This was perfect. I can't even form coherent s...This was perfect. I can't even form coherent sentences after reading this but what I can say is that I want to give you a hug, right now, and also wish we were best friends. You are a ridiculously talented, witty, hilarious person, and (having been where you are now), I just want to say, please never give up on that piece of corn or on yourself, we all need you (and possibly also wish we were bbf's with you) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592205552901241483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-37924051837031736782013-05-09T17:51:07.791-06:002013-05-09T17:51:07.791-06:00You totally still win the Internet. Missed you! Xo...You totally still win the Internet. Missed you! XoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-31439275796731883772013-05-09T17:51:04.811-06:002013-05-09T17:51:04.811-06:00Allie, you are awesome and I love you. Glad you fo...Allie, you are awesome and I love you. Glad you found corn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-56587431214432597882013-05-09T17:50:55.901-06:002013-05-09T17:50:55.901-06:00I cannot even tell you how perfectly this describe...I cannot even tell you how perfectly this describes depression. It took me five years to realize it wasn't going away and I would have to actively do something about it. Thank you for having the courage to post this and good luck on your own journey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-30157266012542345972013-05-09T17:50:38.711-06:002013-05-09T17:50:38.711-06:00Having been there, thank you for the fish metaphor...Having been there, thank you for the fish metaphor. That's exactly how it feels for me too. On one hand, this is extremely bad because it means that this happens to a lot of people. On the other hand, it's extremely good because it means you can beat it. Slowly, but you can.<br />I've lived with anxiety and depression for quite literally longer than I can remember (I first saw a therapist when I was three years old because my parents didn't know how to handle my severe anxiety). The first time I felt like life had no meaning, I was 7 years old. For me, medication is the only thing that can make it better. When I'm on a dose that works, I an feel a full range of emotions and live life pretty normally. The fact that you've been depressed means that you should probably seek treatment from a professional psychiatrist or therapist, because it's possible to relapse, and they can give you the tools to prevent that. It may take multiple therapists to find one that works for you, and maybe behavioral therapy will be better than meds for you. But I strongly recommend you try something. Set up a support system now so that if it ever does happen again you can stop it before it gets bad.<br />Sending you hope for the best<br />-FenFenrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-24431182510384804792013-05-09T17:49:45.694-06:002013-05-09T17:49:45.694-06:00I have never read, or heard, anything that makes m...I have never read, or heard, anything that makes me feel like someone else gets it, as much as your writing does.<br /><br />Thank you for that.Lara Blaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714018045775475012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-54573890968869315252013-05-09T17:49:24.166-06:002013-05-09T17:49:24.166-06:00This is me, now. Thank you for putting into words ...This is me, now. Thank you for putting into words what I haven't been able to.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />MerrieUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687559365814703332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-54219191600202316252013-05-09T17:48:56.858-06:002013-05-09T17:48:56.858-06:00Brilliant, beautiful work, thanks,
Clarice EgeBrilliant, beautiful work, thanks,<br />Clarice EgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com