A Deeper Look to Understand Depression

I came across a blog that, Amy Janesmith, has actively written called, On Performance and Positivity. I find Amy's blog to be rather mundane and plain, but in the blogs simplest form, it shows how peaceful the writer is about emotional subjects. The post that intrigued my attention on provoking emotions of the audience was, "My experience with depression and anxiety".

At the beginning of viewing the post, the blog did not bring any alert or bright thinking to my attention because the appearance of the blog does not capture the eye with bright statements or advertisements. The blog post's statement appears to be written in a more professional appearance surrounding business like characteristics. At the top of the blog post there is a picture that grabbed the attention of my heart with emotions because the picture holds a deep statement, in my opinion The picture was what got my attention to read the rest of the post.

The picture speaks a thousand words for what the blog post is going to speak about. I think the picture and writing sets the tone for the authors pathos of the post. The picture appears to be a form of water art, that uses a darker colour with different tones of blues. In my eyes, this brings out a sad feeling and raises emotions in my mind that something is deep, or lonely. The fact that there is a women sitting on the edge of her bed and appears to be sitting in a shelled up position, this uneasy form leads the viewer to believe she is struggling with her surroundings. I think the picture brings the readers emotions to the surface right at the beginning of the post. The pathos that appears to be set by the writer are emotions that are set deep in individuals that are sad, lonely, and difficult. For me, the picture connected with me on a different level because I can understand, and am open to depression. I believe that with others it may be the same. This post is directed at a certain audience, which is people who have experienced the different forms of depression and can understand. Secondly, it is directed at an audience who may not know what depression is like, and cannot see the bigger picture of the emotions involved. The pathos by the writer in this blog addresses the emotions used will affect readers who may not know what depression is like, or the truth to the disorder. In hope the writer wants to grab the attention of this audience to bring awareness to their feelings on depression and the emotions surrounding the disorder.
I enjoyed how this blog post also provided many links to other pages throughout her discussion on experiences with depression. The openness emotions of Amy appears to allow her community to see her as credited, to give others resources that can actually work for them. The link that she provides for the readers, provides them with a clear understanding of what depression is and how it effects people. I enjoyed reading this because it brings awareness to the audience who reads it, and sets a factual expectation as to what depression is. The goal of the post is to bring awareness and education to individuals on what depression is and the realistic characteristics of it. Many individuals in society are not properly educated on these mental disorders; therefore, Amy's emotions involved in letting individuals know these disorders are not a disease someone can walk away from, is directed at influencing the audience in her community.

This example appears to be directed at the audience the author is trying to get through to. I believe that the writers openness to emotional, and deep feelings to share her true story with others creates the pathos of the post. The pathos is how the writer presents emotions to the readers of the blog and forms a community. In this case I think that the writer forms a strong community of people based upon the pathos of emotions used to described her experiences of depression and anxiety. It appears when an individual uses their true emotions on a sensitive subject, it grasps others emotions in the situation as well. Amy's openness with her emotions in this blog post strikes the responders in her community to be comfortable to relate, and build a stronger connection. Amy's pathos in her blog post brought 40 some individuals to comment on her post and respond on a emotional level together.