I do channel surfing and switching TV on and off. I clean my place, whether it's in need of it or not. I browse my calendar and To-Do notes just for the sake of it. I continuously check my email for something to connect to. I sleep...and eat ice cream...just doing something to keep me busy while not really doing anything.

Either:

1 - Eating my own weight in Ice Cream

or

2 - Talk to one of my best friends as she always cheers me up :)

Here are some suggestions, "Shai":

Stay busy so you don't have time to "be down"

Listen to rad music (everyone knows what this is)

Be rad

Wait until you are thirsty, then drink some water

Walk around outside and say "hi" to random people

Listen to an ultra-depressing Nine Inch Nails song (like "Hurt") with this loaded up in the background (http://www.anthra.cx/wha.html)

Go here: http://www.threebrain.com/rockVideos.html

or, check this out. This guy really knows how to groove: http://www.talonse.com/supergreg.swf

or here: http://www.madblast.com/view.cfm?type=FunFlash&display=1617

anyway, good luck and remember it is way radder to be happy than to be sad

Another one

- Don't say 'Rad'.....ever!!!!

OMG don't listen to Thor he has no idea what he's talking about. Actually, he probably just isn't rad like me.

:rolleyes: ;) :cool: :cool: :D

You're a life saver Phrenetic :rolleyes:. *aimlessly flipping calendar notes*. I'll just finish my self off after that dose of bad humor ;)

Dwell in it and come up with really bad, Nietzschean justifications of why you're sitting around being miserable.

Start flame wars with people.

Download porn.

Drink.

Listen to black metal.

Concentrating on dwelling in it can actually be a very good idea. After a while you get so fed up with your sorry self that you can't stand being depressed any longer.

Or better yet, you realize why you are depressed and you learn something about yourself.

Yes, that is also a benefit. However, learning why you are depressed doesn't necessarily decrease the depression, it can have the opposite effect, at first.

Copius amounts of narcotics.

Bebelina:

That is true, but it's really the only way to fix it.

Anyways, beer, lots and lots of beer. If nothing else, the hangover the next day will distract you.

I have heard that Prozac is supposed to be very bad for the skin. A friend of my mother eats it and she was skinny before and now the cottage cheese is hanging all over her. Just a warning.
Stick to the weed...:p

THX bebelina FOR MAKING YOUR POST STAND OUT!

Originally posted by Xev
Anyways, beer, lots and lots of beer. If nothing else, the hangover the next day will distract you.
that usually work for me.......hmm come to think of it i'm almost never depressed :)

Music. either my own or someone elses. a live show REALLY does the tirck.

When ur depressed!!!!!!??? U wander around miserable as fuck and idiots think that if they give u shit u wont like it so u will pick urself up. :mad: (doesnt work like that hence: fucking idiots). Do u mean when u feel a bit low :mad: (not depressed, idiot who posted this!!!! If u are depressed u are so low that u dont even feel down. u feel dead!)
when im down, i masturbate :D when im up i masterbate :D i just generally masterbate :D

Yes dwell in it. Take a swim in the deep dark see of depression. Masturbation doesn't work well when you are depressed.

Wel there is nothing else to do when ur depressed. u just have to sit and wait.

Do something you enjoy, exercise, play a video game, be with friends. It sometimes helps to find someone who will let you complain at them for a while. Heck use the message boards here to do it if you can't find anyone else you want to talk to! I also find that reading famous inspirational and positive quotes is nice. I have my own compilation of quotes that i like, and they always make me feel better.

Go into a chat room, and spread your depression. It's terribly fun. :D

Don't talk to your friends. My friends piss me off even more when they try to "help", so I would rather sit alone than have to pretend to be happy to satisfy their sense of righteousness.

Try taking a nap. I usually end up sleeping when I'm sad, because I'm doing nothing anyway. It always makes me feel better after too. :)

Get on the internet. Look at the monkey-people. Laugh at how pathetic they are, and be glad you're not one of them. Or are you...?

1) take rope tying classes make a nuce hang it from a tree...

2) look at it and contemplate... think of reasons why you would or would not kill yourself( peoples feelings, money, food, new experiences,ect)

3)if you can find no reason not to kill yourself make a will sending all your assets to

A Noack
571 St Hwy 3
Bar Harbor,me
04609

4) steal my car and drive it off a bridge (insurance payoff.:D )

5) now you did some good before you left to repent for the fact u committed suicide (by making me rich) now you can go to some divine happy afterlife.

but i dont seriously think you will wanna kill yourself after step 2 n e ways usually u find reasons not to and feel all better afterwards

Yes I am.

i have sex, do drugs....um.....thats it

You're such a waste of space...:D

Get mad. Be angry. Then take it all out in a artistic way. Like write a hateful poem, or paint a hateful painting. Just take your depression changed it into anger and use it positively.

I took ceramics in highschool and when I was really angry I would punch the clay... no wonder why everyone thought that I was crazy... thats probably why they liked me.

Hell... when I'm depressed I flit in and out of trance like conciousness. I become everything and nothing at the same time. The walls seem to conjure images of places and creatures I have never seen or do not want to see. Different characters surface in my concious, and drive me to the very depths of my being. I become a puppet a tool they use to walk through the world broken and unable to control my speech or movements except in erratic moments of bursting energy. I sing songs of murder and death. I picture my hands covered in innocent blood. most of all i yearn for the end of the ground so that I may be swallowed whole.

Or, I have just taken a whole shit load of drugs and that explains the above experiances.
As mentioned above alcohol is also a good way to "escape" the chains of depression I agree. However, its not the hangover that keeps me preoccupied its the sketchy memories I have of the night before.

-I want to swallow the night-

Rowen

What do you do when you're depressed?
listen to Nirvana when I'm sad or depressed

listen to Nirvana when I'm sad or depressed

:eek: :eek: now that cant be a good idea.

1)Drink as much as you can.

2)Smoke marijuana (if it's handy).

3)Ring random doorbells and run away as fast as you can.

3)Ring random doorbells and run away as fast as you can. Ring random doorbells and ask if u can come in! :D

now that cant be a good idea.
why not? helps me to get really really sad or depressed and then write down smthing for a later read. I like to explore my emotions in order to get know them better and also controll

Writing poetry is a good idea. Here is an example, I wrote this when I was smouldering one day:

"Rip me jagged,
Paint me red,
Cut myself until I'm dead."

I kinda turned it into a chant, took a nap, then woke up in horror because of what I just said. :rolleyes:

When I'm sad, I like to sit outside on my balcony, and just stare at the sky. The sky's never failed to awe me, and by the time my legs have gone numb and my eyes are burning with tears, I feel much better. No thinking, no contemplation. Just calm, even breathing, and watching the clouds twist and unfurl. :cool:

ive been suffering from some kind of chronic depression all of my life up until yesterday when i found a cure.

Originally posted by cool skill
ive been suffering from some kind of chronic depression all of my life up until yesterday when i found a cure.

sweet dude! good luck in life, man. It only goes up from here (and a couple downfalls but they are minor) !!! =]=]

BlueSouldRobot I write poetry to!

Heres something I had on my old website (making fun of goths, I hate them):

As I stab myself uncontrollable
I bleed and cry out for unicorns
rescue me fairy tale creatures
Hark The Angels Harold sang
I love bricks, I am Insane

Originally posted by Phrenetic
sweet dude! good luck in life, man. It only goes up from here (and a couple downfalls but they are minor) !!! =]=]
thanx!
i hope so!
its a real wieird feeling 2 not have a constant cloud.
my case was never really that bad.
it was just a slight depression from the time i was a baby.
but still not being depressed at all makes life much much easier.

if this doesnt last, i dont know what will.

if the depression is really bad, i raid whatsherface's closet and swish around
the house in frilly lingerie.sex is out cos i cant get it up. i still do drugs tho

if im really upset: i put on music and clean.
if im depressed: i talk to brad. he cheers me up... most of the time..

...after reading all these...contributions. I'm feeling a lot better about myself :p. I mean...some of you...really...have some issues ;)

posted by nightfall: .....if im depressed: i talk to bread :eek: well i dont think thatll help hun. (have u tried baked beans :D they are very empathetic )

cry

I stay away from doctors who try to turn people into zombies with anti-depressants. Twist up a fatty and crank up some "Little Feat."

i never get depressed. i always whistle a happy tune!! life's great!! :D :D

:bugeye:

Originally posted by pumpkinsaren'torange
i never get depressed. i always whistle a happy tune!! life's great!! :D :D

HECK YA!!!!

Well what do any of us really have to be depressed about?? Have you got legs!?? have you got arms?? Does your brain work as it should?? Are you alive!!?? So you twats moaning about your problems should WAKE THE FUCK UP because its an insult to people with real problems. What about people who have been born with 'disfunctional' (sorry) bodies or minds. Thalidamide children. Are they ever going to have the experience of going anywhere without the feeling that everyone is staring at them?? of doing things on ther own. will they ever even be able to go to the toilet on their own?? no they are trapped with these indignities. How many of them will ever get to experience sex!?? most of them have probably lived and died without even getting to feel close to anyone.without any form of sexual expression. and what if thats it when you die. game over. theres nothing. nothingness. your bodies in a coffin and your brain has truned off and there is nothing. They might have lived for years and years without experiences any of the things that we get to experience and then died and that was it. that was their life.great. you lot keep on moaning because you are normal people.has anyone on this forum been imprisoned for a large proportion of their life because of the colour of their skin?? has anyone here been on one of those websites where they have pictures of 17/18 yr old girls sucking dogs *****?? close up pictures of their face and naming them too. NO!! :eek: my god!! you people have got it bad havent u!

NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
NOBODY KNOWS BUT JESUS,
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
GLORY, HALLELUJAH!

SOMETIMES I’M UP, SOMETIMES I’M DOWN,
OH,YES, LORD!
SOMETIMES I’M ALMOST TO THE GROUND,
OH, YES, LORD!

NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
NOBODY KNOWS BUT JESUS,
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
GLORY, HALLELUJAH!

I NEVER SHALL FORGET THAT DAY,
OH, YES, LORD!
WHEN JESUS WASHED MY SINS AWAY,
OH, YES, LORD!

NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
NOBODY KNOWS BUT JESUS,
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
GLORY, HALLELUJAH!


so ah you wanna recommend a good beastialty site?
eh? pete?

thumbnailmaster. all free and plenty of them. ;) (hope this wont get me banned :( :confused: )

Drink and smoke

well i dont think thatll help hun. (have u tried baked beans they are very empathetic )
that was BRAD. not BREAD... :rolleyes:

Originally posted by CounslerCoffee
BlueSouldRobot I write poetry to!

Heres something I had on my old website (making fun of goths, I hate them):

As I stab myself uncontrollable
I bleed and cry out for unicorns
rescue me fairy tale creatures
Hark The Angels Harold sang
I love bricks, I am Insane :) That's a really good poem. :cool:NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
NOBODY KNOWS BUT JESUS,
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN,
GLORY, HALLELUJAH!
I pray to God when I'm sad too. I ask Him, I says: "God, why me? Is it because of the ant I burnt yesterday? Or that I took the last slice of pizza before a starving man? Because I can change, Lord, I can change!" :)

your post just gave me food for fodder. i was just considering change. how you said you can "change" ...i wonder if we really can change ourselves...or, do you/we change because of some outward (or internal) catalyst..?? i mean, would we change because we simply wanted to, or..would we go on being our own selves until something came across our path that would "cause" us to change our ways...

oh, man...i am thinking waaaay to deeply today...my brain is starting to hurt a bit.:eek: :mad: :D

I like Xev's poetry :)


Cthulhu is good
Cthulhu is great
Cthulhu will eat
All you stupid ingrates

*Grumble grumble grumble*

Another night with a bottle of scotch
Another day clawing at the wall
Another night wondering why
Another day to feel your passion die
Another night to study your chains
Another day to wonder how they will break

*Whine whine whine*

Originally posted by pumpkinsaren'torange
your post just gave me food for fodder. i was just considering change. how you said you can "change" ...i wonder if we really can change ourselves...or, do you/we change because of some outward (or internal) catalyst..?? i mean, would we change because we simply wanted to, or..would we go on being our own selves until something came across our path that would "cause" us to change our ways...

oh, man...i am thinking waaaay to deeply today...my brain is starting to hurt a bit.:eek: :mad: :D "mmmm...fodder..." :D

I think, we change based on external opinions. Because all in all, we're very social animals, and we base a lot of our self-image on what other people reflect back at us. If we were all isolated...I don't know if we'd have a personality or anything to change at all, because we need some sort of idea to get started I suppose.

i just wonder if we humans actually have it in us to change within ourselves purely for the want of becoming better people? or, is our change ALWAYS a result of some catalyst on the outside of us? (ie external situations, etc.) causing us to change into better people. i mean, taking into account we want to accept that catalyst-changing event into our beings? hmm...i wonder if i am getting too deep. i should stop thinking now.. :eek:

Well, I suppose you'd have to define what being "better" is. Is it to be an Eagle Scout? Or better as in having more money?

See, the definition of "better" rests quite squarely on the surrounding society. For example, ancient Mayans thought that killing people for sport was fun. Today, it's thought of as barbaric and "evil".

So, IMO, the want to change comes directly from external influences. :)

judge yourself by your actions...behavior can be modified.

Originally posted by airdog
judge yourself by your actions...behavior can be modified. This reminds me of a discussion we had in English class. We were talking about whether the best way to judge a person was through a) Actions, b) Speech, or c) Other people's opinions.

I realize that all three are necessary for an accurate measurement of personality, but my English teacher kept insisting on there being a right one. He annoys me. :D
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Back to the Depression topic here:

I'm feeling depressed right about now. I've just finished reading Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card...and I can't get over the ending. Card has this uncanny ability to flood me with emotions, especially near the ending. God, I want to cry. It's breaking my heart. I'm going to listen to sad music, think sad thoughts, and lose all ability to communicate coherently. Early warning: I'm gonna be depressed for a couple more days, so don't expect anything from me. *drags limp body into a dark corner and curls up in a fetal position*

when did this become a discussion of personality? don't we have enough assholes in the world who get over on people with their "personality?"
...and worrying about "other people's opinions" of yourself is juvenile tripe.
do you actually believe something as superficial as your so-called personality is the thing that defines "self?"