"50 First Dates", The Ultimate Reality Reminder


Have you seen this movie? Check out the trailer for more detailed information.

 Let me give you a brief summary: Adam Sandler falls in love with Drew Barrymore who has permanent brain damage as a result of a car accident. She has no short term memory. She remembers everything that happened before the accident, but since the accident she can't remember anything for longer than one day.

 They fall in love on their first date. The next time they see each other she doesn't remember him. He asks her out again on another 'first date' and they fall in love again. This repeats and repeats and after 50 first dates, they marry.

Every morning she wakes up not knowing who he is and why she is sleeping in the same bed with him. So he makes up a little video for her explaining everything. Each morning when she wakes up there is a note on the TV in her bedroom which says "Good morning Lucy, watch this before you get up." 

 Each morning she grieves fresh tears of sadness over the accident and over her losses. After she watches it and finishes reacting with grief, although she is frightened, she understands what is going on.

 Okay, now wouldn't that be a good idea for the rest of us who live with mental illness? Each day a movie instructing us about our lives, its joys and its limitations.

 Each day we could remind ourselves who we are, what limitations our illness presents, what joys we can look forward to, and what strategies must be in place for us to be able to live within our limitations.

 If you were to create such a thing, what would you say to yourself each day?

I will share with you tomorrow what I would say to myself in my video.

 WHAT ABOUT YOU? How are you feeling today? Can you think of what you might say to yourself at the beginning of each day for a reality check?

 Don't give up! There is hope for depression.



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