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SycoShaman
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 Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:34 Post subject: Are You Depressed? |
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Im curious.
How many people here are depressed or have occasional bouts with depression?
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nouseforaname
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:37 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | Nope. Life is good  |
Lucky fucker  |
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Macknu
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:40 Post subject: |
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Nope, life's to short for shit like that. Happy everyday and always.
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Esel_Gesi
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:45 Post subject: |
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I voted no. Times are bad on occasion but there are also so many good things.
Life is indeed pretty good.
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ChinUp
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:52 Post subject: |
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| ChinUp wrote: | seasonal depression syndrome or some such silliness .. apparently when there is less light your body isn’t getting as much of the good stuff that makes you happy sunshine provides .. personally I prefer the shadows ..  yet don’t think I’m particularly depressed .. but then I may have been depressed for so long that I cant even tell .. 
i'm glad to be alive .. if thats any sign of anything .. |
 your depressed man
You know why i say that? You use the same line i do when people ask me how im doing...
I answer with 'well, im alive so something must be going right'.\
I think i dont know how to be happy. Like things that used to give me pleasure and distraction dont do it anymore. The only things that give me pleasure would be the new splinter cell game (takes my mind of everything), a good movie, being with my exwife (well, we might be gettin back together)...and thats just about it.
Otherwise, Im always stressin over the bad shit...I cant seem to relax and just take things as they come. I like having control in some respect, over things that occur in my life. Right now, I have zero control |
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:52 Post subject: |
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itz my son's 9th month birthday! and my wife looks great & sexy as hell after giving birth. thanks god no hanging tits etc! fuck no i'm not depressed )))
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deelix
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:56 Post subject: |
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Nah, im not depressed. At least i don't think so. Some things aint perfect, but i can't blame anyone else. The thing I hate most is that i snore -.-
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ChinUp
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 20:57 Post subject: |
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Seems to me that happiness is a commodity these days .. unless you have a good reason to be happy .. its like your not allowed .. totally bogus
I think I read someplace that it’s a clinically unbalanced mental state to be happy .. apparently mild depression is a sign of a healthy realistic mind .. pfft .. rubbish
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in & out of favor." ~ Frost
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 21:01 Post subject: |
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| ChinUp wrote: | Seems to me that happiness is a commodity these days .. unless you have a good reason to be happy .. its like your not allowed .. totally bogus
I think I read someplace that it’s a clinically unbalanced mental state to be happy .. apparently mild depression is a sign of a healthy realistic mind .. pfft .. rubbish |
That seems accurate to me tho.
Being happy all the time just isnt realistic. Mind you, it doesnt mean you have depression if your not always happy.
You know what i hate about depression? The physical toll it takes on your body. My body has been seriously aching for the past week or so you know? |
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 21:02 Post subject: |
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btw they proved that depression isn't a state of mind or mood but a pychic (mental) disease
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ChinUp
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 22:39 Post subject: |
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I hear you .. I always look into my diet when I start feeling lethargic & negative .. but then that’s me .. Breaking a sweat is good too .. but it can be real hard getting warmed up when your grasp on yourself is sluggish ..
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in & out of favor." ~ Frost
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 22:40 Post subject: |
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i have been depressed once, don't wanna go there again 
remaining happy and well
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Oct 2006 23:33 Post subject: |
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| swingman wrote: | Voted yes. 
I think the worst part is not knowing the reason and only surmising 'if i could only get this or that, then MAYBE I won't be depressed anymore'. All the while fully knowing that when I get whatever I am aiming for, I won't be any happier than now. Chasing my own fucking tail all the time.
It's like that Patrick Bateman in American Psycho who gets so obsessed about a fucking business card. |
Yeah man
Not knowing exactly what would cure the depression is what drives me nuts too. It'd be nice if i could do something to get rid of it you know?
Still, right now, I think i know what would bring my spirits up |
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:02 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | | SycoShaman wrote: | | Still, right now, I think i know what would bring my spirits up |
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that always helps
How long have you been smokin weed for man?
Ive been smokin since i was 10 years old. I just dont really get high anymore. I get relaxed and my eyes get a lil blurry, but i dont get that nice stoned feeling.
Unless a) its really really good weed b) i smoke a ton of weed
I wish I could go back to the days where i would smoke a 2 paper and be on my ass for hours, content playing videogames or watching a movie. Thos were the days... |
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:11 Post subject: |
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| SycoShaman wrote: | | nouseforaname wrote: | | SycoShaman wrote: | | Still, right now, I think i know what would bring my spirits up |
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that always helps
How long have you been smokin weed for man?
Ive been smokin since i was 10 years old. I just dont really get high anymore. I get relaxed and my eyes get a lil blurry, but i dont get that nice stoned feeling.
Unless a) its really really good weed b) i smoke a ton of weed
I wish I could go back to the days where i would smoke a 2 paper and be on my ass for hours, content playing videogames or watching a movie. Thos were the days... |
Started smoking in high school ... and yeah, I used to get really stoned back then
These days, yeah, I don't get nearly as high. But it's still nice ... I can smoke around my gf /parents and not act like a total knob. I guess I'm a lot more functional ... it's more of a relaxed feeling than anything else.
But if I stop smoking for a week or two, the first time I smoke again, man, then i get fucking stoned! If I'm drunk I get more stoned too!
oh, and @deelix ... fuck no, I don't respect fucking retarded laws like marijuana prohibition
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X_Dror
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:11 Post subject: |
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Almost never depressed.
Though thinking about the universe might make me a little depressed/freak me out.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:14 Post subject: |
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| deelix wrote: | | Don't you guys respect canadian law ? |
I have great respect for Canadian law.
And as far as im aware, having a small personal amount to smoke is fine...if you wanna deal with the fine you get if you smoke in public
But i dont smoke in public. I smoke on private property and I dont sell or provide anyone with anything you know?
Kinda like downloading in Canada. You can download stuff, but you cant make money off it and you cant upload/share it.
Believe it or not im a law abiding citizen now. I dont cause trouble, i pay my taxes, i help people if they are in need, i contribute to charities and various organizations that help the homeless and stuff.
And I dont like drinking all that much. I'd rather have a smoke than having 6 beers you know? |
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:19 Post subject: |
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I don't get it. Can you define depression?
I think your idea of depression is much different than mine.
I, for one, have no sense of self value. (If that means anything to you)
And every single day I look down at myself and I am looked down at by others.
It’s the only thing I know.
I don't think that's depression. That’s just a lousy life.
I hate being alone with my self. I have intimacy issues. Well, not really. I can open my self like a book, but I have problems with emotions.
Still that’s not depression.
I’m only happy temporarily when I help people, but mostly I’m well, not unhappy, but trying to figure out who I can help next.
But that’s not depression either.
I feel blue a lot. And meaningless things such as booze don’t make me happy. Sometimes when I drink, I end up listening to myself, trying to understand myself and then I drink more until I can’t understand myself. To numb the voices, y’know?
Not in a sense I hear voices. But in a sense that when a man is alone with him self he can either stare at a blank wall or get to know himself.
Y’know?
But that’s not depression either. That’s a problem with how you perceive yourself.
I do think I’m depressed, but I don’t know if my kind of depression counts. I mean, I like going outside when it’s raining and splash puddles around. I love to help people. Makes me smile. But those are just temporary emotions.
I feel like I’m swimming in a fountain of sorrow and occasionally someone throws in a lucky penny.
Can you define your idea of depression? Cause I’m unsure what to vote.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:19 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | | SycoShaman wrote: | | And as far as im aware, having a small personal amount to smoke is fine...if you wanna deal with the fine you get if you smoke in public |
Possession of any amount of weed is a crime  Always has been -- for all the talk about decriminalization, nothing has ever been done. |
Well, the times ive been caught with weed on me, its always been like a couple of grams and usually it gets confiscated and i get a fine or something.
I guess it depends on the cop and how you respond to them |
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:21 Post subject: |
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Not knowing exactly what would cure the depression is what drives me nuts too. It'd be nice if i could do something to get rid of it you know?
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I know for a fact that there isn't a specific something that would make it all go away. I read something recently that made a lot of sense. People who are more prone to depression than others have a very low level of a certain chemical. I think it's called seratonin and anti-depressants bring that level to 'normal' levels. Its not that people with normal levels of seratonin could use anti-depressants to get happier. You can only use them to bring the levels where the're supposed to be.
Still I am a little uncomfortable with the thought of using pills for the rest of my life because then I might just as well start using weed. The problem with using chemicals is that the body builds up some sort of resistance and one ends up needing more of it.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Mon, 23rd Oct 2006 00:50 Post subject: |
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| swingman wrote: | | SycoShaman wrote: |
Not knowing exactly what would cure the depression is what drives me nuts too. It'd be nice if i could do something to get rid of it you know?
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I know for a fact that there isn't a specific something that would make it all go away. I read something recently that made a lot of sense. People who are more prone to depression than others have a very low level of a certain chemical. I think it's called seratonin and anti-depressants bring that level to 'normal' levels. Its not that people with normal levels of seratonin could use anti-depressants to get happier. You can only use them to bring the levels where the're supposed to be.
Still I am a little uncomfortable with the thought of using pills for the rest of my life because then I might just as well start using weed. The problem with using chemicals is that the body builds up some sort of resistance and one ends up needing more of it. |
I use anti depressents. And they do help man. Obviously i wont be on tem for my whole life. But until my depression goes away |
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