Re: mental monday: a little change
This was very well put Jess. Although my mental illness bouts have been short lived (when I nurse) it is real and something I haven't been brave enough to write for the world. But in person? Yes I can...
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For a long time, I think my husband believed depression just meant sadness. He was shocked and forever changed once he understood what it felt like from the inside, at least for me. I don't think he'll...
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I love you. And I must admit that the post was hard for me to read since "the guilty take the truth to be hard." I deeply hope that I have been understanding. And that I have never put my short bouts...
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project runway seemed back to life after the last draggy seasons. I am LOVING TGBSB. exactly the type of drama I feel when I sew :)
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Well I am a little bit horrified by some of this. As I believe I should be. I have not had to deal with mental illness, and I have no illusions that I have even the slightest clue what it would be...
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Maren (and Elise, who also asks about how to act/what to say), I think the key is knowing you know nothing, approaching with respect and, when you do say something that's accidentally hurtful or wrong,...
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thank you so much for saying this, elise. i think i've lived for so long inside my own struggle that i really have no idea what it's like to be not inside it. and rather than write a book inside the...
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i would be curious to know what helped him understand what it really was like - if it wasn't too personal a detail.
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that's it exactly, kate, that you can never know what to say to every person, but that's true of any difficult situation.
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thank you, maren, for taking the time to respond. and like i said to elise, i think i'll take the time to write more on the subject. but i would be interested to know more specifically what horrified...
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The most disturbing parts of your post, to me, were the way the first doctor treated you and the fact that multiple people have sent you the blog post by My Angel of Repose as an example of someone...
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Thanks for this response, Kate. I certainly agree that no individual can be the spokesperson for everyone else in the same situation. Just because Jess deals first-hand with bipolar disorder does not...
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Oh, this touched me. Utah will always be a part of me. I miss that place. Like you said, so many things you don't realize you love about that place until you move to Texas. I too am doing a trip...
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Oh, I just love your writing style. It can make me laugh and bring tears to my eyes. So glad you were able to capture some of these moments and write them down. And how brave of you to go car-riding...
View ArticleRe: mental monday: in which i wax poetic
There was this part of this that was my favorite part and now I can't find it but it's okay because it's all my favorite part. The limerick is my favorite part; let's face it. I will send vibes to the...
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i'm glad a poet read my limerick. now, if i could just get it to carl kasell...
View ArticleRe: on the project table: simplicity 1873
Jessie, I love this. You should write a book about sewing dresses. The dress, heels and hair and so cute!
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Please be patient with me. I want to be your friend in the best possible way please show me Suzanne Campbell. love what and how you write and the comments you have received. You have a way with words
View ArticleRe: cleveland, adieu – 9
Here's one of our favorite family scriptures: "Josie 1: 1 I'm ok, you're ok, and everything's going to be all right!" It seems to fit here, and it fits for a whole bunch of other places.
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I just. Thanks for coming back. And for that last paragraph in particular. Moves are hard. I'm glad to read your words.
View ArticleRe: we moved to virginia
Oprah said about 5 years ago that skinny jeans look terrible on everyone and no one should wear them. I still think it's true. So rock those boot-cut jeans. I'm hoping if I survive the next 8 months I...
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