Fun little things you do to keep from killing yourself

[Beth]

Sometimes when I'm really depressed I realize it's because I didn't drink enough coffee.

I had that epiphany the other day. I had a terrible headache and was cranky. Then I drank some coffee and felt fine. Which made me realize that I have an addiction, and that made me even more depressed.

[Andy]

I drink about 3 one liters of diet mountain dew a day.  take that.

[Stan]

I drink about 3 one liters of diet mountain dew a day.  take that.

 What's that, the Master Cleanse Extreme™?

[Stupornaut]

I draw stupid little portraits of goofy-looking people. I used to draw stupid little portraits of goofy-looking animals, too, but since the animals were wearing person-clothes people thought I was a sex deviant, so I stopped.

[AllisonLeGnome]

Sometimes when I'm really depressed I realize it's because I didn't drink enough coffee.

I do that all the time. Maybe it's just denial, but I feel like it's not truly an addiction since coffee helps things if I'm feeling depressed, but lack of coffee doesn't necessarily cause depression.

[Bryan]

I drink about 3 one liters of diet mountain dew a day.  take that.

That's disgusting. But if it keeps you happy, then it's ok by me.

[Sarah]

I drink and smoke. 

Wait . . .

[Fido]

This thread is making me a little nervous. I wouldn't like to think that a lot of us have to deal with depression. It sucks.

Since cocaine and southern rock and paintball have never worked for me, I'm thinking of new creative outlets. Creativity is something I know I can count on to feel better about myself, as long as it's something I am reasonably good at. And I define good very loosely here.

I'm open to ideas here. I don't wanna deal with depression ever again, if I can possibly help it.

[Julie]

Fido, don't worry about being good at anything.

[senorcorazon]

Fido, don't worry about being good at anything.

Disagree - master something fun and entirely obscure and meaningless, like throwing things in the garbage with a Kareem Abdul Jabbar style skyhook. Actually, I'm the best at that, so you're screwed. 

[Julie]

Fido, don't worry about being good at anything.

Disagree - master something fun and entirely obscure and meaningless, like throwing things in the garbage with a Kareem Abdul Jabbar style skyhook. Actually, I'm the best at that, so you're screwed. 

But if you actually start doing things you think are fun, you will become good at them. But if they are fun and you can't become good at them, you should still do them. Unless you want to be depressed and kill yourself.

[erika]

Putting pressure on yourself to be good at something can make life un-fun for a lot of people. Just do what makes you feel good... like smoking and drinking. WOOT!

[iAmBaronVonTito]

work can be a downer.  luckily, this is the only place ive ever worked that has allowed me to bring in a record player.


it does, in fact, keep me from killing myself.

[dave from knoxville]

I read reviews of my personal character on fotchan.com. If those anonymous losers are unhappy with me, I must be doing something right.

[Julie]

I love my job. I think it keeps me from killing myself. If I had the same job I had 1.38 years ago, I probably would have jumped off a high bridge onto a pile of rocks by now. In a way that made it look accidental so that my husband would have gotten the fat insurance check, which he assures me he doesn't want. I think he'd change his mind, though, don't you?