by "Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
Published 05/23/2017 at 11:37
by "Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
Published 05/23/2017 at 11:37
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LINK (because Kinja)
My younger brother (a lifelong musician himself; and a young Gen-Xer and an old Millenial at the same time) or sent this to me — I think it ’ s a great read for anyone and really encapsulates Cornell ’ s persona, impact on music, and even covers the normally cliché “ voice of a generation ” aspect.
https://thefirsttenwords.wordpress.com/2017/05/20/its-not-what-you-think/
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/23/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 1
Kinja
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/23/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 1
Preview worked great, but since my work blocks the site, it didn’t post.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
05/23/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 0
Just makes me sad...
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/23/2017 at 12:12, STARS: 0
I can’t read this blog post without crying. Especially about how you don’t outgrow your problems, they just follow you around. I think it hits close to home with a wide range of people, especially if you’ve ever struggled with depression/anxiety.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
05/23/2017 at 12:23, STARS: 0
I held it together when I read it, but yeah... I’ve definitely “fell on black days” in my past and dealt with anxiety as well, but have always been able to hold on to hope for the future; the blessing of a loving wife and kids helps immensely, as does my faith and the perspective that gives. My mom is manic depressive, mostly controlled by medication now, so it’s a sickness that is always very present in the mind of my family.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
05/23/2017 at 12:30, STARS: 1
I never recovered from Kurdt.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/23/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 1
Bipolar killed my father in law and definitely hurts my sis-in-law every day. I often describe mental illness as worse than death because it keeps affecting those around you for a long time. It’s not a singular grief event. But I’m with you — it’s easier to hold on with strong faith and good people around you. I don’t know how I made it through my early 20s as an angry unmarried atheist. Maybe Soundgarden helped :D
"Dru" (therealkennyd)
05/23/2017 at 12:34, STARS: 2
Fuck. That really got to me. Thank you for sharing. Though I am undebatably a millennial by birth, I’ve always felt trapped between the mind sets of my generation and Gen X. All the shit I thought would make sense as I got closer to 30 just gets more complicated.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
05/23/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 0
Damn... I’m sorry. We almost lost my mom, but she made it through. Glad you did, too.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
05/23/2017 at 12:55, STARS: 1
Yeah. Me too. All of this.
"Gamecat235" (Gamecat235)
05/23/2017 at 12:58, STARS: 2
Two of my best friends in the world, everyone else in my immediate family (father, mother, brother), and now you have shared this post. It speaks deeply to a notion that we must confront and be aware and present.
And that we need to be there for each other.
Because motherfuck, if Chris Cornell had these demons, the guy who outlived every other major Seattle frontman other than Mark Arm and Mark Lanegan (perhaps the secret is to be named Mark?), the guy who internalized these demons and made the most beautiful art, then anyone can have them, and anyone in a moment of weakness or stress can finally let them in.
I don’t know you in real life, I’ve only admired you from the internet for years. But someone I have met (Frogberg), has met you and related that you were just as you are online, this only helps to solidify the image in my head of someone who is firmly in the ‘this person fucking rocks’ category, and ‘someone who I would love to meet’. For the record, that list is not a long one.
Thank you for sharing this, thank you for caring.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
05/23/2017 at 13:00, STARS: 1
Wow, that was incredibly well-put. Really spoke to me as someone who has dealt with anxiety on and off for 15 years. Thanks for posting.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/23/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 2
Wow, man...thanks. I didn ’ t even realize anyone around here knew me “ through the grapevine ” — I keep a pretty low profile online and don ’ t use any regular social media. But yes, I always try to be the same online as I would be in real life (well, maybe 20% snarkier). Can you share a hint about Frogberg? I probably met him via another site, or just a random encounter somewhere. The screenname doesn ’ t ring a bell immediately.
As far as blog posts like this, I truly believe that there is no wasted life. Stories like this work especially well to continue bringing mental illness
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even the more
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mundane
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ones like depression and anxiety
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into the forefront and help ensure that the same stories aren
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t repeated more than they have to be. I
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m just glad people can increasingly talk about it in an open forum, online, etc
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more than just in a therapist
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s office once a week (assuming they can even afford that).
"Gamecat235" (Gamecat235)
05/23/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 1
He hasn’t been around here much anymore, he used to be(/still is?) 2fast2frogberg and he was a Jalop/Oppo member from before I started until a couple of years ago (he was part of the great G+ migration), and I believe, if memory serves, that he provided you with some car seats (or vice versa, memory is a bitch as you get older and your kids dominate your life).
I absolutely agree with the no wasted life ethos and the power of story and relating to others, and the great thing about posts like this is that even if you have a therapist, if you stumble across this post at 2:00 AM, then you might see some light in a dark night and get to the next day. (I’ve never had a religion/belonged to any, but I can understand why, based on story and community, people join to feel like they are a part of something and have a reason to continue and a shared faith to a better ideal, I just found my own ways and had a community to teach me before I even learned about religion.)