Anytime I start feeding bad, I either go for a walk to get the blood flowing, or I realized that in 1914, teenagers were drafted and thrown into a trench to fight and die for 4 years. After that was said and done, the survivors got to experience the Spanish Flu, which killed more people than they meat grinder war they just survived. After a nice 12 year break (0 years if they were a farmer), they got to experience the Great Depression for 12 or so years, followed by WWII, which managed to be even more horrific than the first one.
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#32Holy crap, that's a way higher percentage than I was expecting. What are some of the reasons you all have for being depressed? Also, is this possibly a self selective poll? Are non depressed people not bothering to answer?
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#33The covid crisis made my issues boil over to the point of losing relationships, friendships and attempting to take my own life twice (before I found the therapist).
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#34National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255
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#36I'm not depressed. Shit happens sometimes, but overall, it beats a lot of things that people have gone through in History. Anytime I start feeding bad, I either go for a walk to get the blood flowing, or I realized that in 1914, teenagers were drafted and thrown into a trench to fight and die for 4 years. After that was said and done, the survivors got to experience the Spanish Flu, which killed more people than they…
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#38I am mostly an introvert though, but had some major FOMO before covid.
I attribute this sense of tranquility/calmness as all that FOMO is gone, since pretty much everyone is in the same boat.
I also have created a routine and I go out every day, and work outside for at least one hour. Before it was in the parks, but now that is a bit chillier at outdoors at coffee places. Many coffee places have outdoor seating, so I use that as much as I can, before it gets too cold. I bundle up, and have noticed that I can work outside up to 42-44F so far. Not sure how will it be one it gets colder. Weather in NYC has been lovely so far though.
I miss playing sports though (soccer and volleyball), and the occasional dating, but I don't feel bad at all since everyone is in the same boat.
For the winter, I highly suggest to get some good yellow spectrum lighting in your apt. and also buy a powerful projector, and project movies/games in a whole wall. I have noticed that using a 2000lumens projector daily, instead a normal TV has made a huge improvement in my mood, and almost eliminated that SAD feeling you get in November.
TLDR: 1. Develop a routine where you go outside, to work/read, for at least one hour a day. Be friendly with the local baristas. Just somme chatting and in-person interaction every day, makes a huge difference.
2. Visit/explore different parts of the city, every week. Use a bike, so you don't have to use public transportation.
3. Buy a powerful projector, and watch TV/youtube, play games on it, for those days that the weather is not good.
4. Make your apt, room ambient look and feel nice, get some good lighting.
5. Get a regular cleaner. (I usually leave the apt. for most of the day when a cleaner comes). A clean/neat apt improves your mood a lot.
6. Start new things (either projects, books, games, whatever), so you don't feel stale, and experience new things.
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#391 IP == 1 Vote There's gotta be a better way to identify uniqueness.
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#40I want a "I don't know" tick.
Although I don't do this every time I suffer from the symptoms, usually a high intensity workout of some sort (a relatively fast 2 to 3 mile (or further) run, 45-60 min lifting session of fast paced lifts with super sets, etc.) will almost instantly "cure" my symptoms.
I can probably do some research or go see a doctor to confirm whether what I experience is anything potentially connected to depression, but I just haven't been motivated to and again, can usually fix what I'm feeling with a workout. Not really sure how to proceed, if at all...