Posted by johnLA on August 14, 2014, at 21:08:31
In reply to Re: ***possible trigger***, posted by Beckett on August 12, 2014, at 22:15:35
> >god I wish john lennon or bob marley were still alive
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> I miss John Lennon.
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> During my first hospitalization, the doctor said once someone 'tastes this kind of anxiety and depression', that experiences changes them. I've come to realize, for myself, that I will experience ups and downs. I try not to be frightened or dismayed by the downward turns.
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> Thanks for posting your progress.thanks beckett.
i loved john lennon so much. deep down i think he knew depression. how wonderful it must have been to deal with it thru his art.
funny/sad; my anhedonia is so severe that not only do i not listen to music that much, but lennon's amazing yearning voice sounds different to me. when i told this to the doc down at uc san diego his eyes went-up. he said let me get my camera. he was a teaching psych as well. this was an intake interview for a ketamine infusion. i think he may have thought that showing this to his students would give them an idea of how a person can change while in depression.
i identified with john lennon because he had many early childhood losses. but, he was a much better fighter than me.
i wrote that bit about lennon and marley because i think there really needs to be a change in mental health. i look at the civil rights movement and i see that the arts and sports were maybe some of the catalyst for change.
maybe robin williams will be more of a start in that direction hopefully.
and! for the record; paul mccartney is my 4th favorite beatle. lol
thanks again beckett for your post.
john
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