Dealing with sadness
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Personally, I often vent my sadness to myself. I keep talking to myself until my subconscious gives me a mental slap in the face and I find a solution
Although I'm not sure if it's healthy, I kinda just sit in it and remember the sadness for a bit. I prefer to think about it for awhile and be sad, and get all of the dark feelings out of the way, then move on and deal with the little moments when I remember the problem, until it doesn't happen often enough to bother me, or until it's just not worth being unhappy about.
Seems to work for when I'm feeling sad. I can basically do anything I usually do, even with a sad thought or feeling at the front of my mind, so it's not like I'm hindered or anything. Hell, sometimes I even look for things to be sad about. That, though... is something I don't really understand myself.
Seems to work for when I'm feeling sad. I can basically do anything I usually do, even with a sad thought or feeling at the front of my mind, so it's not like I'm hindered or anything. Hell, sometimes I even look for things to be sad about. That, though... is something I don't really understand myself.
Jesus, way to make the entire thread (or maybe just me?), curious XDchadachada123 said:
OT: But yes, maybe don't do anything that'll mess up your life further. Just make whatever you do a personal thing, and don't let it affect everything else too much, or there may be other problems to deal with
My personal preferences for when life shits in your sandwich:
1) Just try to suck it up. That may sound a little harsh but you'd be surprised the number of times in life I've gotten by in life by just getting my head down and ploughing on with stuff. Pig-headed determination can weather most shitstorms.
2) Escapism. For me that's a glass or two of Scotch, but each to their own. Drowning your sorrows may not solve them, but it does make them disappear for a while.
3) Retreat back into the company of loved ones. When dealing with problems on your own doesn't work fall back on those that love you. There are some that would say this should be option 1, but since my friends know that I always try and sort shit out myself first they know that when I ask for their help I really need their help - and they respond appropriately.
But above all deal with your problems in a way that seems best to you. Everyone deals with crap differently, and following strangers' advice to the letter is only likely to make you feel worse in the long run.
All the best in dealing with your troubles OP.
1) Just try to suck it up. That may sound a little harsh but you'd be surprised the number of times in life I've gotten by in life by just getting my head down and ploughing on with stuff. Pig-headed determination can weather most shitstorms.
2) Escapism. For me that's a glass or two of Scotch, but each to their own. Drowning your sorrows may not solve them, but it does make them disappear for a while.
3) Retreat back into the company of loved ones. When dealing with problems on your own doesn't work fall back on those that love you. There are some that would say this should be option 1, but since my friends know that I always try and sort shit out myself first they know that when I ask for their help I really need their help - and they respond appropriately.
But above all deal with your problems in a way that seems best to you. Everyone deals with crap differently, and following strangers' advice to the letter is only likely to make you feel worse in the long run.
All the best in dealing with your troubles OP.
Whenever I'm hurting inside, I watch like 100 episodes of Eek! the Cat and then I feel better again.
Spend some time alone to come up with a plan, figure out what you need to do to fix your problem, if it isn't fixable (like a death or something) than reminisce and figure out what you want to do next, as long as it involves getting up and continuing with things. Next I'd recommend talking to somebody about, just work things out. Go for a walk, do some sort of physical exercise, even if it's not your thing, just getting outside and walking in some woods for an hour is a great time to think or just shut your brain off and observe the natural world. Lastly go out with some friends and drink, personally this can be great, just relax and loosen up, you may even forget your problems for a few short hours. Above all though, just keep going, time will help, even if it won't ever completely fix all problems.
When I'm sad, I stop being...Daystar Clarion said:
FINE. New strategy.
When I'm sad... I can always count this to cheer me right the hell up.
They are just sooo damn happy together.
Wallowing to some Radiohead for a week (or however long you feel you need), and then doing something that takes your mind off of whatever is bumming you out. Worked for me back in high school, anyway.
I haven't been all that upset about anything lately, and I'm not saying that to rub it in, but I don't know what I would end up doing these days. Probably zoning out for a few hours at a time, or trying to lose myself in either laughable amounts of game time, or a good fantasy novel. If you're the type to lose yourself in a book try Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. I wouldn't say it changed my life, but it certainly consumed a fairly large portion of it. Enough for you to have forgotten why you were sad at least.
I haven't been all that upset about anything lately, and I'm not saying that to rub it in, but I don't know what I would end up doing these days. Probably zoning out for a few hours at a time, or trying to lose myself in either laughable amounts of game time, or a good fantasy novel. If you're the type to lose yourself in a book try Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. I wouldn't say it changed my life, but it certainly consumed a fairly large portion of it. Enough for you to have forgotten why you were sad at least.