About Silver
Greetings,
My name is Silver, I am 36 years old, and reside in the
United Kingdom in Southampton.
During my time in this organisation, I have gone from being a list
member, to a member, to a
council member. I am extremely active within this organisation and
deem it my heart and soul.
Within the VC my functions are many, going from associate in charge
of applications and interviews,
to classes, public relations, and also a member of the zine staff..I
also run the UK/Europe offline
office. These are my official duties as a council member..
I feel it isn't so much the organisation that I am dedicated to, but
more to the people who frequent it
and belong to it. If they need my help, I try to be there for them in
any way that I can. Being an empathic vampire ( although I have sanguine
tendencies), my main method of
energy gaining is through emotions, although I also psi feed quite
alot. I am more active within the
online community as being a single parent does not allow for an adult
social life, but I do however
keep in contact with several here in the UK and US via phone.
~Dark Blessings~
Silver
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Question: As council members of the Vampire Church, and having
experience in teaching and helping other people with their
vampirism, you must have noticed the prevalence of
depression within the vampire community, is it your
opinion that depression is part and parcel of vampirism,
or do you believe it's outside influences which make
this such a common issue?
Greetings,
No, I do not believe that depression is part and parcel of vampirism,
nor do I believe it is caused by vampirism. Depression is a serious
issue which almost always begins due to something traumatic that the
individual has been put through, or made to suffer from. I know that
going for long periods without having grabbed sufficient energy, if
any at all, will depress the senses, that is to say, cause "blue"
feelings, but depression is not a temporary "bluesy" feeling, and
almost always requires medication to keep it under control, so that
the individual suffering from it, ia able to have some quality of
life. There are many who, being in this category, come to "dark"
groups, such as this one is, believing we can in some way help them,
or that we will accept them as vampires because they seem to have
the "symptoms", such as sleeping all day and being awake all
night. This is a very UNvampiric symptom, but it is a common one of
depression. And if one sleeps all day and is awake by night, this
will throw off the natural circadian rhythms of the body, and cause
melanin production to significantly lessen, (melanin production
occurs at night when we are sleeping) which will then cause paleness
to the skin, which then causes further skin and eye sensitivity to
the sun. And I think this is why the many who are depressed, believe
they are also vampires. Really, all we can do, is assist them and
support them where it is needed. I do hope this has been helpful.
Dark Blessings~
Silver
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