Interview with a Vampire

I have been talking with "the vampire" for the past couple of days.  While this has been very informative to some, a little depressing for others, I feel that this will be the last of the interview.  If I feel a need to talk to the vampire in the future I will be sure to post the interview here.  But for now this is the last installment.  I need to move on.

Interview with a Vampire part 3 -- final chapter

We have talked about a lot of things.  I think people are getting a better understanding of you.

You think?

Sure.  Don't you?

I wonder.  I wonder if someone that doesn't have me in their life can understand me at all.  But it really doesn't matter now does it?

Sure it matters. The more people that understand the more compassionate they can be.  They can be more supportive.  More understanding.  Fewer people saying that people that are depressed are "weak minded".

Weak minded?  Someone has said that about me?

Yes.  Not to the person's face but close and loud enough for them to hear.  "I will never be depressed because I am not weak minded."

Hmm.....didn't realize I had that much power over people that aren't depressed.  This is great news.

Great news?

Yes.  The more people look down on or criticize or are afraid of depression/bipolar or any mental illness really the easier my job.

Easier?

Sure.  If everyone around the depressed person acts like total idoits the more depressed my lovelys become.  Great for me.

That is totally scarey.

Maybe for you.  The more people that don't understand mental illness or think they know it all (and trust me they don't) the harder they make it on those that are ill.  I love it.

Moving on.  What else would you like to share with us?

Mental illness is not catching.  It's not like a cold that can be passed from person to person.  A lot of mental illness seems to be inherited though.  And it's nothing to be ashamed of.

Nothing to be ashamed of?

You don't have to repeat that.  I want people to be ashamed.  But the truth is my victims have done nothing wrong, they haven't done anything to bring me to them. 

So depression (or other mental illnesses) doesn't have anything to do with being "weak minded" or that you are a bad person?

Right.  But please stop telling people this.  It is bad for business.

Anything else you want to share?

Trying to hurry me and shut me up are you?

I didn't say that.

But it's the truth.  Talking to me opens all kinds of wounds for some people.  But that's ok.  I like that actually, but I guess you don't.

Ok so I will share a little more with you. Depression is big business with the drug companies.  Most of what is on the market that helps to alleviate depression is very expensive.  And the psychiatrist make a pretty penny to.  So it is an expensive illness.

Also with meds that are out there are tons of side effects that also help my cause.

Your cause?

Yeah.  Depression.  The more depressed I can make my victims the more I like it.  And with meds that cause side effects like: sleeplessness, weight gain, sexual problems, nausea, headaches, possible liver or kidney damage......

Ok, I think we get the idea. Meds have all kinds of bad side effects.

And some meds do warn that they can increase risk for sucide.  Not everyone that is depressed thinks of sucide though.  But I can get them to think things like: would be so great if I went to sleep and never woke up, or maybe if that big rig would cross the yellow line and hit me head on ..........Things like this run thru a lot of my victims minds.  They won't act on it, but if death were to "jump in their lap" they would be grateful.

Speaking of meds they can mess your brain in other non beneficial ways.

Such as?

My lovelys have memory problems, they often will feel their brain is just mush.  Like I have this one victim that because of all the meds (or maybe it's just me and not the meds but who can tell?  LOL) can't remember the mulitplication tables, doesn't remember much of anything about growing up.  My lovely has associate degrees from the local community college but most of what was learned is gone.  Or at least my lovely believes it is.  My lovely doubts if he/she could do college or any higher learning now.

You are a depressing creature.

You betcha.  If I do my job right my victims can't work or at the very least have problems holding a job.  My victims will loose friends and hopefully their family will distance themselves.  Isn't that great?  I get my lovelys isolated and then the depression just keeps feeding on itself.

I can't see a good thing in any of what you have said.

That's because you are not a vampire.  I am.  I am here to suck as much of life out of a person as I possibly can.  The more disruptive I am to their lives the better.  The more money I make them spend the better.  I am possibly one of the best vampires on the face of the earth.  Great isn't it?

No it's not.  I am very happy for those that find meds that help them to get on with their lives.  I feel bad for those that the meds stop working after a while.  It hurts to think that loved ones don't understand, can't understand.  It just makes it harder on those that are sick.

You can kill vampires that suck blood by putting a stake thru their heart.  How can we kill a vampire like you?

You can't kill me.  You can make me easier to live with but you can't kill me.  You can make people more knowledgable but you can't kill me. 

I hope that someday doctors can change that.

I don't.

I know you don't.  I really hate you.

Is that.......

Shut up.  This interview is over.