I have never been in medication, even though I can feel when I'm feeling down
And yes going out shooting is a good medicine, but for me the darkroom work is even more therapeutic.
I have still to finish mine here so only film for now, but soon back to the enlarger fixer and selenium!
Originally posted by jgredline Hi folks..Rather than Hi Jack the ''inspired'' thread, I thought I would simply start a new one....
Personally, speaking, I have been suffering from clinical depression for a few years now..Seen many doctors, have built some cool fish tanks, have been on a few different kind of meds, etc and nothing has done for me more than photography, well next to Jesus anyway...But when I feel stressed or down, I simply go for a walk and or a photo hunt and what a difference....If I come back with one good pic, I am happy...If I come back with none, it is still a great time....
Have any others found the same thing?
The only time I was not able to pick the camera for a while was after my father died (I was 15), since taking pictures was something I learned from him and was the thing that got us together a lot.
I was lucky to go to the Galapagos with all my family a few weeks before he died, and we had some fun, but I saw his pain when he tried to climb the small mountain in Bartolome Island.
Last edited by titrisol; 08-11-2008 at 12:15 AM.