Posted by tabitha on July 28, 2002, at 18:22:31
In reply to Re: Good interview with a great writer, Andrew Solomon, posted by Lini on July 28, 2002, at 17:55:44
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> For me, it was that book . . . though I probably haven't handed it to the right people . . .
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> What stories/books have you read that better approximate your particular depression?The only first-person ones I've read are that one and Prozac Nation, and the Kay Jameison ones on bipolar. None of them quite matched. I liked his book a lot, I just didn't relate to the accounts of being bed-bound for days on end and afraid to take a shower. At my depths I'm more likely to be up and about, appearing fairly normal, but consumed with dread and terror and anxiety internally. Sort of a walking dead feeling. Some people will notice that my face has no life in it, but some won't notice anything at all.
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