tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post7907346509266753576..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: For The Bad DaysNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-5613755986520244382014-11-27T01:37:32.350-08:002014-11-27T01:37:32.350-08:00I suffer from anxiety at least twice a day. It fee...I suffer from anxiety at least twice a day. It feels like my life is ending and I can't breathe. Since then this site has been helping me cope up with my <a href="http://anxieti.org/" rel="nofollow">anxiety disorder</a>. I'm not promoting this site or anything, but it actually helped me so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379930157264201694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-44581022608475313642013-10-14T19:16:58.874-07:002013-10-14T19:16:58.874-07:00Girl, we should get a coffee. Hang in there!Girl, we should get a coffee. Hang in there!author...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02298918997226540515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-85896214067980186432013-10-10T07:55:09.033-07:002013-10-10T07:55:09.033-07:00Thanks, Natalie. I've had a few bad days this ...Thanks, Natalie. I've had a few bad days this week. I needed this.LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-42017599486978363672013-10-09T07:42:46.979-07:002013-10-09T07:42:46.979-07:00I needed to hear this today. I love this post so m...I needed to hear this today. I love this post so much. It makes me remember I'm not alone in this writing journey full of ups and downs. <3Chantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-85824830895392957982013-10-09T05:08:55.638-07:002013-10-09T05:08:55.638-07:00You don't know how much I needed to hear this ...You don't know how much I needed to hear this today. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-81581309356138028132013-10-09T01:03:33.373-07:002013-10-09T01:03:33.373-07:00I've had bad days, bad weeks, bad months. The ...I've had bad days, bad weeks, bad months. The thing is, when I'm feeling down, the one thing I find will always make me feel better is writing. It's *not* writing that leaves me stressed and demoralised.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-28308580777655895182013-10-08T19:44:29.396-07:002013-10-08T19:44:29.396-07:00I finally bought an umbrella to go walking when it...I finally bought an umbrella to go walking when it rains. I used to like that, but haven't done it for years.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126561808521998532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-808612688111363312013-10-08T15:34:44.919-07:002013-10-08T15:34:44.919-07:00I like to go for long, long walks on my bad days, ...I like to go for long, long walks on my bad days, listening to my favorite music. It always helps. It's therapeutic to put one foot in front of the other, no matter what, and keep going. And if the "one foot in front of the other" thing doesn't work, I will walk until I'm half-dead with exhaustion and too worn out to think anymore. :) Cynthia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595677706434920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-57092657830504299792013-10-08T13:36:04.400-07:002013-10-08T13:36:04.400-07:00I've been having a bad day today--with a rejec...I've been having a bad day today--with a rejection yesterday, and problems with my son. And as I got online and went to my reader, I prayed that I'd find something to let me know whether or not to keep writing. Thanks for this post. It helped me remember that it's okay to have bad days. It also reminded me that there is a reason I'm down today. I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, and this is the time of the year when it really kicks in, and it's been cloudy the last two days which makes the biggest difference in my day and level of functioning.<br /><br />My point in commenting wasn't to complain, but to actually just say thank you. Thank you for giving me some perspective at a time that I really need it. Thank you for sharing your publishing journey over the last few years. So thanks!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685941102691667990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-69116648950882903952013-10-08T13:30:03.729-07:002013-10-08T13:30:03.729-07:00Natalie, you are awesome. It takes a lot of courag...Natalie, you are awesome. It takes a lot of courage to talk about this stuff. Everyone's had a dark day or two to one degree or another. It really helps to realize that. None of us are alone, and there are definitely things we can do. Someone I love faces the serious darkness of depression and anxiety, and it's a scary place. Thank goodness help is available! Thank you again for sharing!Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-51377230075353641392013-10-08T13:20:33.249-07:002013-10-08T13:20:33.249-07:00From a fellow writer with depression and anxiety, ...From a fellow writer with depression and anxiety, you have NO idea how much I needed this. Truly. I cried because I saw myself in every word here, especially in how things have been for me for the last several months. Thank you so much for being open about these things, Natalie. These are many of the things I've been learning to do as well, and I'm bookmarking this for the days when I need a reminder. Thank you-- seriously.Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-11520758512161346892013-10-08T12:29:44.615-07:002013-10-08T12:29:44.615-07:00This is a really great post, and it's very enc...This is a really great post, and it's very encouraging too. I'm sorry that you went through difficult days, and I hope that things get better soon. I especially agree with your advice about staying away from the Internet and how it can make you feel angry. Sometimes I read articles on Yahoo news or MSN or People.com and I see all these really negative comments that people post; it makes me feel really angry that there are so many hateful people out there. So I'm trying not to read those comments anymore, because I don't need their negativity to make the bad days even worse. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-48226810488424416212013-10-08T12:11:50.094-07:002013-10-08T12:11:50.094-07:00Thanks for the pep talk! I like the comparison wit...Thanks for the pep talk! I like the comparison with surfing in cold, cold waters...so true!Maya Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095006683729632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-45598910370777512872013-10-08T11:28:20.747-07:002013-10-08T11:28:20.747-07:00"Be gentle with yourself" is great advic..."Be gentle with yourself" is great advice for everyone, for sure. It was one of the hardest things for me to learn.<br /><br />"Stepping away from the internet" is the one I'm working on now.<br /><br />Anyway, good tips. I'm sorry you're going through a rough time, but I feel certain that you can get through it! *hug*Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-38487184151129262262013-10-08T11:00:05.475-07:002013-10-08T11:00:05.475-07:00The most important thing to do on Bad Days is not ...The most important thing to do on Bad Days is not to mangle either the past or the future.<br /><br />On any given day, both are utterly inaccessible. The future hasn't happened yet (and this will always be true) and the past is open to zero change.<br /><br />Probably, it's the mangling of either or both that makes the present so crappy sometimes (unless it's the present that's actually immediately unbearable, in which case, whatever is going on will pass - remember: Britney isn't always singing like a harridan).<br /><br />So in addition to staying off the internet, it's important not to let your writerly imaginings do violence to the future or the past, particularly if you're feeling too stressed out to consider yourself up to writing!Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-48907317743388590352013-10-08T10:57:44.517-07:002013-10-08T10:57:44.517-07:00Great post. I'm currently in a writerly slump;...Great post. I'm currently in a writerly slump; thanks for the pick-me-up! This is why I hate hiding from the internet some days. Just when you think it's all crap, you find that one thing that lifts you up and inspires you :)Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909549185909672642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-69610788170777960852013-10-08T10:31:28.161-07:002013-10-08T10:31:28.161-07:00This resonates with me, Natalie. I live with depre...This resonates with me, Natalie. I live with depression. I have those bad days when that black wall seems to be building up, and then I have days that aren't so bad. It can be creatively draining. And in the last few months it's been mixed with grief, which doesn't help.<br /><br />When I was at my worst, I knew I needed help. Therapy does help, I've found, and I've stayed with it. A good therapist or counsellor knows how to ask the right questions and get you to see things in a different way, to develop strategies and ways to counter it. <br /><br />When I'm having a bad day, I'll counter it in different ways. It might mean taking a walk, doing something else, or it might mean listening to the right kind of music. Something uplifting and light. Classical or jazz really helps in that respect.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-76477616405310895982013-10-08T10:23:54.066-07:002013-10-08T10:23:54.066-07:00I deal with anxiety normally, and had some strong ...I deal with anxiety normally, and had some strong PPD/PPA after my second baby was born in January. It's gotten better, but he isn't sleeping well again (ahh, babies) so I'm in that dark spot again. Ugh. <br /><br />I hope your dark days let up soon, and thank you very much for this post. It's a reminder I don't suck at XYZ and that I'm not alone. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com