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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: TrashMan on April 30, 2005, 05:08:58 pm
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I hit my depressed phase again...
After I finished 7 misions of my FS2 campaign I started to play several new games - Republic Commande, FFv3r, Star Wolves, etc...
I passed tham all and got boread...so I started to help with a KOTOR2 mod project....
And I frequent Dragon Age development boards (bioware.com), Heroes of M&M5 dev forums (Nival), HLP, and some other forums as well as some on-line comics (Order of hte Stick, the noob, VG cats)..
Finally after watching a bit some old Escaflowne episodes the depression struck me full force....
I felt sad becoause all the good games I played and are now over...all the cool series and movies that I watched that are now over (LOTR, VoE)
So now I spend the evnings downlaoding AMV's and wallpapers...and browsing forums....
Terrible thing....:sigh:
I estimate a good wek or two before this phase passes....It hits ma allways at least once a year...
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Yup, I get the same thing, can't get motivated to Mod or even open Lightwave. I've been in the sink for about 5 months now, will probably rise back out in a few more, but it's frustrating because I always feel like I'm letting the mods I'm working on down when I'm not doing anything on them, and that makes me feel worse.
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Same for me..
Alltough this is a case of good movie/game induced depression.
In my case it was triggered by the end of LOTR and more specificly watching VoE again...
Hope you snap out of it soon...
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I've not actually felt like modding since about November... In fact, I constantly feel like packing up my things, and quitting this business all together... But I'm too lazy to look for something else to do. :sigh:
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http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news/
Feeling down? Read the news there and then realise how much worse off you could be in life, quit whining and get on with it.
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Why do you think I get depressed in the first place? ;)
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On the subject of depression, why must Illustrator CS run out of memory just when you have something looking right?
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It's the same bit of coding that makes IE crash 85% through a 500Mb download ;)
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Watch the new Batttlestar Galactica series. It's the best thing I've seen in a long, long time. Easily the LOTR of the TV series world.
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Originally posted by vyper
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news/
Feeling down? Read the news there and then realise how much worse off you could be in life, quit whining and get on with it.
You know, just because other people have / are going through some terrible things - doesn't make ones own problems any less painful :doubt:
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Kal, he's posting a thread that he's depressed because:
[q]I felt sad becoause all the good games I played and are now over...all the cool series and movies that I watched that are now over (LOTR, VoE)
So now I spend the evnings downlaoding AMV's and wallpapers...and browsing forums....[/q]
I'm merely trying to put some perspective on it.
If you want to be depressed about a long term relationship crashing and burning, an old friend leaving, a family member in trouble, etc etc etc then you're right - nothing makes one's own problems any less painful. This doesn't count however.
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Fair enough.. sorry, I'm having a rough patch at the moment myself. Didn't really think any further than what I saw.
*backs out of the thread to go and get some sleep*
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Well, mine is clinical depression, so I don't really have much of a say in the matter, it's a chemical imbalance. I'm still sure the reason it's on the rise is because of the amount of dodgy chemicals we injest these days with our food.
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Depression sucks. So you have to deal with it. What I do is write a journal entry or grab my iPod, find some dark music and pound it into my head until 11 at night, then spend an hour trying to fall asleep, in the mean time pondering about what I've done in life despite my age, and think about other people.
I dunno. You've got you methods. Next time you get down, listen to Massive Attack's "Teardrop."
*Looks sympathetically at Flip.*
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Originally posted by vyper
Kal, he's posting a thread that he's depressed because:
[q]I felt sad becoause all the good games I played and are now over...all the cool series and movies that I watched that are now over (LOTR, VoE)
So now I spend the evnings downlaoding AMV's and wallpapers...and browsing forums....[/q]
I'm merely trying to put some perspective on it.
If you want to be depressed about a long term relationship crashing and burning, an old friend leaving, a family member in trouble, etc etc etc then you're right - nothing makes one's own problems any less painful. This doesn't count however.
Not really...
I said that triggered it - not that it's the only cause..
there are many others...basicly I hate my life (come to think of it - I have none). My best friend is in Korea having a complex surgery.
You know, now that I think about it, there is no rule about what you should feel depressed about. Humans are highly emotional and they can "bond" easily with everything and anything....
On a side note, I found some amazing AMV's.:D
Guys fro mthe entertainment industry could sure leran a lot about making a music video from these guys...
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I've noticed that people use the word 'depressed' far too often, not knowing what depression is.
Note. This is not directed to anyone here.
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Originally posted by Marauder
Depression sucks. So you have to deal with it. What I do is write a journal entry or grab my iPod, find some dark music and pound it into my head until 11 at night, then spend an hour trying to fall asleep, in the mean time pondering about what I've done in life despite my age, and think about other people.
I dunno. You've got you methods. Next time you get down, listen to Massive Attack's "Teardrop."
*Looks sympathetically at Flip.*
That sounds more like the cause than the cure........
I had a mate who developed clinical depression when he first started uni; he ended up being hospitalised for a while, although he's ok now. But it does put things into perspective.
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Originally posted by Marauder
Depression sucks. So you have to deal with it. What I do is write a journal entry or grab my iPod, find some dark music and pound it into my head until 11 at night, then spend an hour trying to fall asleep, in the mean time pondering about what I've done in life despite my age, and think about other people.
I dunno. You've got you methods. Next time you get down, listen to Massive Attack's "Teardrop."
*Looks sympathetically at Flip.*
Listenin to dark/sad/aggressive music just makes it worse. Yet, I do it all time...
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what you need is Aberfeldy (http://www.aberfeldys.com/).
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How about some calming, inspiring, funny stuff?
Here, I picked some just for you ;)
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/1615/Markus%20Schneider%20-%20Crown%20%28Orchestral%20Menace%20Edit%29.mp3
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/1664/Gustav%20Taxen%20-%20Delta%20%28Space%20Grind%20Mix%29.mp3
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/2303/Romeo%20Knight%20-%20Thrust.mp3
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/1831/SoA%20-%20Last%20Ninja%20%28The%20Mountain%29.mp3
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/1967/Lagerfeldt%20-%20Dutch%20Breeze%20-%20Robocop%203%20%28Progressive%20Uplift%29.mp3
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LOL I might actually do some music tonight, that tends to be very theraputic ;)
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Am I the only one who thinks that it's feels kinda good, sometimes, when you're down, to just sit and brood?
I don't really understand it, but it feels like trying to come out of the low doesn't feel right...
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Originally posted by Raa
I don't really understand it, but it feels like trying to come out of the low doesn't feel right...
:nod:
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It's healthy once in a while to get angry at the world, but when it carries on for months, it's probably better to take steps. ;)
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Oh. Mine typically only last a few hours, then someone or something will bring me out... no matter how long I try to drag it on.
I don't let myself take it out on people, so usually I just keep at whatever I was doing silently. Most often it's at work, and everyone wonders why I'm not talking to anyone.
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Seems depression is quite common these days. :(
They've even got government instituations that study / help / probe depression in some places.
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Originally posted by Raa
Am I the only one who thinks that it's feels kinda good, sometimes, when you're down, to just sit and brood?
I don't really understand it, but it feels like trying to come out of the low doesn't feel right...
I always liked sitting by water, myself.....
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I just want to say, that if you are feeling down for a long time and it seems that your mood doesn't change to any better, you shouldn't be afraid to seek help.
Again, this isn't directed to anyone. Just wanted to say that. :)
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BUT I'M HAPPY!!!!!11111
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I'll agree with changing the music you listen to. In high school I was a kid always trying to be different, but I'd listen to such dark and depressing stuff. I would constantly feel down and depressed, and in my first two years of college it totally broke down my ability to keep any sort of relationship with friends, women, anyone.
Then, after changing a few things such as how I thought about things, seeing a decent psychologist (the kind that doesnt perscribe drugs, though I was on wellbutrin for a while as a recomendation from my doctor in college) and changing what I listened to. I played GTAIII for the first time on PC and was strangely compelled to the MSX radio station. That opened my mind to the mind-blowing world of Drum & Bass.
A lot of techno is just... mindless doot doot doot music. DnB encompasses so much that I like, and has a lot more to offer than just trance-y synths. A lot of it is dark, yet.. different. Doesnt have a lot of lyrics about being sad or anything, and a lot of tracks actually make me glad that I have a set of ears that work, and can enjoy something this, well.. Different!
I guess I found that something that makes me different than everyone else, yet no one really knows about it. I'm just your plain average joe on the outside. I believe music does have theraputic qualities about it, and if all you listen to is dark, depressing stuff... it may be a major influence on how you'll feel. After all, we are products of our environment... to some extent.
yup. time for bed.
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Originally posted by vyper
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news/
Feeling down? Read the news there and then realise how much worse off you could be in life, quit whining and get on with it.
Have you ever had to deal with depression? Do you have any idea what it is like? Trying to conceal it is absolutly the worst thing you could possibly do. It has nothing to do with your status in society.