tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post3881525867221584532..comments2023-08-09T03:21:13.354-05:00Comments on Letters from Gehenna: The World on a Slant: Slipping Down the SlopeDw3t-Hthrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-68970346038193001042008-11-05T09:43:00.000-05:002008-11-05T09:43:00.000-05:00I'm in much the same position. I'd like to go back...I'm in much the same position. I'd like to go back to college but, for now, it just isn't a good idea. My family still hasn't accepted this, though. I stayed so sick while at the university. I was constantly having lupus flare-ups as a result of all the stress and sun exposure. It was awful. Being mad didn't help things either.bint alshamsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658169355503798587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-77993493820993167842008-11-05T03:09:00.000-05:002008-11-05T03:09:00.000-05:00"Bad nerves" is an excellent shorthand, thanks Dai..."Bad nerves" is an excellent shorthand, thanks Daisy.<BR/><BR/>I'll look up the movie sometime.Dw3t-Hthrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-25460571024720068622008-11-03T20:28:00.000-05:002008-11-03T20:28:00.000-05:00Load that wacky classist baggage with mental healt...<I>Load that wacky classist baggage with mental health ablism, now. Depression isn't a legitimate disability, you know, it's just the excuse of the lazy for their failures.</I><BR/><BR/>Madness in the southern poor/working classes is known as "nerves" and "being very high-strung." As in, "Poor thing was too high strung to finish school/marry that fellow/keep that job. (I admit, I like this term, as one also envisions a string wound very tightly and therefore tuned to a whole nother pitch.) I've heard some people called lazy, but I've also heard people affirm the reality, just using different words. <BR/><BR/>If you ever see SLING BLADE (and if you never have, you must, <I>you must!!!</I>) remember that he refers to being in the "nervous hospital."<BR/><BR/>Last Tuesday, I used the expression "Got Nerves?" on my blog, popular translation would be "Are you going crazy?"--and someone wrote me privately to ask what I meant. Admittedly, not an American, but still, I realized, <I>not everyone knows! </I> <BR/><BR/>I would say, <I>you had bad nerves.</I> I also think that is very descriptive of the condition. <BR/><BR/>Excellent post, as so many of yours are.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354486841414802245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-83114468432567926692008-11-01T14:20:00.000-05:002008-11-01T14:20:00.000-05:00I'm glad I could provide you with some support, An...I'm glad I could provide you with some support, Anon.Dw3t-Hthrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-68289079759881790842008-10-31T08:09:00.000-05:002008-10-31T08:09:00.000-05:00Word.Yes, I have a job, and I support my family wi...Word.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I have a job, and I support my family with it. But the college degree is one of those looming failures which colors quite a bit of my life.Peeeeka-chuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289661754866293534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-89514099080969852402008-10-31T04:30:00.000-05:002008-10-31T04:30:00.000-05:00Thank you for writing this. I've been dealing with...Thank you for writing this. I've been dealing with very, very similar issues, and you've helped me feel less alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com