I dont know how to thank all of you who came to my aid to comfort me apublicly and privately - i will reply to those of you who messaged me but it will be over the week ahead. Thank you for being kind and brave enough to share your stories as when i awoke the next morning I felt embarrassed and was going to delete the post but the outpouring was truly uplifting and the DAme didnt lie when he sang Oh no love - youre not alone! My depression is 2 fold - one entirely personal and brain chemicals but the other is formed of a Cultural Rage at what thhe world has become and mr Don Ash so brilliantly summed up much of our sadnes and anger so im going to post it here: Michelle, it is surprising the amount of us suffer depression and anxiety matters..especially now. I went thorough depressive/anxiety issues last year and in the last 10 years suffered greatly from insecurities and fears. As part of my counselling, I explored these issues... And reached a generational conclusion....Lets face it, Punk attracted the weirdos, the misfits, the unpopular,.... But also I realised that as a generation we benefitted from post war economic upturn. Not only that but we were the first generations to benefit from the Welfare State....we were bought up with principles enshrined in socialism and collective action.... From this we had high standards, we wanted to improve things for everyone not just few We also had high ideals and bullshit detectors we werent going to be fooled by lies, and compromise, by the powers that be...in art, music, dress, everything was challenged, you had High ideals, and fought against mudanity..... Then what happened? Our heroes became compromised, playing the same old game. We had Thatcher who although reviled many bought into the individualism ethic...mortgages and careers followed, you compromised, you followed the herd while thinking your a black sheep...and all the while we lost freedoms, rights, We bred a generation of kids who would rather get rich quick by any means necessary than have any sense of social cohesion...and now we have the Bastards of Thatcher...where all social cohesion has virtually evaporated, and we dont care maan Those such as Michelle who have tried to live by these principles, are finding it harder to live in this age...Lets face it, we tried to change things...it failed. And now we face Political and Social upheaval on a huge scale...but were to weak to fight...because we were misfits and weirdos in the first place.... We had to deal with emotional trauma and challenging circumstances at an early age...so nothing got resolved. We wore our weirdo badge with pride, but knew we werent coping. We put our faith in punk... But punk wasnt a faith, it didnt offer solace or sanctuary... And as we hit our 50s/60s the revered have gone, their speed enlarged hearts burst...the rest turned into the same old...rock pensioner circuit.. Its not surprising.that many of us get severe depression ..we failed as a generation...yeah failed! Failed to change anything and failed to protect what we had.. No wonder some of us who did believe cant cope with the world.. Your not alone Michelle. Far from it.. You take good care of yourself cos your a great human being Michelle, hugs and love.xXx THANK YOU ALL and if you spot me on here during the day shout at me to get on with work!
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:28:58 +0000
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