Life's Funny. So Laugh!

[AlphaLion]

Wore out the soles of my party boots
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People are always surprised when I them there is a really quick and natural cure for depression. A simple smile, held for at least half an hour will stimulate the right natural chemistry in your mind to cure your depression temporary. Yes it is only a temporary fix, but hey, all that you need to do is smile again and you'll be right as rain again. Easy enought.

The majoriry of depressed people, in the end, choose to be depressed. They do not realize that the cure for their ailment is not anything external; it is already in their possession. The strange part is that we are all aware that we smile when we are happy. The opposite is true also: if you smile long enough soon you swill be happy and laughing. Smiling and laughing will attract positive thoughts into your mind. Smiling and laughing also attract other smiling and laughing people into your midst. Do it today, Think Fun Not Outcome

You can be un full control of your thoughts, and if you keep them positive the Law of Attraction states that you will attract positive results. If you find yourself thinking negatively stop immediately and turn that frown into a smile. Change your slouching Kinesics into positive postures and you will attract the same to you. Even if you know inside your mind that you are "faking" the smile at first, it does not matter. We are talking about chemical reaction here that occurs when your facial muscles contract during a smile, sending a chemical signal to your mind saying "I must be happy, because I only smile when I am happy."

It's proven science, nothing more.

I realize now that I can go on forever writing about many related subjects but i am good for now. Maybe later, if I get goodfeed back i'll write more. If I can, I might even tell you about The Oppisite Theory.
-AlphaX
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You know that chick you like?
Well, I slept with her...
But, I made her breakfeast in the morning!

 

[implodingMan]

Telling people to "just smile" after they have been through something saddening is kind of a jackass thing to do.

That said, there is a limit to how much moping in healthy. My dog of 14 years died a few months ago, I got depressed and sat around my room for a few hours listening to depressing music. The next day I had grieved, and I felt better. I hadn't bottled anything in and I could continue with my life.

edit: and no drugs? That's no fun.

 

[the_tramp]

There's a difference between 'feeling bummed' and depression. Whilst there is always the essence of positive thinking, it is often not enough. Especially when you're constantly arguing with about 3-5 different voices in your head, each telling you to commit different atrocities.

 

[EnzoHonda]

You have AIDS. Smile!

Ok, but I hear what you're saying. There is a lot to be said for just trying to look happy. I've even heard of a few professional racing drivers who smile the whole time they're driving, they say it just makes them feel good about racing.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

You know that chick you like?
Well, I slept with her...
But, I made her breakfeast in the morning!

You know if someone said that to me in person, well I'd be liable to punch them in the face them kick them in the stomach. I mean sure that would be fun to say to some asshole that gives you shit all the time, but still...

 

[Shrifes]

Interesting for this to turn up after a few turn of events lately. Friday my Girlfriend of three years said that she was done with me. Needless to say, I've been pretty down and out for the last three days. Earlier today, I ran into an old friend of mine and we sat down got some food and talked. The entire time I found myself smiling just to have seen her again and that whole time I managed to forget why I was sad. It may not have been the smiling that made me happier but it was a byproduct.

Edit: Re-read main post, this wouldn't work for real depression at all. Sadness =/= Depression

 

[Jharry5]

Just smiling would work (to a certain extent) if you're feeling 'bummed out', but it just would not work against full blow, true-to-life depression. I'm sorry, but if you're really, thoroughly depressed, you wouldn't be able to even force a false smile.
(And yes, I do know...)

 

[AuntyEthel]

Smiling and acting positive does help in some circumstances. I really hate it when someone has a cold or something minor, and mopes around all day looking for sympathy. I never feel for people like that.

 

[PureChaos]

just smiling may work after half hour but i prefer the method known as The Bacon Sandwich

 

[ElephantGuts]

Go ahead and keep mocking their pain. Maybe you'll give them something to smile about when you've pushed them to plunge a knife again and again into your chest cavity and possibly lower abdomen.

 

[the monopoly guy]

just smiling may work after half hour but i prefer the method known as The Bacon Sandwich

Bacon: The one true wonder drug.

 

[jim_doki]

Depression and the Cure(No pills involved!)
I can say every human, including me, has felt really bummed out at times. You succomb to the piles of stress, pressure, failures, broke hearts, rejects, etc... But what people don't know is that you can change your veiws. If you get depressed then you are letting negative in. It's proven that a postive thought is 100x times more powerful then a negative, but it's easier to have a negative thought.
But there's a cure for feeling down. It's so simple you just might call me a jackass. But the cure will work. All you have too do is smile. Simple. Atleast for a good half an hour, just smile. You might think that you know you are not happy but the chemical reaction from smiling can't tell so you'll begin to feel happier.
Of course this is only temporary but hey, if you feel down again, SMILE =D.

Of course! i could just smile my depression away!

you, sir, are trivialising one of the biggest problems in the world today. Smiling over depression is a terrible idea. it bottles up feelings which will explode and end up in tears and or death. If you have a problem, talk about it. blog it, see a shrink, confide in a friend or helpline, whatever.

 

[sequio]

So i bought the morning paper in the afternoon and saw a real life event of what ck louis/dane cook described. There were these punk kids with skull beanies on skateboards coming down the street. The smart ones stopped and got onto the sidewalk when they saw cars coming but 1 of them decided to play chicken and just swerved to the side to avoid oncoming traffic. All of a sudden one of the cars that was parked opens the driver side door and the kid hits and goes over the door. I laughed so hard and the other kids laughed too, and the kid who did the flip starts chasing after his crew telling them to stfu. One of the funniest things i've ever seen.

 

[AlphaLion]

Well, Let me rephrase with a direct cut out of Perfection Inside. So i'll edit to make it more understandable. Thanks for this.

If you still don't like it, I am not forcing you to do it. But what do you have to lose?
-AlphaX
P.S- I wrote that last part because something like that happened to me and it used to bumm me out. Now I look back and laugh.

 

[Murrah]

Pfft. *spits* Life is too short, I just cant laugh but I do enjoy it.

 

[Radelaide]

just smiling may work after half hour but i prefer the method known as The Bacon Sandwich

Bacon: The one true wonder drug.

Damn it, I want bacon now...

Hate you guys <3

 

[Souplex]

Miserey is a choice unless you are chemically imbalanced. You choose how to react to every situation and choose how to percieve everything.

As long as there is life there is hope.

 

[Ultrajoe]

When you get depression, i hope to god they tell you to smile it off.

Shot in the gut? Walk as if you were never wounded!

Bankrupt? Bet millions in poker games!

Yes, smiling is a great way to feel happy and i don't deny its power. But to purport it as a cure to unhappiness is a good way to get your ass kicked at a funeral. It does no good to dwell on your unhappiness, but neither does it help to deny it.

 

[Toiboi]

Ha Ha Ha Ha (look im laughing)