tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post5653468444836747499..comments2024-01-03T05:51:20.376-06:00Comments on Life 4 Me By Me: I have a secretAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421928919601722343noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-14398765000964418722013-01-12T11:23:15.272-06:002013-01-12T11:23:15.272-06:00Valerie, that was beautiful. Thank you.Valerie, that was beautiful. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-58943834323950417522012-04-03T09:49:04.168-05:002012-04-03T09:49:04.168-05:00Miss Valarie, stumbled upon your blog and I must s...Miss Valarie, stumbled upon your blog and I must say what a delight to read your words. Thank you for being brave enough to share what some would say, "a secret to hide"... BUT, it is those secrets that allow us to realize that we are only human. Sending God's trusted love and hugs to you and your sister for we shall never forget that although we can't race for a cure. We can speak for those who can't speak for themselves!!! ~The PoetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-1591185813675453352011-04-09T14:10:30.726-05:002011-04-09T14:10:30.726-05:00Valerie, I have a dirty secret too...my Dad is a b...Valerie, I have a dirty secret too...my Dad is a bipolar. Growing up in the shadow of a mental illness is an experience that shapes you for life. My parents divorced too. I sometimes feel like a survivor. It must have been horrible for you. Well done for having been through this without losing yourself...Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-48560913076360764402011-03-22T14:24:16.342-05:002011-03-22T14:24:16.342-05:00As someone with mental illness, and with two siste...As someone with mental illness, and with two sisters with bipolar disorder, and a brother lost in his own world of mental illness and self-deception, I cried when I read this. Thank you for having the courage to write. Especially reading this after reading your tribute to your sister you just posted...beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784012926662729935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-66459652211620886562011-02-17T14:56:45.021-06:002011-02-17T14:56:45.021-06:00Welcome to my blog Yali!
Thank you for your kin...Welcome to my blog Yali! <br /><br />Thank you for your kind comment.<br /><br />This was one of those pieces that had been nagging at me a long time. It was written with tears streaming down my face and fear of backlash from family. It till this day is one of my most proud pieces.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421928919601722343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-12823996022861570932011-02-17T13:06:31.239-06:002011-02-17T13:06:31.239-06:00Hey,
I am just stumbling upon your blog now (via ...Hey,<br /><br />I am just stumbling upon your blog now (via SeedBuzz)...I really really love the honesty in your writing. This post, especially, hit close to home for me. I was, for many years, "the sick sister" in my family. We had a very hard time dealing, coming to terms with what I was going through. Although the severity did not reach levels that it did for you and your family, I can relate and getting to read your perspective on your sister's illness and how your family handled it (who really knows what to do in those situations?)...was both heart-warming and heart-wrenching...<br /><br />I especially, especially loved this paragraph: <br />"I use to pray she had a disease that was more acceptable. I wished she had a disease that we could all wear pink ribbons for and race for a cure, a disease that a community supported. Mental illness has never had that. A child with bipolar will grow into an adult with bipolar. No races or celebrity visits to the hospital. Instead of people running in hopes of making you better they run away from you fearful that your social stigma might stick to them like a bad smell. Crazy doesn't rub off."<br /><br />Great stuff :)<br /><br />-YaliYalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613923397292586708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-27688765072729104082010-07-09T18:16:40.506-05:002010-07-09T18:16:40.506-05:00Jamie,
Thank you so much for the comment! The re...Jamie, <br />Thank you so much for the comment! The response has been so positive makes me wonder why we fought so hard to hide it. It is what it is. It does not reflect on any indivisual. It is illness. <br /><br />I could only do this because of inspirational stories that surround me everyday. Your's included. Much love to you and yours as well. <br />vAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421928919601722343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-78506617507072953592010-07-09T16:05:47.300-05:002010-07-09T16:05:47.300-05:00I'm really glad you posted this, and I read it...I'm really glad you posted this, and I read it every day. I think everyone we went to middle school/high school with should read this post. Not that they don't know any better by now, but so certain ones can reflect on how they could have reacted more appropriately to those of us that marched to the beat of a different drum, so to speak. I was one of the ones that genuinely tried to reach out and befriend her, not understanding why she kept pushing me away, which I now know that she was afraid of getting too close to anyone for fear they would end up hurting her too. Speaking as someone who comes from a background with a lot of similar family "secrets", I applaud your courage to be able to post this and hope it helps people better understand that the struggles of mental illnesses are real. Much love to you and your family--Jamie Pearson (formerly Samuelson)Jamie Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977527512994145735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-88449908537278412892010-06-20T19:31:02.742-05:002010-06-20T19:31:02.742-05:00Proud of you...hope it helps set you free to get o...Proud of you...hope it helps set you free to get on with your goals.Karen L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03429748911164411371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-85445535920603839892010-06-18T18:47:59.740-05:002010-06-18T18:47:59.740-05:00Thank you guys for your support. It is a sad and ...Thank you guys for your support. It is a sad and lonely place in the dark clinging to secrets, feels much better in the sun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421928919601722343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-71787294211831199812010-06-18T18:31:42.931-05:002010-06-18T18:31:42.931-05:00This is amazingly well told and a very brave shari...This is amazingly well told and a very brave sharing of a secret. I will never forget the days following my big sharing of my secret of domestic violence. It is hard. It is freeing. It is important that we survivors tell our stories for those around us.LeeChelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150848655993508193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-46968138918253439272010-06-18T18:23:51.397-05:002010-06-18T18:23:51.397-05:00I told you I could relate. I was just diagnosed bu...I told you I could relate. I was just diagnosed but I have been fighting it since the age of 14!!! It takes a special person like you to write about it. to talk about it. it is such a hush, hush disease. Thank you for reposting and sharing yours and Tiffany's story with the world. If I was ever one of the meanies, I am soooo sorry! -Anne RutkowskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199837341014147244.post-19496979897029734942010-06-18T18:09:19.950-05:002010-06-18T18:09:19.950-05:00You have always been and will always be my sister ...You have always been and will always be my sister of the heart. That makes your sister just as equal. You have filled my heart and mind with so much love for you both that there's a hard knot in my throat and wet stuff leaking from my eyes. You are the most brave and heart-filled woman I know. Every life you touch is all the better for it and a ton better prepared to make this world a better place to live. You are loved without measure.Jaimee Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735348809998154246noreply@blogger.com