Poll of the Day > I have decided to no longer be depressed and I will now love myself.

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I know it sounds silly, a lot of you might not think that it's how it works. But it's honestly one of the best ways to cure depression.

I have a lot of medical problems in real life. Every day for over half a decade I've wished that I could just die and be reborn and have a normal life with a normal body and none of this bullshit that affects most facets of my life, but in the end that won't be what happens. I was just waiting for myself to become dust in the wind.

When I saw Lorde, Run The Jewewls opened for her and Killer Mike talked a lot about how we need to kick depressions ass and how suicide should never be an option. But what really resonated with me is that during Lorde's set she spoke a lot about self-love and how she has had to accept loneliness and find ways to love herself throughout her life and how loving yourself is key to life.

So I'll do it. I'll love myself until the day I die and I'll live for at least another 60 years. I'm 220lbs. But I love myself now, and I want to take care of myself. So I'm changing that aspect of my life. I'm also going to start going out more and expanding my social group. I feel like my self-esteem is skyrocketing. I think things are going up, fam!!!!

Good for you man. You gotta love yourself, were all worth that much
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*thumbs up* I Gotta say somehow someway i feel the same
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I wish you the best man. Been trying to do this for a long time.
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good to hear man. drinking and banging tinder sluts always picks me up when i am down

LaggnFragnLarry posted...

good to hear man. drinking and banging tinder sluts always picks me up when i am down

Glad to hear. Hope I can get to your level of greatness some day, Larry.

A lot of the time we learn to hate ourselves as a technique to survive traumatic childhood (fawn), and it's hard to stop that mindset even when the trauma goes away. Changes... Good luck on the path.

I wish you the best on this newfound journey of self-love, TC!
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RCtheWSBC posted...

I wish you the best on this newfound journey of self-love, TC!

minervo posted...

A lot of the time we learn to hate ourselves as a technique to survive traumatic childhood (fawn), and it's hard to stop that mindset even when the trauma goes away. Changes... Good luck on the path.

Thank you!

Awesome to hear it TC, keep that mindset and things will just get better from here, even if they already are. I wish ya the best
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WalkingWiki posted...

Awesome to hear it TC, keep that mindset and things will just get better from here, even if they already are. I wish ya the best

<3

THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

I know it sounds silly, a lot of you might not think that it's how it works. But it's honestly one of the best ways to cure depression.

It isn't. It can be part of controlling a mental illness but being as depression is a natural emotion it's not something to be cured. It's something to be controlled. Also just saying something doesn't make it true. It's something to practice and help you deal with your state of mind.

THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

I'm also going to start going out more and expanding my social group. I feel like my self-esteem is skyrocketing.

It's a good idea to make more changes to your lifestyle too as they may help you. Of course what works for some people doesn't work for others but It's good you're taking the right steps. You'll probably have off days too but that's ok. You'll have the tools to deal with those as and when they come. Just make sure you commit yourself to these changes the best you can.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Just make sure you commit yourself to these changes the best you can

I've had a good few days since the concert but today is Easter so I think that gives me some leeway to go a bit over my limits.

Then it's right back on track! Any progress you lose can be obtained again in a few short days!

good luck TC, I was also cursed with a shit body but I'm trying to do the best with what I was given nowadays. it's not easy but u have to work it.
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I was told telling someone to "just stop being depressed" is offensive
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Muffinz0rz posted...

I was told telling someone to "just stop being depressed" is offensive

because it takes fortitude to do that and a lot of depressed people don't have that sort of fortitude.

Not going to lie. Today was a bad day. But tomorrow is a new day. Every day is the first day of the rest of my life and every day I will strive to get better.

Bumping this because I believe this declaration is a landmark moment in my life and I need to save it when I got on the computer tomorrow.