Comments for From Despair to Where

Comment on Thrill the World 2009 by Crazy Mermaid

Crazy Mermaid — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:33 +0000

Fascinating that he just appeared and danced with you and then just disappeared from the face of the earth.

Comment on Thrill the World 2009 by sometimes59

sometimes59 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:56:45 +0000

I’m terrible for nagging you to write this and reading it days ago and just NOW replying to it.

Geez, between the car problems and health problems it sounds like it was quite the adventure.

Anyway, you looked fantastic! Nice car make-up job!

We did have a TTW local event here, but things were too busy around here for me to have participated, so I just lived vicariously through you, I suppose

I would have been flattered to be photographed as “Michael” for a scavenger hunt, haha.

Comment on Preface – Are you okay, Annie? by K. - Living with Schizoaffective Disorder

K. - Living with Schizoaffective Disorder — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:49:59 +0000

Thank you

Comment on Preface – Are you okay, Annie? by K. - Living with Schizoaffective Disorder

K. - Living with Schizoaffective Disorder — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:49:26 +0000

lololll. Oh, you.

Your hate filled dedication to my blog seriously amuses me.

Comment on Preface – Are you okay, Annie? by birds

birds — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:20:13 +0000

This is complete bullshit. You were never a big fan of his. Youre just part of the bandwagon like everyone else only crazier. Get a life loser.

Comment on Introduce Yourself by Pam

Pam — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:25:29 +0000

Hi Kelly,
My daughter (Beth) was also diagnosed with Schizo-Affective, after an initial diagnosis of Schizophrenia. It’s been almost 10 years now… She was 20 at the time… I came to your blog by jumping from links on other blogs
I recently watched “Minds on the Edge”… Have you seen that? and decided to “come out” for both myself and my daughter (I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD after years of anxiety and depression).
I’ve enjoyed your blog and commend you for your work to reach out…

Comment on Thrill the World 2009 by mccarthy

mccarthy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:19:26 +0000

You look amazing! The jacket is totally killer!
The whole thing sounds so effing cool, what a fun event to be involved in.
Did I ever tell you about the “Micheal Jackson Thriller Emergency” flash-mob style thing a friend and I tried to assemble? Haha.

I miss seeing you around! This post is awesome though, it sounds like you are doing great.
hope all is well.
xx

Comment on Thrill the World 2009 by Luisa

Luisa — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:05:58 +0000

I’ve been following your blog since late this summer – and I cannot thank you enough for making this post. I really do apologize if I’m bringing up something you’d rather not look back on, but if I’m going to be perfectly honest, I found the blog through your livejournal. Thanks to your contributions there, I was able to indulge extensively in the fandom of a certain band…and through that (as well as a few other things), I eventually realized I was depressed.

To make a long story short, I’ve been depressed since middle school (I didn’t realize it for years and years – I just thought that I was a shitty person), and obviously, it has only gotten worse and worse, to the point where I can almost never concentrate on anything. Thus, the 200 different projects that I’ve started over the past several years but never finished, the courses that I’m lagging behind in, my crappy memory, my mood fluctuations, my inability to get out of bed, my breakdowns, suicidal thoughts, and so on. I was recently evaluated, and, though we don’t have a solid diagnosis yet, we know do that I am, indeed, depressed – which is a pretty anti-climactic result, because it was like, well, yeah, I already knew that. Unfortunately, if it’s something besides major depression (I hope I’m not getting any terms wrong – I’m not well-versed in mood disorders…anyone care to enlighten me?), it’ll take time to diagnose. But I am going to therapy.

In the meantime, reading your entries has really helped me in terms of, well, keeping company, I guess. I obviously have no way of knowing how you feel, since I’ve never had those experiences, but I just wanted to let you know that I’m grateful for this blog. You are a beacon of light for me and I’m sure that many, many others have found the same comfort. If you take away one thing from all of this, it should be that your artwork and blogging have given me hope. Even when I wasn’t getting much hope from anywhere else.

Anyway, back to this post…I have fond memories of Thriller involving my two best friends, and reading your post about this reminded me of them.

Much gratitude,
Luisa

Comment on Preface – Are you okay, Annie? by Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive

Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:50:29 +0000

I’m glad you’re feeling more positive, lady.

Comment on New update … coming soon! by openattic/S

openattic/S — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:41:41 +0000

hey K, just wanted to say we miss you much even if you aren’t coming back to us :S hope everything’s going okay and you know where I am if you ever want to talk.