Drowning sorrows
October 8th 2006 00:07
I suppose sorrows are an item in a class: the class of sensations that impel you to try to expel them. If you put your hand on a stove, say.
And of course there are non-alcoholic varieties of drowning: there's lots of different types of immersion, whether you want to lose yourself for just a few hours, or longer.
But it may be the case that sorrows are also an item of a larger class: the class of sensations that draw you in, that want you to drown in them. With many sensations, surely, there's the risk that you'll give in.
And the sensation of sorrow will almost invariably have a pleasurable side?
And perhaps there are other reasons you might want to stay depressed. It may be valuable, a new perspective, a new lesson; or you may think you deserve it.
And of course there are non-alcoholic varieties of drowning: there's lots of different types of immersion, whether you want to lose yourself for just a few hours, or longer.
But it may be the case that sorrows are also an item of a larger class: the class of sensations that draw you in, that want you to drown in them. With many sensations, surely, there's the risk that you'll give in.
And the sensation of sorrow will almost invariably have a pleasurable side?
And perhaps there are other reasons you might want to stay depressed. It may be valuable, a new perspective, a new lesson; or you may think you deserve it.
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Comment by Lilla
From The Home Front
Enviro Warrior
Dream Herald
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I do not think so, it is the time when we evaluate our souls and check the dip-stick of feeling and how far we have reached, usually at the point just before a new consciousness emerges from the chrysalis of the dark night of the soul. A full metamorphosis of soul, reaching for the sky, after total immersion. Hmmm, it is also the last psychological stage before acceptance, isn't it.
Denial
Anger
Grief
Depression
Acceptance
A new life can begin... progress ... wonderful.
Thanks for such a good thought.
Lilla.
Comment by Adrian
Philosophy Blog
I used to have an acting teacher who said, "When you hit a wall in your progress, be excited. It means you're about to make a breakthrough."
But I do think change is possible without depression. Sometimes (often?), it just happens. It's the world, not you, that jolts your world.