tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post8367276442976739270..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: Good bye Robin, and more things I don't understandLowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-74603712561717168922014-08-17T13:46:12.728-05:002014-08-17T13:46:12.728-05:00This is really interesting to me. You are very fo...This is really interesting to me. You are very fortunate to have no feel for the things you mentioned. I envy that.. I wish I knew nothing of depression, alcoholism or the rest. I'm surprised when I see that there are people who don't struggle to maintain a semblance of a survival instinct.John0 Juanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075248997178323818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-12488272628898574292014-08-12T19:51:23.636-05:002014-08-12T19:51:23.636-05:00What a shock yesterday to turn on my computer and ...What a shock yesterday to turn on my computer and find the news of his death on my homepage. :-(<br /><br />Depression - from what little I know about it - is a chemical imbalance somewhere in the body. Replace "depressed" with another disease in your sentence, <i>I can't see what he had to be depressed about.</i> For example, <i>I can't see what he had to become all diabetic about.</i> Doesn't make sense, huh? It can hit anyone, even the people we consider "lucky."Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-73067955216211624452014-08-12T15:54:27.154-05:002014-08-12T15:54:27.154-05:00RIP Robin.RIP Robin.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426646958382800630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-1507240103593867822014-08-12T15:16:18.184-05:002014-08-12T15:16:18.184-05:00I'm sorry you had to learn, Jenn. Yes, he was...I'm sorry you had to learn, Jenn. Yes, he was a great talent, and even more impressive, I'd like to think a good person.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-26816896390017321742014-08-12T15:10:33.740-05:002014-08-12T15:10:33.740-05:00Please don't misunderstand. I'm enjoying ...Please don't misunderstand. I'm enjoying hearing your views. I'm not at all offended or being argumentative. I'm just curious.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-17701792292209229292014-08-12T15:05:39.988-05:002014-08-12T15:05:39.988-05:00I've never bothered too much about how or why ...I've never bothered too much about how or why God does what He does. I don't try to figure Him out. I see a sunrise or a sunset, the birth of a living creature....that's concrete, tangible proof enough for me.<br /><br />I don't deny addiction/depression exists. It's a terrible thing, and it hurts a lot of people. It's a genuine disease that needs treatment. That part "I get". But I would think something triggers it....something traumatic for instance. I can see how war would cause those involved to suffer from PTSD. The tragic loss of a loved one, to find your world has somehow, suddenly been turned upside down might be a trigger. As "Should Fish More" said above, somehow creative types seem more susceptible to depression. Is there a trigger in their lives that causes this to happen to them? If not, then why them? <br /><br />Which reminds me....you keep signing in as "Anonymous". Who are you?Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-75412141879769816062014-08-12T14:43:16.089-05:002014-08-12T14:43:16.089-05:00Personally, I find the idea of an invisible, lovin...Personally, I find the idea of an invisible, loving, omnipotent creator that allows evil to exist rather abstract. God works in mysterious ways...God's ways are higher than ours are the usual ways of reconciling that paradox. That seems pretty abstract to me. <br /><br />Here's another example though: Watching football stimulates dopamine in some people's brains. Gives them pleasure. Others get no pleasure from it. An MRI wouldn't reveal any difference in their brains. But the difference is there. Undeniable. <br /><br />Same thing with addiction and/or depression. Some people get a much bigger jolt from alcohol than others and once that switch is turned on, it becomes almost impossible to turn it off. Environmental conditioning can make it worse - or better. <br /><br />And not all of this is purely abstract - some is scientific. This is clearly evidenced by how effective anti-depressants are with some people. Or how Adderall helps kids with ADD. <br /><br />Statistics I've seen say that about 10% of the general population suffers from addiction and/or depression. If your pool of friends and family is big enough, than chances are you're going to encounter it on a personal level someday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-58279033601817993732014-08-12T13:09:41.193-05:002014-08-12T13:09:41.193-05:00I'm glad you don't "get it" Sad...I'm glad you don't "get it" Sadly, suicide, depression, alcoholism and drug addiction run in my family. Luckily I was spared all of those things and didn't used to "get it" either. I hope you never have to. <br />Sadly, the world has lost a great talent. I appreciate your post. My Daily Jenn-ismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658536705061751531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-11043735451469572972014-08-12T11:10:24.655-05:002014-08-12T11:10:24.655-05:00How so? The Bible says clearly how we should live...How so? The Bible says clearly how we should live our lives and who we should give thanks to. That's not at all abstract.lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894539893079965536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-11774384840991780772014-08-12T11:07:19.084-05:002014-08-12T11:07:19.084-05:00So maybe it's something to do with creative mi...So maybe it's something to do with creative minds? If so then I'm safe.lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894539893079965536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-72820372946426369702014-08-12T10:37:47.351-05:002014-08-12T10:37:47.351-05:00Safe to assume you're an atheist then. If not...Safe to assume you're an atheist then. If not, then you're on your way to understanding the abstract.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-12047201495797569452014-08-12T09:49:28.241-05:002014-08-12T09:49:28.241-05:00As I said, those are abstract concepts. It takes ...As I said, those are abstract concepts. It takes a mind that thinks in abstract to comprehend them. My mind is devastatingly logical.lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894539893079965536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-83916431649452793932014-08-12T09:43:28.536-05:002014-08-12T09:43:28.536-05:00You said the same thing when Philip Seymour Hoffma...You said the same thing when Philip Seymour Hoffman died. Maybe some education would help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-88088316161755228892014-08-12T09:37:46.573-05:002014-08-12T09:37:46.573-05:00If you look at a list of 'famous' people w...If you look at a list of 'famous' people who suffered from either depression or addiction writers and actors are over-represented. Faulkner, Harrison Ford, Winston Churchill (politicians were well represented also). Howard Hughes could have bought up most of LA, he could have lived or traveled wherever he wanted, instead his depression kept him in an isolated room. <br /><br />Doesn't seem to have a lot to do with fame or fortune. I don't know how to treat it either, but I have known some who suffered from it who seemingly had everything. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.com