How do you guys deal with depression

[Anonymous 25]

The best approach to any problem is to model excellence.

So look who gets the best results in that particular area and go find out how they do it.

In modelling excellence for avoiding depression, it’s Martin Seligman’s book “learned optimism”. His book has good sound advice.

Depressed people view problems as “permanent”, “pervasive” and “personal”.

People who don’t get depressed view them as “temporary”, “transient” “and limited to a certain aspect of their life (i.e. rest is great)

The book elaborates and gives more detail, but that’s the essence of it.

[It’sallbsParticipant]

Keymaster wrote:

cj023 wrote:

Anyways I’ve went my own way and it went from being alone to all alone.

Here’s a little quote on “being alone” and it’s not bulls~~~ . . .

“I used to think living alone was the worst thing in the world. It’s NOT. The worst thing is being surrounded by people who make you FEEL alone”.
– Robbin Williams

When I read that, I realized why I felt more “alone” being around plenty of family and “friends” I couldn’t stand. The way I see it , if you don’t PREFER being alone in your own company, you’re kinda doing it wrong. After all, married men are some of the loneliest men you’ll ever meet. That’s not bulls~~~ either.

cj023 wrote:

How do you guys deal with depression

I refuse to acknowledge such a state exists. I know that’s “denial” in a way, but it’s not acceptable to me to be “depressed”. Why not fix it? (i.e Depressed about being overweight? Hit the gym! etc. )

You know the expression “everyone wants/deserves to be happy?”

Well…. depressives don’t. If they were “happy”, they couldn’t be depressed anymore , and they would have to go out into the world and LIVE – which can be depressing.

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I believe chasing “happy” is the first, best way to be depressed and miserable. These happy chasers are always ruining a perfectly fine day asking why they are not deliriously “happy” right now. But for a man, being “happy” means just being content. When you’re CONTENT, happiness is sure to follow.

CONTENT is where it’s at. Very few people will tell you that.
They all think they “deserve to be happy”. . . and society perpetuates this message.

That’s why their medicine cabinets are filled to the hilt with “anti-depressants”.
And mine is not.

I’ve heard that quotation and variants of it several times from many different people over the years and it is very true.

The older I get the more other people just p~~~ me off.

http://www.leavemeansleave.eu

[cj023Participant 723]

Thanks guys I’ll start getting more active, because I know that’s exactly what my problem is I just keep stirring on lies that I’ve been fed… red pill is kinda uplifting and downlifting all at once

[AutoliteParticipant]

cj023 wrote:

red pill is kinda uplifting and downlifting all at once

The MGTOW Red Pill is the acknowledge of reality as it pertains to women and relations~~~s. It can be a very bitter pill to swallow but you’ve got to ask yourself which is it that you prefer?

Knowing and accepting the bitter reality or living the Blue Pill life of self delusion with all of it’s liabilities???

[Sky-OParticipant 18949]

Hang out with my dog, slam Redhook Longhammer IPA, listen to early era Queensryche & Fates Warning and skydive.

[Anonymous 22]

It’sallbs wrote:

I’ve heard that quotation and variants of it several times from many different people over the years and it is very true.

The older I get the more other people just p~~~ me off.

If certain people p~~~ you off, then hats off to you. You are more intelligent than a big percentage of people.

There is a reason why they say ‘ignorance is bliss’

[God is DeadParticipant 63]

What helped snap me outta my funk was by making a post on these forums and getting some second thoughts and advice from my brothers; you’ve already taken this step so good on ya! Depending upon whether you’re an extrovert or introvert you may not be giving yourself enough time to socialize with family, friends, or even strangers (online forums like these don’t count).

Also, if you’re currently not on any kind of exercise routine you should seriously consider starting one because it can relieve pent-up stress and boost your self-esteem once you start to see results. Oh, and stick with it! If you get lazy you might end-up back at square one all over again (it happened to me).

Eating enough food and sleeping as many hours every night as possible also helps your physical state feel much better; being hungry and lethargic all the time is a recipe for disaster, and might eventually start to affect other things like work and your libido, which could send you even further down the spiral.

Last but not least, schedule something, anything to do that you would consider to be a fun or leisurely activity and DO IT. There are several conventions and festivals that I attend annually, and if I’m not doing that then I’m at concert venues seeing one of my favorite bands perform live, or if none of those options are feasible I just stay home, pop-open some kind of alcohol or weed-based supplement, and kill time reading comic books, watching movies, or playing video-games.

[Sai Baba ChrisParticipant 0]

If you seriously wanna get rid of depression, check out Stanilav Grof and the studies he did in the 70’s…

Red Pill + Stan Grof’s Therapy = Rebirth with total freedom

[Knightz of the RoundSpectator 319]

If youve been used to always having someone around then its only natural that you might get depressed. Sometimes going to a simple bar having a few drinks and starting a simple conversation might help. You got to be happy with what you got, if you can do that then you’ll start to feel better.

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