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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: Batcat]
#22243768 - 09/15/15 10:39 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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OP I feel you I've been stuck in the funk of depression for a couple months now. Eating healthy and exercising help BY FAR the most more then anything. I'm prescribed wellbutrin too and that helps with the apathy. It comes and goes, but exercise specifically works best for me. When you're in shape it helps bring back some self confidence.
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Batcat
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: Cognitive_Shift]
#22266075 - 09/20/15 05:35 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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i am a literal reject to society.
all the lies i've created are all haunting up on me.
i don't have feelings. i have no soul. happiness is but a dream i will never reach.
if i work out and exercise it is just showing im trying to toughen up
my spirit is gone. im literally a waste ill have fun stitching up my own wounds in the future.
Edited by Batcat (09/20/15 05:38 PM)
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moonrockmushy
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: Batcat]
#22266314 - 09/20/15 06:25 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Do you exercise, or do you just assume that it would change the way other people view you in a way that isn't true to the person you feel you are?
Honestly I've been struggling to get my life under control for years now, and exercise has really been the #1 thing that has helped me. It doesn't make you happy as much as it gives you a way to escape that overactive part of your brain that forces thoughts like this into your head. Nobody can really bother me when I'm running, and I can use my anxiety to push myself harder until I feel like I actually want to slow down and relax.
It sounds like you're intent on self-destruction, which nobody here can really change, but I believe you can and if you need professional help there is nothing wrong with that. Fuck fitting in with society, leave that to society, do what is right for you.
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: moonrockmushy]
#22266728 - 09/20/15 07:59 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Sounds like your too far gone for some people on a drug forum to help you. We really did give you excellent advise though. Theres nothing else any of us can say that you haven't heard already.
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: Batcat]
#22266965 - 09/20/15 08:48 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Batcat said:
all the lies i've created are all haunting up on me.
Including the lies that you have no feelings, that you're a reject to society, that happiness is something you'll never achieve. Lies, lies, lies.
You're fueled by self pity, and until you break free of that attitude, you're right, you never will achieve happiness.
Misery consumed me for years. Granted, I still struggle daily, but do you know when I started to see improvements? When I stopped accepting that happiness was unattainable, when I stopped saying "poooor me", when I actually got off my ass n started doing things that I knew would make my life better (cutting certain people out of my life, picking up hobbies (even if my depression rendered everything pretty dull), when I started stepping outside of my comfort zone)
We as human beings want instant gratification. Now now now. The state you're in now, is the result of years of depression and negative thought processes, no? So keep in mind that you didn't become fucked up overnight, nor are you going to feel better overnight. This sort of stuff takes time. I know it's hard to accept, but you're exactly where you're supposed to be right now.
I honestly hate clichés but fake it until you make it. It's gonna be tough and life is gonna suck but things can and will get better. It honestly starts with your attitude. Adjust yours and things will start to improve, slowly. Be patient my friend
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: m4dScientist]
#22267382 - 09/20/15 10:18 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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That's the truth. Even just a little patience goes a long way. If you have a hard time helping yourself, sometimes helping other people can have the same effect. It might not be clear right now what path will allow you to do that, but if you have patience you will see that things always change, that is something that we can all count on for better or worse, and if you think you know what your future holds you're almost certainly wrong.
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: Batcat]
#22267877 - 09/21/15 01:52 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Batcat said: I seriously feel that I have become stuck in a permanent psychosis.
It doesn't sound like you are batshit insane (no pun intended) but it does sound like depression. The only way you're going to pull yourself out of this is to make yourself get up and do something that puts you in a better position.
What is called resignation is but confirmed desperation - Henry David Thoreau
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: micro]
#22267886 - 09/21/15 01:58 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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The checklist is good. I would also add, exercise - movement. Even if just going for a walk, you feel better.
The other thing is your meds. Are you back on them? Why did you stop? Are you better when on them?
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: spookman]
#22268405 - 09/21/15 08:30 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I would like to second the "fake it 'til you make it" advice as well. There's legitimate evidence stating that just pretending to be happy and forcing a smile on your face can actually induce happiness.
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: r.lutece]
#22268437 - 09/21/15 08:46 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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r.lutece said: I would like to second the "fake it 'til you make it" advice as well. There's legitimate evidence stating that just pretending to be happy and forcing a smile on your face can actually induce happiness.
there's also evidence that most people are turned off by a fake smile :V
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: Batcat]
#22268527 - 09/21/15 09:18 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Batcat said: i am a literal reject to society.
all the lies i've created are all haunting up on me.
i don't have feelings. i have no soul. happiness is but a dream i will never reach.
if i work out and exercise it is just showing im trying to toughen up
my spirit is gone. im literally a waste ill have fun stitching up my own wounds in the future.
perhaps helping others will help you, as it does many other people. community service is something that can help build you spiritually and helps to develop a sense of compassion, which in turn warms the heart.
the hardest part is putting a foot forward and actively making that first small change in behavior.
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r.lutece
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: micro] 1
#22272078 - 09/21/15 11:04 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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micro said:
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r.lutece said: I would like to second the "fake it 'til you make it" advice as well. There's legitimate evidence stating that just pretending to be happy and forcing a smile on your face can actually induce happiness.
there's also evidence that most people are turned off by a fake smile :V
That's probably true, but in this particular scenario, people can suck it. It's more important that one is taking steps to make themselves happy than it is to please everyone else by not smiling because it isn't genuine. Hell, if you practice enough, you'll get so good at fake smiling that no one will be able to tell. 
EDIT: Apparently I hit the anonymous button the first time 'round.
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Edited by r.lutece (09/21/15 11:05 PM)
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Re: severely depressed... would appreciate feedback [Re: Batcat]
#22274723 - 09/22/15 03:40 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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you said that you began going into this depression after an LSD trip? Can you describe the experience a bit?
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