Busting out of a LONG funk/depression

[GeneticHeirloom]

Well In all honesty I've got to say that for the past 10 years i've been dealing with depression and regret and just recently a lot of random weird things have come up and have finally made me come to a point in my life where my entire body and brain just "feel" the need to change.

I dream almost constantly that i'm out on vacations and that I never get to really do anything on them and I really believe it's my mind telling me " listen friend, time to get out there and start living life, im bored to shit and need a change"

And lucky me, winter is pretty much over and the smell of spring (which is one of the main reasons Im getting out of my funk.. a smell, how weird eh.) is out and around.

I've got hardly any of my friends left, no real hobbies or social events and I work fulltime. Oh yea and I'm Turning 25 this year

I really want to make this year Memorable, happy, and special so that I never forget the turning point in my life... So what kind of things would you do if you were in my position?

It's like surviving a chance encounter with death and now feeling you can do anything and everything.

What would you do to make this year awesome?

 

[hippie_lettuce]

I need to finish college so that I can start living life. No, seriously, I do.


Oh, by the way, the title of the thread reminds me of Rick James' "Bustin' Out [of Funk]" lol

Edit: If I were in your position, I would travel. Anywhere. Get a map and stick your finger down on the map, and just GO. Don't think twice.

 

[Snagglepuss]

Ok ,first thing i would do is save up as much ,money as you can.If you can't save enough for a plane ticket.Then save up enough,to drive somewhere ,really far by car.Try to get friends or friend in on a trip, or event of some type .If noone goes ,do it for yourself.The most fun is figuring out where you want to go...At the very least make it a cheap camping trip or a 4 day gettaway to something you want to do ...Thats just my 2 cents ,,,and what i would end up doing...

 

[ocean99]

I totally feel you dude, I too have been majorly manic and depressive for this past year. I'm sure glad it didn't take ten years for me to smell the coffee.... Took me like exactly a year, I'm only just now starting to realize the value of always remaining present in my own life. It's like training a dog, along the way your mind is going to be telling you its hopeless because its comfortable being depressive and lazy, you gotta be on yourself 24/7 with the whole inner dialogue.

I recommend you go to a bookstore and pick up "Be Here Now", I totally forgot who the author is but that book helped me A LOT in grasping the whole "I am what I think about all the time" concept.

Good luck man, hope you find what you're looking for.

EDIT: Just reread your post, what would I do to make this year awesome? Hmm.... Go to fucking Hawaii man. That's where I wanna end up no matter what. It's the only state in the union where it actually makes sense to be a hobo, just don't start smoking meth once you get there and you're golden.

 

[GeneticHeirloom]

I like those ideas, I am looking for a year that I can look back at when Im forty and say "I really did give it my all and look at all the interesting times I had" instead of how i think now about my bad years and just get the feeling of wretched heart hurt and gut rot.

I like to call them classic memories, cause they've got this "special" quality to the experience you just didnt get anywhere else at any other time during your life.

 

[kmk420kali]

Overcome your Depression, by Refusing it-- Get out of the house, do things with ppl....and change up your current lifestyle--
Have some fun bro....don't listen to your brain...you are worth everything it takes to make you happy--
Oh...and stay the fuck out of Yummy's Threads...

 

[SoCaliSmoker]

It's time for a vacation!!

I just recently got a chance to get out to the snow and go skiing. If you tally up all your stuff:

Ski clothes
Car Rental
Gas
Stops to eat
Lift tickets
Ski rental - ski's, boots, poles
Cigarettes and food while up there
(and whatever else may pop up)

You'll quickly see that you'll go through a few hundred easy but damnit it's worth it to get out there. And that's not really considered "a vacation" but it is nice to get away and do something you enjoy.

If your from the snow, you probably don't give a damn about the snow, but being in California it's great to take a break and go up North. TAKE A BREAK BROTHA! You'll re-energize your batteries!

 

[Euphrates]

I agree with everyone so far. Also, I can totaly relate with how your feeling too.




....Vacation
All I ever wanted
....Vacation
Had to get away
...Vacation
Meant to be spent alone

save your money and travel.

This year, I truly have some awesome vactions ahead of me.

 

[johnnyla]

Well In all honesty I've got to say that for the past 10 years i've been dealing with depression and regret and just recently a lot of random weird things have come up and have finally made me come to a point in my life where my entire body and brain just "feel" the need to change.

I dream almost constantly that i'm out on vacations and that I never get to really do anything on them and I really believe it's my mind telling me " listen friend, time to get out there and start living life, im bored to shit and need a change"

And lucky me, winter is pretty much over and the smell of spring (which is one of the main reasons Im getting out of my funk.. a smell, how weird eh.) is out and around.

I've got hardly any of my friends left, no real hobbies or social events and I work fulltime. Oh yea and I'm Turning 25 this year

I really want to make this year Memorable, happy, and special so that I never forget the turning point in my life... So what kind of things would you do if you were in my position?

It's like surviving a chance encounter with death and now feeling you can do anything and everything.

What would you do to make this year awesome?

Dude you are 25!!! You have the rest of your life ahead of you but your youth will quickly slip away. Save up some cash and take a sweet vacation to clear your head. If you can't do that, clear your head in some other way. Get your shit together and enjoy your 20s!!! You won't want to do the same shit in your 30s and/or won't be able to. Not to mention once you get older.

Enjoy your youth and don't take good health forgranted. It won't last forever. Sad but you will have real problems to deal with later in life....sickness, death, etc. that's just life. so make the most of it.

 

[bombadil.360]

And lucky me, winter is pretty much over and the smell of spring (which is one of the main reasons Im getting out of my funk.. a smell, how weird eh.) is out and around.

whatever you do, if it has that feeling that the smell of spring gives to you; it does not really matter what will you do.

after one hits rock bottom, there is no where to go but up.

much peace!

 

[GeneticHeirloom]

K++ to all for the good replies and all the positive help. It really helps me to focus on my goals and get out there and do anything out of the norm that gets me into new positions that allow awesome experiences

 

[Iluvtomatoes]

$5k and walk the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest trail for 5 or 6 months. It will devour you completely...

p.s. you get to watch the slow transition of spring, as it leaves the valleys and comes up and fills the ridgelines.

 

[mcmawg]

Coming out of a serious funk? Check
Turning point? Check
Few friends? Check
What to do?

6 years ago, I was 2 weeks short of a dirt nap from a serious spiral into the bottle.
Detoxed it and done with the spirits.
Didn't have a whole bunch of money left after all that...

Wanted to make sure I recorded the steps to a new future so I could reflect back.
I got a point-and-shoot camera.
Started taking pics of sunrises and sunsets.
Beaches. Woods. Mountains. Rock formations. Creeks.
It made me look OUT of my head while I got my legs back underneath.
Been taking pics pretty much wherever I go ever since.
Keeps me looking outward instead of tripping in the mental squirrel cage.

Turned into a great hobby.
Upgraded to a dslr a year later.
I now see things I would have easily missed had I not been looking for a nicely composed shot.
I've filled a 1.5 tb external drive with my pics; ain't stoppin' any time soon.

You can start out on your local 'vacations' for about one to two benjamins and go from there.
(Spring is one of my fav seasons; great time for pics of 'the new'.)

 

[TickleMyBalls]

go see phish as many times as possible. trust me. it will be memorable, you will have fun, you will make new friends. I'm turning 25 in a few weeks and for the last few years I've been traveling as much as possible. gotta get it out of my system.

"But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned
As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun
All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone
Can't I live while I'm young?"

 

[facelift]

Did someone say you have depression or was it a self conceived idea?

I'm sorry. I don't give in to cultural buzzwords they attach to people who would rather be alone.

 

[Feyd]

have sex a LOT

 

[tokinafaty420]

Off to Amsterdam for you! Go to the cannabis cub and meet some ICMAG people.

I understand what you are feeling though. I'm 25 years old as well, most of my friends have gone their own way, and I find myself isolated from the world at times.

Good luck to you on whatever you decide to do.

 

[desant]

Well In all honesty I've got to say that for the past 10 years i've been dealing with depression and regret and just recently a lot of random weird things have come up and have finally made me come to a point in my life where my entire body and brain just "feel" the need to change.

I dream almost constantly that i'm out on vacations and that I never get to really do anything on them and I really believe it's my mind telling me " listen friend, time to get out there and start living life, im bored to shit and need a change"

And lucky me, winter is pretty much over and the smell of spring (which is one of the main reasons Im getting out of my funk.. a smell, how weird eh.) is out and around.

I've got hardly any of my friends left, no real hobbies or social events and I work fulltime. Oh yea and I'm Turning 25 this year

I really want to make this year Memorable, happy, and special so that I never forget the turning point in my life... So what kind of things would you do if you were in my position?

It's like surviving a chance encounter with death and now feeling you can do anything and everything.

What would you do to make this year awesome?

Dude i have the same problem, its as if u read my mind... lol


Last 7 years have been traumatic for me due to mistakes i made and taken wrong psychedelics in mid 2003... ever since ive had all kinds of mental fobias/viruses as well as energy body issues...



I can give u advice which i worked out recently the only thing that can help is to DROP IT ALL, set yourself free... 2 words: EGO DEATh, same as on psychedelics only done manually - drop all worries and phobias.

 

[bens lab]

Get yourself a nice Russian 17 year old.

 

[desant]

sweet seventeen ^^