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    "Hachi"Bassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 9:46am

    hey Bassey. i keep reading your words over and over again. i think you’re so brave for sharing your life with us. the past few months you’ve been posting here people have been saying that they share similar experiences. i read their comments and I think about what if we didn’t have you and your words? would we feel alone? just thinking out loud. anyway nothing else to say except thank you.

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      Bassey Ikpi"Hachi"
      8/10/17 10:07am

      Wow. This is really kind and affirming. I sometimes get anxiety around sharing too much. I do it anyway because it is important for me to get “me too” and feel less alone so this is very needed. Thank you.

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    scott hamptonBassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 9:10am

    It is hard enough to drive after therapy, I don’t know how you can do retail afterwards - but do what works for you. Thank you for sharing. Depression sucks.

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      Bassey Ikpiscott hampton
      8/10/17 9:27am

      I edited out the bit where I sit in the car for over 30 minutes after. I don’t do this often, only when I’m in the “in-between”. I like to take any small sliver of “okay” that presents itself and fling myself towards it. It’s my supplement to the meds and therapy.

      I’m not suggesting it for others. I just like to do what I can to help my better.

      Thanks for reading.

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    MarilynBassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 12:52pm

    Take care of yourself. They tell me it gets better.

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      Bassey IkpiMarilyn
      8/10/17 12:57pm

      Thank you. And it does.
      I’m doing great but it is a process and learning to be kind to myself is part of that process.


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    David E. Davis rides again!Bassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 10:02am

    TJ maxx/homegoods have a fun food section. Both has become my go to center for spice grinders of all sorts. They used to carry weird and tasty mustards/relishes but that’s seems to have changed over the past year or two.

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      Bassey IkpiDavid E. Davis rides again!
      8/10/17 10:05am

      Oh my gosh! I love their weird ass gourmet section.

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    NickiMinajsWigDetanglerBassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 9:46am

    I can relate so hard that I had to stop and take a second...couldn’t believe I wasn’t the only one who does this. Even the Jason Mraz! Thank you for sharing. You made me sniffle a little and then smile. This might be a good day.

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    scowlybrowspinster---Not just grey, NOW INVISIBLE!Bassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 11:51am

    Yours is the second story I have read where some aspect of domestic life’s messiness made a super depressed person laugh wildly until the spell broke and she could move on. I am glad you are feeling better and I hope depression keeps receding. (Also: grapefruit and coconut scented bath products rule.)

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    nadaforgretchenweinersBassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 2:37pm

    Wonderfully written. Rituals are so important, my favorite is sliding into clean sheets after a long day. Soft clean sheets with polished heals (because they crack so often) and motioned legs.

    Keep caring for yourself, you deserve tomorrow.

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    dontrun-fightBassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 9:53am
    I feel like something beautiful and healthy and loved, if by nothing else, then the cells that make me.

    Like the entire piece, this is absolutely beautiful and touching writing.

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    AngelaInDetroitBassey Ikpi
    8/10/17 10:33am
    These tears were some other kind of weeping. Something that told me that I was OK. That I had returned. That I was laughter and spill and cough and alive. That I was disturbance and steady and bold and breathing.

    That was powerful to read.

    Respect for sharing.

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