I'm feeling pretty empty right now...

[DocBalance]

My friends have told me to cheer up. A lot easier said than done. Long story short, I'm depressed.
Things really, really haven't gone my way. Public humiliation, the only girl I've liked tore me a new one, a little more public humiliation, and a horrid amount of self-doubt and pity. I tried playing some CoD:MW2 to cheer me up. I started playing, but half-way through I turned off the console, set the controller down and didn't give it a second thought. Last i tried some laughter. Watched all of The Hangover. Not one chuckle.

Escapsists, I need some inspiration and cheering up. Do your good deed for the day.

Oi, I know how you feel mate. Trust me on this one, I've been there before, and I know how much it sucks. Just remember that it's always darkest just before done. The law of averages means that for every crappy incident we have to deal with, a good one has to come at some point. So keep your chin up, look life right in the eye, and flip it the bird. Once it becomes clear that you won't crack no matter how much shit it piles on, things start getting better.

 

[zohmbee]

Karma, my friend. Karma. It will bite them in the ass.

... I'm not helping. I'm better at physical comfort, like hugs. I can do hugs.


...

... -hugs-

 

[Blueruler182]

Honestly? I have the most depressing coworkers on the planet and, after every week, I just rant. I get pissed, I talk myself into moving on, and I honestly mean it. The best way to make things better is to know you can change it. And changing it. At least, for me it is.

Don't try the porn option if this is the norm, that can come with some serious wrist and joint problems. Believe me, I know.

 

[Low Key]

I have those days occasionally. I don't do anything but go to sleep and usually I wake up in a better mood. It doesn't cure the bad things in life, but at least you are refreshed and most likely clear headed.

 

[kingcom]

Well Mr. Wesker, that's really sorry news, real sorry. I imagine your first mistake was playing MW2. In any case, I'm not going to force some "cheer up" crap down your throat. If I could take a guess I'd say it's a combination of needing a lay, needing some company, and needing something to get worked up about. Just find something you like to do that requires some long-term effort; like fixing a car, or (more realistically) getting a new RPG for your favorite console.

Also, this may sound insensitive or something, but seriously, just forget about that girl for a while and fool around with someone, even if they're a lot less attractive or interesting than her. Or you. Or your dog. It really helps you confidence, and can help you get in the game. And who knows? Maybe she'll actually be a keeper.

Throw a party! That'd solve all your problems, best case scenario.

(And I really do hope you feel better, no matter what I sound like)

I have yet to kiss a girl, yet even be on a date.
*shame*
It just stings with the girl cause for once in my life, I didn't fuck it up. Turns out she likes the biggest douchebag in the entire school, and he humiliates, on a daily basis.

You sound like yor something like me. Unfortunately (for me anyway), you dont get any confidence boosts from things, I always feel small and unable to achieve anything. For me all i can do is wait, just for a while, maybe a day or a week or even a month. Ive only been able to distract myself long enough to forget it until later.

Its very bad at night when my insomnia kicks in. Ive found the best way to describe it (to steal the line), feeling "all alone in the night".

 

[VicunaBlue]

Have you tried pot?

 

[Low Key]

Well Mr. Wesker, that's really sorry news, real sorry. I imagine your first mistake was playing MW2. In any case, I'm not going to force some "cheer up" crap down your throat. If I could take a guess I'd say it's a combination of needing a lay, needing some company, and needing something to get worked up about. Just find something you like to do that requires some long-term effort; like fixing a car, or (more realistically) getting a new RPG for your favorite console.

Also, this may sound insensitive or something, but seriously, just forget about that girl for a while and fool around with someone, even if they're a lot less attractive or interesting than her. Or you. Or your dog. It really helps you confidence, and can help you get in the game. And who knows? Maybe she'll actually be a keeper.

Throw a party! That'd solve all your problems, best case scenario.

(And I really do hope you feel better, no matter what I sound like)

I have yet to kiss a girl, yet even be on a date.
*shame*
It just stings with the girl cause for once in my life, I didn't fuck it up. Turns out she likes the biggest douchebag in the entire school, and he humiliates me, on a daily basis.

Kick his ass. Don't let him bully you. If it means taking a thick text book to the back of his head because he's bigger and stronger, so be it. People will respect you if you stand up for yourself.

The offensive lineman of the school football team used to give me shit all the time. As you probably know, offensive linemen are fucking huge (I'm not small either mind you, but smaller than him). One day, he thought it would be funny to throw shit at me from the second floor. I said enough was enough and started a fight with him. I didn't win per se (neither did he technically), but he didn't mess with me after that.

 

[cerebus23]

^ that video up above is win.

Meditation nothing better than actual meditation and centering yourself to combat many forms of stress/depression/anger. It also negates the hangovers, withdrawl, jail time of the drugs, booze, violence. And the wrist problems with chronic porn addiction.

Break out of your ruts, we all get stuck in a rut from time to time due to work, life stresses, family etc. Get back to the things that you used to love to do like hiking, jogging, basketball, whatever got you out of the house and out of your routine that maybe you just lost time to do or got too down to do.

Always keep in mind that no matter how bleak our lives seem there is always someone that has it worse, due to their health, living circumstances, or pure tragedy, and while our problems maybe seem huge to us a little perspective can go a long way to changing our minds to the reality of the world.

 

[Unesh52]

Well Mr. Wesker, that's really sorry news, real sorry. I imagine your first mistake was playing MW2. In any case, I'm not going to force some "cheer up" crap down your throat. If I could take a guess I'd say it's a combination of needing a lay, needing some company, and needing something to get worked up about. Just find something you like to do that requires some long-term effort; like fixing a car, or (more realistically) getting a new RPG for your favorite console.

Also, this may sound insensitive or something, but seriously, just forget about that girl for a while and fool around with someone, even if they're a lot less attractive or interesting than her. Or you. Or your dog. It really helps you confidence, and can help you get in the game. And who knows? Maybe she'll actually be a keeper.

Throw a party! That'd solve all your problems, best case scenario.

(And I really do hope you feel better, no matter what I sound like)

I have yet to kiss a girl, yet even be on a date.
*shame*
It just stings with the girl cause for once in my life, I didn't fuck it up. Turns out she likes the biggest douchebag in the entire school, and he humiliates me, on a daily basis.

: / I would say I've been there, but... honestly I've not been the victim of bullying since middle school. I kind of thought that only existed in bad after-school shows on Nick anymore. However, I will tell you a bit of my experience with girls if it will help:

I had a crush on the same girl from 3rd grade on, even though she was shallow and wasted no opportunity to shit all over me. She softened up in high school, but I still couldn't work up the nerve to tell her how I felt. THEN another girl, who i'd actually considered dating, blatantly asked me out. It was then that I realized she'd been flirting with me for weeks, and that my obsession with the first girl had distracted me from that. I went on to have a... well it was actually a shitty three week love affair that got broken up by my feelings for that first girl, BUT it taught me a lot about relationships and made most, if not all, of the fear I had for girls and dating, etc. evaporate. I even told that girl how I felt and, even though it didn't happen for us, It allowed me to move on with my life. Now I'm in a steady relationship with a lovely girl and I couldn't be happier.

Point being: take a risk -- even failure (painful, embarrassing failure that sometimes wakes you up in the middle of the night) is a road to recovery and happiness.

/wall of bleeding heart text

Hope I'm not boring you or anything.

EDIT: also, until that girl asked me out, I'd only technically had a first kiss (don't ask).

 

[Free Thinker]

snip.

It's helping bit by bit. But when one hears of other's successes, kind of makes me feel even worse. Sorry. It's just how my brain processes things.

 

[kingcom]

snip.

It's helping bit by bit. But when one hears of other's successes, kind of makes me feel even worse. Sorry. It's just how my brain processes things.

Heh, me too. To be honest, Ive never overcome my problems, and i can garruntee atleast one of the above 'successes' is a lie, and countless others have gone on without resolving their own issues.

 

[Iron Criterion]

Well Mr. Wesker, that's really sorry news, real sorry. I imagine your first mistake was playing MW2. In any case, I'm not going to force some "cheer up" crap down your throat. If I could take a guess I'd say it's a combination of needing a lay, needing some company, and needing something to get worked up about. Just find something you like to do that requires some long-term effort; like fixing a car, or (more realistically) getting a new RPG for your favorite console.

Also, this may sound insensitive or something, but seriously, just forget about that girl for a while and fool around with someone, even if they're a lot less attractive or interesting than her. Or you. Or your dog. It really helps you confidence, and can help you get in the game. And who knows? Maybe she'll actually be a keeper.

Throw a party! That'd solve all your problems, best case scenario.

(And I really do hope you feel better, no matter what I sound like)

I have yet to kiss a girl, yet even be on a date.
*shame*
It just stings with the girl cause for once in my life, I didn't fuck it up. Turns out she likes the biggest douchebag in the entire school, and he humiliates me, on a daily basis.

The last girl that I loved cheated on me 7 times and then in an act of damage control once everything was revealed she said that I attempted to rape her. Relationships are not all they are cracked up to be.

 

[Skobvs]

If you need to talk, I will listen to you. That may be all I can do for you, but sometimes that can help you feel better.

I hope everything turns around for you.

I wish I had a friend as good as you.

OP, things may look down, but just remember, there is people like @marter who will listen and that is all you need sometimes!

 

[Marter]

If you need to talk, I will listen to you. That may be all I can do for you, but sometimes that can help you feel better.

I hope everything turns around for you.

I wish I had a friend as good as you.

OP, things may look down, but just remember, there is people like @marter who will listen and that is all you need sometimes!

I can be your friend if you want me to. I'm always up for listening to people and trying to help them.

 

[Mr.logic]

I hit a horrible low of self pity and depression earlier this month. But I realized several things.

To be content with everything I do have

The world offers no sympathy so you have to fight it no matter what

Depression is mind over matter I decided I wouldn't let this ruin me so I didn't let it

Seriously nothing you experience now will totally destroy or ruin your life unless you give up. If you are depressed and cannot life(even after seeing the funniest movie ever) then find something you truly enjoy. Teenagers have the habbit of always thinking everything is so unbeileveably important at this age. Whether what im saying is hurting or helpful
you need to suck it up and realize that are words mean nothing unless you take the steps to make it happen.

 

[Nouw]

Search Joker Interrogation Scene Spoof. You'll laugh your neck off

 

[kingcom]

I hit a horrible low of self pity and depression earlier this month. But I realized several things.

To be content with everything I do have

The world offers no sympathy so you have to fight it no matter what

Depression is mind over matter I decided I wouldn't let this ruin me so I didn't let it

Seriously nothing you experience now will totally destroy or ruin your life unless you give up. If you are depressed and cannot life(even after seeing the funniest movie ever) then find something you truly enjoy. Teenagers have the habbit of always thinking everything is so unbeileveably important at this age. Whether what im saying is hurting or helpful
you need to suck it up and realize that are words mean nothing unless you take the steps to make it happen.

That only really works with your individual case of course. See the problem is, im no longer at high school, and im still feeling the same kind of depression ive always felt. Recognising that everything is ultimately pointless (yes yes its the same teenage emo cliche but i swear im not one of those people!). I mean seriously, within about 100 years your going to be dead, end of story. Within 1000 years nobody will have ever known that you even existed. So, why do we do the things we do?

 

[joe the janitor]

My friends have told me to cheer up. A lot easier said than done. Long story short, I'm depressed.
Things really, really haven't gone my way. Public humiliation, the only girl I've liked tore me a new one, a little more public humiliation, and a horrid amount of self-doubt and pity. I tried playing some CoD:MW2 to cheer me up. I started playing, but half-way through I turned off the console, set the controller down and didn't give it a second thought. Last i tried some laughter. Watched all of The Hangover. Not one chuckle.

Escapsists, I need some inspiration and cheering up. Do your good deed for the day.

Well.... There's always weed, but if your not into that you could go for a long soul searching walk around town.