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		<title>By: ViolaMaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post! I know what it feels like to publish on mental health issues, check out: http://violamaths.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-being-bit-bonkers.html 

Your article thoroughly resonates - particularly the bit about the difficulties you encounter when people do NOT know about your depression. I have generally found my life is easier when people DO know what is going on. I have also been amazed that since I wrote my blog post on my mental health problems, many many people have since e-mailed me or direct messaged me on twitter to say that they or someone close to them have had similar difficulties. I have also received very positive reactions from people.

So VERY good for you! And thank you from me for being someone else who is open and positive and telling those who read what CAN be achieved by those who have mental health issues!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post! I know what it feels like to publish on mental health issues, check out: <a href="http://violamaths.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-being-bit-bonkers.html" rel="nofollow">http://violamaths.blogspot.com/2009/07/on-being-bit-bonkers.html</a> </p>
<p>Your article thoroughly resonates &#8211; particularly the bit about the difficulties you encounter when people do NOT know about your depression. I have generally found my life is easier when people DO know what is going on. I have also been amazed that since I wrote my blog post on my mental health problems, many many people have since e-mailed me or direct messaged me on twitter to say that they or someone close to them have had similar difficulties. I have also received very positive reactions from people.</p>
<p>So VERY good for you! And thank you from me for being someone else who is open and positive and telling those who read what CAN be achieved by those who have mental health issues!!!</p>
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		<title>By: James Inman</title>
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		<dc:creator>James Inman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That was brave. Well done. :)

For what it&#039;s worth, those stills are some of the most beautiful images I&#039;ve seen in a while. And I&#039;ll be writing a reply to this, but when I&#039;ve had a little time to consider it - probably as a blog entry. :)

J</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That was brave. Well done. <img src='http://www.helenthornber.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>For what it&#8217;s worth, those stills are some of the most beautiful images I&#8217;ve seen in a while. And I&#8217;ll be writing a reply to this, but when I&#8217;ve had a little time to consider it &#8211; probably as a blog entry. <img src='http://www.helenthornber.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>J</p>
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		<title>By: Lady B</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lady B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Simply, I think you are remarkable. X</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Simply, I think you are remarkable. X</p>
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		<title>By: Arieliondotcom</title>
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		<dc:creator>Arieliondotcom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the refreshing honesty, Helen!  That&#039;s the sort of courage that will make others brave enough to &quot;come out&quot; about their own issues, and we all have them. Whether we self-medicate with liquor or chocolate (my personal choice) or religion or &quot;self-talk&quot;, in the end our real comfort is in others who come alongside us &amp; &quot;comfort with the comfort with which they were comforted.&quot;. That can&#039;t happen without the courage to say how you are struggling &amp; what helps you find the way out. 

I hope there&#039;s a typo in your note though. You said YOU were a nightmare but that isn&#039;t true. You may feel as if you&#039;re walking...even running...through one, but at your screaming, sobbing, raging worst (thinking of myself here) you like all of us are nothing more or less than a fellow human who can help &amp; be helped by others. 

Thanks for being so &quot;transparent.&quot;. I prefer it in curtains, frankly, but I&#039;ll take what I can get! ;0)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the refreshing honesty, Helen!  That&#8217;s the sort of courage that will make others brave enough to &#8220;come out&#8221; about their own issues, and we all have them. Whether we self-medicate with liquor or chocolate (my personal choice) or religion or &#8220;self-talk&#8221;, in the end our real comfort is in others who come alongside us &amp; &#8220;comfort with the comfort with which they were comforted.&#8221;. That can&#8217;t happen without the courage to say how you are struggling &amp; what helps you find the way out. </p>
<p>I hope there&#8217;s a typo in your note though. You said YOU were a nightmare but that isn&#8217;t true. You may feel as if you&#8217;re walking&#8230;even running&#8230;through one, but at your screaming, sobbing, raging worst (thinking of myself here) you like all of us are nothing more or less than a fellow human who can help &amp; be helped by others. </p>
<p>Thanks for being so &#8220;transparent.&#8221;. I prefer it in curtains, frankly, but I&#8217;ll take what I can get! ;0)</p>
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		<title>By: jophesine77</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It was very brave of you to write this &amp; I&#039;m happy that you did. I agree that general perceptions regarding depression and the people who suffer from it need to change. I congratulate you on your post and your handling of the condition. I also like your artwork. Best wishes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was very brave of you to write this &amp; I&#8217;m happy that you did. I agree that general perceptions regarding depression and the people who suffer from it need to change. I congratulate you on your post and your handling of the condition. I also like your artwork. Best wishes.</p>
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