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"The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment."
In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the years he battled depression. That led him to an eye-opening journey across the world to interview others with depression — only to discover that, to his surprise, the more he talked, the more people wanted to tell their own stories.
I use music played at concert levels (have to have a good sound system); to take me out of whatever negative place I find myself. Music feeds my soul.
vhb: I use music played at concert levels (have to have a good sound system); to take me out of whatever negative place I find myself. Music feeds my soul.
BuzzyWigs: I know exactly what you mean!! Do you ever listen to classical?? And 'conduct' the symphony as they play???? Or, of course, air guitar.....and air trapset drummer. or, just dancing and singing into a phantom mic:
BuzzyWigs: Anyway - check out the video when you have a half an hour to spare....I think you'll appreciate it.
Buzzy: I was outside from literally first-light until 9 hours later working in the yard.....being outside, hearing the birds, feeling the warm breeze, tidying up the winter leftovers..... It was before first light that I watched this video. It's only 30 minutes.....Anyway, thanks for reading
You had an epiphany? I love those...
originally posted by: TechniXcality
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
I am on my way through a divorce and subsequent severe depression, I liked what he had to say, that's all I have to add.
vhb: You had an epiphany? I love those...
Buzzy: I love them too! Percussion section is my domain along with strings......
originally posted by: TechniXcality
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
its alright and thank you. Sometimes i wonder if its undue depression, or if it parallels life circumstances, if anyone in my position would be equally "depressed",but the only real way to judge that is consequences, and in many ways i have paid a heavy price due to depression, which only furthers the feeling. So, I am taking medication and soon I may even talk to someone and express how I feel probably cry alot lol.
Buzzy: Sorry you're enduring that sort of strife. Been there, three times. It sucks.
Anyway - yeah - it sucks.
Buzzy: RIght. And I was raised on 'classical' flute, and piano.
I feel so bad for the people who never had "music" in their lives. It's such an important dimension, such a very "human" thing....transcending all else....
TX: I think for me the divorce is hard because it's strange to call someone an enemy who you said "I love you" to for so many years, the dreams we had destroyed, she cheated and left me and now has essentially tried to replace me, even worse I can't divorce her yet in Texas because the law says if she's pregnant regardless of paternity I must wait until the child is born, (this isn't my child it's hers and her boyfriends whom she tells my children she's now married to, saddest part is my daughter asks me if I am sad, and what a wedding is.) so I work, and I come home and I use the Internet, I hermit myself I am very socially stunted, sometimes in the evening silence is all I listen to for hours, the hardest part is before bed thinking about all the things that could of been different, watching the ceiling fan in its endless rotation. Yes, indeed I very much am depressed. Outside of all that my life has improved I went and got on medication which I'm still trying to get right( and I am going to seek counseling. Enough of all that though, I enjoyed the thread and the TED talk, the weather here is soggy my friend, it fits the mood.
I guess I'm pretty much just describing CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. *shrug*