Depression

[Fla Flash]

Ya know, life is great until some asshole, who is fucking up his/her life decides to screw with you. Then you need to bring it to their attention.
I drink a bunch. Suffice to say, if I ever had a contest with another particular board member here, we could probably close a small town down. But I've a clue.
Some people live their lives to be miserable and to make others the same way. Screw that stuff. Life is meant to be enjoyed- not blasphemed. It is the one thing you can be sure of. By seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, feeling...it is not something that's a trifle, nor something you screw with.
Or bitch at.
My point? I'm pissed about people who moan and groan about a bad break here and there and hold on to the anger. Jeez, it's not worth it. I've probably posted this before, but I had a run-in with a co-worker who was bitching about credit card bills. Puh-leeze.
There is an old saying attributed to those of the Jewish persuasion and it is dead on.
As long as you have your health, you have everything.
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[puduhead]

> I drink a bunch. Suffice to say, if I ever had a contest
> with another particular board member here, we could probably
> close a small town down.

<img src=smilies/biggthumpup.gif> ah yeah homey! someday. <img src=smilies/thumb.gif>

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[MooglyGuy]

Yeah, well, you're not some 16-year-old friendless nerd who has fucking GREY eyes, too large of a nose, yellow teeth, an ugly half-moustache, too large of a stomach, a haircut that died when the Beatles broke up, a "little" (sarcasm, sarcasm) mental disability Asperger Syndrome, and a personality less desireable than that of the common earthworm.

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[Fla Flash]

Things change. I didn't make any friends till I was in my twenties...didn't have time. I was the one everyone stayed away from in class...it's a lot different now. Things always change.

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[wingless]

> Yeah, well, you're not some 16-year-old friendless nerd who
> has fucking GREY eyes

Dood, do you have grey eyes??! That's gdamn awesome!!! smilies/thumb.gif


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[Paladyn]

> Yeah, well, you're not some

>16-year-old

I'd give alot to be 16/17 again.

>friendless nerd

Be a friend to someone else. See what happens.

>who has fucking GREY eyes

Cool

>too large of a nose

That's debatable.

>yellow teeth, an ugly half-moustache, too large of a stomach, a
>haircut that died when the Beatles broke up,

All of this can be changed.

>a "little" (sarcasm, sarcasm) mental disability Asperger
>Syndrome

Nothing a little patience can't get past. Everyone has issues.

>and a personality less desireable than that of the
>common earthworm.

Well, just remember not to treat others as they treat you. Sometimes you have to chance lowering your shield first.

A great truth that it takes people a long time if ever to realize is that with few exceptions, you are no more or less fucked up than the average person you come in contact with. Eveyone has problems, everyone has shortcomings, eveyone has times where they feel adandoned, rejected, despised, worthless, and unloved. You're not alone. Welcome to the human race. Count your blessings, and use them to overcome the shit in your life.

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[Fla Flash]

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[Gilrad]

The problem is, most people have complicated problems, and are either too hopeless/lazy to try to fix them, or don't know how. You can't just say 'STOP BEING DEPRESSED' and get angry when they don't, the root of the problem has to be addressed first.
In fact, I have spent my whole life removing all the problems that arise in my life.
When I lived at my mom's house, my drill seargant step father would take away everything I used to occupy my time so I would end up walking in circles the moment I got home from school. I moved out ant the end of the school year.
When I didn't have any friends, I would often associate myself with the lesser desirables: the drug addicts, complete idiots, the truck-loving grase monkeys who spend all day making up new 'Yo mamma' jokes-- I would be around them because I didn't have anywhere else to go. The internet, and forums fixed that. Although most of the forums I attatch myself to have a habit of dying (possibly one of the reasons why you see me here all the sudden), there are clearly more people I can relate to in a healthy manner here than those at school.
I often didn't like my physical appearance--I used to be able to lift only around 50 pounds. I took a weight training class, and, although my body frame prevents me from being an action hero, I am no scrawny fuck by any means.
Then, I started removing all the classes that I didn't like, and started specializing in my field. Right now, I have been using a modelling program by the name of Rhinocerous for around 5-6 years, and 3d studio MAX for 4. Although I am not as good as I would like to be, I diligantly polish up my skills on and off school grounds for my self improvement.


As you can see, it all is a matter of fixing one problem, one at a time. Don't be too quick to fix them, however, the process is often more rewarding than the outcome, and there will always be more problems to fix (right now, I am having a problem with distractions, when I really should be working on my novel).

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[Fla Flash]

Great post, Gnash. My whole point was this will all pass. Everyone runs into it. The desire to be accepted and respected by our peers is a driving force. Some things take time. And Gilrad made a great point too. The change itself is a life lesson best enjoyed. There are reasons for everything. We just don't know what, and sometimes we, instead of trying to repair what's wrong, we can look at it and believe it's insurmmountable. BS. Nothing is.<img src=smilies/thumb.gif>

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