Having a bad few days, trying my best to battle through, but
it’s so draining and frustrating.
Argh!
I’m sure my next comparison has already been made by someone
much more eloquent than me. And I apologise to those who have never read a
Harry Potter book. But it seems that the Dementors who torture the innocent in those
well-loved books, bare some resemblance to my depression.
I won’t try to explain much more, instead let me put you in
the safe hands of J.K. Rowling:
‘Dementors are among
the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest
places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope and happiness
out of the air around them. Even Muggles* feel their presence, though they can’t
see them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory,
will be sucked out of you…You’ll be left with nothing but the worst experiences
of your life…’ *non magic people pg.
140, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K Rowling, 1999.
Do you understand what I’m wittering on about? Sounds very
similar to that wretched black dog.
However, for those who have read the adventures of Harry,
you will know that all is not lost...
‘a Patronus is a kind
of Anti-Dementor – a guardian which acts as a shield between you and the
Dementor…The Patronus is a kind of positive force, a projection of the very
things that the Dementor feeds upon – hope, happiness, the desire to survive –
but it cannot feel despair as real humans can, so the Dementors can’t hurt it…It
will only work if you are concentrating, with all your might, on a single, very
happy memory.’ pg. 176, Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K Rowling, 1999.
So, in conclusion, I need to find myself a wand, a happy
thought and conjure up a Patronus.
All magical help gratefully received.
Expecting a visit from Dumbledore any day now.
xxx
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