Comments on: "Why Are You So Serious All the Time?"

By: Lina

Lina — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:15:16 +0000

hi miri 🙂 i just came by your blog and i absolutely fell in love with it.
you’re such a beautiful person c:

By: arpit

arpit — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:18:02 +0000

one conclusion is derived that we need to release our sad feelings out…. that will put an end to the depression….
writing diary is one of the best ways to do so.. and also you have to to keep in mind that although things are serious now but it will not last forever..this method will a very positive result: you will be able to live with a stable mind and a good sleep at night

By: keirra

keirra — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:34:40 +0000

Girl i feel ya you are serious and when i read your passage i was serious with you girl i hope u feel much better and bless your heart…good luck DONT EVEN KILL YOUR SELF.

By: samuel jenks

samuel jenks — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:29:43 +0000

Wow man this was an amazing insight. ill be honest i typed into google “why do i feel so serious all the time” and i couldn’t have asked for a more refreshing, excellently worded result. I can identify so much with your pain, i was alone in school with no one to talk to, no one understood me. I still am the saddest most foolish misguided person i know trying to find satisfaction and love in all the wrong places. my parents are all about giving love but shunning all negativity from their lives. i learned nothing from my parents, i started up at a super market stacking shelves only to find that every single person had a level of social skill and control that i never learned which immediately put me in the corner by myself yet again. its made me so sad and anxious, im 17 now starting out my second year at polytech. I just feel so empty and frustrated with so much going on around me the drinky the weed i have no idea what is good for me and what i should be investing my self in. i know ive had enough of this stupid party culture, it only makes me more sad and depressed. all i want to do is curl up in a ball and hope that all the frustration will go away some day. i try so hard to talk my shit out with people yet end up feeling empty when i realize what my problem is, i dont want to be serious anymore i just want it all to end. i want to be happy again.

By: Chenrezi

Chenrezi — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:42:12 +0000

In reply to Chenrezi. It's true that sharing helps, as I've discovered myself... I guess that's why they invented talk therapy, eh? The internet is definitely not the most sympathetic listener in existence, but thankfully your blog seems to be largely troll-free.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:04:57 +0000

In reply to Chenrezi.

You know, it’s funny, because while you’re definitely right when you say that it takes courage to share stories like this, it’s simultaneously easier to do that rather than to keep it all bottled up. It’s so much easier for me now that pretty much everyone I interact with regularly knows I have depression and I can explain why I was too tired to see them the previous night or why I need them to explain an ambiguous comment they made to me and all that. Similarly, this blog post is my way of answering a question that many people have asked me.

Also, I’m glad to hear someone else thinks this way too. 🙂

Thanks for reading!

By: Miriam

Miriam — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:59:34 +0000

In reply to Liana.

Liana,

Thank you so much for reading and commenting! I’m glad to hear a bit of your story; I know plenty of depression sufferers but they’re all my age and no better off than I am. It’s good to know that you’ve gotten better. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to send them my way. 🙂

-Miriam

By: Chenrezi

Chenrezi — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:02:50 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. It takes a lot of courage to display vulnerabilities to the world.

The funny thing is that a while ago, I had a bit of a crisis where I realized that I didn’t really have any idea where I wanted to go in life, and the vaguely defined goals I had formed didn’t sound all that exciting anymore. After mulling it over for a while… well, I came up with a very similar answer. And hearing somebody else come up with the same thing really makes me feel like there’s something to it.

By: Liana

Liana — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:30:26 +0000

Oh my goodness! When I started reading this I mistakenly thought that someone had transcribed my thoughts and memories from 30 years ago when I was in college. It was exactly my experience right down to the attempts at prayer. Too many days found me sitting on the ledge of my college dorm thinking “what if i just fell down?” i wasnt scared then but im scared remembering it now And I too found my purpose and healing in helping others. I too am a longtime depression sufferer.

I know from experience that people in the throes of depression are unlikely to believe that another can get their pain. So when people offer support it may seem hollow or something they are doing “to be nice.” But know that I’ve walked similar steps to the ones you walk and I’ve come out the other side. Not cured but better. It took ages but I got there.

Please use me as someone you can write to when the crying jags are overwhelming. I understand and I can be a support.