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I hadn’t thought of it but dementors are sort of like depression ... they suck all the happiness out of you.
Some of my family members are prone to it and it’s hard.
I do wish Ms. Rowling would stop talking and just enjoy her royalty checks privately with her family.
I think the more important message from this article is why one should NEVER commit suicide. J.K. Rowlings is a great testament to waiting it out. Look how her life turned out.
I do not have any particular regard for her books, but she has certainly become financially successful and will never have the fears and worries she did while being a single, struggling mother.
Many brilliant artists have struggled with their inner demons. She has done very well indeed. I look forward to the next book she writes. The woman has a gift.
Take a pill, get into cognitive therapy, and magically your desert island will become populated, Robinson Crusoe. If we're nothing but chemicals to be cured by other chemicals, then there is no God. But melancholy caused by life's circumstances can only be cured by a change in those circumstances, and that isn't always something that the melancholic can control.
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Nor am I. She's always impressed me as being a little nutty, but that's true of most great writers and artists. Her writing strength is her ability to create deep characters that the reader cares about. No character is fully good, and only a couple are portrayed as fully evil (Voldemort, Umbridge, Barty Crouch Jr. spring to mind.)
As to the conversation going on on this thread, sometimes depression is a result of things and circumstances, other times it comes from within. Just as people are rich or poor for different reasons, they're depressed and consider suicide for different reasons. Contemplating one's own self-induced death is a very personal act, done for very personal reasons. Putting the reasons behind it into any cubby hole is, IMHO, not wise. The only thing that fits in a cubby hole is a cubby.
I am grateful that she recovered and came forward with her story. Young people, particularly those who are EMOs, may find the romanticism of persevering greater than the romanticism of suicide, and those suffering from clinical depression may find the courage to seek help.
I’m glad Rowling came out with this. It may help some young people who have been struggling with depression to realize there really is help out there.
I’d also like to add that cognitive behavioral therapy (sometimes known just as behavioral therapy) is extremely effective for many mental issues. I struggled for years with extreme social anxiety, agoraphobia, and various other phobias. After various unsuccessful therapies, I took a course three years ago that was entirely behavioral therapy, and my life turned around completely. Even though I had extreme anxiety for over fifteen years, my anxiety went away in just a few weeks with the proper therapy. I would recommend behavioral therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy to anyone who struggles with depression, anxiety, OCD, or similar issues.
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Thanks to Null and Void for the heads up!
Doesn’t anyone ever keep their mouth shut about private issues anymore? Good grief.
Aren’t all authors and artists suicidal?