Guest farnsbarns Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I've had a really **** time recently and I'm beginning to really feel it. What do you do to pull yourself out of impending depression? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I've had a really **** time recently and I'm beginning to really feel it. What do you do to pull yourself out of impending depression? Step 1: [difficult] Turn off computer. Step 2: [if applicable] Put "plug" in "jug". Step 2: Invite friend over... tell bring instrument. Step 3: Play music ... commiserate ... play music. Step 4: Repeat as necessary. Best of luck. The good news is that you can see it coming. A word to the wise is sufficient. J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Same here man, some bad times lately, I've tried to cope with it and do as if nothing's happening so the wife (and friends and family) don't have to be worried about me on top of their own worries. :( Maybe we should form an online jam group and just play 'til late hours of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Don't forget... it's the time of the year when Seasonal Affective Disorder can start to set in due to the short daylight hours. Mrs. J/W is prone to this, and has a special, high-intensity lamp that she shines in her face for a half-hour upon awakening each day. [she now looks like a 108-year-old Navajo lady, but she's not depressed about it!] If you can't jam, another outlet that's good for a chuckle is to spend an hour or two down to the mall "floating blimps". It's great fun, and releases a lot of pent-up frustrations! [i don't use the light, but I float blimps on a regular basis! I highly recommend the practise!] Regards, J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Perspective is everything. Try to find a new hobby, maybe try a religion? Look at all the bad things in your life and get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 On top of what others have said, maybe take look at your diet. I seem to get badly depressed when I deny myself carbohydrates. I thought it was just a bunch of bunk until I googled it one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 On top of what others have said, maybe take look at your diet. I seem to get badly depressed when I deny myself carbohydrates. I thought it was just a bunch of bunk until I googled it one day. That IS another excellent point, Jantha. As well as food groups, also consider what you may be sensitive to in terms of preservatives, additives, and food colors. [if you are careful while you're YOUNG, you can look as good as ME, as you age, ever so slowly, ever so gracefully!][see pic] J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANNIC Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I recognise the early signs of my occasional dips into darkness. I find long walks or vigorous exercise helpful. You get a bit of a lift doing it, and you knacker yourself out. The resulting rest period always chills me out a bit. All the best. For f***s sake, don't try r***g**n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I recognise the early signs of my occasional dips into darkness. I find long walks or vigorous exercise helpful. You get a bit of a lift doing it, and you knacker yourself out. The resulting rest period always chills me out a bit. All the best. For f***s sake, don't try r***g**n. What the f*** is "r***g**n"? [This is gonna drive me NUTS!] J/W :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANNIC Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 What the f*** is "r***g**n"? [This is gonna drive me NUTS!] J/W :blink: See the post from the Honourable Member for New York in this thread. I fully agree with everything else he said though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 See the post from the Honourable Member for New York in this thread. THANK YOU, MANNIC! I see the Light , now! Regards, J/W B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Religion works for some, Ive seen tons of people change completely for the better good when they discover something to believe in. It can be from Jesus to Satan, take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I've had a really **** time recently and I'm beginning to really feel it. What do you do to pull yourself out of impending depression? real depression or just "fed up at the moment" depression, real depression is a biatch...speaking from experience :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here's a freebie which works.... Start the car and drive to Whitstable Park up and enjoy the harbour area Walk along the prom to Herne Bay Purchase fish'n chips....sit facing the sea eating same Walk back to Whitstable marvelling at the windfarm Return suitably refreshed..... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Don't forget... it's the time of the year when Seasonal Affective Disorder can start to set in due to the short daylight hours. Absolutely! Charlie, I remind myself too (when dark patches come) that they have come many times before and have come and gone and the current one will also go in the same way Allowing yourself to realise that there is nothing you can do about the dark spell but roll with it; is actually very weirdly comforting in itself - as you let go and become relaxed... I am sorry you are feeling blue Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 AND... should the weather prove too inclement for the drive to Whitstable: ...visit the shops and FLOAT BLIMPS! It's a wonderful time of the year to do so, as the crowds of shoppers are considerable! J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellen Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 keep your self active. Read books and hear music. Be around people. Don't drink or do drugs. Eat right and sleep well. And as *Matt* says , just accept that life is hard sometimes. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I've always had two things I've felt sure in falling back on. Music, and books. If I am feeling particularly terrible, I'll just play for hours on end (and into the early morning) for no apparent reason, with no goal, just to allow myself to breathe. It is the only way I know how to release emotions, or to calm the unsteady waters of my mind. I'm socially inept to an extreme, typing it out and being able to edit it (like I do here) helps... but it's never the same as playing. Besides that, I fold myself into a good book. Though, admittedly, that sometimes proves counterproductive at first. It's strangely hard for me to find a book that doesn't invoke some strangely sad revelation before, after further consideration, I can think upon it brightly. Though I guess you could count walking my dog, wandering off in the countryside (I live in a relatively rural area so it's not hard to find a place where nobody else dwells), or anything like that... Life sucks something awful at times, but it could be worse couldn't it? I just try to keep moving, though I don't trust other people to help me up. “Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity” Thomas Merton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I've had a really **** time recently and I'm beginning to really feel it. What do you do to pull yourself out of impending depression? The wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Stay away from Russian literature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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