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What am I supposed to do when I know it's going to tear me up?
loneleeb3:
I'm just not free to grieve right now.
All these feelings, watching the movie and soon reading the book will all be done in private.
It just makes it that much harder.
Scott6373:
--- Quote from: loneleeb3 on April 17, 2007, 09:14:54 am ---I'm just not free to grieve right now.
All these feelings, watching the movie and soon reading the book will all be done in private.
It just makes it that much harder.
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Well you're here now, and if there are any bunch of people that can help you, it's us...we're all BBM survivors, and we're here for ya darlin'.
Br. Patrick:
--- Quote from: loneleeb3 on April 17, 2007, 08:17:00 am ---The good news, I have found this board and everyone here has been so kind and supportive. I would be a complete basket case were i not to have found this place.
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I see my therapist twice a month and my psychiatrist every six weeks. That's the best that Social Security Disability has to offer people with chronic mental problems and if it weren't for God, Bettermost and Lynne, I don't think I would have made it through 2006!
There is so much love here! I hope in my heart of hearts that you find the answers that you are seeking. As I mentioned a few posts ago, the Short Story and the Film hit the same buttons for me. So if you are already hurting badly enough, put off Reading the short story 'til you are in better shape.
Who would have thought that a MOVIE could have the power to motivate people to change their lives? And the only way through it... is THROUGH IT!
peace and blessings :)
br. patrick
loneleeb3:
--- Quote from: Br. Patrick on April 17, 2007, 02:45:54 pm ---I
Who would have thought that a MOVIE could have the power to motivate people to change their lives? And the only way through it... is THROUGH IT!
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Amen. This is a tough one.
Like my buddy Ennis says, there ain't no reins on this one!
nic:
I found the screenplay much harder to read. I still haven't read it all. When I first picked it up, it randomly fell open to the page where Ennis gets the final postcard. It was terrible, all these horrendous emotions crowded my head & I felt physically winded. I think I have been fairly immune to the short story because of the starkness of AP's writing style. While I appreciate it academically speaking, it's a tad too sparse to get to me fully. With the screenplay, the seemingly banal details of who's where etc just brings everything into focus too sharply - like being forced to watch the film in excruiatingly slow motion.
We have to undergo a medical at work once a year to see if we are fit for our particular type of work & it also touches on emotional issues & the current vogue for how stress influences work performance. I haven't seen a counseller since college but ended up at my medical last year explaining that I was concerned for my mental/emotional state. I didn't mention it was cos of BBM, but that was the reason. At that time it had been two months since I'd seen it & I had not joined a forum. A year later I didn't have to mention it at my medical but was surprised to recall how intensely I'd been feeling at the same time a year ago. Normally I wouldn't dream of mentioning anything of that nature to anyone unless it was really significant. There is certainly no doubt as to the significance of BBM, both to the individual & to society & culture at large.
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