When you guys get depressed....

[all the whey]

drive in the farm land at night so I can see the stars, sounds stupid but it usually reminds me that my problems arent really all that big compared what all else is out there,

or watching an old movie

Like Flashdance?

 

[PICK3]

I was just thinkin.........you know that sinking feeling in your chest or stomach when your sad and stuff?

I wonder if that's a parasympathetic response sending pulses down your vagus nerve.....

So what nerve is getting parasympathetic responses when my boss says shit that makes my o-ring swell up?

 

[chris302001]

So what nerve is getting parasympathetic responses when my boss says shit that makes my o-ring swell up?

nope, that's sympathetic

 

[ndto]

Like Flashdance?

.......no of course not

dont hate

 

[-Ariel-]

I was just thinkin.........you know that sinking feeling in your chest or stomach when your sad and stuff?

I wonder if that's a parasympathetic response sending pulses down your vagus nerve.....

My depression comes and goes, and my take is, if you are not depressed once and a while, then you are absolutely fucking boring...

That said, it blows, the one thing that may help but is not easy, and does not operate through the mechanisms that you are taught of cause and effect, which I have to adapt to in June again, is to treat it like deep tissue massage... it is very painful, and the more you tighten up and clench up your muscles, the less pain you feel, however, you also miss out on the healing of the muscle by avoiding the pain.
My point is, instead of distracting yourself, take say 20-30 minutes out of your schedule and just reflect on how you feel, notice how repetitive the thoughts are, how their transmission is linked to certain sensations found, where are the sensations located? Are they located in your chest, to the right of your heart... the point of the excercise, which is very awkward, and not to be attempted with the expectation of a definite, instant result, is that you learn to feel who you and this develops a tiny bit of awareness... in a short period of time, the difficulties that are surrounding you will reveal what is truly wrong and what needs to be done. Moreover, when the depression passes, you will uncover what is really important to you. You already know this, but you will feel and know it. Nothing beats the knowledge of the heart. I suspect you already know what is really bothering you...
My main point is that depression is a huge part of life, especially today, I have been feeling off as well lately, however, the best way to deal with it is to confront it through surrendering to the pain, and through this awkward encounter with this pain, you are able to let go of it... what I am suggesting take alot of energy, will, and courage, things you already possess... and alot of emotions will come up, like sadness, guilt, self doubt, in my experiences alot of shit I can't even describe...
Moreover, this is not an easy exercise; very clumsy, very awkward, and generally compared to others, I suck at it and get easily distracted, however, the effort put in... does come back through results.... not immediately, but they will come if you are sincere... by going inward, through what we label as intuition, expand outward.
That said my friend, anyway you can alleviate the pain, I am for, and yeah smoking out is the last thing you wanna do, or drink, but my thoughts go out to ya bro.

Pain itself destroys pain. Suffering itself frees man from suffering, I have yet have the discerning feeling that confirms this statement, however, some part of me knows it is true...

 

[*ebony*]

i think that it can be worse.. and i try to be thankful for what i DO have..

i also daydream alot.. whenever reality sucks.. i imagine it getting better, or prepare myself to make changes when the time is right..

i let myself have "crying-fests" when things just suck all around and i need an emotional release.. I also keep a journal.. i find that writing and analyzing my moods helps me gain perspective.. and its good to reference for those harder life-long struggles (relationships..etc).

i shop, take myself out, indulge, spoil me a lil to remind myself that i'm worth it!

i daydream too, but thats just to escape my reality for a bit. i have a vivid imagination and i daydream about nothing and everything, it works to get your mind off things.

i also work, work, work, keeping busy is great at times like these. i try to find something to keep my hands and mind busy.

ummmm...i LOVE crying!lol
go ahead and cry and you'll feel awsome afterwords. sometime i start crying and i don't know what i'm crying for until a bit later or evan days later........all i know is i feel alot better afterwords. i say go ahead and cry your eyes out!

 

[Smurfy]

what do you do? Not like, clinically needing medication depressed, but just feeling pretty hopeless nonetheless? I dont smoke weed, and I really dont have the energy to do a 2 a day at the gym today.

So whaddya do when you feel everything is pretty much fucked up in your life?

try to see a light at the end of the tunnel
try to focus on things that are good in my life
try to identify if there is something that i CAN change and whether its worth the effort of making a change
eat cake
take a nap

 

[wootoom]

i play good music

 

[chris302001]

i daydream too, but thats just to escape my reality for a bit. i have a vivid imagination and i daydream about nothing and everything, it works to get your mind off things.

i also work, work, work, keeping busy is great at times like these. i try to find something to keep my hands and mind busy.

ummmm...i LOVE crying!lol
go ahead and cry and you'll feel awsome afterwords. sometime i start crying and i don't know what i'm crying for until a bit later or evan days later........all i know is i feel alot better afterwords. i say go ahead and cry your eyes out!

Sometimes cying makes me feel better. I'm not afraid to admit that. It's messed up, I've been sitting here on the couch nearly in tears for like....4 hrs and my wife, who is on the other couch talking to frineds all night hasnt even noticed. I know it's gay for me to feel bad about that, but in other ways I'm glad she hasnt noticed, cuz then she'll have a cow and be like, why are you sad, what did I do, blah blah blah and I dont wanna deal with that. I think I'll take your advice and go cry in the bathroom.


To everybody, please dont reply to this with mean thoughts. Even if you think I'm being a pussy, thats cool, but I dont need to know you feel that way. I just needed to vent.

Thanks.

 

[Megalomaniac]

refer to that Pdaddy thread. that should take care of it.