(January 4, 2012 at 5:09 pm)Napoleon Wrote: I find that laughter is a good healer.

i secoond that. A healthy sense of humor is pretty good...

...unless you like to laugh at the pain of others.

I find that one of the worst ways to exacerbate any of these feelings is to compare yourself to others. Self worth is hard to come by. There is no reason to squander it envying the best qualities in others. It is always good to remember that the guy whose body or car you wish you had likely has some issues you wouldn't want. Take for example a gorgeous woman who is so utterly caught up in looks that she is neurotic and drives people away with her needy quest for attention. She may look good, but she is suffering too. So, in that vein, I hope that each of you can see the good qualities about yourselves and realize that you are the sum of your parts. People who are worth it will see the important parts.

Got pretty sick this weekend and the hospital doc had to put me on a round of pills. Pills invariably make me sicker before they make me better. I have anxiety about taking medication because medication is the reason I first experienced anxiety. At any rate, it made me think of this thread and that I hadn't added any Shellfucius words of wisdom in a few days.

Good advice, Shell, but I'm sure you know that self-worth is even more difficult to come by when depressed.

Hope you feel better.

(January 10, 2012 at 3:55 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Good advice, Shell, but I'm sure you know that self-worth is even more difficult to come by when depressed.

Of course. That is why it bears mentioning. Please stop by for free compliments!

Quote:Hope you feel better.

Thank you. I am sure I will. It helps me to know why I feel the way I do and then to actively distract myself or combat it. I'm not feeling completely overwhelmed. I'm actually distracting myself with tons of work, so my production is increasing. Funny how that works.

Shell Wrote:Feel free to post encouraging facts about mental/mood disorders, quotes, coping techniques or rants. Really, post anything that makes you feel better or you think will make someone else feel better.

I have nothing encouraging to say, I have nothing encouraging said by others, I have no rants.

Only coping technique I use is to keep going. And forget. Never look back.

Funny now that things aren't so bad... I'm starting to remember. And I had my first ever flashback just yesterday.

It was horrible.

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(January 4, 2012 at 5:09 pm)Napo Wrote: I find that laughter is a good healer.

See me go hysterical and tell me it's a healer.

The kudos from me is both a recognition of myself in your words and a sympathetic arm around the shoulder. I tried to write down a little of what's inside me now, what I'm experiencing and how I feel. I cannot.

I have a rant now... and I won't turn that rant into forum drama. Instead I'll lean on someone important to me.

I also have advice now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPoTGyWT0Cg

Or rather... lean on someone who will listen, and who will care, since it's probably not going to be me.

(January 10, 2012 at 11:24 pm)Vaeolet Lilly Blossom Wrote: See me go hysterical and tell me it's a healer.

Okay. It's a healer.

It is. True and healthy laughter is a healer. I know things are really bad for me when I cannot laugh sincerely, so I guess that must be some indicator of mental health.

I see humour in everything. Even the some of the most morbid things...

I think I am just wired not to take things too seriously. It protects me from insanity