How do you guys deal with anxiety and depression. I've realised that this is what I've been getting for the past year or so and when I try to look into general advice there's just a ton of fake, half-ass articles. I've seen alot of these threads around so I figured it'd be a good place to start.
What helps you get through the day and how did I work towards a way to cure it?
How do I*
go out, talk to people, find poeple you worthship your persona and let them boost your confidence.. i went 2 years overseas and it just worked out for me.
Psych meds
if you are not social enough go out, meet new people. get a new social circle with more positive people.
also I can recommend "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. Maybe you want to take a look into it.
Go see a shrink. Personally I think trying to improve yourself works though not to the point were you begin hating yourself. Read some stoic philosophy and shit. Give /fit/ a go.
How'd you figure that out
take solace in the fact that, though your life is an exercise in futility and pointlessness, you slow down as you grow older, giving time the appearance of passing faster, and since we are now in the first generation in history to live shorter lifespans than our parents, your life will be over before you know it.
I run. I've run marathons. Just keep running.
Find some kind of religion where there are people your age attending. You don't have to fake it too much. Some of the Christian one are pretty laid back now. You get to socialize with people that really want to talk to you in between the indoctrination.
also maybe go with psychadelics.. they can really help, but please get informed properly, b efore you do it
this. anything else you might as well being figuratively masturbating and shitting all over everything claiming your helping, but really the entire place smells and looks like shit. (a lot of people enjoy this now great past time)
>OP, go spend time around ppl so miserable theyre willing to perpetuate the most absurd indefensible falsehoods to lie to tgemselves rather than face reality for what it is and find a way of dealing with it as a thinking, mindful intelligent being. Surely that wont infuriate you and add to your misery.
lol yea OP, do that.
Most of the churches are pretty upbeat and fun to be in. You are just a stupid fag that gets his info from the internet. Do you actually think that people in a church are miserable? If you did a little investigating, you would find that they are happier and more successful than other demographics.
This this and more this. A bad trip is what broke me out of chronic alcoholism, living in squalor with no job and major anxiety. I now have a full time job, nice house and a girlfriend. Still suffer the occasional social anxiety attack but literally next to nothing these days. Highly recommend what user said about reading into it first and maybe take a half hit, or if you're doing a full one do it with a very close friend
theres an audio book version on youtube
youtu.be/2yotvQdsg_o
go to random discords
befriend randomfags
realise they're just like you
you both get more social and better overall
success
first this
then this
if you cant run, or dont find it enjoyable, then get a mountain bike. a nice one, one in bright colors that looks like fun, and decide, in the face of it all, to just take advantage of the luck of having been born into a position of being able to go for a bike ride on a $4000 bike (rather than a short life of shooting your dead 20yo dads old gun from a pile of rocks in syria) and ride, ride, ride, and enjoy every bit of that scenery and fresh air, as the miles fly by.
fuck man
not op but you just helped me a lot
definetly going to do this
I'm funny. I make my friends and everyone around me laugh almost all the time.
Then I go home and I'm miserable and depressed.
Apparently that's a big thing with a lot of comedians.
If you have a TRULY funny friend, give them a hug. They prob need it.
i personally like anal porn
yeah i saw comedians killing themselves out of nowhere
>You are just a stupid fag that gets his info from the internet
>look how upbeat and fun and happier than everyone and not miserable we are
lol surely this is satire
Running and not caring. This is what I do
>surely this is satire
It’s either that or industrial strength cognitive dissonance.
You kneed to lose that self control and destroy that give a shit button. Fuck em man. Fuck with them. Job might fuck with you but fuck with that to.
If all else fails self destruct. When you have nothing you stress about nothing. Don't fall into you gotta do this or that trap.
Find something to do. I find that I sometimes think myself to misery when I don't have something to do. When your mind is distracted enough, you'll find your anxiety or depression is not being fuelled. On top of that I'd suggest a hobby like photography or like mountainbiking as exercising and being outdoors also helps.
yeah, its talked about a lot now, since comedians of all ages are on every talk show and podcast endlessly, that they nearly all, with few exceptions, developed their humor as a defense mechanism to whatever psychological issues they have. After thousands of hours blown listening to working and retired comedians, thats the one constant that always comes up.
I notice a lot of people saying they have anxiety these days, but the thing is anxiety is something everyone experiences, it’s a normal part of life, of being human.
Figuring out what is specifically causing it allows you to address the cause, and not just the general feeling. Once you know the enemy you can adress it, instead of just feeling anxious and not knowing why. Sometimes it’s hard to find out why it is specifically, but it’s worth it. Not knowing what is giving you the feelings can make it worse for you. You are feeling anxious, but also are scared because you don’t know what the problem is, a double whammy.
Try to pick it apart and adress the causes head on. If you can’t get over your feelings at that time go for a haircut/cleanup, sometimes just talking to a regular person can snap you out of it.