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



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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