Shawn

I have tried that. Nothing seems to want to surface. I feel like I might be repressing a lot of crap. I don't know how to access it.

Is this another way of stating disenfranchisement with adult life? Indeed. Adult life has been nothing but pain and sorrow for me. I want to go back! ...

Ketamine is a drug that I haven't tried but making the news recently. I don't have enough money to visit a ketamine clinic, and my psychotic disorder ...

Ah, an opinion. I've got those too. :)

Yeah. Typically when you hear about recovery stories, you don't hear about the long list of things already tried or done to remedy the situation.

I don't even know where to start... Ever got that feeling when seeing a psychiatrist? It's almost as if you want to relinquish control over your life ...

I wish I could learn how to become more resilient. That's a desirable trait in my mind.

What do you mean? Care to expand? Clinical depression seems to be only solved with the right circumstances, per Bitter Crank, and with enough medicati...

I agree, I think that children just learn much more quickly, which is natural. They seem to bounce back from adversity like no other. Not all children...

That's true to some extent. I used to affirmatively believe in the Nietzschian saying that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Now, I'm not so s...

Hmm, this advice seems a little mean spirited. I am on disability, so that's what's keeping me afloat. Then again, whatever floats your boat, as they ...

Yes, there's certainly more to life than the fear of death. Otherwise why are so many people living? Then again, suicide rates are still very high des...

Oh, well I seem to have always had a weak will-power. Otherwise, I wouldn't be depressed over it so much. Again, I used to take artificial stimulators...

I'm on Zoloft (Sertraline), but I feel it pooping out, which is an issue any depressive faces when prescribed (pretty much any) medication. My p-doc a...

So, that seems to be my problem with starting this whole thread here. Is that a need or a want?

Hmm, that's quite succinct and blunt. But, I guess it's true.

What has helped you then? I used to be enamoured with death, now not so much. It's kinda scary if you ask me. Yes, I think so too. I have to start set...

My doctor is in charge of that. I used to play around a lot with herbal medications and stimulants. But, I can comfortably say that's in the past now....

Let's take it slow. I wallow a lot. So wallowing is one goal I want to tackle. I usually wallow in bed. It's what I do best for the matter. Just daydr...

How?

Hmm. Then just shake it off? I've been posting on this forum for about 3 years and it's a cycle of depression or some other ailment. I just ate a hot ...

Did I mention that I have struggled with a substance abuse problem. I think that issue is in my past now, though.

Do you have depression? What worked for you?

You are right about this. I also have a psychotic disorder (formerly diagnosed as schizophrenia) and anxiety. I'm so broken...

What do you mean?

That's what I'm afraid of. Uncurable depression. Unremitting, unipolar, non-responsive depression. Oh dear, I'm digging the hole deeper, aren't I?

Hmm, I think this is sound advice. But, I'm a finicky guy so some people need to feel that they are in control over what's happening in my life, when ...

What do you mean?

But, he was correct, no? I mean, you can't really sugar coat it, can you? Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of doctor shopping. They all cost so ...

So, what is the appropriate way to deal with this issue? I'm trying to cope with it however I can.

Then, how do you cope with the depression then? My life is crummy but not unbearable. Does it have to get worse to get better?

Yes, I already see a therapist and he asked me the fundamental question as to whether I am committed to getting better or stay the same. I told him th...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygr5AHufBN4

Maybe I've got it all wrong. Maybe depression is here to stay and all I can do is cope with it. Is that the only state of affairs that I am left with?...

I just wish it would go away. I am so sad at the moment. Can anyone help me? I don't know how to help myself. Is this learned helplessness expressing ...

I don't know honestly. Do androids dream of electric sheep? What is it like to be a butterfly? What exactly is a 'qualia'? Does the computer in the Ch...

Still here. But, with nothing to say.

And wallowing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcjzlG6VuwQ

Oh man, that would be horrible. I remember the Northridge earthquake. Cool that your nearby me. Maybe one day we can grab a beer or something. Cheers.

I live in Westlake Village, very near Thousand Oaks. So, it kinda affected me. But, we just yesterday had a brushfire. So, God must be mad. He sent th...

I just wanted to share a quality meme and in response I get posters telling me that it's immoral to not get worked up over the injustices of the world...

What does this mean?

It's just a seal spinning in the water, trying to cool itself off in the least expensive way. I didn't mean to suggest that the seal IS the point of l...

If his point was to get a reaction, I already delivered on that, and I recognized the inherent stupidity (almost) all humans can and will display.

What is this, try and get Posty worked up time? There's a near infinitude of things that one can get worked up over. Why should I care about the Chine...

What are they, then? I already made my statement about what the video means to me. Your view might differ. I just don't see the point into turning thi...

As I said. Whatever floats your boat.

So, the Stoics were monsters? Whatever floats your boat dude. Want to get worked up over everything in life? Be my guest.

I don't see the point of you posting this in a thread that encourages calmness and tranquillity. If your goal was to persuade me how idiotic and mean ...