Are You Passionate?

[ImNotMyIllness]

Not at all. Life is pretty blah.

That sounds like anhedonia. I remember going through a brief blah period in my life. Kind of like you lost the taste of life. For me, my sense of humor and imagination keeps life vibrant.

That's a really bad cycle to be in. It takes a lot of work to break free. You literally need to force it. Go out of your comfort zone and let life find you.

 

[Opaline]

I would say I am, sometimes to a fault. And by that I mean that I sometimes become so passionate and dedicated to something or amazed/excited by it that it screws with my emotions. If that makes any sense. I don't know how else to explain other than I am often passionate about things that others are not, and they find me odd for it (for example, language/accents - I go crazy over them. I can't explain it. I think language to me is what the cosmos are to Stephen Hawking... maybe).

I do get depressed, but then my passions torment me because I still love them but am not pursuing them.

*sigh* - I'm too complicated

 

[OceanMist]

I'm passionate about getting my own apartment and hopefully a duplex or something some day.

 

[ImNotMyIllness]

I would say I am, sometimes to a fault. And by that I mean that I sometimes become so passionate and dedicated to something or amazed/excited by it that it screws with my emotions. If that makes any sense. I don't know how else to explain other than I am often passionate about things that others are not, and they find me odd for it (for example, language/accents - I go crazy over them. I can't explain it. I think language to me is what the cosmos are to Stephen Hawking... maybe).

I do get depressed, but then my passions torment me because I still love them but am not pursuing them.

*sigh* - I'm too complicated

Linguistics! That is an awesome field. And, it's very niche. Meaning, you can easily carve out a living in it. If you're that crazy about it, pursue it and get a degree. You can do it!

 

[BlueDays]

Not at all. Life is pretty blah.

^This is the case for me too.


I must say I still get envious when I see someone really into something in such a passionate way.

When I was young, I used to think "what the hell is wrong with me"? But now I know it is just the depression dousing any passion I might have had for something, like a hose aimed at a fire.

 

[MikeyC]

When I was young, I used to think "what the hell is wrong with me"? But now I know it is just the depression dousing any passion I might have had for something, like a hose aimed at a fire.

I'm sorry about this, BlueDays. :: I can relate all too well: any motivation I have for something might be snuffed out by depression.

Then again, I have been playing drums for 12 years, so what do I know about myself? :idontknow:

 

[Kiwong]

Yep, I am passionate. Perhaps even obsessively so about the things that make feel glad Iwas born me and not someone else

Running, nature, wildflowers, writing and photography are my passions.

I go out into the world to run and race despite my fears. This has been like living through hell at times, but the reward has been the rare sense of achievment and happiness I feel when I break through that line of fear, pain and doubt.

Photography enables me to observe the amazing colour and detail in this beautiful word. Nature never ceases to be able to soothe me, and brings me peace, even when I feel lost and a complete failure.