Having lived 86 years and having not worked for a living in 20+ years, and having lost my loving wife of 60+ years over three years ago, and now writing a political blog on the events of the day almost daily as my contribution to save American democracy, it’s easy to feel bad emotionally. When I do, I think of my lady love and our upcoming visit together and joy changes my emotional feelings.
Knowing a thing or two about feeling lousy, I just want to say the differentiation of these three sources is helpful, particularly the explanation of depression, since I think that term is often misunderstood and mis-applied by both laymen, patients and doctors. So, thanks for that, Doc.
Excellent post. Smart discussion and differentiation. Very helpful. This morning two people close to us displayed the first two you described. Not the third, gratefully.
Thank you Deborah for that brilliant clarification. In my thirty four years in social work I have not seen such clear distinctions drawn in the field of feeling lousy.
A colleague social worker and I, in a group discussion, came to agree that mostly crying was good for people, because it is dis—-stress, or de-stressing. I’ve been in numerous situations where someone has felt relief after, what might be called, ‘a good cry’. So I’ve often wondered what the cultural messages are that we internalise, that somehow make people feel embarrassed when they weep. And then, just to add another factor, what about joyful, emotional crying? I’d welcome your comments.
Likening depression to judgment is brilliant in its simplicity!
Helpful. Healing. Thank you. 🙏
Having lived 86 years and having not worked for a living in 20+ years, and having lost my loving wife of 60+ years over three years ago, and now writing a political blog on the events of the day almost daily as my contribution to save American democracy, it’s easy to feel bad emotionally. When I do, I think of my lady love and our upcoming visit together and joy changes my emotional feelings.
ELDERS IN LOVE
We are in love.
Not with the
decrepitude of age.
But with a love
that recalls youth.
A love that’s steady.
A love that will not die.
In the morning
and the evening
we hold each other close.
In our ninth decade
we give each other joy,
we give each other love,
we give each other —
LIFE!
Knowing a thing or two about feeling lousy, I just want to say the differentiation of these three sources is helpful, particularly the explanation of depression, since I think that term is often misunderstood and mis-applied by both laymen, patients and doctors. So, thanks for that, Doc.
Great post, thank you for sharing.
Excellent post. Smart discussion and differentiation. Very helpful. This morning two people close to us displayed the first two you described. Not the third, gratefully.
We'll be there for them anyway we can.
Thanks for this one. Quite timely.
My youngest daughter has a disability, so burnout and discouragement constantly creep into my life.
Aside from other standard solutions, swimming every day is greatly helpful.
Not just from the benefits of exercise but also from the wonderful feeling of buoyancy and gliding through the water.
Constructive differentiation.
Thank you Deborah for that brilliant clarification. In my thirty four years in social work I have not seen such clear distinctions drawn in the field of feeling lousy.
A colleague social worker and I, in a group discussion, came to agree that mostly crying was good for people, because it is dis—-stress, or de-stressing. I’ve been in numerous situations where someone has felt relief after, what might be called, ‘a good cry’. So I’ve often wondered what the cultural messages are that we internalise, that somehow make people feel embarrassed when they weep. And then, just to add another factor, what about joyful, emotional crying? I’d welcome your comments.