Comments on: Straight Talk: An Open Letter http://thistimethisspace.com/2008/03/28/straight-talk-an-open-letter/ personal development, growth and relationships blog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: this time ~ this space » Understanding The Law of Transition http://thistimethisspace.com/2008/03/28/straight-talk-an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3982 this time ~ this space » Understanding The Law of Transition Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:17:43 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/2008/03/28/straight-talk-an-open-letter-to-wolf/#comment-3982 [...] of a close friend, the disappearance of another, my own preoccupation with escapist thoughts and my response to posts written by a fellow blogger on the topic of suicide, I’ve been thinking a lot about [...] [...] of a close friend, the disappearance of another, my own preoccupation with escapist thoughts and my response to posts written by a fellow blogger on the topic of suicide, I’ve been thinking a lot about [...]

]]> By: Wolfie http://thistimethisspace.com/2008/03/28/straight-talk-an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 Wolfie Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:15:56 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/2008/03/28/straight-talk-an-open-letter-to-wolf/#comment-3913 Thanks for the post, brightfeather. It took me a couple of days to get round to reading it because I've been away from the computer for much of the weekend, but I'm glad I finally got here. Thanks for the post, brightfeather. It took me a couple of days to get round to reading it because I’ve been away from the computer for much of the weekend, but I’m glad I finally got here.

]]> By: brightfeather http://thistimethisspace.com/2008/03/28/straight-talk-an-open-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3904 brightfeather Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:48:11 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/2008/03/28/straight-talk-an-open-letter-to-wolf/#comment-3904 Hi sulz, Thanks for commenting. I appreciate the fact that most people do not know how to respond to this kind of "news". Depression is a common illness these days in middleaged people. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSL2957448420080129"" rel="nofollow"> <strong>Middle-age is truly depressing, study finds</strong></a> "It happens to men and women, to single and married people, to rich and poor, and to those with and without children," Oswald said. "Nobody knows why we see this consistency." One possibility may be that people realize they won't achieve many of their aspirations at middle age, the researchers said. Another reason could be that after seeing their fellow middle-aged peers begin to die, people begin to value their own remaining years and embrace life once more. "For the average persons in the modern world, the dip in mental health and happiness comes on slowly, not suddenly in a single year," Oswald said. "Only in their fifties do people emerge from this low period." Hi sulz,
Thanks for commenting. I appreciate the fact that most people do not know how to respond to this kind of “news”. Depression is a common illness these days in middleaged people.

Middle-age is truly depressing, study finds
“It happens to men and women, to single and married people, to rich and poor, and to those with and without children,” Oswald said. “Nobody knows why we see this consistency.”

One possibility may be that people realize they won’t achieve many of their aspirations at middle age, the researchers said.

Another reason could be that after seeing their fellow middle-aged peers begin to die, people begin to value their own remaining years and embrace life once more.

“For the average persons in the modern world, the dip in mental health and happiness comes on slowly, not suddenly in a single year,” Oswald said. “Only in their fifties do people emerge from this low period.”

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