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Hope is a fat, obnoxious angel who barges in, sits down, and starts banging for a meal. God only knows where he’s been - his wings are filthy and sour smelling. He insults the cook, scares the children, manipulates conversation. People are tolerant because he’s not always like this, and he tends not to linger. When he returns, days or weeks later, he taps meekly at the back door. It’s open, he’s told. He steps inside and waits, avoiding eye contact. He’s told dinner will be served at six sharp. He knows where the clean towels are if he wants to wash up.
Dave Cameron
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.12-memoir-approximate-directions-to-a-burial/
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thedepressiverealist posted this
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Depressive realism is the proposition that people with depression have a more accurate perception of reality, specifically that they are less affected by the positive illusions of illusory superiority, the illusion of control and optimism bias. It must be understood that this refers specifically to people with borderline or moderate depression — while normal people see things in too positive a light and severely depressed people see things in too negative a light, the "grey" area in between leads to the most accurate perceptions of reality. [Source, wikipedia, Depressive Realism]
