Have you just felt like crap for a reason you really couldn't put your finger on? That's kind of where I am right now. I'm not exactly sure why I feel like crap right now, from an objective standpoint I'm doing pretty well. Roof over my head, stable source of income, no signs of loosing anything or anyone I hold near and dear but...my best friend is moving halfway across the country in a couple of days for school, odds are I won't see him for months on end and let's get something straight, he's the only friend I hang out with on a regular basis, even when I hang out with his friends that he's known for awhile today, it was the second time I've ever seen seem. I'm starting university in a couple of weeks, going to a completly unfamilar environment, leaving everyone that I've known for the past four years of high school behind, and I think I might be coming down with something I like to call "The Grass is Always Greener" syndrom, mainly because one of the friends of my friend that I mentioned earlier went on a mini-rant today about how awesome some of her Playstation games are, espically persona, and I looked up a couple of clips and now I'm coming down with said syndrom. Also I think my crappy self-esteem is kicking in again, mainly because one of the scenes that I looked up was a romance thing (you know, that thing that's never going to happen to me on account of me being forever alone) it's just...I'm a mess right now. Fuck's sake I'm even crying right now. What point am I trying to make? I haven't the faintest clue, I'm not even sure why I typed this entire thing out. I'm not sure if I wanted to share and start off a topic about this, I'm not sure if I needed to vent, I'm not sure if I just desperatly wanted to convey my frustrations to someone. I don't know, I'm a massive mess right now. So...I have no freaking clue. Have you ever just felt like crap when every logical aspect of your mind said that you should be happy but the emotinal half disagreed? I...I'm sorry. I just needed to get that out.
Have you ever...just felt blue?
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I believe it's called Depression, and I think alot of Escapists have that problem.
EDIT: I only read the bottom of the OP, sorry if post makes me look like a dick. Yeah, friends moving away is pretty bad, but I've done that like 4 times now, so I'm a bit jaded about this.
I believe it's called Depression, and I think alot of Escapists have that problem.
EDIT: I only read the bottom of the OP, sorry if post makes me look like a dick. Yeah, friends moving away is pretty bad, but I've done that like 4 times now, so I'm a bit jaded about this.
I'd be more worried for you if you weren't sad about a long time friend moving away and starting a new chapter of your life in a strange and unfamiliar place. But at the same time you've got a lot to look forward to.
So you're bummed about not having very many friends; You're going to a place with depending on the size, thousands or tens of thousands of people roughly your same age and in the same situation. Look online or if you can visit the school to see what kinds of clubs or extramural sports you might be even slightly interested in. You will have to put yourself out there but if you do it's almost impossible to not gain friends.
That transition from high school to college to adult is a scary one. You've got every right to be scared and feeling alone but don't let that be a self fulfilling prophecy. I'm guessing you're about eighteen which means that you haven't even made it a quarter of your life expectancy yet (going with about 80). Which in tern means odds are very good you haven't seen the best concert you'll ever go to. Eaten the best dish you'll eat in you life. Had the best sex you'll ever have in your life. There's a lot of good shit waiting for you, you lucky bastard.
If that doesn't help then here:
Be sad now. I fucking dare you.
Captcha: mumbo jumbo thanks a lot captcha. Judgmental prick.
So you're bummed about not having very many friends; You're going to a place with depending on the size, thousands or tens of thousands of people roughly your same age and in the same situation. Look online or if you can visit the school to see what kinds of clubs or extramural sports you might be even slightly interested in. You will have to put yourself out there but if you do it's almost impossible to not gain friends.
That transition from high school to college to adult is a scary one. You've got every right to be scared and feeling alone but don't let that be a self fulfilling prophecy. I'm guessing you're about eighteen which means that you haven't even made it a quarter of your life expectancy yet (going with about 80). Which in tern means odds are very good you haven't seen the best concert you'll ever go to. Eaten the best dish you'll eat in you life. Had the best sex you'll ever have in your life. There's a lot of good shit waiting for you, you lucky bastard.
If that doesn't help then here:
Be sad now. I fucking dare you.
Captcha: mumbo jumbo thanks a lot captcha. Judgmental prick.
You say that you don't know why you feel like shit, then give a variety of valid reasons for you to feel like shit.
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I suggest listening to this fellow.Rylot said:I'd be more worried for you if you weren't sad about a long time friend moving away and starting a new chapter of your life in a strange and unfamiliar place. But at the same time you've got a lot to look forward to.
So you're bummed about not having very many friends; You're going to a place with depending on the size, thousands or tens of thousands of people roughly your same age and in the same situation. Look online or if you can visit the school to see what kinds of clubs or extramural sports you might be even slightly interested in. You will have to put yourself out there but if you do it's almost impossible to not gain friends.
That transition from high school to college to adult is a scary one. You've got every right to be scared and feeling alone but don't let that be a self fulfilling prophecy. I'm guessing you're about eighteen which means that you haven't even made it a quarter of your life expectancy yet (going with about 80). Which in tern means odds are very good you haven't seen the best concert you'll ever go to. Eaten the best dish you'll eat in you life. Had the best sex you'll ever have in your life. There's a lot of good shit waiting for you, you lucky bastard.
If that doesn't help then here:
Be sad now. I fucking dare you.
Captcha: mumbo jumbo thanks a lot captcha. Judgmental prick.
[sub]Now to acquire five puppies...[/sub]
I was a bit of a mess when I typed that up.ultrachicken said:You say that you don't know why you feel like shit, then give a variety of valid reasons for you to feel like shit.
I suggest listening to this fellow.Rylot said:I'd be more worried for you if you weren't sad about a long time friend moving away and starting a new chapter of your life in a strange and unfamiliar place. But at the same time you've got a lot to look forward to.
So you're bummed about not having very many friends; You're going to a place with depending on the size, thousands or tens of thousands of people roughly your same age and in the same situation. Look online or if you can visit the school to see what kinds of clubs or extramural sports you might be even slightly interested in. You will have to put yourself out there but if you do it's almost impossible to not gain friends.
That transition from high school to college to adult is a scary one. You've got every right to be scared and feeling alone but don't let that be a self fulfilling prophecy. I'm guessing you're about eighteen which means that you haven't even made it a quarter of your life expectancy yet (going with about 80). Which in tern means odds are very good you haven't seen the best concert you'll ever go to. Eaten the best dish you'll eat in you life. Had the best sex you'll ever have in your life. There's a lot of good shit waiting for you, you lucky bastard.
If that doesn't help then here:
Be sad now. I fucking dare you.
Captcha: mumbo jumbo thanks a lot captcha. Judgmental prick.
[sub]Now to acquire five puppies...[/sub]
Well you kind of let me down on this thread. I was really expecting some emo no reason at all teenage whining. And lets face it, if you were between the ages of 14 and 19 then yeah you get the pass for just wanting to be emo.
But you have some valid reasons to feel glum. There are plenty of ways to chear up if you want. BUt sometimes its just nice to be glum for a bit. Then you snap out of it. I always went with Orange Juice and sunshine. Either way, just keep striving for that next day and one of those next days you won't feel so blue, and then a few days latter you might even perk up a bit more. It may take a while but in then end you will come around.
Or you can go with the puppy thing
But you have some valid reasons to feel glum. There are plenty of ways to chear up if you want. BUt sometimes its just nice to be glum for a bit. Then you snap out of it. I always went with Orange Juice and sunshine. Either way, just keep striving for that next day and one of those next days you won't feel so blue, and then a few days latter you might even perk up a bit more. It may take a while but in then end you will come around.
Or you can go with the puppy thing
Well, I have a history of depression, so yeah. Felling down for no reason is a fairly regular occurrence for me. I'm not necessarily saying you have the same problem though. It happens to pretty much everyone from time to time.
Just talk to someone close to you, get things off your chest. A lot of the time, just knowing that someone knows what's wrong and cares about you is all it takes to make a big difference.
Just talk to someone close to you, get things off your chest. A lot of the time, just knowing that someone knows what's wrong and cares about you is all it takes to make a big difference.
You sound a lot like a friend of mine (that's not you, is it Charlie?).
Whilst we've all gone home for summer, he's had to stay at uni for work, and he says that no one is around. The only time he really socialises is when we play Minecraft. Then the other day our server went spazzy and he got really down about it, as it was the last thing he kind of enjoyed. He seems better now though...
I know that I sometimes just get random bouts of sadness for seemingly no reason. It happens. During said period I tend to get bored of everything and end up just staring aimlessly at the internet for a few days...
Whilst we've all gone home for summer, he's had to stay at uni for work, and he says that no one is around. The only time he really socialises is when we play Minecraft. Then the other day our server went spazzy and he got really down about it, as it was the last thing he kind of enjoyed. He seems better now though...
I know that I sometimes just get random bouts of sadness for seemingly no reason. It happens. During said period I tend to get bored of everything and end up just staring aimlessly at the internet for a few days...
That last picture vaguely creeped me out.Rylot said:
Best thing I can tell you, (Though I fully understand if it's crappy advice) is to try something new to shake it off. do anything you don't normally do, whether it's as simple as watching a new TV show or picking a new book off the shelf. I=That's what I do, and it usually works. However, those moods, (I'm going to steer away from using the term "depression")have a wide variety of causes, so the best course of action is to try and just shake it the best way your gut sees fit.
I'm wearing Blue Jeans and a blue hawaiian shirt right now, OH SH-
OT: Maybe once or twice? I'm an optimist and can keep myself entertained most of the time.
OT: Maybe once or twice? I'm an optimist and can keep myself entertained most of the time.
I guess sometimes I feel a bit sad. Usually I just play videogames when Im like that. It seems to work UNLESS ITS A SHIT GAME
UNLESS ITS A SHIT GAME
I feel down pretty often. Despite being a pretty smart guy, school has always been a huge worry for me and it usually takes me a couple months after I recieve my results before I can really calm down about them. Luckily for me, my results this year were really, really good and I can go to university in another year's time. I also have started a relationship with an amazing girl who I had thought for the longest time was a total pipe dream, and I have a weekend job that will be paying for my minor hobbies through next year. The only negative I have right now is that said girl is moving 30 miles away, but what's a half hour train ride on a weekend, really?
And yet, I feel down. Just totally blue right now. I can't really put my finger on why, when everything is going so right, I just do. So empathy five, OP. I'm sure it'll get better at some point, for everyone.
And yet, I feel down. Just totally blue right now. I can't really put my finger on why, when everything is going so right, I just do. So empathy five, OP. I'm sure it'll get better at some point, for everyone.
Hah, all the time for the last two/three years.
Do you drink?
Drinking made me feel better about my social skills and self esteem and shit and got me to open up, but ultimately I figured out it wasn't worth it.
Clannad changed the way I looked at stuff a lot as well.
The way I figured out I had to cope was just to stop caring. All those things that brought me emotional distress: fuck them. I don't give a shit. Whatever happens happens, and I'll just try to be happy with what I have and live in the moment without caring about the stuff that might go wrong or other things that are causing me to feel bad.
Do you drink?
Drinking made me feel better about my social skills and self esteem and shit and got me to open up, but ultimately I figured out it wasn't worth it.
Clannad changed the way I looked at stuff a lot as well.
The way I figured out I had to cope was just to stop caring. All those things that brought me emotional distress: fuck them. I don't give a shit. Whatever happens happens, and I'll just try to be happy with what I have and live in the moment without caring about the stuff that might go wrong or other things that are causing me to feel bad.
When I saw the title
But yeah, sometimes I can be sad. But then I stop being sad and be awesome instead.
But yeah, sometimes I can be sad. But then I stop being sad and be awesome instead.
I get up and feel depressed about my life, throughout the day I'll be busy, only furthering my depression and I go to sleep worrying about how my life is going to turn out.
'A little blue' is an understatement.
'A little blue' is an understatement.
You have all the reason in the world to feel blue. Best friends are important, and those friends being the best, not having them around is the worst.erttheking said:
My best (only...) friend isn't going anywhere, but this whole year I've had days like the ones you're talking about solely because I'm absolutely terrified of losing him. He's kinda starting his actual real life, finishing uni soon, serious relationship, things like that. But I'm stuck. Within a year anything can happen in his life. A year from now, I'll be doing the exact same thing I did this week. There is no way I won't lose something. We'll still be talking, but his free time, to spend with me, will be pretty much gone.
Oh wow. I'm thinking "someday". For you that's like next week. I hope university can distract you plenty.
Yeah I guess that it's possible that I'll manage to get a fresh start there. At least I hope so.CleverNickname said: