Anyone else suffer from Mental Illnesses? How do you cope

[Cake4Breakfast]

I've had clinical depression and GAD since I was 16. It's been tough to deal with at times. Really an up and down battle. There's been times when I've wanted to end it all. The anti-depressants worked in the beginning, but my tolerance is so high I'm numb to them. Talking to a shrink sometimes helps, but so does talking to any random stranger... Whether or not they're interesting and have something to say is what counts.

I've found over the last few years that pot helps a lot. Is it escapism? Am I trying to ignore my condition/s? I don't really know. For now the weed does the trick. However I can feel my body accommodating to the stimulus. Won't be long before it no longer does it for me.. I'll have to find something new then. I heard Kratom is good.

Anyone else suffer from similar conditions? How did you find out about your condition. When were you diagnosed. How do you cope?

Cannabis can be therapeutic for a lot of people, if it works for you, it works for you. But use it to get you doing things that will help you move forward in life, even if it is just taking care of yourself, eating healthy food, exercise, and being social. Getting a good social network going is key! Remember too that the research for antidepressants shows that it is mostly a placebo effect, at best, and that for those who see benefits (as measured by depression questionnaires) it is mostly in terms of improved sleep. About 1/3 of people never experience a 50% reduction in symptoms, no matter how many antidepressants they take or therapy sessions they undergo, so you are not alone. Ketamine is always there if things get really dark, it costs a lot as it isn't covered by insurance, but if it is life or death, it is worth trying. Best.

 

[Cake4Breakfast]

Mental health is purely subjective, so one person might say I have mental illness, another might not.

Try asking doctors instead of random people, they will give you a questionnaire with demonstrated validity and reliability. Science:

 

[Mike]

Well I handled it by being incredibly erratic and unstable for about 90% of my life, which seems to have completely ruined my life. Body and mind. I don't recommend this method.

 

[Mike]

I had depression since I was 12 and had suicide attempts. What does a 12 year old have to worry about? Not much if anything at all. But mental illness does your head in bruh. Doesn't matter what you have going on in your life, mental illness on its own is enough to fuck with you and make you feel hopeless. Getting some ass isn't the answer. You kinda sound like an insensitive jerk.

Yep 12 was when mine kicked in, although I'm pretty sure I already told you that before. Not like I was normal before then, but the beginning of puberty seemed to kick everything into overdrive. Feeling like your going insane as a 12 year old is pretty scary.

 

[Rav1nHunter]

There are people with legit mental illnesses but I also believe it has become like a cool thing nowadays for kids to have depression.

 

[CoolB]

Mental illness is so god damn abused by people that it's becoming hard to sympathize with anyone that may be truly suffering.

I don't see how this stigmata will ever change and I also don't think it's fair to hate on people that don't understand it or have become numb to people that claim to have mental illness.

 

[MedicineDog]

We should make the distinction between personality and mood disorders/manic behavior and mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. My comment below does not pertain to the latter.

Through consciousness, the brain can review its own processes and shortcomings. With will power, the individual can then practice behavior modification in order to correct issues that limit their ability to live life to its fullest.

 

[MedicineDog]

Mental illness is so god damn abused by people that it's becoming hard to sympathize with anyone that may be truly suffering.

I don't see how this stigmata will ever change and I also don't think it's fair to hate on people that don't understand it or have become numb to people that claim to have mental illness.

I'm sorry, did you say "stigmata????"

It's stigma. You learn something every day. Here is an example of the stigmata:


Stigmata (singular stigma) is a term used by members of the Christian faith to describe body marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, such as the hands, wrists, and feet. An individual bearing the wounds of Stigmata is referred to as a Stigmatist or a Stigmatic

 

[CoolB]

I'm sorry, did you say "stigmata????"

It's stigma. You learn something every day. Here is an example of the stigmata:
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Stigmata (singular stigma) is a term used by members of the Christian faith to describe body marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, such as the hands, wrists, and feet. An individual bearing the wounds of Stigmata is referred to as a Stigmatist or a Stigmatic

LOL thanks for the correction. Still sleepwalking through the morning.

 

[bigbangspiritbomb]

I used to think that way, but one of my good friends suffers from some pretty serious depression. It's made me re-evaluate my standpoint pretty seriously.

I first provided a wall of text but TS is a cuck and very emo. I blame low testosterone. At a certain point, step the fuck up or roll over, die. The world will keep turning. Fuck not given. Stake claim in this world. Do your best.

 

[STEVEN SEAGOLD]

I first provided a wall of text but TS is a cuck and very emo. I blame low testosterone. At a certain point, step the fuck up or roll over, die. The world will keep turning. Fuck not given. Stake claim in this world. Do your best.

You are upset.

 

[bigbangspiritbomb]

Can the purpose and meaning be smashing the people who disrespected you? That is what I keep thinking about.

Download: Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
(find a pdf online free for reading purposes not resale).

It is one of the most important books a man should read especially in 2017, in a time where low testosterone, being a cuck, and dudes are out raising the alpha male's babies while catering to some slag.

You have a purpose in life. Without it, a lot of men of are lost. Combine this with a society that promotes 'equality' as if all things and people are equal. In short, it has caused a lot of shit storms with this gender neutrality rubbish. Its not real life. Men and women have different strengths and weaknesses.

The sky could fall tomorrow; be marching to the beat of your drum. What resonates? If you don't know your purpose, your purpose at the moment is to find out your purpose.


Many guys will be on that grind, pussy comes, and they hand a woman their balls. Its fucking pathetic. These spineless wonders end up getting destroyed living a life of a cuck. Mental health is a real thing but, it doesn't remove the onus and importance of stepping up. If anything, it is even more important because it gives you your true north.

I am doing an absolute disservice to the book. Pick it up. Read it. Live it. As for destroying people, I suppose it could be but, you could do something to monopolize a niche of your choosing. You could travel the world or make some drastic change. If you are JJ you could get back your LHW title or you could go party and run over more women. Every man has a choice bu then has to live with that including the consequences of it.

Sadly, many men piss away the time they have with low testosterone (IE TS wimpering online). Its about as pathetic as women on reddit threads posting about egg freezing after squandering her SMV and best years as a alpha male's meat sock.

In the end, it is a lot of ego, and the identification of mental illness/sickness is one way someone can easily piss away their life in pity part mentality. Find motivation. Change your circle of friends. Motivation is like a shower, you need it daily.

 

[CoolB]

my guess is @bigbangspiritbomb gets a reply like "you are upset" from the TS.

 

[bigbangspiritbomb]

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Mental illness is so god damn abused by people that it's becoming hard to sympathize with anyone that may be truly suffering.

I don't see how this stigmata will ever change and I also don't think it's fair to hate on people that don't understand it or have become numb to people that claim to have mental illness.

+ 1

I know some cuck that sits on disability. He would attack a crippled person then try to blame being sick. Life is one dark cloud and he is always in pity party mode. Finds a gf who is getting gang banged and then goes nuts even though the signs were there IE only has guy friends LOL


I am ambivalent on this subject. My grandpa fought in the wars. He is a undefeated amateur boxer. If someone broke into his home, I would be more worried about the person doing the B&E then my grandpa. He has killed men with his bare hands in combat. No doubt, he has PTSD but ask him? Real men don't cry. Walk it off. Take a salt tablet.

I have a friend who is schizo. Full on talking to himself, hallucinations both auditory and visual. He improves only to stop taking meds and then the crash happens over and over again. He wants a life. He wants a wife, marriage, children. He cannot have this. He needs help.

In one instance, one is too far in even seeking help. The other truly needs help. Sadly, a good portion are fucking the system with 'not going to work today. I'm sad.' TS for instance is the equivalent of the woman running through cum shots, sloot gonna sloot in youth, then on reddit posting in 'Egg Freezing threads' + man is evil tangets lulz

If you need help, seek it. But fucking grow a pair, and man up. If this was the animal kingdom and you cannot step up. Something comes and eats you. This is Darwin.Survival of the fittest. In human nature, we take a more humanistic approach. Help those disabled. Then again, my tax dollars and resources shouldn't be allocated to 'I'm sad and not going to work today" anymore then they should be allocated to single mother victimhood who can't close her legs. Again, if this was the animal kingdom, GENES ARE WEEDED OUT OF EXISTENCE + FUCK NOT GIVEN.

 

[bigbangspiritbomb]

my guess is @bigbangspiritbomb gets a reply like "you are upset" from the TS.

Provided TS wall of text and he acted like a cuck and emo. Again, low testosterone likely to blame.

There is a reason why the female gravitates towards the alpha. If someone curls in a ball and whimpers cause of being sad and their children are killed because of dude being a cuck, genes are weeded out of existence.

It the animal kingdom, many a times, the females can sense healthier genes. For instance, the peacock colors are indicators of healthier genes. Other animals that are more beta have been shown to have more stress hormones, unhealthier, a lot of plaque in artery walls, and a number of other issues.

There is a reason why a female would side step a dude acting like a sissy.

 

[facePuncher7]

Depression/anxiety resulting from poor upbringing and abuse.

I am very creative, because the outside world was too harsh for me to handle growing up, I created worlds in my head and developed a very active imagination and interest in things that are very deep and technical and I can "lose myself" in.. like technology, programming etc.

I deal with it by being creative, making things, getting the thoughts out of my head and into the world. Friends help, people in general help, but that's a separate part of the same issue. Good people help build trust back up and help improve my social skills.

So that's how I deal with it - I make sure I stay active, creative and social and actively avoid anyone that gives me negative vibes, however rude I have to be.

 

[Graves The Elder]

In my early days, I did lots of acid and shrooms.
Later on, I switched to cannabis and copious amounts of alcohol.
I only did X a few times with my gf, but man it was awesome.

Now, I just do shots of tequila.
My mental health has run the gamut from carefree happiness to near suicidal depths of depression.
I'm in a happy place right now fortunately and life looks pretty damn good.

 

[Pwent]

No, but I am weird in that I need to be mentally stimulated all the time. My brain works at a really fast pace and I can't just sit there and zone out very often

It's not like ADD because I can pay attention to one thing for hours if it's stimulating enough. But I often have to do multiple tasks at once to keep from getting agitated. I post on here and 4chan throughout my whole work day but still get more done than more people. I just alt tab for a minute or two, work for 5 minutes and alt tab back etc. that way I can think of multiple things at once and stay mentally stimulated. I imagine it would seem like all I do is go online

I can't even play video games or watch tv by themselves. If I'm watching tv, I also post on here and 4chan. If I'm playing games, I put my laptop on the coffee table with Netflix and "watch" by listening and actually watch during loading screens/boring segments

forums/messageboards are my drug of choice because theres constantly new information and its given in small bites so I can quickly get my fix and then alt tab back to work

The only reliable thing to keep me interested is physical activities or talking to someone in person.

 

[Brodels]

I think I may be sick too.

For years, I have been dwelling on the past. I cant seem to stop. The thoughts really depress me.

I never suffered anything traumatic though. It is just mostly negative social interations. I keep thinking about smashing the people that disrespected me.

That's one of my main problems as well. Dwelling on the past at an obsessive rate. It feels heavy. That, some bad social anxiety, and even worse anger problems make shit difficult.

 

[MadSquabbles500]

That's one of my main problems as well. Dwelling on the past at an obsessive rate. It feels heavy. That, some bad social anxiety, and even worse anger problems make shit difficult.

I was on like on a ~23 hr fast for a while. That seemed to help. My body was more relaxed when I only had one meal a day. I have not been doing it lately though. I took a vacation just a little bit ago, and I broke my fasting. I have not been able to go back to it since because well there is too much good food. I am going to try and go back, and lets see if works.