That was me...I don't believe in self help books of any kind. They always seem preachy to me and my issues won't be solved with a book lol. I have other issues on top of the depression but I didn't want to pour out my heart in soul in a single post.Exhuminator wrote:I'm not entirely sure what's going on in this thread right now, but I remember earlier a member was talking about dealing with depression. In 2009 I had the worst depression of my life going on, well it ended up that a simple book helped me turn my life around. The book is called Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life (links to the latest edition). I know that name sounds antagonistic and silly, but honestly I found this book to be amazing. I understand we are all different people with different situations and needs, so one sole book is not the magic bullet to fix everyone's problems in the world. I'm just saying this book was a major catalyst in helping myself fix my own problems. So maybe it could help someone else too.
Anyways I saw all the posts of people responding to me. If I can remember them all...I didn't want to quote every single one.
Menegrothx: Well people respond to different things. Like pain meds for instance. They don't do a damn for me and I'm talking top of the line, highest strength pain meds that a doctor can give you. So what might fuck someone else up, could actually help me...or not do anything...
KDub: Well you say "hobby" I call it an addiction lol..really. It's bad sometimes..like right now, I have like 0 cash but I want to go buy video games. This weekend I could have been hitting the yard sales up but I had to stay home because no money. It really bothers me how addicted I'v become...if video games do this to me, I hope to god I never touch alcohol or drugs.
Actually funny you should bring up art...I like to draw/paint/sculpt and do other craft like things. I'v done some video game art...it's fun but hard because i'm a damn perfectionist when it comes to art lol. Drives me up the wall sometimes.
Talking does help...and as long as no one objects to me talking about my problems..
brunoafh: Oh idk...I have some faith in meds...they've even saved my life a few times. I used to have bad Asthma attacks as a kid, it's not bad now but my lungs are still pretty bad at times, mainly winter/when I get sick/moving around a lot.
Also I do think for me and my issues meds are the only thing left...like for instance I have panic attacks and anthropophobia (fear of people, society). Because of that I have to be out in public with someone I know (like my mom), so I can't go out and do things...like get a job. School was hell for me, I would get so stressed out I would make myself sick. That happened every single day...I missed a ton of school and my grades suffered for it, which in turn got me held back and now I have to take a GED test because I had to drop out of school 2 years ago.
Went off a bit there..
oxymoron: Eh....I trust meds a lot more then herbs. Not saying that there isn't healing power in herbs (after all how did all our ancestors fight off sickness?), but modern medicine is pretty damn advance.
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