tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post7990203751421555417..comments2023-10-28T01:37:40.656-07:00Comments on Ben Pobjie's Wonderful World Of Objects: This Is MeBen Pobjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07320337293942659210noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-22754823243875635432013-04-08T00:31:43.611-07:002013-04-08T00:31:43.611-07:00It must have taken a lot for you to write that. Re...It must have taken a lot for you to write that. Reading it, it sounded a lot like the thoughts that run through my head (thoughts that I dare not say out loud because most people wouldnt understand.) So thank you. I feel a little less alone in the world now.JRhttp://akwac91.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-60888536115689721322013-04-07T11:20:44.203-07:002013-04-07T11:20:44.203-07:00Tonight I'm in the middle of going mad. Knowin...Tonight I'm in the middle of going mad. Knowing I'd read this and some of what is true for you helps me know I'm not the only one and I might cope ok for a while sometime soon. I hope my husband will see through all this like your Bec does for you. Thank you for being honest. Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-50963050131394550082013-03-22T16:35:35.013-07:002013-03-22T16:35:35.013-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mephitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989129223761426698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-82059273935838828722013-03-22T16:27:56.158-07:002013-03-22T16:27:56.158-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mephitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989129223761426698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-33149357549165319242013-03-14T16:56:18.153-07:002013-03-14T16:56:18.153-07:00I would be pleased if you topped yourself or at le...I would be pleased if you topped yourself or at least crawled into some hole never to be heard of again. <br />You pay your bills by mocking the Australians who welcomed your parents to these shores. When I am Prime Minister I will be sending you and the rest of your Insiders/NewMatilda/KingsTrib/DailyLife cultural warrior cohort to the gulags in Tassie for re-education.<br />Viva la Australia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-25170097216616996932013-03-12T18:31:23.982-07:002013-03-12T18:31:23.982-07:00Dear Ben,
You are someone that makes me laugh out ...Dear Ben,<br />You are someone that makes me laugh out loud whenever I read one of your hilarious recaps or pithy tweets.<br />You have depression and that is such a terrible dark and hideous illness.<br />But Ben its an illness and like any illness it has symptoms. The worst of course is the dark mind chatter of loathing, disgust, regret and just about any other mind set that’s sole purpose is to beat you up.<br />I'm sure you have got treatment before and probably some times it works and then the darkness comes again.<br />I don’t know if you have tried Acceptance and Commitment therapy but as a psychologist I find this such a hopeful, meaningful and realistic therapy.<br />If you haven't read Russ Harris's reality gap its a good start to see if maybe just maybe ACT could be the anchor for you when the storms of depression come.<br />Ben you are beloved I'm sure by many and I wish you the best.<br />KateKatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-37220863229870348902013-03-12T18:02:21.294-07:002013-03-12T18:02:21.294-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kate Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507601326963843199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-45907326839014303972013-03-12T04:07:24.801-07:002013-03-12T04:07:24.801-07:00You are by no means a failure. No way. I understan...You are by no means a failure. No way. I understand why you may think you are, but trust me, you ain't. Mike Stuchberynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-37839140826563510182013-03-12T03:10:30.796-07:002013-03-12T03:10:30.796-07:00A well-known speaker started off his seminar holdi...A well-known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." <br /><br />He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it...?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.<br /><br />"My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We may feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. <br /><br />Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE. <br /><br />You are special-Don't EVER forget it." <br /><br />Phil Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-92105577505379586792013-03-11T21:56:31.819-07:002013-03-11T21:56:31.819-07:00Dear Anonymous,
Please stop trying to fill the ho...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Please stop trying to fill the hole inside you by giving unsolicited advice to people you don't know based on posts you don't understand while lacking the guts or decency to even identify yourself. Please get some help.Ben Pobjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320337293942659210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-6078277011178917102013-03-11T21:32:08.050-07:002013-03-11T21:32:08.050-07:00Ben, please stop trying to fill the hole inside yo...Ben, please stop trying to fill the hole inside you with attention from strangers. You need to talk to a professional and stick at it until it starts working. Which it will. Please get some help. This is not it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-11512017893064276892013-03-11T19:00:05.271-07:002013-03-11T19:00:05.271-07:00Ben, in the short time we have been interacting on...Ben, in the short time we have been interacting online you have made a huge impression on me. I believe we are quite similar in so many ways - except you're a hell of a lot funnier. Basically I think you're great mate :)Phil Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-14869545226122662562013-03-11T15:25:45.738-07:002013-03-11T15:25:45.738-07:00Ben,
the only thing is to start an auto-misanthro...Ben,<br /><br />the only thing is to start an auto-misanthropes' club- it could host 'detestation' evenings where everyone gets to pick from a smorgusbord of personal failings and self-hatreds. It may not help but it could be fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-40386793658092043822013-03-11T15:18:29.262-07:002013-03-11T15:18:29.262-07:00I'm not going to say that this is all untrue, ...I'm not going to say that this is all untrue, because the problem with feeling this way (depression claimed me years ago too!) is that it's true.<br />As long as your brain is telling you that this is the truth, and you don't have the means to fight it, then it is your truth. <br /><br />I still hate myself, I still think one day people are going to realise what a crap person I am. I did find ACT really helpful though in coming to terms with the idea that you can believe it and not believe it at the same time.<br /><br />I personally love your stuff. My days would be emptier without your blog.Cassinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-25353130825143894692013-03-11T09:19:35.529-07:002013-03-11T09:19:35.529-07:00Ah, I had a perfect comment all typed out and then...Ah, I had a perfect comment all typed out and then I looked at my phone the wrong way and the browser crashed and ate it. :p<br /><br />I'm a fan of your great satire and I just wanted to share with you this amazing, funny neurobiologist I am also fan of and what he has to say about what makes Mr D tick...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfcRahhttp://twitter.com/rahballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-47603598972836397342013-03-11T03:41:08.711-07:002013-03-11T03:41:08.711-07:00So much rings true.
I'm supposedly smart, edu...So much rings true.<br /><br />I'm supposedly smart, educated, witty, amusing, and all that.<br /><br />But I get bogged down.<br /><br />Don't like what I see?<br /><br />I make it worse.<br /><br />Another cut, binge again, no sleep, something. To try and throw it all away.<br /><br />But I keep on living. And I'm struggling, but at least that means I'm still fighting.Fionahttp://littlelioness.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-90091372254194752402013-03-10T17:28:39.492-07:002013-03-10T17:28:39.492-07:00Also, depression hasn't claimed you, and I won...Also, depression hasn't claimed you, and I won't let it, we can control it, it doesn't have to control you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136900319512749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-47139579516635927162013-03-10T17:26:34.177-07:002013-03-10T17:26:34.177-07:00You are in no way a failure, you only need to look...You are in no way a failure, you only need to look back and see how far you/we have come to see that you are not a failure.<br /><br />You do heaps, there aren't enough hours in the day for you to do more and still get the amount of sleep you require to function properly, you already run low.<br /><br />You've wasted your talent? So untrue, people just havent given you the chance to use it more often than you already do. <br /><br />You don't have delusions you have goals, everyone does, some will be achieved some won't, doesn't mean we shouldn't have them or are stupid for having them, it's something to aim for and you never know what your future has in store. You wouldn't say that I was deluded with my goal/hope of selling my cupcakes and having my own store would you? Same goes for you.<br /><br />Neglectful and callous, says who? And you are certainly not terrible company, we have such great times together and as a family. You do have a lot going on in the head of yours, not only your work but also that bad stuff that tells you all this horrible stuff that isn't true.<br /><br />Yes you've lost friends and yes you've hurt people because of your illness, but surely this shows you who your real friends are, they are the ones that are still there even after the bad stuff because they love and care about you and know that when you're going through the bad time that that's not really you and they can forget about that, because that's what friends do. <br /><br />In no way are you ugly, not by any means. And babe if you want to lose weight you totally can, I wanted to and I did and if you want my help I will help you, I've still got my own weight battle going on and I am so grateful for you being supportive in trying to help me, sadly I still have my head up my arse and I really, really need to pull my finger out. Losing weight if you want to might all seem a bit hard but it's really not, making simple changes can make a HUGE difference, and as you've seen I don't miss out on much :D<br /><br />I love you and the kids love you and we want you to love yourself as well, this is our year to try and be happy and have fun, and whilst it's not been off to a great start, we can totally change it around.<br /><br />No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, you don't have to beat yourself up for all of them.<br /><br />I'm a wise woman, in some respects not as wise as you, but in others so much wiser. I hope my words help you to realise that you're not a bad person, and you should trust my judgement :D Perhaps you should print this out and read it when you're feeling like this, or at least make a note and put it where you can read it.<br /><br />I am stubborn and you're not checking out until we are old, even if I have to drag you to the old peoples home myself, there's no way that you will not be here to see the kids grow up and achieve their goals and dreams and be all that they want to be, because they have it within them, just like you do.<br /><br /><3 <3 <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136900319512749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-61677647208414179382013-03-10T09:45:36.339-07:002013-03-10T09:45:36.339-07:00I was just listening to Stephen Fry's autobiog...I was just listening to Stephen Fry's autobiography and this seems the same sort of self-hatred he reflects on (only more pompously cos y'know, he *is* Stephen Fry :P). Ever get checked out for bi-polar? I say this semi-seriously. :)<br /><br />Depression's a bastard, but you don't seem to be. I daresay your loved ones' perception of you is very different to your own. <br /><br />Internet platitudes of support xMephitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989129223761426698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-44008970807623835872013-03-10T04:11:24.881-07:002013-03-10T04:11:24.881-07:00Dude.
Being in a long term lesbian relationship p...Dude. <br />Being in a long term lesbian relationship perhaps my opinion doesn't count, but I quite like the look of you...<br /><br />Even if you stuff up every minute of every day, it is better to have you stick around. I wish it was easier to help brains feel better.<br />cristinahttp://www.milkandsleep.comnoreply@blogger.com