re: #236 makeitstop

Art does not come without a price.

I really wanted to let this go but it cut a little too close to home. I’m not an artist, I’m a computer programmer, but I’ve had to learn to manage at least low level recurring depression since high-school.

I really don’t think its healthy to accept the idea that “Art does not come without a price” because a price is something you must pay. I’d much rather hear people say “Art does not come without a warning label.” Depression is something to be aware of, not surrender to.

I KNOW things can get hard, and lonely, and so very very dark when your own mind is the thing dragging you down, but there are things we can do to help each other and the first challenge is always to get the person to seek the help out. Accepting it as something unavoidable or a ‘part of the package’ undermines that.