Personal heroes who have endured Depression

[hakaboy6924]

I am a artist and suffer depression I often wonder which caused the other, Thanks for the post

[Krygeryo]

Never had a depression I think. There was a time where I just felt sorry for myself but yeah, no depression.

Good luck to everyone who has it, it'll get better when the hard times are over.

(Also, thank you for the song!)

[Hoogliette]

Brilliant Video - really like your photography too - I'm a photographer as well and have a couple of slide shows too (check them out if you like but won't spam you with the url) - keep up the great work :)

[jerzeytpke]

Nice video but wheres ELVIS PRESLEY?

[Dilip122S]

Thank you so much for posting this, and thank you for the comments, which are just beautiful. Thank you for making me feel less alone

[pzign]

I saw two dear close friends in there... one since passed on... the other, thank God, is still with us.

[tongolo3]

Thanks a million kishkasay. Only a person who battles chronic depression on a daily basis can understand. Thanks a million for the beautiful video and plz keep them coming!

[YaYaJuke]

loved your video... two thumbs up!

and hugs from YaYaJuke

[kishkasay]

Thank you YaYaJuke!!!

[kishkasay]

Thank you! Hugs back to you.

[blumac81]

Was that John Denver in there? He suffered from depression? Never knew...

[kishkasay]

Yeah, that was John Denver. I found out alot about his depression through some reading. That's why he had a problem with drinking. :(

[blumac81]

Wow, I guess I just find it surprising since all of his songs were so upbeat and every single one of them mentioned something to be admired about life (like, the rocky mountains, etc.) Now also the suicide theory of that plane crash that killed him has potential...

[UBeautBoot]

I married someone with depression.I had a beautiful daughter who suffers deaply from that relationship, no matter how much i tried to relate, now matter how much i showed i care, it didnt matter becouse i didnt know how deep the pain & or why the pain, i just tried & tried. I love life, my child makes me look for a positive future. i need a magical word for my ex wife to make her see a future.

[kishkasay]

Can I recommend a book? It's called "Darkness Visible" by William Styrom. If you could get her that book and also a copy for yourself, it is remarkable. I think my family finally understood me...and I finally didn't feel so alone.

[mikemosocw]

It made me depressed.

[duncanpjones]

Thank you Kim for posting this inspiring video. It comes across that you're very aware of the crushing pain of depression (completely alien to people who've never felt it), but it is actually very uplifting to have it articulated the way you have in this video.

[kishkasay]

Thank you so much for saying that. I just want to help in anyway I can, because I understand this terrible disease.

[MadameLil]

Great job, Kishkay! You should add these personalities, too:

Marilyn Monroe

Princess Diana

Sylvia Plath

Connie Francis

Rod Steiger

Freddie Prinze Sr.

[fenderoo64]

Thank-you for posting Kishkasay, I very much appreciate you sharing your video. I like what nonbreeder wrote.

[NALAMOO]

what is the music

[kishkasay]

The music is off the new Annie Lennox albumn. The song is called "Dark road" :)

[EducatedAndRich]

Very inspirational, and like other commentators, it reallly does help to identify this debillitating illness. Thanks for posting.

[AnaKosta]

You should had Federico García Lorca, Philip K. Dick, Nietzsche, Hart Crane, Baudelaire, Verlaine.

[kishkasay]

Thanks for the recommendations...I am going to redo it soon to fix the ending and I will add a few of those.

:)

[czardas2008]

Or in fact, most people who have high sensitivity, vision, creativity... and if you combine those things with courage, purpose, love, the decision to see the blessings in your life, and personal acceptance - I mean, REAL acceptance, like someone with any injury must have, not resentment that you of all people must suffer - then you can rise above any heights of clouds, see further than forever, and do great things.

[kishkasay]

Thank you for what you wrote 3 weeks ago. This was the first time I saw it. I agree with everything you said....well spoken. There is a heavy price to pay to have understanding and gifts that come with illness, but in the end..."you can see further than forever.

Thank you again. :)

[czardas2008]

No problem. Love from one who has been there.

[jbmadvids4401]

Who sings this beutiful song?

[jbmadvids4401]

well said czadas

[RockyBalboa211]

@czardas2008: How does one find purpose and get rid of the resentment?

[nonbreeder]

This is very dear to me. Sometimes 'identification' is the only thing can can see us through this--to know we are indeed, not the only one in the world who knows this excruciating pain, that at times, seems to leave many of us looking so lifeless.

[kishkasay]

Sorry about the ending...it actually makes me laugh everytime I see it. You have to be a speedreader!