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Peoplewithseveredepressionhavedevelopedsuchawellforexperiencingextremeemotionthattheymightbeabletoexperienceextremejoyinawaythat“normal”peoplealsomightneverunderstand.
严重的抑郁症患者或许有着他们独特的感受极端情绪的源泉。既然这些人能够体会极度的抑郁,他们或许也能够以一种“正常人”永远无法理解的方式感受极端的喜悦。
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FuriouslyHappy
生日那天,收到恩师送的一本书——FuriouslyHappy:AFunnyBookAboutHorribleThings.这是一本向抑郁症宣战的书。作者JennyLawson是一位抑郁症患者,年她将自己与精神疾病抗争的故事记录了下来出版成书。书中有她与家人朋友的有趣日常,有她和精神医生的滑稽对话,有她对生活的独特解读,也有她脑袋里奇思妙想的幽默闹剧。
虽然读完后并没有觉得furiouslyhappy,但个人认为这本书对遭受精神疾病的患者们或许有一定的陪伴意义吧。
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FuriouslyHappy:
AFunnyBookAboutHorribleThings
byJennyLawson
I’vestruggledwithmanyformsofmentalillnesssinceIwasakid,clinicaldepressionisasemi-regularvisitorandanxietydisorderismylong-termabusiveboyfriend.我从小就与各种精神疾病作斗争。对我来说,抑郁症像是一名经常来问候我的访客,焦虑症是一位长期虐待我的男友。IknowthatwhenIgetsuicidalthoughtsstuckinmyheadIhavetotellsomeoneelsewhocanhelpbecausedepressionisacunningmanipulator.Iknowthatthefewweeksayearwhenmyfacefeelslikeastranger’smaskandnothingbutphysicalpaincanbringmebacktomybodythereisalimittohowmuchIcanhurtmyselfandstillbesafeinmyownbed.我知道,当自杀的念头在我的脑中挥之不去时,我得尽快告诉周围能帮我的人,因为抑郁症会狡诈地完全将我操控。我知道每年总有几个星期,我会感觉自己的脸就好像一张陌生人的面具,只有肉体的疼痛才能将我带回自己的身体。我清楚地知道如何在确保活命的情况下,最大限度地伤害自己。Ipulledmyhair.Out.Bytheroots.AndIcouldn’tstopuntillargehandfulswereonmylap.Iscratchedmyscalpandforehead.Deeply.Icouldn’tstopmyself.NorcouldIexplainit.Ijust…Ijust..hurt…inside.AndwhenItearattheoutsideitmakesmefeellesstornupontheinside.It’slikethere’ssomeoneelseinsideofmewhoneedstophysicallypeelthosebadthoughtsoutofmyheadandthere’snootherwaytogetinthere.Thephysicalpaindistractsmefromthementalpain.Maybeonedaysomeonewillcrackopenthisheadofmineandfindoutwhat’swronginthere…andalsowhatisright.我撕扯着自己的头发,将它们连根拔起,停不下来,直到大把大把的头发落在我的腿上。我用锋利的指甲抓着自己的头皮和前额。我控制不住自己,也无法解释这一切。我就是...觉得疼,心里疼。而当我从外部折磨自己时,就会感觉内心撕裂般的疼痛稍稍缓和一些。也许有一天,会有一个人撬开我的脑袋,搞清楚里面到底有什么东西坏了…以及还有什么东西是好的。Iremindedmyselfthatdepressionlies.Itoldmyselfthatthingswouldgetbetter.IdidallofthenormalthingsthatsometimeshelpbutIstillfelthopelessandsuddenlyIfoundmyselfreallyangry.Angrythatlifecanthrowsuchcurveballsatyou.Angryattheseemingunfairnessofhowtragedyishandedout.我也提醒自己:抑郁症就是个骗子。我告诉自己:一切都会好起来的。我尝试了一切可能缓解症状的常规方法,但我仍然感到绝望。突然间,我发现自己很愤怒:我为生活向我扔出这种我根本接不住的曲线球而愤怒,为如此分配不均的人间悲剧而愤怒。Whendepressionsuffersfight,recover,andgointoremissionweseldomevenknow,simplybecausesomanysufferinthedark,ashamedtoadmitsomethingtheyseeasapersonalweakness,afraidthatpeoplewillworry,andmoreafraidthattheywon’t.Wefindourselvesunabletodoanythingbutclingtothecouchandforceourselvestobreath.当抑郁症患者与病魔抗争,接着有所恢复,病情得到控制时,大部分人甚至都察觉不到这一切,那只是因为很多患者选择暗自受苦,羞于承认这些被当作“个人缺陷”的东西,害怕人们会为此担忧,更怕他们根本不会在乎。最后发现自己除了靠着沙发苟延残喘之外,无能为力。???
“Justcheerup”isalmostuniversallylookedatasthemostunhelpfuldepressioncureever.It’sprettymuchtheequivalentoftellingsomeonewhojusthadtheirlegsamputatedto“justwalkitoff”.Thosesamewell-meaningpeoplewilltellmethatI’mkeepingmyselffromrecoveringbecauseIreally“justneedtocheerupandsmile”.That’swhenIconsiderchoppingofftheirarmsandthenblamingthemfornotpickinguptheirseveredarmssotheycantakethemtothehospitaltogetreattached.“振作起来”是全世界公认的最无效的治疗抑郁症的方法。这就像告诉某个断了腿的人“只要起来走走就能痊愈”。同样是那些出于好心的人,他们会说,是我拖着自己的病不想让它康复,因为我其实真的只要“振作起来保持微笑”就好了。他们说那种话的时候,我就在想如果砍下他们的双臂,然后责怪他们为医院重新接上,他们该会作何回应。Depressionisthatfeelingthatyou’llneverberightagain.Thefearthattheseoutbreakswillbe