tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post9073933191044524010..comments2023-10-28T01:37:40.656-07:00Comments on Ben Pobjie's Wonderful World Of Objects: The Crumple ZoneBen Pobjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07320337293942659210noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-12154814613423702302013-05-22T19:07:53.695-07:002013-05-22T19:07:53.695-07:00Life has many reasons to live out. Sometimes we fa...Life has many reasons to live out. Sometimes we fail, sometimes we succeed. If you feel you're down, unleash yourself and start counting your blessings. And then, you will realized how blessed you are.Sunshine Coast Bookkeepinghttp://www.darcyservices.com.au/bookkeepingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-90957804546524034162013-01-04T22:34:30.944-08:002013-01-04T22:34:30.944-08:00Thanks for the sensible critique. Me & my neig...Thanks for the sensible critique. 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Like to read your post. I gonna to boo...Great post. Like to read your post. I gonna to bookmark your post.Dealing with Anxietyhttp://www.ctrlstress.com/anxiety/Dealing-with-Anxiety.cfmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-34401051370714567092011-10-13T00:46:26.548-07:002011-10-13T00:46:26.548-07:00Great post. Like to read your post. I gonna to boo...Great post. Like to read your post. I gonna to bookmark your post.<br /><a href="http://www.ctrlstress.com/anxiety/Anxiety-Treatments.cfm" rel="nofollow">Anxiety Treatments</a> | <a href="http://www.ctrlstress.com/stress/Coping-with-Stress.cfm" rel="nofollow">Coping with Stress Strategies</a>Dealing with Anxietyhttp://www.ctrlstress.com/anxiety/Dealing-with-Anxiety.cfmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-7606659005080974042011-07-05T03:55:02.504-07:002011-07-05T03:55:02.504-07:00I love what you said about depression being an ill...I love what you said about depression being an illness - I often forget that. For me it's all about menopause - and I don't think it's exclusively a female thing, the drop in hormones effects men as well. Your post put it into perspective. And we're in good company! Thanks for being so brave and talking about it publicly - the more people who do that, the more 'acceptable' it will become; and hopefully people will do something about it when it happens to them - in the same way they would if it were the flu. 1:5 - actually, I expect it's closer to 1:3.Tillyboonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-46929817386885307452011-06-30T23:13:36.596-07:002011-06-30T23:13:36.596-07:00And now, some weeks later... I hope life has becom...And now, some weeks later... I hope life has become a little more shiny & orange for you. I don't know you from a bar of soap but from what you write, I reckon you're a good man (and you're damn funny) so I really wish you well.<br />(Actually, I'm sure I would know you from a bar of soap; otherwise it could be very embarrassing in the shower.)paul.robert.mcelweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05106014947180014103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-65581760964081679762011-06-21T04:24:22.492-07:002011-06-21T04:24:22.492-07:00Great post. I have struggled with depression for m...Great post. I have struggled with depression for many years. The one thing that always rings true is that there is always a brighter day. Life is a roller coaster ride. Full of ups and downs. Things can't always be down. Thats just the way life works.someone loves youhttp://messageonanecklace.com/articles/how_do_you_know_if_someone_loves_you.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-91164892899891612942011-05-23T10:56:59.136-07:002011-05-23T10:56:59.136-07:00I don't quite have your courage to post this o...I don't quite have your courage to post this on my own blog. So I'd like to share this with you Ben. Thank you for letting others feel a little less alone.<br /><br />Bipolar<br /><br />How awful… how sad…<br />Shhh… you’ll make him mad.<br /><br />All around me. They whisper and whisper.<br />And their words claw their way in, deeper and deeper.<br />As I scream through the exhilaration of an unending sugar high.<br />I laugh at the world. There’s nothing I want, that anyone can deny.<br /> <br />How awful. How sad.<br />Shhh. You’ll make him mad.<br /><br />Unending passions that rage and explode. An unquenchable insatiable desires.<br />I rave and rant through sleepless nights, indiscriminately flying higher and higher.<br />Voicing vice by vice, screeching my unspoken, unspeakable pleasures.<br />No amount of alcohol will douse my ardor. No cold, callous sex will cool the passions of my ambitions.<br /><br />How awful. How sad.<br />Shhh. You’ll make him mad.<br /><br />I wake each morning, loved by one and envied by all.<br />By night I am alone. With no one to catch my fall.<br />I shiver. I shiver, hugging my knees. <br />And everyone hates me.<br /><br />Cold and frightened.<br />Every wrong heightened.<br />This is the me. <br />That no one sees.<br /><br />Tomorrow, will I set myself to meet the reaper?<br />Or drink the poisoned cup of my mind’s killer but sanity keeper.<br /><br />Then tomorrow comes, and one polar brings another.<br />And I decide I will fly higher… so I can fall even much further.<br /><br />How awful. How sad.<br />Shhh. We should leave. He’s gone mad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-44787426843215629062011-05-18T03:41:44.805-07:002011-05-18T03:41:44.805-07:00You are a brave man Ben. And what you have to say ...You are a brave man Ben. And what you have to say is incredibly valuable not only to you but to so many others too.<br />I have lost a friend who sat like you in a car in a remote spot, no doubt doubt mulling over the same sort of things, but he did not make it out of the car alive.<br />Think of others if you can. Focus on them. What can you do for them? It may help you lift your head above the fog of depression to see the real horizon in fron of you. And it will make you not think about yourself and maybe even feel a little better about yourself.<br />Good luck my friend. You have many many people with you every step of your way. Treasure them and yourself.scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651289021908418038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-86459806336055305142011-05-16T21:43:54.227-07:002011-05-16T21:43:54.227-07:00Anonymous, you don't have to be alone. There a...Anonymous, you don't have to be alone. There are lots of avenues of support, lifeline, beyond blue. Ben and I are both on twitter, we and many others there are available for support.Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983694102913997232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-29658269116769342372011-05-16T16:39:38.324-07:002011-05-16T16:39:38.324-07:00well written.
lucky you have support.
I have non...well written.<br /><br />lucky you have support.<br /><br />I have none and dont know what to do.<br /><br />have tried it ALL<br /><br />but reading this is come consolation i am not the only one feeling this.<br /><br />but i am still alone<br /><br />thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-24216907139626100172011-05-16T05:10:52.263-07:002011-05-16T05:10:52.263-07:00I have someone who has/is going through similar - ...I have someone who has/is going through similar - it's taken more than 10 years and there is a little way to go but he is coming out the other end, and he is going to be hugely successful and (already) happy. My motto? <i>Never give up, because if you give up, you'll lose. If you don't give up, you might win.</i> btw I tracked your Masterchef tweets tonight while watching and I was peeing myself :-)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221208936444443174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-28114743616838350472011-05-15T07:14:15.321-07:002011-05-15T07:14:15.321-07:00My wife has been sufferring depression for over 20...My wife has been sufferring depression for over 20 years and its taken me nearly that long to understand it and live with it. It will always be a struggle for both of us but with love and patience it can be contained and ur life can be made bearable during the hard times as its a illness that needs help with not attacked as a failure of the person ....cheers mate most of us know and see it all too often in our society nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-50524888770715018082011-05-14T07:17:48.198-07:002011-05-14T07:17:48.198-07:00Your post was descriptive, potent and resonated wi...Your post was descriptive, potent and resonated with me on all sorts of levels. I have been where you have been and regardless of my remission, I know that my life may take me there again. And though my brain tells me I can't cope with it again, I will. I will remember this post and I will remember what I have come through.<br /><br />Keep living brother. The world needs your gift with words. And if that's not reason enough, there are those who love you exactly as you are. They are here in the comments and I'm bettin' they're there behinds the scenes as well.<br /><br />Love & peace,<br />TrishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-78647298019312386562011-05-14T02:50:58.697-07:002011-05-14T02:50:58.697-07:00I love you Ben. But not like that. But I love you....I love you Ben. But not like that. But I love you.<br /><br />Maxine.Maxinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-69858370546645262882011-05-14T02:50:18.486-07:002011-05-14T02:50:18.486-07:00I love you Ben.I love you Ben.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-62700288045294269702011-05-13T18:29:13.441-07:002011-05-13T18:29:13.441-07:00Thank you for this wonderful, honest about depress...Thank you for this wonderful, honest about depression, Ben. I know how you feel. I've suffered from chronic depressive disorder (although one psychiatrist labelled me a bipolar disorder Type 2 case) since my early 20s. I'm now almost 48. Hang in there, and thanks again for your touching account of depression. See you on FB and Twitter. Joanna :))Joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-40517266146583590082011-05-13T18:13:26.990-07:002011-05-13T18:13:26.990-07:00Hi Ben,
I wanted to comment earlier but blogger wa...Hi Ben,<br />I wanted to comment earlier but blogger was down...I just didn't feel okay about not letting you know I heard you the day you posted.<br />Depression runs in our family and I think it's so important to discuss it openly as you would any other illness or hurt. For so many it doesn't happen like that. I hope it's helped you and helped others to not hide it or deny it. It's so hard on everyone when things like that aren't shared or barely even acknowledged at times. So thank you:)nerineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810273173149320365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-22045559953133464192011-05-13T17:57:50.508-07:002011-05-13T17:57:50.508-07:00Wow, Ben.
I always find that admitting I am not ...Wow, Ben. <br /><br />I always find that admitting I am not strong ... somehow gives me strength.<br /><br />Power to you, mate.Eden Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937511046069347576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-74128448092670809712011-05-13T15:56:26.520-07:002011-05-13T15:56:26.520-07:00Writing and sharing is great therapy. It helped me...Writing and sharing is great therapy. It helped me, no matter how embarrassed I felt at the time, no matter how many self-doubts I had, those similar thoughts of "What a load of wank". In hindsight, sharing and expressing how I felt in words helped me immensely. And I'm confident that sharing this will have a knock-on effect of helping you, too. <br /><br />Great stuff, Ben. Thank you for sharing so brutally and honestly. <br /><br />All the best.Bronhttp://www.everyoneisamoon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-3004201264436102002011-05-12T10:41:49.105-07:002011-05-12T10:41:49.105-07:00@ accidie – I disagree with your judgment of my be...@ accidie – I disagree with your judgment of my being among those listed as “…snivelling, supercilious bastards.” These are labels I do not accept as they’re behaviors I do not always engage in. I didn’t realize I was in the presence of an infallible being. And I still don’t.Moo Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835956183085151829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-84207775095372875502011-05-12T10:24:16.081-07:002011-05-12T10:24:16.081-07:00@ toowacka - Kudos. I appreciate your thoughtful ...@ toowacka - Kudos. I appreciate your thoughtful explanation behind your comment.Moo Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835956183085151829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-51560680182168902132011-05-12T10:09:29.467-07:002011-05-12T10:09:29.467-07:00Brutal honesty can be an act of compassion. Coddl...Brutal honesty can be an act of compassion. Coddling someone you do not know and further condemning someone else that you do not know is dishonest and cruel. I stand by my original comment. Thank you for “caring” enough to respond to it.Moo Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835956183085151829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-3830455631431668572011-05-12T07:55:11.957-07:002011-05-12T07:55:11.957-07:00I just had to leave another comment after reading ...I just had to leave another comment after reading all the beautiful comments that have been added. And, I wanted to respond to Toowacka's comment.<br /><br />I understand what I think you are trying to say, but I think it shows ignorance about this illness. Unless you have experienced this suffering you cannot know - just as unless I have experienced asthma or heart disease I cannot know the difficulties of these conditions.<br /><br />I have done a lot of research into depression and anxiety, and it has always been there in all the great historic novels 'Pride and Predjudice, Jane Eyre etc' you find references to it, historically it would be called 'nerves' or 'melancholy'. Unfortunately we still don't fully understand this condition, but that doesn't mean it is not real, it is.<br /><br />I remember going to the doctor about 10 years ago to ask for help and she said to me 'that's just life' and I walked away ready to slit my wrists because if this was the way I was to feel for the rest of my life, I was ready to end it at 19. I am so grateful I spoke to a friend and she told me it wasn't normal to feel like you are a hopeless, horrific human being all day, everyday, and help was available. <br /><br />Please please please never question the truth of depression and anxiety disorders again, just because they cannot be seen does not mean they are not real. They are more than real, they are searingly deep and painful.<br /><br />Oh, and Moo Monkey you're a goose, please keep your ignorant, offensive comments to yourself. It was truly cruel of you to leave that comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com