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By: this time ~ this space » Understanding The Law of Transition

this time ~ this space » Understanding The Law of Transition — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:17:43 +0000

[...] 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

Wolfie — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:15:56 +0000

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

brightfeather — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:48:11 +0000

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.”

By: sulz

sulz — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:47:43 +0000

i had not visited wolfhowl’s blog and forum for some time, so this is the first i’ve heard and like ella, i don’t quite know how to respond… thanks for this post, for i wouldn’t have known otherwise.

By: brightfeather

brightfeather — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:21:59 +0000

I’ll accept your hug ella. You have been a good friend to me through this miserable period of my life without even knowing what was going on. I appreciate your balance, your good humor and of course, your recipes. Be well and be happy.

By: ella

ella — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:34:00 +0000

I’m somewhat dumbfounded by what I’ve just read…your words and wolf’s…and it’s going to take some time to process it all. But I want to salute and hug you both for having the courage to write about something so personal, difficult to confront and easy to deny.

And I know first hand what it’s like to go through much of what you’ve been going through.