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SunAndSpring posted:Will anti-depressants make me able to feel actual joy again? I feel so empty when doing most things these day. Talk to your doctor
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Oct 29, 2019 20:14
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Sorry if this gets long or rambling. I started looking into leftcom stuff - - maybe that was mistake number 1. And now I can't help but feel there's no point in any action, that everything might as well be on a treadmill where you can't change the outcome. I know that unlike the armchair memes they do believe in organizing, but according to them it also doesn't seem to matter unless you're in a revolutionary period. I know that to them it isn't socialism unless it eliminates the value form, but this mostly ends up being used to bash anything that doesn't end up going all the way. Like, yeah, co-ops aren't socialism in that sense, but why oppose them as a means of improving current material conditions while waiting for some eventual revolution? Same with Bernie. All this has done for me is to exacerbate my existing mental health issues. Because if their critiques are true why do anything, ever? Does anyone have any links to legitimate criticisms against leftcoms that's not just "lol armchairs?" I just want to get myself out of this, as I seem to keep falling deeper into despair. Edit: I can't express in words how much this stuff has been weighing on my mind. Someone help. BrokenGameboy has issued a correction as of 20:42 on Oct 29, 2019 |
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Oct 29, 2019 20:35
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BrokenGameboy posted:Sorry if this gets long or rambling.
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Oct 29, 2019 20:49
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SunAndSpring posted:Will anti-depressants make me able to feel actual joy again? I feel so empty when doing most things these day. they aren't joy pills, but they blunt the effect of the depression to where you can tolerate or even overcome it. I take sertraline and I literally cannot function without it, I just turn into a catatonic weepy mess. (Which is what I was before but now I know it can get better)
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Oct 29, 2019 20:54
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FactsAreUseless posted:Recognize that you neither can nor need nor should save the world. This. this this this.
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Oct 29, 2019 20:55
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But why have principles of there is no way to act upon them?
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Oct 29, 2019 20:57
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BrokenGameboy posted:But why have principles of there is no way to act upon them? bcz im not a bad person
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Oct 29, 2019 21:03
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BrokenGameboy posted:But why have principles of there is no way to act upon them?  Because you're a human being
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Oct 29, 2019 21:05
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BrokenGameboy posted:But why have principles of there is no way to act upon them? There is a way to act like a decent human being who believes in equity, community, and doing right by others. Our culture brainwashes you into feeling powerless unless you can personally act upon and change things, but it's many small things working in concert that actually make things better. Start small. Maybe just get a grabber and a bag and pick up trash in your neighborhood, and if you can handle more maybe see if there are groups in your area doing things that you think are worthwhile. Don't let the fuckers paralyze you and make you feel helpless.
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Oct 30, 2019 02:15
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BrokenGameboy posted:But why have principles of there is no way to act upon them? This post and your other post show that you have a good heart and care about others. Your frustration is felt and you just need to channel them into your own growth first. Also the principles are not important. What philosophical axis you (or internet weirdos) have determined is correct is also not important. What's important is trying to live your best life with the best version of you that's possible in that moment. If you feel organizing is important but aren't sure if it has substantial value to our leftist goals, do organizing 1 week and the next week give some food to a homeless person or volunteer at a shelter. That way even if you're wrong about the more cerebral things like principles, organizing, whatever, you're still literally helping others and the rest is bonus.
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Oct 30, 2019 02:52
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BrokenGameboy posted:Sorry if this gets long or rambling. the marxist theory thread might be a good place to ask some of these questions about leftcoms link: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3760900
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Oct 30, 2019 16:19
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BrokenGameboy posted:But why have principles of there is no way to act upon them? Because your principles worm their way into your daily actions in ways you can't see. Ethics, praxis, whatever you want to call it shape your interactions with the world. Even if you're not Saving the World™ directly, it still governs how you interact with other living organisms, your environment, etc. At the very least, having good praxis (shut up it's a thing outside of memes ok) keeps you from making things worse.
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Oct 30, 2019 17:45
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Sanguinary Novel posted:It's a real YMMV sort of thing, but I wish doctors/prescribers were a little more clear on what to truly expect from a medication. I guess I've never had anyone explain to me what the best to hope for, signs that it's not working, and signs that the dose is too high. I always end up having to google those later on. Agree, my doctor just gave me Effexor and I'm going back tomorrow after two weeks to check in. I'm not sure I feel any differently two weeks ago than I do now? I wish he told me what to expect or look out for.
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Oct 30, 2019 18:44
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succ posted:Agree, my doctor just gave me Effexor and I'm going back tomorrow after two weeks to check in. I'm not sure I feel any differently two weeks ago than I do now? Feeling like a zombie, sexual endurance to the point it isn't fun, and absolutely psychotic thinking mixed in with hella brain buzzing if you stop taking it too quickly
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Oct 30, 2019 18:49
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Chunderbucket posted:Feeling like a zombie, sexual endurance to the point it isn't fun, and absolutely psychotic thinking mixed in with hella brain buzzing if you stop taking it too quickly Everyone reacts differently. I couldn't feel any effects. This is the case with most medication for me though.
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Oct 30, 2019 19:59
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I think after some self reflection,I've come to the core of my mental distress. Any advice on how to stop caring about far away issues that I have no impact on, and don't impact me? How can I make myself "let go"?
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Oct 30, 2019 23:03
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I'm on anti-depressants and see a counselor once a week, but I have a problem I don't really know how to talk to them about. Does anyone else get upset when they see posts where people "joke" about how society is going to collapse in 50-60 years? I always get weirdly upset, as if the world is already ending and my future is inevitably nothing but terror. I know that it's not exactly a scientific or objective way to present things, and many people are working hard to make things better and I can't fall into despair, but they feel like crabs trying to pull me back into a bucket of hopelessness, and after seeing so many posts I start to internalize it.
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Oct 31, 2019 01:56
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Hiro Protagonist posted:I'm on anti-depressants and see a counselor once a week, but I have a problem I don't really know how to talk to them about. Does anyone else get upset when they see posts where people "joke" about how society is going to collapse in 50-60 years? I always get weirdly upset, as if the world is already ending and my future is inevitably nothing but terror. I know that it's not exactly a scientific or objective way to present things, and many people are working hard to make things better and I can't fall into despair, but they feel like crabs trying to pull me back into a bucket of hopelessness, and after seeing so many posts I start to internalize it. Why yes I do! And it's one of the reasons I made this thread. CSPAM is not very good for mental health and I suspect a lot of people claim to be joking are actually going HA HA WOO NIHILISM AM I RITE BOY HOWDY oh god the howling void WOOO I know I was, anyway There's been multiple times over the last year I've had to take a long break from the Trump thread to heal up. Being terminally online isn't worth it if it's making you absolutely miserable.
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Oct 31, 2019 03:04
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I find nihilism somewhat comforting because I spend too much time thinking every little reaction or whatever matters too much. Not online, don't care about that at all, but irl I'm so paranoid. Like our HR guy was whispering to someone then left with her to talk in another room and my instinct was to check to see if my job position was listed on the biggest job search site here even though I was 99% sure it wasn't about me.
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Oct 31, 2019 03:29
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SunAndSpring posted:Will anti-depressants make me able to feel actual joy again? I feel so empty when doing most things these day. [my bullshit] I need to find a psychiatrist. As much as we talk about boss and worker classes, my boss is in the same union as me with the same pay grade as me, and he's been on my side every step along the way for over 10 years. Recently, I've suffered severe anxiety on top of fifteen years of increasingly severe depression, and it's showing. He's been putting his rear end on the line protecting me from disciplinary action and only just admitted this today. I don't know what to do but curl up in a ball, cry, and try to think of anything else. My PCP has me on Zoloft and Xanax 1mg (loving lol, I go through 3-4mg on a good day and suffer [read: drink heavily after work] for the rest of the month.) My boss gave me tomorrow off, and Friday if needed, to help get my poo poo together. How do you find a good psychiatrist? GWBBQ has issued a correction as of 04:00 on Oct 31, 2019 |
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Oct 31, 2019 03:46
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Seriously believing I may be brain damaged more than I thought
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Oct 31, 2019 07:22
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Around this time is when I was on my way to the hospital last year. It's pretty sobering.
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Oct 31, 2019 20:08
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Chokes McGee posted:Around this time is when I was on my way to the hospital last year. It sounds like you've come incredibly far since then!
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Oct 31, 2019 20:14
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Sanguinary Novel posted:It sounds like you've come incredibly far since then! I really have.  I'm finally settling in at Austin, have friends & hobbies, don't drive 45 both ways to work in gridlock traffic, and my job is—if not happy—at least tolerable. Just gotta undo the habits and mental patterns left over from the trauma.
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Oct 31, 2019 20:20
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I have this exact problem. I dreamed of fixing things. I dreamed of a better world. I dreamed of the possibility of a better world. I self-flaggelate endlessly because I lack the ability to make the world into a place I can stomach living in. I can barely see the micro. The micro feels so ultimately irrelevant. Only the macro matters. And the macro is that 'evil wins in this world'. I needed some sort of hope that this wasn't true. Or that it could someday not be true. But not a single person can fabricate any. So I drag myself through every day in a state of utter despair, hoping that I'll find something to get my motor running. Some days are better than others. But so rarely anything resembling hope. And the only thing people can tell me is to try to adjust my perspective and focus on the things around me. So the only way to deal with the world is to hide from it. ChrisBTY has issued a correction as of 22:20 on Oct 31, 2019 |
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Oct 31, 2019 22:16
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Been sick al l week. Feels like my fifth cold of the fall. Missed two days of work. Wallowing in shame, because I cant exist without a deep pit of self-loathing to draw from.
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Oct 31, 2019 23:22
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https://twitter.com/KamenRiderUno/status/1189999275566157825?s=19
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Oct 31, 2019 23:44
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titties > work
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Oct 31, 2019 23:49
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Equeen posted:titties > work its good to have your priorities in order imo
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Nov 1, 2019 00:26
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ChrisBTY posted:I have this exact problem. That's how I feel too, and actually thanks for putting it in words, it feels validating. Shifty Nipples has issued a correction as of 01:28 on Nov 1, 2019 |
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Nov 1, 2019 01:24
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Happy Halloween brainthread Here's a pic of my dog in a costume  Taken in the split second I could keep the hood on his head
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Nov 1, 2019 01:33
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how old is he?
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Nov 1, 2019 01:40
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Unknown! He's a rescue so his early years are a mystery. Eleven-ish?
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Nov 1, 2019 01:43
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Goon Danton posted:They're extremely good dogs. When I was going through my lowest depression, unemployed after dropping out of grad school, stuck at home alone while my girlfriend was off at work, those two really helped me through it. Cuddling up next to me or keeping me company as I wandered around helped, but the big thing was having them to take care of. There were a lot of days I would not have gotten out of bed, except that they needed me to walk them and feed them. My girlfriend would be sad but understanding if I'd slept all day, but I couldn't justify it explain it to the dogs, they'd just jump up on the bed and lick my face until I got up. Quoting his story from earlier in the thread
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Nov 1, 2019 01:45
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hi all crafts are important to give you a sense of fulfillment 
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Nov 1, 2019 05:03
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Chokes McGee posted:hi all crafts are important to give you a sense of fulfillment  i'm making a robot arm right now, or at least one section of a robot arm. if it works i'll build a 2nd and a 3rd and connect them together like a dr. octopus arm. I hope it works. but it's actually kinda easy to build robot arms nowadays, controlling them well is the hard part
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Nov 1, 2019 06:31
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bring back old gbs posted:agreed! that rules. i had the week off work and no real plans so I can finally start printing my new thing and thats the story of cspams first tragic supervillain
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Nov 1, 2019 07:06
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maybe this is weird to say but disco elysium is literally about how having difficulty turning off your sense of how hosed up the world is can gently caress you up in turn. it felt very personal and relatable to play through. if you're hosed up the way im hosed up you might like it, mental illness goons.
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Nov 1, 2019 07:32
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Impermanent posted:if you're hosed up the way im hosed up you might like it, mental illness goons. Somehow you reminded me of this, and it's making me pretty happy. So I'll leave it here for anyone i else who might get a smile or of it. https://youtu.be/wmOw-jplSMk Also, thanks for the suggestion.
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Nov 1, 2019 08:09
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Impermanent posted:maybe this is weird to say but disco elysium is literally about how having difficulty turning off your sense of how hosed up the world is can gently caress you up in turn. it felt very personal and relatable to play through. if you're hosed up the way im hosed up you might like it, mental illness goons. love the game, highly recommended. however, for me, in the state i'm in now, and with the choices i was making(i.e. feeding into the darkness) it was faaaaar too personal and relatable to continue with. i've put it on hold until i'm in a better place, but it's still fantastic, it was just bringing me down.
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Nov 1, 2019 12:19
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