How do you deal?

[SephYuyX]

Masturbation/Sex is the best stress reliever.

[Kiro]

Add weed on to that combination and you'll fall into a blissful coma of relaxation.

[Raikku]

You ever hear of the ole natural remedy to any of your problems? It's called marijuana!

[0ni0n]

Masturbation/Sex is the best stress reliever.

Yea, but he's asking advice to deal with depression for the rest of the 23 hours and 45 mins of the day.

[SephYuyX]

Yeah, but the affect of calmness carries over for many hours, when you start getting bleh again, do it again~

[Kiro]

Simple answer: Keep yourself busy.

[The Stig]

Simple answer: Keep yourself busy.

FFXI it is.

And random books/TV. Wait until I show this thread to a few people who refuse to believe my idea of "keeping busy" is the best way to take your mind off the core thing (usually relationships/work).

[Kiro]

FFXI isn't very... mentally challenging. I'm talking like going OUT and doing stuff.

[The Stig]

FFXI isn't very... mentally challenging. I'm talking like going OUT and doing stuff.

True, but (for me) it's difficult when you live in an area with shit people and shit kids who's parents are mostly single and ... everything. Nearly dangerous to go outside. Plus due to commutes/travel at times I get home at like 8pm and I gotta get up again at like 6am to go back to work. Time is limited!! =)

[Kiro]

Bleh, that sucks. :\

[Kyo]

One thing I do that helps relieve stress is taking a cruise in my car and listening to some good music, really loud.

[Tyche]

My wife has on a few occassions told me she's feeling depressed (been when she's pregnant, I'm assuming hormonal changes). I cannot, for the life of me, understand how people get depressed. I've taken advanced psych classes, but it's just one of those things I do not get. Why do people torture and torment themselves over things they they typically have no control over? This sound trollish, but I'm absolutely serious, why do people get depressed? I've lost loves (my wife and I have broken up times in the younger stages of our relationship), I've had money problems like you couldn't imagine (student loans, doctor bills, etc). You have 80 years of your life to work that shit out, why get strung out over it? I realize people have it much worse than I do, and maybe that's part of the lack of understanding. It's just that I fell that people who get depressed are such micro thinkers that they really cannot take a step back and rationalize things in the big picture. Maybe I'm just an insensitive prick.

[Mizango]

99 problems but a bitch aint one.


Live it, Love it. It is your new mantra.

Stay busy, don't dwell on stupid shit and just do you for a while. Take this opportunity to better yourself emotionally, physically and mentally. Don't get all mired in depression and self loathing, that comes off as pathetic and isn't attractive to other potential females you may encounter.

There are tons and tons of women out here in the world, getting hung up on one if crazy talk. There is sure to be someone that is more of a better fit for you. Keep in mind that she is an "Ex" learn from it and leave it as that. You will look back on this and realize this was probably the best thing to happen. Keep in mind the more that you get hung up on this one you are missing a lot of hot poon pass by unscathed. Throw caution to the wind and just go balls to the wall and ask someone out that you normally wouldn't.

Get your buff on, get your mind right and put this episode in the past. Probably not the first time and probably wont be the last. Everyone here has an "Ex" somewhere in the world and everyone here probably feels much better off than they would with that particular person. Don't live your life looking back and in the hypothetical "what if" world. Charge it to the game and move it on along.

Dr. Dre made a song right up your alley my friend.
YouTube - Dr.Dre feat.Daz,Snoop Dogg,& Kurupt-Bitches Ain't Shit

[Biggz]

marvel vs capcom 2 helps a lot when I get depressed over love and loss

This^^

[Kwijiboe]

Although I do find myself feeling down sometimes, I nodded when I read Tyche's response.

Whatever you're feeling will pass, talk to friends about it-- but not to seek advice, just to get things off your chest. Disclosing what you feel and what you're worried about really does lift a load off your shoulders.

[Kyo]

Miz masturbates to a T.O. poster when he's feeling down, true story.

[Mizango]

Miz masturbates to a T.O. poster when he's feeling down, true story.

100% right. Seeing TO take my seed in bukkake fashion makes me beam 1000 rays of sunshine and can turn any frown upside down.

[Roranora]

Running/cardio.
Weed.
Games.
College football.
Talk with friends.
Masturbation/sex.
Sleep.
Honey Bunches of Oats w/Cinnamon Clusters.

I can't emphasize sleep enough; I imagine most people on this forum could sleep more. When classes/work allow, sleep the fuck in.. or go to bed early. The few days a week I can get that done make all the difference in how I feel. I sometimes sleep through classes (when nothing real important is going on) and it helps more than going to class and being dead tired/grumpy all day. I know it doesn't sound like the most sound advice, (and it's relative to the person and class as to how much this may hurt your performance) and I know I'm rare for getting at least 9-11 hours of sleep most nights, but I find myself significantly less stressed than I used to be on the 5-7 hours that seems to be the norm for most people 19-25.

[miokomioko]

Psh, haha. Girlfriend of 6 years broke up with me at the end of September. Booze has helped me plenty.

Music, instrument, gym, drinking.

I did a 7-year breakup... and a month of booze + one-night-stand or two fixed me eventually.

[Olo401]

Oh yeah.. I forgot about weed.

That's funny too 'cuz I just got some.