Why do I feel SAD? - Page 2

Rock Steady · 10-20-2005, 01:48 AM

Yea, what Wolf said !

Also, I served jail time, changed my ways, and got a promotion at work. You can do it too. Keep on truckin' and doin the right things. Progress, not perfection.

Rock Steady · 10-20-2005, 02:04 AM

Well, anti-depressants (eg, SSRIs Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor, and Celexa) are very tricky indeed. While I was on anti-depressants, at an AA meeting a woman was speaking about how she was on them and she had several instances where she felt "like she needed to jump out of her body" and fought off temptations to relapse. I felt those sensations too, only while I was on anti-depressants. I gave them up two years ago, and felt better since. Your mileage may vary.

barefoot serpent · 10-20-2005, 09:36 AM

You could also be SADD . It's that time of year.

Clodfobble · 10-20-2005, 09:39 AM

WTF? Where does the second D come from? Seasonal Affective Disorder?

barefoot serpent · 10-20-2005, 09:41 AM

good question... Disease?

Undertoad · 10-20-2005, 09:49 AM

No, Driving.

Students Against Drunk Driving

Sundae · 10-20-2005, 10:20 AM

Only 18 minutes left til I'm logged out so I can't respond in detail.

But hang in there Brianna.

Just because you're feeling sad does not mean you aren't doing well. In fact look at what you are already achieving in spite of how you are feeling? You may think you're your own worst enemy but you are out there LIVING. If you were in bed with yesterday's newspapers you'd have a lot more to beat yourself up about.

And those kids that roll their eyes are putting on a show when they probably don't have an opinion about you one way or another. They are trying to shore up their own confidence & sense of belonging by identifying you as different in order to promote the fact that they are the same. Just pity them for their herd instinct & keep your chin up.

Keep moving forwards.

slapictron seminount · 10-20-2005, 10:33 AM

I sense acornyms coming up fast...Strangely Altered Domino Drought....Searing Applause Drips Dome....Seeking A Demon Dad...Steering Able Dinasaur Dresses...

Any other contributions? Let's get weird. I have a feeling it will make Brianna feel better.

Fleur · 10-20-2005, 11:24 AM

Check out full spectrum lites (Ott Lite) for seasonal affective disorder...it may help you out.....take good care of yourself and don't beat yourself up when you are already down.

Clodfobble · 10-20-2005, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

No, Driving.

Students Against Drunk Driving

That's what I thought, too. But the link goes to a site about "Seasonal Affective Disorder (SADD)." No mention of what the second D stands for on the site.

wolf · 10-20-2005, 01:10 PM

I just got a new organic hippie catalog (Gaiam) and I think it had a portable, hand-held S.A.D. light so you could refresh your orgones or whatever it does wherever you are ...

lumberjim · 10-20-2005, 01:38 PM

enjoy your depression. release it in art or poetry or music. all the cool kids are doing it

limey · 10-24-2005, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

enjoy your depression. release it in art or poetry or music. all the cool kids are doing it

This seems like good advice to me. At the very least express it through any (non-verbal) artistic medium of your choice. You will feel the better for it. Or just have a good

to get it out of your system.
And I agree with everyone else about the

of the younger students, they're just expressing their own insecurities. Hang in there, Bri.

Rock Steady · 10-20-2005, 02:22 PM

Seasonal Affective Depressioin Disorder

Even if one deals with depression medically, one still has to deal with one's issues.

Rock Steady · 10-24-2005, 10:44 PM

Yes. Another point is that, some young students roll their eyes, and some of the quiet ones think, "Now that's a MILF and she's smart too." Don't assume everyone thinks the same. Why not think that some of them like you to be there? Why not?

10-20-2005, 01:48 AM	#1
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	Yea, what Wolf said ! Also, I served jail time, changed my ways, and got a promotion at work. You can do it too. Keep on truckin' and doin the right things. Progress, not perfection. __________________

10-20-2005, 02:04 AM	#2
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	Well, anti-depressants (eg, SSRIs Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor, and Celexa) are very tricky indeed. While I was on anti-depressants, at an AA meeting a woman was speaking about how she was on them and she had several instances where she felt "like she needed to jump out of her body" and fought off temptations to relapse. I felt those sensations too, only while I was on anti-depressants. I gave them up two years ago, and felt better since. Your mileage may vary. __________________

10-20-2005, 11:24 AM	#9
Fleur drama queen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 36	Check out full spectrum lites (Ott Lite) for seasonal affective disorder...it may help you out.....take good care of yourself and don't beat yourself up when you are already down. __________________ "Living well is life's best revenge"

10-20-2005, 01:10 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I just got a new organic hippie catalog (Gaiam) and I think it had a portable, hand-held S.A.D. light so you could refresh your orgones or whatever it does wherever you are ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-20-2005, 01:38 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	enjoy your depression. release it in art or poetry or music. all the cool kids are doing it __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 10-20-2005 at 02:41 PM. Reason: 'donig' is not a word

10-20-2005, 09:36 AM	#3
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	You could also be SADD . It's that time of year.

10-20-2005, 09:39 AM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	WTF? Where does the second D come from? Seasonal Affective Disorder?

10-20-2005, 09:41 AM	#5
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	good question... Disease?

10-20-2005, 09:49 AM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	No, Driving. Students Against Drunk Driving

10-20-2005, 10:20 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Only 18 minutes left til I'm logged out so I can't respond in detail. But hang in there Brianna. Just because you're feeling sad does not mean you aren't doing well. In fact look at what you are already achieving in spite of how you are feeling? You may think you're your own worst enemy but you are out there LIVING. If you were in bed with yesterday's newspapers you'd have a lot more to beat yourself up about. And those kids that roll their eyes are putting on a show when they probably don't have an opinion about you one way or another. They are trying to shore up their own confidence & sense of belonging by identifying you as different in order to promote the fact that they are the same. Just pity them for their herd instinct & keep your chin up. Keep moving forwards.

10-20-2005, 10:33 AM	#8
slapictron seminount Forked Correction Vection Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in memory of better times Posts: 11	I sense acornyms coming up fast...Strangely Altered Domino Drought....Searing Applause Drips Dome....Seeking A Demon Dad...Steering Able Dinasaur Dresses... Any other contributions? Let's get weird. I have a feeling it will make Brianna feel better.

10-20-2005, 02:22 PM	#14
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	Seasonal Affective Depressioin Disorder Even if one deals with depression medically, one still has to deal with one's issues. __________________

10-24-2005, 10:44 PM	#15
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	Yes. Another point is that, some young students roll their eyes, and some of the quiet ones think, "Now that's a MILF and she's smart too." Don't assume everyone thinks the same. Why not think that some of them like you to be there? Why not? __________________

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