Discussion how do you all manage(/cope with) the pain and despair?

[_Minsk]

hii there,

i wonder how you all cope with the pain, depression, despair and so on:/

my working place announced today that it will go bankrupt, two friends of me already got fired
due to the pandemic..

a few years ago i used to watch movies on movie4k and those streaming sites since it was legal,
it worked pretty well, i could watch most movies, now im mostly on youtube, trying to find some
documentaries which distracts me at times, but its getting harder and harder to find something
which pulls my attention away from all that negative stuff which is happening or has happend in
my life.. ive lost all motivation, and it feels like getting even worse.. i feel like im sinking in quicksand..:/

how do you cope and distract from the pain?

 

[KiraLittleOwl]

I talk to myself like kindly on the messenger. Seriously.

 

[Brick In The Wall]

hii there,

i wonder how you all cope with the pain, depression, despair and so on:/

my working place announced today that it will go bankrupt, two friends of me already got fired
due to the pandemic..

a few years ago i used to watch movies on movie4k and those streaming sites since it was legal,
it worked pretty well, i could watch most movies, now im mostly on youtube, trying to find some
documentaries which distracts me at times, but its getting harder and harder to find something
which pulls my attention away from all that negative stuff which is happening or has happend in
my life.. ive lost all motivation, and it feels like getting even worse.. i feel like im sinking in quicksand..:/

how do you cope and distract from the pain?

Copious amounts of drugs and alcohol. It's a double edged strategy that helps me cope and shortens the length of time I have to cope.

 

[Yomyom]

Junk food, a lot of junk food

 

[Kumachan]

Im not very good at it tbh... Every thought is painful - theres no future i can envision and plan for, current situation is bleak, memories are even more painful, so basically every thought leads back to CTB. Thought of suicide is the only consolation and coping mechanism

 

[Soulless_Angel]

Rum and crap food, and more rum

 

[_Minsk]

Im not very good at it tbh... Every thought is painful - theres no future i can envision and plan for, current situation is bleak, memories are even more painful, so basically every thought leads back to CTB. Thought of suicide is the only consolation and coping mechanism

same for me, i cant believe how quickly this happend..

 

[AcornUnderground]

I'm so angry and sad. So incredibly angry, I can't see straight. I have terrible anxiety about ctb, and complete despair about losing a great life but most greatly the fact that I have children. My coping mechanism in life was always, always alcohol. With my disease, I can't drink. Then again without my disease I wouldn't be in this situation at all. But anyway, drinking is how I cope, and I can't. I can't even take antidepressants due to my disease (too drying). I'm a total mess.

 

[Notabadguy]

Physical exercise.

 

[Klee]

Wine, lots of wine. Also if you like documentaries, I watched Deep Web on a website called ihavenotv recently, and they had loads of other documentaries listed!

 

[FireFox]

1) Watch less news: My mood has improved a lot.

2) Keep busy :

3)Watch a good documentary on netflix- I recommend the dark tourist it is really good

 

[AcornUnderground]

Physical exercise.

This was always my outlet for anxiety, other than booze. I LOVED to run and bike. Especially run. It's like you could run from it all. I miss it so, so much. And being physically strong. It's such a great thing. People take that ability for granted. Get strong and healthy! It does wonders for your mind, you're right.

 

[thx1138]

The only thing that put my mind at ease is being completely alone in nature. But it's impossible since people are everywhere even in the most remote forests and I don't have a car/am not physically capable of reaching truly isolated places.

 

[262653]

Talking about death and dying, and making fun of these. Distracting with video games, YT, some serials and sexual fantasies.
Keeping myself well fed and rested, or more generally, take care of physiological needs. I think the last one is very important. I noticed that I can think about suicide and still feel good, but I'm not feeling good when I'm cold or hungry or dirty.

How do you cope?

Copious amounts of drugs and alcohol.

I heard this before and it was just as funny

 

[K-O]

OXY
BLOW
BENZO
VODKA
MUSIC
AND REPEAT...

 

[Cancún]

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Estoy muy enojado y triste. Tan increíblemente enojado que no puedo ver bien. Tengo una ansiedad terrible acerca de ctb, y una desesperación total por perder una gran vida, pero sobre todo el hecho de que tengo hijos. Mi mecanismo de afrontamiento en la vida fue siempre, siempre alcohol. Con mi enfermedad, no puedo beber. Por otra parte, sin mi enfermedad no estaría en esta situación en absoluto. Pero de todos modos, beber es como me las arreglo, y no puedo. Ni siquiera puedo tomar antidepresivos debido a mi enfermedad (demasiado seco). Soy un desastre total
[/CITAR]
mismo

 

[NomadicWolf382]

Weed, and Alcohol

 

[Lastsauce]

Sadly nothing much distracts me anymore.
I can't even watch any tv series or movie more than 15-30 minutes at a time.

 

[GoneGoneGone]

Heavily sedated pretty much all the time watching tv series