I’m not the only one

Posted on December 2nd, 2006 by Jackie Danicki

It is partly that you think something terrible is about to happen and partly that you feel slack and depressed when you are not in a state of emergency.

-Nigella Lawson, who has the excuse of having lost her mother, sister, and husband to cancer by the time she was 40 to explain why she feels this way. I have no such excuse.

It’s somewhat comforting to see this put into words, as it’s the most accurate description I have found for what life is like - for me, anyway. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one.

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5 Responses to “I’m not the only one”

  1. james higham, on December 2nd, 2006 at 4:44 pm Said:

    Of course, there is a solution to the Nigella syndrome but it would possibly not be palatable to a Samizdata girl.

  2. Jackie Danicki, on December 2nd, 2006 at 10:19 pm Said:

    Now I’m intrigued. What do you mean, James?

  3. Chris Yeh, on December 3rd, 2006 at 5:08 am Said:

    It almost sounds like you’re a pessimist, which I never would have guessed. Of course, even a natural pessimist can counteract her instincts!

  4. MJ, on December 3rd, 2006 at 7:21 pm Said:

    S.A.D.?

  5. Jackie Danicki, on December 4th, 2006 at 9:05 pm Said:

    I don’t think it’s SAD, but the darkness this time of year does not help.

    Chris, I wouldn’t class myself as a pessimist in most things, and yet…here I am, feeling that disaster is about to strike at any second. Very strange contradiction - will talk to my therapist about it.

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