tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post3035744985034666989..comments2024-03-25T14:54:04.942+00:00Comments on Dora Reads: #DisabilityDiaries2017 | The Writer Diaries - The Challenges of Writing With Depression and AnxietyCee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-64960215476130164622017-03-21T15:11:29.708+00:002017-03-21T15:11:29.708+00:00Well thank you very much :)Well thank you very much :)Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-14488928678269579022017-03-21T13:20:35.591+00:002017-03-21T13:20:35.591+00:00Great post! I love how you have highlighted the ch...Great post! I love how you have highlighted the challenges of writing with depression and/anxiety. It's an uphill battle that each individual faces and what we see as a reader is only the final product. I agree with you that self esteem can really hinder you from starting and finishing what you write. I am glad that you wrote this to make people more aware of the problems that some writers face.Dinhhttps://arlenesbookclub.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-730408606557798892017-01-22T10:26:04.171+00:002017-01-22T10:26:04.171+00:00Thank you! You're so right! <3 <3Thank you! You're so right! <3 <3Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-24216616311833099972017-01-21T21:16:52.471+00:002017-01-21T21:16:52.471+00:00This is SUCH an important post. I really hate the ...This is SUCH an important post. I really hate the trope that depressed artists = better artists. I'm not an artist myself, but I know that when I'm mentally ill, there is nothing that can motivate me to even get out of bed, let alone create a masterpiece. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557087553160730839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-58866647441356728562017-01-20T14:12:29.138+00:002017-01-20T14:12:29.138+00:00Thanks for the awesome comment :)
And yeah... ins...Thanks for the awesome comment :)<br /><br />And yeah... inspiration might come from mind-altering substances (though I don't recommend it) but motor skills are going to go out the proverbial window.Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-47122381633836078262017-01-20T12:38:58.906+00:002017-01-20T12:38:58.906+00:00I think it's funny that people have that impre...I think it's funny that people have that impression. A lot of people also have the impression that writing when drugged up or drunk is really effective as well - even though the most times I've seen one or two people try it, they don't even know what keys they are hitting. So much for that xD<br /><br />Anyway, I can totally understand how there are these elements which also come into play. I've read a novel written by a dyslexic and I was also impressed. Everyone has their struggles writing, and thank you for sharing some of these ones.Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-36782494749721280292017-01-19T15:22:07.342+00:002017-01-19T15:22:07.342+00:00Thank you very much! What a lovely comment! XDThank you very much! What a lovely comment! XDCee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-22655108323913759492017-01-19T14:57:07.182+00:002017-01-19T14:57:07.182+00:00writing really does effect your mood - especially ...writing really does effect your mood - especially I find, when you come down from a writing high. It's normally this that leads to those dreaded "what if" thoughts for me - but know you aren't alone in these dark moments, even if it feels like. Creative pursuits come with a price - however the people who enjoy the work don't always appreciate the darkness behind the light. Great post! whispering wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817741839344053531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-91167904545222911872017-01-19T10:38:25.926+00:002017-01-19T10:38:25.926+00:00Thanks very much for the awesome comment - it real...Thanks very much for the awesome comment - it really made me smile XD<br /><br />I think people see the way that people with mental health problems sometimes use art and writing to help them, and get completely the wrong impression. Art therapy etc. is awesome and has helped a lot of people, but it doesn't mean it's easier to do creative things!Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-40912566574211450292017-01-19T10:36:07.133+00:002017-01-19T10:36:07.133+00:00Thanks for the awesome comment!
I think there ar...Thanks for the awesome comment! <br /><br />I think there are a lot of conditions which make things more difficult in ways that people just don't understand - and, unfortunately, a lot don't want to understand.<br /><br />But we're lucky in that there are people out there (like you!) who do appreciate how hard it is sometimes to do things that people take for granted.Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-45636727128166051542017-01-19T10:31:41.779+00:002017-01-19T10:31:41.779+00:00Thanks so much! :)
I think depression and anxiety...Thanks so much! :)<br /><br />I think depression and anxiety has a tendency to enhance the worries and insecurities you'd already have as a writer anyway.Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-63238301710820734762017-01-19T00:59:07.032+00:002017-01-19T00:59:07.032+00:00I forgot that people romanticised mental illness a...I forgot that people romanticised mental illness and artistic ability - it's so weird to think that people can think that mental illness helps people in creating their art, after learning more about mental illness. I'm glad that you posted this - because I know a lot of people need to read this and understand. Thank you for sharing, Cee <3 Geraldine @ Corralling Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736170042008371323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-28377569737869799012017-01-18T23:25:41.421+00:002017-01-18T23:25:41.421+00:00Awesome post. I agree w/ so much of this. #s 1 and...Awesome post. I agree w/ so much of this. #s 1 and 2- wondering if you're good enough, AND being afraid of what comes after you ARE out there. I think a lot of writers suffer from this, it's such a solitary craft- and also the guilt you feel if you DON'T write? Since you feel like it's part of you so it doesn't fel right not to do it? And being able to replicate... <br /><br />I think you read a lot of minds with this post. :) Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-81627127239578533962017-01-18T23:13:08.747+00:002017-01-18T23:13:08.747+00:00I definitely cannot imagine mental illness making ...I definitely cannot imagine mental illness making writing easier. I've never even thought about, until now, how that fear of publishing any writing would be amplified. That's a great point because it's terrifying enough just publishing anything for people to read period. And my CFS gives me cognitive symptoms like brain fog and difficulty concentrating, and it's just SO HARD to think straight when you're exhausted, so I can completely understand that one. Sometimes it's too overwhelming to respond to a comment let alone write something creative!Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-44721265616834691562017-01-18T16:24:48.286+00:002017-01-18T16:24:48.286+00:00I tend to have the problem of lack of sleep - I ca...I tend to have the problem of lack of sleep - I can't sleep in the night, so I end up tired and unable to do things in the day.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment XDCee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-31006290176014250322017-01-18T14:33:52.031+00:002017-01-18T14:33:52.031+00:00I can relate to this post. I had really bad depres...I can relate to this post. I had really bad depression when I was a kid/teenager, and it definitely didn’t make anything easier. Mostly I slept a lot. It's hard to get things done when you're sleeping.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a>Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-89529167289506986192017-01-18T12:32:52.699+00:002017-01-18T12:32:52.699+00:00It does seem to be a general opinion *sighs*
Than...It does seem to be a general opinion *sighs*<br /><br />Thanks for the comment Em XDCee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-66572068446189108472017-01-18T12:24:59.666+00:002017-01-18T12:24:59.666+00:00Do people seriously still think that having a ment...Do people seriously still think that having a mental illness makes you a better writer? Omg. If anything it makes you have to fight even harder to put out a piece of writing. But once you overcome it, then you can write freely. paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-10172447564617839302017-01-18T12:22:55.688+00:002017-01-18T12:22:55.688+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-42786088038762488172017-01-18T12:14:11.927+00:002017-01-18T12:14:11.927+00:00Ha, I think you can only wax lyrical about it if y...Ha, I think you can only wax lyrical about it if you have a chaise longue and a corset... I'm pretty sure it's in the rules there somewhere ;)Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-77185859090853203702017-01-18T11:39:27.933+00:002017-01-18T11:39:27.933+00:00I think people underestimate how tough blogging ca...I think people underestimate how tough blogging can be as well! The ideas aren't an endless flow!<br /><br />Yeah - they romanticise depression to be this never-ending waterfall of despair and tragic ideas when really... It is that waterfall of despair and tragedy, but you also feel so shitty you don't deserve to get up and work. You CAN'T get up, let alone wax lyrical about it.<br /><br />Thank you! And no worries - I'm the worst at remembering to comment on things and blog-hop >.<Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068135640413650969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-44549929785525646542017-01-18T11:25:31.291+00:002017-01-18T11:25:31.291+00:00Thank you!
And if you're a blogger then YOU A...Thank you!<br /><br />And if you're a blogger then YOU ARE A WRITER. I've decided. So there. :P<br /><br />I've just had enough of people assuming that creativity is somehow 'easier' with mental health problems. No. It's not!<br /><br />And I love your posts, whenever they're ready :) (And I know I haven't been over to your blog in a little while - you're on my list for blog-hopping, I promise!)Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-29682522199227894482017-01-18T11:14:06.402+00:002017-01-18T11:14:06.402+00:00I'm not a writer in the sense of writing novel...I'm not a writer in the sense of writing novels or poems etc, but my god is this pertinent to blogging for me! Especially the thought of not being able to replicate things and not being able to concentrate or motivate myself. I have a lot of discussion posts I want to write up but my brain is like 'nope, I'm in a cloud of fog and I'm going to stay here' so I'm left scrambling and writing stuff that isn't even coherent.<br /><br />Powering through all the bad though gives you SUCH an uplifting feeling though - despite it being the hardest thing. Loved that you touched upon this, Cee. Keep up the good work!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068135640413650969noreply@blogger.com