How are you feeling?

[EscapeArtist]

Eh, I'm okay. I do have a job interview tomorrow and I haven't thought about it in the slightest. That could be both good and bad.

Sounds like a good thing

 

[EscapeArtist]

Survey

When you are feeling like sh*t and there is that voice telling you negative things in your head, is it better to

A) Write it or talk it out, even if on public like on here
or
B) Do not give power to these thoughts by putting them into the real world

 

[superfluouslyme]

Survey

When you are feeling like sh*t and there is that voice telling you negative things in your head, is it better to

A) Write it or talk it out, even if on public like on here
or
B) Do not give power to these thoughts by putting them into the real world

I like to write it out (or occasionally talk it out). I can tell myself that the negative thoughts are ridiculous until I'm blue in the face, but it doesn't work. When I say them out loud or write them down, I get the chance to think it through and explore why I am feeling so negative.

 

[Srijita52]

We're all feeling pretty crappy, aren't we?

Add me to that list.

Me too. I hope everyone feels better soon.
*group hug*

 

[BlackPuma]

Survey

When you are feeling like sh*t and there is that voice telling you negative things in your head, is it better to

A) Write it or talk it out, even if on public like on here
or
B) Do not give power to these thoughts by putting them into the real world

It depends on the frequency of the thoughts. If they reoccur often, they might empower themselves without ever leaving your head. Those might be better just thrown out in the open.

Negative thoughts that have a reasonable chance of fading on their own are best left inside.

 

[sociallife]

Its festive season here in India ... so mood are quite high ...

Its always nice to surrounded with friends, relatives and well wishers.

So in fun mood ...

 

[theslowesthand]

Survey

When you are feeling like sh*t and there is that voice telling you negative things in your head, is it better to

A) Write it or talk it out, even if on public like on here
or
B) Do not give power to these thoughts by putting them into the real world

My take on it is that these neagtive thoughts are wanting something, to "satisfy" them, and if you just keep them in your head, that's the only "expression" they'll have (& none of your usual thinking patterns will help to give it what it needs). On the other hand, if you write them down say, but also try to work on them as well (eg rationalize) .. or "act it out" in some healthy non-violent way (eg play with figurines) .. or watch a informative video about it, or maybe watch an appropriate film, or music .. or maybe doing some imagination-work in your head .... these could be able to shift the thoughts/energies/whatever and so could possibly help. And imho this would be reducing their power, by way of tranforming or splitting-it-up.

 

[Starry]

Tired! Oh SO tired!

 

[Section_31]

today for a wonder im not feeling so bad.

we'll see how the rest of the day goes.

 

[superfluouslyme]

Interview went well. Phew!

 

[takeheart]

Last night I wrote of how I was dreading to go back to school, today actually turned out to be a good day. I just walked listening to my music and this made my anxiety less. My recommendation to all SA suffers is if you have music that you like, walk listening to it because it reduces the anxiety in a way, even though not in every situation!

 

[vj288]

Survey

When you are feeling like sh*t and there is that voice telling you negative things in your head, is it better to

A) Write it or talk it out, even if on public like on here
or
B) Do not give power to these thoughts by putting them into the real world

A lot of times writing them down or talking them out actually depowers them, as when you see them on paper it just seems silly. Ever had those "it made more sense in my head" moments? A lot of times negative thoughts work like that. If they do make sense though, it is better to get them out in the open anyway, as some sort of change needs to be made. My answer is A either way.

 

[truffleshuffle]

I am just feeling inept just totaly and outright inept. did I mention I feel inept

 

[planemo]

not that it matters to anyone, but i feel totally horrible right now. my life is a mess that can never be fixed. i don't know why i'm even writing this down. maybe it just makes me feel a bit better getting it out of my head.

 

[A Many Splendored Thing]

I think a cute girl was just trying to start a conversation with me to perhaps get asked out, but I'm a nervous wreck.:kickingmyself:

It's not like I'm looking right now, but if I ever am, this is torture for me.mg:

 

[A Many Splendored Thing]

not that it matters to anyone, but i feel totally horrible right now. my life is a mess that can never be fixed. i don't know why i'm even writing this down. maybe it just makes me feel a bit better getting it out of my head.

There's always a chance to fix it. You just have to give yourself a chance.

 

[surewhynot]

Frustrated :kickingmyself:

Frustrated? About what? Well, humanity of course! Oh no, not this again. Not yet again another useless rant on how awful everyone is, how society is garbage and blah blah blah...

Well, I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen, but I am in dire need to vent some of my frustration away, for better or worse...

I mean, honestly, what the fudging hell? When did we get in this mess? How are the masses so ignorant and dumb and apathetic? When did we decide to stop using our brains? Come on now, we're in the twenty-first-****ing-century, we're not in the middle ages anymore. We all have access to internet, you have access to this never-ending source of free information, yet no one seems to care about truth. Is the truth so worthless nowadays? Are people really so self-centered that they can't fathom there being something bigger than their own little lives? Do people not care that they might be living in a lie? That maybe we are being fed lies twenty four seven? Don't you care about justice? I mean, sure, following the herd is great. It's easy too! You don't have to think for yourself, you don't have to lose any sleep over anything. Just do what you're told, and don't forget to smile! A big circle-jerk between a bunch of sheep failures, how great.. No one bothers to find logic anymore, sensationalism rules all. And if you had been born a few decades earlier in Europe, you'd probably had been one of those idiots burning jews for no reason at all. Makes you think of Milgram.... it's rather scary to be honest. Propaganda really won the battle sadly. We see countries fall to corrupted ways one after the other, like flies, while our beautiful planet is being fried in the oven, because of this disease that spreads everywhere, that we call man.

I guess that we still have a long way to go.

 

[coyote]

^i think human beings are awesome

look at all the cool things they've created - out of Legos!

and the women smell really good, too

all in all, they're really only a disappointment if you expect too much from them

and whose fault is that?

 

[Opaline]

I'm feeling pretty good, actually. Had a good day. And it was really nice out

 

[planemo]

There's always a chance to fix it. You just have to give yourself a chance.

well, i hope you're right. thanks for the reply, it means a lot to me.