tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post3388924878693534148..comments2024-03-11T07:25:29.540+00:00Comments on Nicola Vincent-Abnett: The Gift part iiNicola Vincent-Abnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-74368926308330254312013-05-11T10:35:20.262+01:002013-05-11T10:35:20.262+01:00every now and then. just to keep me on track. but...every now and then. just to keep me on track. but not enough that my feet leave the ground!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-30501546827444439812013-05-10T13:02:39.703+01:002013-05-10T13:02:39.703+01:00See how lovely you are?!See how lovely you are?!Nicola Vincent-Abnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-34848024690536131842013-05-10T12:57:11.836+01:002013-05-10T12:57:11.836+01:00as a musician, most of my lyrics were/are spawned ...as a musician, most of my lyrics were/are spawned from the need to express my feelings because it was better than holding it in. as a result most of it is pretty depressing reading (writing a song called "Prescription of Destruction's Description" doesn't exactly bode for happy thoughts). so it was part creativity, part expression, wholly self-therapy.<br /><br />while I've never suffered from mental illness (as far as I'm aware), in a twisted way my suffering has helped me creatively. so it's no surprise that some of my favourite songs are about things I've felt too and that "someone else gets it" has been affirming. that said, (despite many disgruntled rants) when it comes to writing fiction, my sorrows have been of little use in that regard.<br /><br />needless to say my studies of psychology in the last few years have made me appreciate the state of my mental health so much more, to the extent where I'm more willing to take a proactive stance in its management, which has meant cutting out negative influences (read ex-friends) from my life, for the better!<br /><br />but I agree that while my negative experiences have been turned into pluses, I'm pretty sure I would have rather been happier for much more of my past. fuck the romantic notion if it's divorced from the painful reality that many are forced to deal with!<br /><br />p.s. HUGS! just cos ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com