[ SECRET POST #1788 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1788 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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[Avril Lavigne; Miho Fukuhara; Supercell]


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[Doctor Who]


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[Assassin's Creed]


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[Puss In Boots]


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[Parenthood]


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[Mortal Kombat]


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[Greek Myths (Hermes), Allstate (Mayhem)]


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22. [SPOILERS for something, OP did not specify]



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24. [SPOILERS for modern warfare 3]



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25. [SPOILERS for Marble Hornets]



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27. [SPOILERS for Dexter]



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30. [TRIGGER WARNING for pedophilia]

[Chrono Crusade]


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31. [TRIGGER WARNING for incest]



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32. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]



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33. [TRIGGER WARNING for eating disorders]



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34. [TRIGGER WARNING for abuse]



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[House]

36. [TRIGGER WARNING for depression/suicide]



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Notes:

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ].
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Comments

[fscom.livejournal.com]

04. http://i.imgur.com/bE2lU.png

[vickyblueeyez.livejournal.com]

what's this?

[swaggerdoodle.livejournal.com]

From this (http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/) blog/webcomic.

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

The latest update of Hyperbole and a a Half wherein the artist talks about her most recent, horrible bout with depression and how she started to break out of it. It was hugely funny, believe it or not, and inspiring to a lot of people.

[(Anonymous)]

...I kinda have to agree that that story didn't really cheer me up or even make me smile the way Hyperbole And A Half usually does. In fact, it made me feel restless and unhappy. From a story-teller's perspective, the pacing was messed up - the description of the effects of her depression went on far too long, with only a small pay-off. (I know that makes me sound like a jerk, but remember this is supposed to be a comedy blog.) From somebody who suffers from depression's perspective, the descriptions hit incredibly close to home - I wasn't expecting to be suddenly confronted with that. And I think everyone has had those days where they just feel listless and inexplicably unhappy, so I can imagine it being uncomfortable reading for most people.

[bonefield.livejournal.com]

I've laughed until I couldn't breathe at some of her posts but for some reason the description of it as a comedy blog throws me. It feels more personal than that and a lot of the stuff she writes about is only funny by virtue of her particular writing voice (like "Sneaky Hate Spiral" and the one about awkward social interaction).

I guess it's an individual thing; I suffer from depression, too, and that post hit so close to home that I cried a bit, but for me it was out of relief because it was so accurate and even if intellectually I know I'm not the only one who feels a certain way, seeing it actually out there is really helpful to me. I didn't find it ha-ha funny but if I had to link something to someone to explain what depression feels like to me, that'd be it.

[writerserenyty.livejournal.com]

That update was definitely not tonally a lot like Allie's other stuff. It made me feel kind of unhappy too, and I didn't laugh like I do with a lot of the other stories.

[oflittlebrain.livejournal.com]

i think it was uncomfortable because it wasn't really hyperbole. that is really what depression feels like. and it sucks.

[radges.livejournal.com]

I think I felt that way too only because I was depressed for two years and felt exactly that way. I got happier when I came out as transgender but I'm in high school and live an hour away from where I used to and don't have any friends here and I feel like I'm falling into depression again and this reminded me of it.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel so conflicted about this update. On one hand I am so very very happy for Allie that she beat her depression and was comfortable enough to share it with the world, but at the same time all I can think about is my own depression and how desperately I want to get to the point where it becomes that fear-proof exoskeleton. I've been waiting for that moment for so long and it just doesn't feel like it's ever going to happen and so in that sense that post made me feel a whole lot worse about myself. In short, I guess I'm jealous of the way her depression manifested itself? Damn that makes me sound like such shitty person...

[http://users.livejournal.com/___flight_risk/]

I didn't get anything out of it, either. Which made me feel even more depressed? It's almost funny in a miserable way.

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

It was hard for me too, because I haven't found my ending the way she did in the end of the column. I still think it was a good column overall, even if it wasn't as funny, because it depicted depression so well. But I totally see why you had that reaction.

[(Anonymous)]

It made me confused because that's exactly how I feel quite often. That "I don't know why I'm feeling sad and why I don't want to get out of the house". I just thought I was being whiny and lazy, but is that what depression is?

That said, I'm glad Allie's feeling better.

[karel]

I liked it a lot, but that's mostly because I like it when artists aren't afraid to talk about their personal issues - I feel like it helps to normalize discussion of said issues, which is normally a pretty healthy and good thing. That, and I still thought it was pretty funny, if in a dark way. I knew exactly what she was talking about, because I've been there, and most of the time, it helps me greatly to be able to laugh at it.

[pelespen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, add me to the people who felt pretty uncomfortable with that update. I can't hold it against her, though, and in fact I feel almost guilty for not being all, "oh, hahahahah right on, Allie!" What I kept thinking was, "man, now that I have firsthand experience with clinical depression, this just makes me uneasy. If I'd tried to take that approach, I might very well have ruined my whole life. I wonder who else is feeling iffy about this?" etc.

Still, it's her blog, and I can't fault her for sharing what's really going on in her life. It'd been a long time between updates and at least she took what she'd been going through and did something with it.

[deciphre.livejournal.com]

I liked it because it was completely true, and I respect her for having the guts to post something like this.
NGL that I found it funny.

[mskye.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've seen such a realistic description of depression anywhere. I suppose it could be funny in a black comedy kind of way, but the update left me feeling kind of sad. I'm still glad I read it, though.

[checkerblob.livejournal.com]

I really, really loved this update. I'm sorry it made you feel that way, OP, and I totally get how it could. But for some reason, it just made me feel a lot better.... understood, or something. I give her a lot of credit for being able to be personal and honest like that. She expressed depression very accurately, and with humor that wasn't mean or demeaning. I've just been feeling really depressed and crappy for the last few days and that actually made me feel a LOT better.

[streetcake.livejournal.com]

I just read it right now and it actually made me happy. The way they described their depression was so similar to mine, and the way they got over it- while not being exactly the way I got over mine- was nearly the same. It reminded me that I'm out of that horrible place and am able to be happy and like myself.

Maybe it was the realism that made you feel empty? If this is supposed to be a comedy site them having something that heavy would definitely cause some emotional whiplash and make you not know how to feel.

[frostoria.livejournal.com]

I read it just now, and I really liked it. Seeing depression expressed in Allie's way, realistic yet absurd, makes me feel...not better exactly, but relieved that someone else feels the same way. Like that moment where you're reading something and going "Yes, that's exactly how I feel!". It's an amazing feeling.

[mutantjules.livejournal.com]

thhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat is literally the most accurate representation of my feelings that I may have ever read. =/

[teira-chan.livejournal.com]

I get how you feel, OP. It didn't really have the feel of her other entries, and it was just...I dunno, too relatable it kind of made me uncomfortable.

I feel like I'm the only one who just felt bad for by the end of it too. I mean the whole "losing the ability to feel completely" thing and all. It seems more like a sad resignation than triumph.

I hope she feels better

and oh fuck did that sound inconsiderate fuck fuck fuck pardon me I'm not good at...speaking sorry fuck dammit sorry

[(Anonymous)]

I think that entire blog quickly spiked and then fell in quality. It was funny during the period of the hate spiral comic, etc., but the older/newer posts just feel too personal. And not in a good way, more just overshare-y in a way that kind of detracts from the things I did find funny. It's hard to stay amused by after you've realized that the creator, as a person, kind of gets on your nerves. (Not saying that it should, of course. Death-of-the-Author and all. But it can be hard to get past.)

[(Anonymous)]

I suffer from depression and I LOVED this update like burning. I thought it was accurate, funny, and hopeful. A friend actually sent the update to me because specific elements in it reminded her of me. Even though I've never quite achieved a fear proof exoskeleton.

[(Anonymous)]

Iiii... don't think it was supposed to be funny. At least, not in the way people were expecting. The blog's humor has always come from the commentary, not necessarily the content. The simple dog story absolutely broke my heart - to know that the dog's experience was so traumatic that it completely forgot its bond with Allie. I don't think I could recover from that, feeling betrayed even if I knew it wasn't exactly the dog's fault.

If anything, it seems most of the people who disliked the post do so because it reminded them of their own depression. Other people found it inspiring for the same reason, but people just react differently to different things. There are those who feel relief in knowing that they are not alone, and there are those who feel upset at the reminder that they're still suffering.

Allie was expressing a very real, very powerful experience. So it didn't make you laugh, it made you feel something other than amusement. She wasn't telling a literary story, she was talking about something real. I mean, how dare she think she's allowed to talk about her depression and how it heavily affected her life for a good period of time. It's almost like she thinks she owns the blog!