tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post8419971395002485334..comments2023-11-03T01:35:23.444-07:00Comments on less sugar...more spice: subkutanDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-37914131854028859692009-12-06T05:06:21.219-08:002009-12-06T05:06:21.219-08:00@ cinda
thank you for your coment
that book proj...@ cinda<br /><br />thank you for your coment<br /><br />that book project sounds awsome--mental illness is still a huge taboo in our western society..still a subject which shouldt be spoken about!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-86011774324058728642009-12-05T17:58:03.058-08:002009-12-05T17:58:03.058-08:00Daughter and I have written a book together sharin...Daughter and I have written a book together sharing our journey into hell and back. I ached reading my daughter's words of pain and anguish and wondered about sharing hers and mine with the world. We have been out there doing just that and, damn, if we all aren't just human beings trying our best to make our way together in this world. We write and speak about mental illness and have so many people tell us their own story...a story they were afraid to share with anyone. I personally think that truth is freeing. I look forward to reading more of your blog!Cindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094311567888874509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-2062681565750135482009-12-02T11:25:06.895-08:002009-12-02T11:25:06.895-08:00@ glimmer
you followed me home:-)
thank you for ...@ glimmer<br /><br />you followed me home:-)<br /><br />thank you for commenting so trhoughtfully<br />and i m sure you ll get there..to write about all sides of your glimmering personalety!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-37655452080554697522009-12-02T09:40:42.200-08:002009-12-02T09:40:42.200-08:00I'm not able yet to do that, to write about th...I'm not able yet to do that, to write about the darkest hours. Or I won't. I started the blogs to do this. I edge close and then I do what I have always done, I pull back, I soothe, I bring myself and others up from the deep black pit of despair. Because that is what I was trained to do. It was a survival mechanism. It got me from A to B to C. And now I don't need it so much anymore. But old habits are difficult to discard. If I am making sense to you.<br /><br />I am inching closer to these things. Doing surveillance on them. I will get there eventually.Glimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085124664342701611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-69980842994544675522009-11-30T14:26:47.580-08:002009-11-30T14:26:47.580-08:00@ jo
there you are:-)
i dont know if miss x will...@ jo<br /><br />there you are:-)<br /><br />i dont know if miss x will read it..and i dont know if i really want her to...but chances are that we will never know..but indeed..she might have a story of her own on this whole thing<br />but i m happy that the person i am ..the person with a past..is a person you can like..that gives me a good feeling..:-)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-22225408409213881402009-11-30T14:24:18.675-08:002009-11-30T14:24:18.675-08:00@ petit fleur
ah..see we shared that road..
and ...@ petit fleur<br /><br />ah..see we shared that road..<br /><br />and you are a great example on how petit fleurs can grow from the dark and hard asphalt!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-52448173846284549102009-11-30T10:32:23.907-08:002009-11-30T10:32:23.907-08:00Brave.
I suppose it doesn't matter how low y...Brave. <br /><br />I suppose it doesn't matter how low you sank, it's whether or not you get back up again, and how... <br /><br />and look. You're doing it. <br /><br />Congrats on the acceptance... Ms X will read it? And then maybe, maybe she has a story too, that you might be able to hear one day. <br /><br />I don't know. <br /><br />I like the person you are, with this history included?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-65909595347973071232009-11-30T07:16:07.509-08:002009-11-30T07:16:07.509-08:00Hey D,
Wow. Well, it is no wonder you are feelin...Hey D,<br /><br />Wow. Well, it is no wonder you are feeling anxiety... putting your most vulnerable and tender time out into the world ... that is something that would certainly give the strongest of us pause. <br /><br />But I think that you gain respect by it, because you survived it and found your way out. If I were your family, I would be proud. <br /><br />I grieved the death of my father for many years without knowing I was doing it. I am plagued with ADD (ineffective type), so my youth was pretty dark and dramatic. Drinking, drugging and dating the wrong people... hell, I was the wrong person and I didn't even know it! I've had drinks thrown in my face, puked in people's bathrooms and drunk dialed more times than even a drunk should. Not pretty. But I survived, and made something beautiful. My lovely boy, Harley. And you made art, which I have always wanted to learn to make and have not. <br /><br />You're fabulous. It will be ok... Remember to breath!<br />Peace,<br />pfPetit fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626110471501778855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-7924419055468531442009-11-30T02:03:27.413-08:002009-11-30T02:03:27.413-08:00@ craig
ah i knew you would come along with somet...@ craig<br /><br />ah i knew you would come along with something wise:-) you really "enriched" my posts with your comments during the last half year and i m happy to see that you know that place where one writes about his own dark past..no matter if inbetted in fictional work or in essays...the form dont changes the inside ..:-)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-72314242681703464332009-11-30T02:00:10.535-08:002009-11-30T02:00:10.535-08:00@marina
marina so good to see you are back!!!and ...@marina<br /><br />marina so good to see you are back!!!and you are such a awsome example because your historyb is still ...like when the paint is stilll wet??...and you just leave a certain stage to make it your past and emberace a new part of your life which is such a wonderful thing...and if they call a wonderful person as you are one a sinner i dont wanna know what they would call me after reading that essay..:-)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-23033851474173539412009-11-30T01:56:16.687-08:002009-11-30T01:56:16.687-08:00@ ms moon
wonderfull as ever:-)
i think its the ...@ ms moon<br /><br />wonderfull as ever:-) <br />i think its the only way to make true art ..to take what touches us in good or bad ways and analyze it and turn it into our own art....<br /><br />and you no courage? that is something i so not can imagine...your daughters must have their strength and courage from somewhere and i m sure they dont have it from the chicken..so dont be shy:-)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-11598386910301825242009-11-30T01:52:37.239-08:002009-11-30T01:52:37.239-08:00@ neve
hey ! yes, maybe you both are right about ...@ neve<br /><br />hey ! yes, maybe you both are right about that someone finds a lil help in this essay...which of course would be way better as when people just feel entertained by it...what ever is meant to be eh?:-)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-33744911040535749332009-11-30T01:50:28.794-08:002009-11-30T01:50:28.794-08:00@ em
thank you
yes, somewhere along i found my o...@ em<br /><br />thank you<br /><br />yes, somewhere along i found my own light again...which is also because backthen i got a lot help by my friends and family and when it seemed like i hit the hardest moment they where there to build me up again....Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437792304668178783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-86421434837326555362009-11-30T00:57:37.482-08:002009-11-30T00:57:37.482-08:00Danielle, I have been to those dark places in my w...Danielle, I have been to those dark places in my writing, though I've rarely simply written exactly my experience, but have folded the experience or feelings into a fictional story.<br /><br />I have also written pieces that I have been more nervous than excited about being published, because of what I have expressed in a story.<br /><br />It is a very different thing to face the issue head on as you have done, and I commend you for doing so. I think this will be a good thing for others who have gone or are going through such experiences.<br /><br />Congrats on the publication, and all the best to you.Craig Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101869420537661374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-51076737680639243752009-11-29T19:45:37.385-08:002009-11-29T19:45:37.385-08:00Oh Danielle, I absolutely agree with everyone. Th...Oh Danielle, I absolutely agree with everyone. The truth is important. Your experience, and your honesty about it, may well resonate with someone else, and may give them strength and hope. Your past - the good and the bad, all of your life experiences - makes you the man you are today. And it sure seems like you've turned out pretty damn well!<br /><br />Don't worry about those who may judge - those people are always out there and there's really not much you can do about it. They don't live your life - it's YOUR life. Your own self-acceptance is the most important thing - and surrounding yourself with people who love and accept you is the next most important thing.<br /><br />There have been people in my life who have reacted negatively to things I've done, who have been full of judgement, who think I'm a bad person, a "sinner." But, you know, there are just as many people who are accepting, who are supportive and understanding, who see me now and know that I am in a much better place in my life, having gone through what I've gone through and survived! <br /><br />I think we all go through transitional experiences in our lives. These experiences can be very traumatic. But, in my case, I feel like I've learned so much about myself. I know who I am now, and I'm finally comfortable in my own skin, with my own thoughts. I've got to believe that all life experiences can have meaning and value and can bring growth and understanding. <br /><br />Anyway - for what it's worth, I think that to write truthfully and with genuine emotion, especially about those really tough transitional periods, shows great strength and integrity. Congratulations!Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509915991479006592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-3319505603883603972009-11-29T18:09:55.054-08:002009-11-29T18:09:55.054-08:00Danielle- If I can't write about my darkest ho...Danielle- If I can't write about my darkest hours, it is because I do not have your courage. We are humans. We face things that we can't face. We do whatever we can to escape them. We crucify ourselves on this nail or that. We ask people to drink our blood and remember us in that. We beg forgiveness. We suffer. And then, we wake up and we see the light is shining again and we can say names out loud. <br />You are flawed. So are we all. <br />We hold our arms out and say, "Come here. Me too."<br />Bless your heart. Bless your heart. You make art out of suffering and that is something.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-40711462282803323732009-11-29T17:23:55.317-08:002009-11-29T17:23:55.317-08:00Thank you for sharing your truth. We all deal with...Thank you for sharing your truth. We all deal with loss and pain in different ways. I'm not sure if anyone should be judging anyone at anytime, but most certainly not during their darkest hour. <br /><br />I think you're very brave for facing the demon and expressing your thoughts. And yes, like Em pointed out above, maybe your truth will help someone else get through a similar pain and lessen their load.<br /><br />Congratulations on the publication. That's wonderful.<br /><br /><br />Big hugs.neve blackhttp://neveblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734625260725522232.post-39249315211481586952009-11-29T15:40:58.015-08:002009-11-29T15:40:58.015-08:00Sometimes our experience is painful, indeed. It s...Sometimes our experience is painful, indeed. It seems to me truth is what matters — if this is the truth of your experience, that will resonate with the truth in everyone. <br /><br />And that, it seems, may be one of the reasons we write, and create in other ways. Thank you for sharing your truth — this may support others in ways you wouldn't even imagine and may never even know. <br /><br />Congratulations on supporting yourself as well, which it appears happened somewhere along the way. I am so glad your light is shining through. <br /><br />And congratulations also on the publication.Emeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819037087504004841noreply@blogger.com