Comments on: Books: The Anti-antidepressant http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html a virgo's guide to the universe Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: communicatrix » Blog Archive » Basic Instinct 2 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html/comment-page-1#comment-738 communicatrix » Blog Archive » Basic Instinct 2 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:48:16 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html#comment-738 [...] I have been told by my shrink to back away from the NY Times Best Selling Books o’ Depression* list and to spend a lot more time with movies that will afford me the benefits of that best of medicines, Mr. Laughter. [...] [...] I have been told by my shrink to back away from the NY Times Best Selling Books o’ Depression* list and to spend a lot more time with movies that will afford me the benefits of that best of medicines, Mr. Laughter. [...]

]]> By: communicatrix » Blog Archive » Take good care of yourself, you belong to you http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html/comment-page-1#comment-722 communicatrix » Blog Archive » Take good care of yourself, you belong to you Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:04:47 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html#comment-722 [...] My shrink had to give me a refresher course in this yesterday. For some reason, my response to being unable to perform at my usual level of energy and competence (i.e., being sick) is to beat myself up for being unable to perform at my usual level of energy and competence. I was gently reminded that when I am not feeling my pretty best, calling myself “loser” is probably not the thing for getting me back on track. For some other, completely coincidental reason, I wound up with a stack of really depressing (but good!) books recently, and was told in no uncertain terms to put them aside for now, along with other buzzkills such as extensive surfing on peak oil, and take up cheering, coddling things. [...] [...] My shrink had to give me a refresher course in this yesterday. For some reason, my response to being unable to perform at my usual level of energy and competence (i.e., being sick) is to beat myself up for being unable to perform at my usual level of energy and competence. I was gently reminded that when I am not feeling my pretty best, calling myself “loser” is probably not the thing for getting me back on track. For some other, completely coincidental reason, I wound up with a stack of really depressing (but good!) books recently, and was told in no uncertain terms to put them aside for now, along with other buzzkills such as extensive surfing on peak oil, and take up cheering, coddling things. [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Cherfas http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html/comment-page-1#comment-721 Jeremy Cherfas Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:11:54 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html#comment-721 You want downers, in an up kind of way? Richard Ford, he's the man. You want downers, in an up kind of way? Richard Ford, he’s the man.

]]> By: Dave Greten http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html/comment-page-1#comment-708 Dave Greten Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:20:36 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/03/books-the-anti-antidepressant.html#comment-708 Oy, "Night." There's a book to kill yourself with. At least it has some inspirational qualities, as in, it allows you to think "at least my life is better than being in a Nazi concentration camp." Maybe you can pick up some Raymond Carver short stories to complete the downward spiral. Everybody says he's a genius but I found him a complete downer. Oy, “Night.” There’s a book to kill yourself with. At least it has some inspirational qualities, as in, it allows you to think “at least my life is better than being in a Nazi concentration camp.”

Maybe you can pick up some Raymond Carver short stories to complete the downward spiral. Everybody says he’s a genius but I found him a complete downer.

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