urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2014-01-12T21:00:14Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:552880 2014-01-12T21:00:14Z 2014-01-12T21:00:14Z The Barr Brothers, "Beggar in the Morning." When I posted about depression, I said that I was giving myself comment amnesty; I said that I might not (probably would not) read the comments.<br /><br />Since then, people have contacted me via email (when they had it), via my old email (which I rarely check), via my contact form, via Facebook, and via my Tumblr, to give me their phone numbers, to tell me not to hurt myself (which I did not threaten to do), to provide crisis hotlines, to make suggestions about medication (which I did not solicit), and in one case, <i>to threaten to report me to the police as a suicide risk if I did not update my blog immediately to show that I was still alive</i>.<br /><br />Please. Stop. "Comment amnesty" did not mean "work harder to make sure that your words, your well wishes, your specific need to engage with my depression will be heard." I try to keep open dialogs on this blog, and I usually appreciate communication, but right now, this contact is intrusive, and upsetting, and seems to prioritize the needs of the contacting person above mine. Please. Stop.<br /><br />This is why I do not talk when I am sad.