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- Witt0
go look in the pond and repeat after me...
At least I'm not flavorful...
...or flavorful's boyfriend.
O bliss be gone, can I Ophelia be without reckoning it so far? O love, O Pond!
grunttt
(Oct 15 07, 11:26)
- Witt0
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Dorme descansada, o Secular-das-Nuvens vela por ti.
It does. Old stuff.
- BattleAxe0
Narin, its just to put thing in perspective to our self imposed state of mind, I do it all the time ... now come down
- Witt0
it really does. 5 days.
- Nairn0
Come down? You sick bastard, we're trying to cheer each other up here! ;)
Sorry for the reaction - it's the exact-same as my Father's was when he reacted to one of his worker's depression, which was borne of never having been depressed himself. He had a wee bout of his own a couple of years later, which reframed his perspective massively, made him regret firing the poor guy, and helping him out.
Adjusting your perspective, thinking about the world view and overcoming your own self-impositions is the height of human endeavour otherwise..
..but it's doing exactly that that can make people feel a little glum about the state of the world.
I know it can for me.
- Jurre0
i feel for you, i have had the same
I've been seeing psychiatrists briefly but they don't tend to help much in my case. They say things I already now and diving in the past is not always the solution (althought methods vary greatly of course, also per continent). If you are really without a way out it can never hurt to see one.
I've noticed going to gym helps, concentrating on work or go on a holiday. Changing context provokes new ideas and insights for me, at least. I read books like Power of Now (eckhart tolle). Self help books are not the answer either but some of them gave me a lot better view on how thoughts work than than any traditional western help. Learning how the mind works (self-insight not some doctrine that you must learn) helped my view into the causality of thought when it comes to emotions.
Hope you feel better soon! See your friends as much as possible, airing thoughts is very different than the internal mental construct that can keep going..and going...
I know many people use medicine to deal with things but i have seen that it can lead to strong dependency..
- Concrete0
I'm at risk of redundancy.
Just waiting to hear the verdict now.
- emecks0
redundancy was the best thing that ever happened to me Concrete. Made me depressed initiallly but gave me such a throbbing kick up the bahookie to get on with self employment....
- Nairn0
Concrete - just try and ensure you stay critical to their needs - that way, should they need work doing in a month's time, you can charge them a swollen freelance rate..
..that's what I did when I was made redundant. Kind of worked out better for me in the long run.
- Concrete0
Thanks guys. :)
I'm trying to look at it that way. If it does happen, I think it will be a positive thing - just anxious of the unknown.
- marychain0
Don't drink...that's a depressant...it'll make you feel good for a VERY short period and then you'll feel worse and smell like alchol and feel all shitty.
instead...
Learn to do something new
Learn Japanese
Learn to fly an airplane (even a simulator)
Learn a few impressive magic tricks and feel like a badass
Learn to appreciate a new type of musicI find new experiences can be VERY uplifting
- babaganush0
Exercise mate. Definitely go and see someone. Don't listen to ANYONE who says pull your socks up or think how good you have it. Dunno your situation but it isn't always circumstantial (i.e. I lost my job etc. ). Change your situation now bit by bit. It can and will get better. There's been some fucking stupid comments in this thread on an issue that wastes so many lives.
Good luck mate, make a call tomorrow and try to move slowly but take steps - even if they're tiny.
Good luck
- contia10
why are you acting like that flavorfoul.
- senseg0
Well... Im having the same now. All the time when its such weather outside im having this... Depression + huge insomnia.
The only thing i would suggest you - find a good girl for sex, go to gym and shut down your computer.
Dont use fucking pills!
- Leigh0
PMA!!!
- superbaka0
get sleep but not too much - use an alarm even on weekends to get out of bed when you are still a little tired.
then drink coffee right away and keep a fair amount of caffeine in you, just enough to stay below manic/anxious, but to keep you from crawling into bed. trick is dont stay too sleepy or get too anxious. each one of those brings out the spiral of bad thoughts. drink tons of water and eat fish.
- toe_knee0
go to your local dog pound a bring a stray for a walk. you'll make his/her day and you'll feel good about it.
- toe_knee0
And then slit your wrists.
Get fucked.
flavorful
(Oct 15 07, 07:20)I'm glad you haven't gone through any pain in your life. Never lost someone you really cared about to suicide... but if you did it might help you grow up a bit an realize that saying stupid shit just to sound cool regardless of how it might hurt someone just makes you look like a complete heartless bastard.