Why is legitimate Existential Crisis confused with depression ?

[bandicoot]

Completely disagree.

Why the fuck does something have to have meaning to be important, really? Seriously, think about it.

Some of the best and most enjoyable things in life have no meaning what-so-ever. They are fun and pleasurable because there is no real meaning to them.

Fishing on the beach
Coffee on the back porch on a crisp morning
Hiking
Riding a bike
Playing a video game
Movies/TV

Nature and life itself is simply amazing on it's own accord, regardless of your religion (or lack of it). No matter your beliefs, it's flat out incredible that we are where we are at this point in history.

In fact, the search for the meaning of life could be fulfilling journey on it's own. I'm sure the meaning is different for everyone and everything out there.

Fucking A.

 

[Organic Damage]

There isn't an actual cure for legitimate depression is there?

I imagine it's "curable" in the same way alcoholism is.

You can live with it, but while you're alive you won't be without it.

 

[flapdragon]

im pretty sure the purpose of life is not to be those guys who got caught on to catch a predator. especially that dude who wanted a three way with a thirteen year old and her cat. i think if you can avoid being like that, you're pretty good to go

 

[bandicoot]

im pretty sure the purpose of life is not to be those guys who got caught on to catch a predator. especially that dude who wanted a three way with a thirteen year old and her cat. i think if you can avoid being like that, you're pretty good to go

Exactly, we just gotta be more careful...

 

[daken7]

I imagine it's "curable" in the same way alcoholism is.

You can live with it, but while you're alive you won't be without it.

That's the thing though, a lot of people CAN'T live with it. That's why so many self harm and attempt suicide. And some turn to drink and/or drugs.

Depression is no joke, and someone can't just switch it off like a light switch and snap out of it.

Tbf anyone that has not really been through it or doesn't have an intimate understanding of how crippling it can truly be shouldn't really be giving others advice about it (that wasn't aimed at you).

 

[Mike]

It's crippling. You have to put constant effort into staying mentally stable, and as you age it begins to affect your health.

 

[groo]

There isn't an actual cure for legitimate depression is there?

Cure? Not really. Therapy and medication can reduce the burden significantly though. Some just with therapy with short term medication use. Usually though if the person doesn't made a serious effort to engage with therapy and make changes to their current behavior patterns...then they won't make much progress.

 

[daken7]

Medication just treats the symptom, and not very well in some cases. It actually exasperates the problem in some people. Getting help isn't as easy as you are trying to imply. And for some people it just doesn't work.

 

[Luger]

It's the dirty secret of the religious. They are not moral to be moral. There's a pot of gold at the end for them. It defeats it's own purpose.

Pot of gold?
Screw that, I want virgins (preferably female ones).

 

[Mike]

Pot of gold?
Screw that, I want virgins (preferably female ones).

I'll take like a 22 year old. They're already good in bed by then usually.

 

[Mike]

Also holy christ every time there's a thread like this I go back later and see my posts, and imagine a dude preparing to hang himself posting it. Fuck no wonder everyone is always like "you're mopey and bitter blah blah".

 

[Luger]

Also holy christ every time there's a thread like this I go back later and see my posts, and imagine a dude preparing to hang himself posting it. Fuck no wonder everyone is always like "you're mopey and bitter blah blah".

I wondered at times if you were going for the noose.

 

[ShinkanPo]

Yeah my experience in relationships and observing the relationships of others has left me pretty jaded. Now that I'm older I know a lot of people that are divorced, or just resigned to unhappy marriages.


Even the ones that say they're happy and everything is great seem to be lying.

Have you ever tried to live a somewhat hedonistic "un christian" life style?


Like you do things that pleases you even if certain groups you think you are morally bunkrupt and just say who gives a rats ass and be happy to the fact that they are butthurt about it?


I did that and it kinda help me be more content and happy for what I have.

 

[ShinkanPo]

I wondered at times if you were going for the noose.

Seriously I just had a violent nervous breakdown a few minutes ago.


I think I am more closer to the edge than Mike90.

 

[Mike]

I wondered at times if you were going for the noose.

When I'm depressed I have no idea how bad I sound. It's like a mental fog. My give a fuck lever gets turned to like -15. And this is after years of learning control lol. I used to be legitimately fucking crazy in my 20's. I feel like life and hardship gradually wear down the sharp edges of a personality like waves crashing on a rocky cliff. It's debatable if this is good or not. I feel more stable in a sense but less myself, lots of little pieces have broken off over the years.

 

[Mike]

Have you ever tried to live a somewhat hedonistic "un christian" life style?


Like you do things that pleases you even if certain groups you think you are morally bunkrupt and just say who gives a rats ass and be happy to the fact that they are butthurt about it?


I did that and it kinda help me be more content and happy for what I have.

I'm heavily constricted by my own moral values. I don't really know where the fuck they came from, I wan't raised ultra conservative or anything. There's a lot of things I just cannot do. My morals are too important to me.

 

[Mike]

Seriously I just had a violent nervous breakdown a few minutes ago.


I think I am more closer to the edge than Mike90.

That sucks man I've been there. I've had so many nervous breakdowns, panic attacks, etc. Like I was just saying they feel sort of diminishing. I'm still around but I feel like a ghost of myself at times.


I hope you're alright. If you ever need to talk you know I am here for you, as well as others here.

 

[ShinkanPo]

I'm heavily constricted by my own moral values. I don't really know where the fuck they came from, I wan't raised ultra conservative or anything. There's a lot of things I just cannot do. My morals are too important to me.

I respect that. I am currently experimenting now I have some personal moral code too but I may drop some of it.

I wont be an ass hole to nice people though. Its just I will try to care less about certain things I have little control

 

[ShinkanPo]

That sucks man I've been there. I've had so many nervous breakdowns, panic attacks, etc. Like I was just saying they feel sort of diminishing. I'm still around but I feel like a ghost of myself at times.


I hope you're alright. If you ever need to talk you know I am here for you, as well as others here.

I over reacted I easily get triggered by small things.

I was being nagged by my aunt for eating all the remaining cheese and I went balistic because of it almost hurt people around me and trashed the entire living room.

I will go the hospital tommorow if needed.

 

[Mike]

I respect that. I am currently experimenting now I have some personal moral code too but I may drop some of it.

I wont be an ass hole to nice people though. Its just I will try to care less about certain things I have little control

I've learned to let a lot of shit go. Things that used to send me into a rage or make me really depressed I just shrug off more. The problem for me is I haven't been able to change my actual underlying thought process. So I just open up a door and shove all that crap in there to fester, and it comes to get me on bad days or when I'm sleeping. I have some pretty depressing fucked up dreams.


I was joking with my therapist about being tired of getting dumped in fantasy realms. Dumped in space, dumped in alternate universes, dumped in medieval times etc. It's been like 4 years, guess I'm just not gonna get over it and that shit is gonna haunt my subconscious mind forever. Anyway yeah like you said mainly I just try to be kind to people, it's a challenge some days though.

It's nearly 4 am I need to try to go to sleep I guess. See you later buddy hope things get better soon.