Need to Vent

[RealRecognizeReal]

Ughhh I'm so fustrated!!!! I'm tired of people telling me I need to stop being the way I am, like I have a switch I can turn on and off so that I'm not depressed or anxious anymore. Seriously if I could I would so do it. What the hell does it look like I enjoy this feeling?? because I don't. It's not a choice I made. I'm effin crying as I type this cause I can't take it. I'm completely lonely although I am surrounded by people. And I hate being isolated from people but at this moment it's like I don't want no one around. Maybe I am better off living like a hermit then I don't have to hear or deal people's ********. Sorry but I had to get that out.

 

[Sci-Fi]

I know right, that is really frustrating when people do that. "Oh wait, let me go flick my switch...okay all better now, thanks" /sarcasm.

 

[ajdass1]

It's so damn annoying, a lot of people simply don't understand because they've never experienced these levels of depression and anxiety themselves. There's probably stuff about how society tells us we should view depressed/mentally ill people, too... that's a whole other discussion...

Another thing that pisses me off are these snappy one-liner graphics that get passed around on facebook and the like. Like, gee, thanks, your little picture that only took you a few minutes to make would magically solve all the world's problems, if only we would *listen*!

 

[condemnedsoul666]

Another thing that pisses me off are these snappy one-liner graphics that get passed around on facebook and the like. Like, gee, thanks, your little picture that only took you a few minutes to make would magically solve all the world's problems, if only we would *listen*!

Like this?

But yeah I get what y'all mean. Even some people who genuinely *have* been depressed, had some sort of anxiety, or anything else, seem to act in that way. It's like they've forgotten how completely **** it was to be in this place. This situation.
Well at least, from what little experience I've had, anyways. *shrugs*
People suck.

 

[perfanoff]

I disagree with y'all. If man has power over nature, then of course he can have power over himself.
Your friends can only act as a motivator to try and show you the goal to reach for. But the journey is all yours and yours alone.

I'd like to put this link here. Do what you will with it. http://www.wikihow.com/Master-the-Art-of-Emotional-Intelligence

P.S. I definitely haven't forgotten how bad life can be, and my life is objectively, definitely not bunnies and roses either. But life beats me down enough for me to add on with self-inflicted "injury".

Best wishes

 

[LonelyInAtl]

Too bad we're not like Data on Star Trek and just turn off our "emotion chip".

 

[condemnedsoul666]

tl;dr. (j/k)
Yeah they can only act as a motivator, and they *can* be kinda helpful, but a lot of the time it's just people saying that you should basically just get over yourself and stop feeling so bad, as though it were so simple. Dx
There are plenty of ways out of this place, and they vary from person to person, but sometimes y'know, for me at least, the only way out is just to ride it out, even thought it usually seems like it's not gonna end.
For some people there's therapy and treatments, some just need good friends and family, or someone to share their burden and just talk with, some just need to work out, I dunno, everyone's different, but I don't really think most people, can, healthily, just turn off their bad feelings, or rather, I can't, at least.
And in all honesty I can say I do plenty of the things in the article you've linked there, it just doesn't seem to do much for me. Dx
Does man really have power over nature, anyways?
I do agree with you saying about how it's our journey and ours alone, though. Sure people can help and sometimes lighten the load but ultimately it's up to ourselves to get "better", so to speak?
Best wishes to yourself, too, perfanoff.

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Too bad we're not like Data on Star Trek and just turn off our "emotion chip".

sigh, if only life were so simple, eh?

 

[Okiedokes]

You need love and support and all you are getting is shat on... no wonder you feel so alone. Have you told those people your exact thoughts and feelings? Sometimes they need the nitty gritty details so they understand how difficult it is for you, and might even try to get you to get some advice from a counselor. If you feel that bad, and no one else understands maybe you should do that.

 

[SophiaGrace]

You need love and support

+1

 

[RealRecognizeReal]

If only it were that simple.

Too bad we're not like Data on Star Trek and just turn off our "emotion chip".

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I have explained and they say "there's no reason for you to feel or think like that. You'll get over it. You just need to keep yourself busy to not have those things on your mind." Sometimes I can even concentrate on other stuff due to my feelings. I don't have health insurance to go to a good doc for help. I went to therapy for a year and I was not fully satisfied with the help I received. I was fine for like a month or 2, afterwards I was back to feeling worse than I was to begin with.

You need love and support and all you are getting is shat on... no wonder you feel so alone. Have you told those people your exact thoughts and feelings? Sometimes they need the nitty gritty details so they understand how difficult it is for you, and might even try to get you to get some advice from a counselor. If you feel that bad, and no one else understands maybe you should do that.

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I agree everyone is different and what works for some people may not for others. You can never fully shut off your emotions.

tl;dr. (j/k)
Yeah they can only act as a motivator, and they *can* be kinda helpful, but a lot of the time it's just people saying that you should basically just get over yourself and stop feeling so bad, as though it were so simple. Dx
There are plenty of ways out of this place, and they vary from person to person, but sometimes y'know, for me at least, the only way out is just to ride it out, even thought it usually seems like it's not gonna end.
For some people there's therapy and treatments, some just need good friends and family, or someone to share their burden and just talk with, some just need to work out, I dunno, everyone's different, but I don't really think most people, can, healthily, just turn off their bad feelings, or rather, I can't, at least.
And in all honesty I can say I do plenty of the things in the article you've linked there, it just doesn't seem to do much for me. Dx
Does man really have power over nature, anyways?
I do agree with you saying about how it's our journey and ours alone, though. Sure people can help and sometimes lighten the load but ultimately it's up to ourselves to get "better", so to speak?
Best wishes to yourself, too, perfanoff.

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