I would say no. I put it off during my post-tsunami depression and I'm glad I did so. And that wasn't nearly as personal.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Liese S. - Mar 22, 2012 9:29:13 am PDT #10273 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
sj - Mar 22, 2012 9:55:19 am PDT #10274 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Maria, if reading something that can be very sad about something that is unrelated to your own sadness at the moment, then I say read it. If you think it might make you more depressed, I say skip it for now. I have often found reading depressing things that are unrelated to my own problems at the time is actually helpful, but I know I am not the norm in that.
Strix - Mar 22, 2012 9:56:12 am PDT #10275 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It depends, Maria. The trilogy is pretty wrenching, but...
Every time I have a truly bleak depression episode, I know I'm coming out of it when I can watch "Once More With Feeling" and sob for an hour. It's cathartic for me.
But it's kind of a personal ritual at this point, so...YMMV.
ETA: Or, what sj said.
Atropa - Mar 22, 2012 9:57:31 am PDT #10276 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Is it advisable for me to start reading the Hunger Games trilogy now, considering my situation?
Plei said I have to wait another year before I read the trilogy. I can go see the movie, but no reading the books for me right now. So I suspect you probably shouldn't read them right now, either.
sj - Mar 22, 2012 9:59:43 am PDT #10277 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ETA: Or, what sj said.
I was just about to post that you said it better.
Strix - Mar 22, 2012 10:01:05 am PDT #10278 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Heh, sj!
Maria - Mar 22, 2012 10:07:28 am PDT #10279 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I love each and every one of you. Just in case you didn't know....
I shall ponder.
Atropa - Mar 22, 2012 10:14:53 am PDT #10280 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ponder away, Maria. I know that personally, I'm still avoiding a lot of media that I know makes me cry (Big Fish, Lilo and Stitch, Mirrormask), because I was crying at everything, and didn't need additional triggers.
Atropa - Mar 22, 2012 10:16:54 am PDT #10281 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
And because I felt it should be in a separate post: the HR guy emailed me today and said the initial feedback has been good! And to please send them samples of my technical writing. Ohshitohshitohshit. Because I have LOTS of editing samples, but tech writing samples? Um.
Thankfully I was able to download the two big docs I was responsible for during the hell job, and sent him those. Now I freak out.
meara - Mar 22, 2012 10:18:44 am PDT #10282 of 30001
I was able to download the two big docs I was responsible for during the hell job, and sent him those.
That's not breaching confidentiality? I would have a very hard time coming up with a writing sample--everything I"ve written is confidential to the company I wrote it for.