tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post1320888586833065864..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Writing, mental health and being scammed - a personal view... by Rosalie WarrenKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37816162276036742452018-04-05T23:01:21.149+01:002018-04-05T23:01:21.149+01:00Thanks, Umberto, for your kind and understanding w...Thanks, Umberto, for your kind and understanding words. Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-50748571509102226902018-04-05T17:38:45.753+01:002018-04-05T17:38:45.753+01:00I've been down those rabbit holes often myself...I've been down those rabbit holes often myself. Wherever we go there we are, but we should believe Old Man Depression telling us we should be someplace else and someone else. I salute the courage of your candor, which in itself proves imagined critics wrong. As for the person you helps - the fault is on her for overstepping, not on you for generosity and compassion. Better to be a compassionate whole human being who gets scammed once in a while than a shut down cynic who hides from life. Never be ashamed of being the good person that you are. The plus side of being a compassionate and fully engaged human being far outweighs the occasional, unavoidable cow pie. I don't mean to lecture, simply to applaud. Keep calm and write on! Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-49312067887128641912018-04-04T19:29:44.098+01:002018-04-04T19:29:44.098+01:00And thanks, Bill. I'm very glad you don't ...And thanks, Bill. I'm very glad you don't suffer from depression yourself, but I'm sure your friends appreciate your willingness to try to understand and help, even if you don't feel you can do very much. You are probably helping much more than you know, just by being there beside them.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26653508795767542772018-04-04T19:24:39.582+01:002018-04-04T19:24:39.582+01:00Thanks, Fran. I'm sure you're right, and t...Thanks, Fran. I'm sure you're right, and that's a much more positive aspect of the whole thing.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1182429149599975092018-04-04T13:47:06.932+01:002018-04-04T13:47:06.932+01:00I recognise and agree with most of what you say, R...I recognise and agree with most of what you say, Ros, but the difference with me is that I'm lucky enough not to suffer from depression. My past 'misjudgements' always embarrass rather than depress me, but I have friends who are sufferers so I know how awful it is and always wish I could do more to help them drag themselves up out of it. I hope that any of the AE team who are victims are confident that this is a safe place and that the rest of us may not offer a cure, but we can listen sympathetically. Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-33213775338473685332018-04-04T13:22:58.719+01:002018-04-04T13:22:58.719+01:00What a brave, honest post! I think the upside of w...What a brave, honest post! I think the upside of what you rightly identify as a writer’s propensity to over-empathise and get hurt, is that we are, generally speaking, more self-aware and a lot less self-obsessed than non writers. That’s not a given - I have met some boring, self-promoters among writers - but I do find there are less of them than in the general public. Well done, you, for being so self aware and open about how you manage the mind of a writer. Fran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497526684591168192noreply@blogger.com