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- Wed Sep 04, 2019 4:05 am
- Forum: Your Story
- Topic: Life taught vs Life learned
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2352
Life taught vs Life learned
Most of us start school age, as I, and learn whats right or wrong, compelling or boring, useful or useless. It was taught how before modern civilization came around us humans survived supposedly just fine. Though our modern selves wouldn't want to trade places with ancient populations. Yet somehow w...
- Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:16 am
- Forum: Living with Depression and other Related Health Concerns
- Topic: just looking for an ear to listen!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5937
Re: just looking for an ear to listen!
I "hear" you and I fully sympathize with how you feel (or think). I (too) used to be considered the "stable" or "straight shooter" among my buddies. At an early age (around 9-11) I began to pull away from my friends. The thoughts I had in no way matched reality and (for...
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 1:06 am
- Forum: Other Thoughts, Feelings and Messages
- Topic: Focus less on the world, more on yourself
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2588
Focus less on the world, more on yourself
If I had the personality, I would keep a diary. But, I prefer to keep my observations in my own head. Among the many observations I think about, I notice a common concern among many is for approval from others. It may be my inheritance but early on I've learned to respond to others that mistreat me ...
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:44 am
- Forum: Expressions
- Topic: I can't cry. I don't even think I remember what it feels like.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4350
Re: I can't cry. I don't even think I remember what it feels like.
I sympathize with not being able to cry anymore. My self analysis of why it happened to me is my mental pains are too severe to process and also keep it toegther. I'll tear up sometimes, but never actually cry. To me, I feel like I "soldier" through, battling the agony of my own thoughts k...
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:32 am
- Forum: Living with Depression and other Related Health Concerns
- Topic: Feeling depressed due to turning 30 and having always been single and a virgin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7691
Re: Feeling depressed due to turning 30 and having always been single and a virgin
I'm a male early 30s and also a virgin. Also like you, shy introverted starting in grade school. Though I did have some romantic opportunities during my school days, I was always too scared to go all the way. For me at least, I've found it to be kind of fortunate. I haven't developed any super naggi...
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:18 am
- Forum: Expressions
- Topic: over it
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3433
Re: over it
Since young teens I was hearing people say don't be sad, nothings wrong, just get over it, among other variations. I eventually separated myself from the people who don't want to or haven't the desire to understand what depression actually is. I'm much older now and my condition is very serious. Man...
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:07 am
- Forum: Expressions
- Topic: the plan to end it all
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6456
Re: the plan to end it all
At a young age I had Ideas such as what you describe but eventually I started to think differently. As I would observe others around me who have had adventurous experiences or great opportunities I also noticed their resulting happiness or lack there of. I ended up not seeing any significant differe...
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:12 pm
- Forum: Your Story
- Topic: My lessons learned because I'm ill
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3960
My lessons learned because I'm ill
As expected, depression/bipolar and other cases are studied through psychology and neurology. I've come to conclusions of why things are and what causes what. 1. As our brains evolved, the emotional/associative memory parts (hippocampus, amygdala, etc.) developed first and was of most use before our...
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:20 pm
- Forum: Your Story
- Topic: Trying to solve the root issue of my depression
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3303
Re: Trying to solve the root issue of my depression
I'd first recommend understanding your caring and efforts to help rhymes perfectly with a parent (you) with a child having a child in the same condition as her. Other than that, her being so close to death must have magnified how you feel. Also assuming the attempt of suicide was indeed purposeful, ...
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:54 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: New and old
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3074
Re: New and old
Eyes I use to see, and the stories told I've heard. Love became as horrid as hate.
I lie here and ponder what it is I wait for. Most say ask the lord. To most I don't relate.
Logically 2 plus 2 is 4. But, I lost care of anything....forevermore.
I lie here and ponder what it is I wait for. Most say ask the lord. To most I don't relate.
Logically 2 plus 2 is 4. But, I lost care of anything....forevermore.
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:43 pm
- Forum: Expressions
- Topic: I dont exist
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6098
Re: I dont exist
What you said may be the start of you getting stronger mentally. Think of a military soldier, they don't blink an eye when they get insulted by the average joe/jane. They've been to hell and back. What would be worthy of their attention is being sent back to war. That war I assume for you, and for s...
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:19 pm
- Forum: Your Story
- Topic: I don't like myself and it feels like I never will
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3776
Re: I don't like myself and it feels like I never will
Not to make things more depressing (ha..) but I'm in my thirties and living at home. I graduated high school at about 22, not GED but a very sympathetic charter school teacher helped me a lot. My mother has devoted her life to mine and does not have a life of her own as a consequence. I have stayed ...
- Sun May 19, 2019 4:35 am
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: New and confused - trying to understand and learn
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4733
Re: New and confused - trying to understand and learn
I'm in a pretty different category as you described your diagnosis (more severe) but I have some ideas that I've tried. "light therapy"- I tried the kind requiring a "staring contest" with a lighted panel and I hated it. Later, I got a "light hat" as I call it. Its a ha...
- Sun May 19, 2019 3:42 am
- Forum: Your Story
- Topic: What’s next?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4262
Re: What’s next?
I just read everything you wrote. I don't know if my thoughts are of use to you, but I'll try. I've gone through the very difficult understanding of who "I" am and the person or "performance" I make while in public. Kind of like a famous person known for one character in a movie ...
- Mon May 13, 2019 4:13 am
- Forum: Articles and Essays | Medications: Experiences and Advice
- Topic: My Psychologist’s Suggestions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5124
Re: My Psychologist’s Suggestions
With regards to what you described, I have very similar symptoms. I myself am bipolar. Its taken almost 20 years (with psychologists and psychiatrists) trying many medications, therapies, lifestyle changes, self analysis techniques (mindfulness) to learn how my illness behaves. After many years of m...