i've sorta felt empty lately. i constantly feel this urge to self-medicate somehow, but i don't have access to weed and i refuse to drink alcohol because hangovers give me anxiety attacks. i don't know how to deal with this feeling of emptiness, since most of the time i just don't feel like interacting with anyone and i don't have much to do with the spare time i have, and i have a lot of it.
Me neither man, if anyone has suggestions I'm all ears. Currently half way through a 12pack that I will probably finish tonight. Fuck this shit.
Try keeping a journal! Write about your day, your feelings, the world, write a poem, write some fiction, write some political analysis. It's a healthy outlet. Set a word count goal per day so that you can actually track your progress and not weasel out by doing it halfway. Build in days off.
i do keep one, but lately i've only written once every few weeks since most of my days are relatively uneventful and i don't know what to write. i should do the word count limit thing though, thanks for the suggestion. <3
I'd say if you don't know what to write, then don't think about it. Just poor words out even if they're total nonsense. It'll help maintain the habit.
i'll try to do that. i think the problem is that i write as if someone else is gonna read it, so i want every sentence to have meaning. but i'm the only one who is ever gonna read it. again, thank you for the suggestion
I journal without thinking for 15 minutes straight. The first couple minutes you are self conscious, but after that point it's just free form. It will 100% change your day.
Can you get some exercise or pick up a physical hobby? Maybe you're in a city but I hike and go fly fishing to stay sane, even when I'm depressed and don't want to go outside I know it'l make me feel better
i recently started going to the gym every week with a friend of mine, which has helped a bit. i still have this feeling when i'm alone though
check out r/bodyweightfitness on reddit. it's something you can do for an hour at home every day which can give you a mood boost.
are you hurting for social interaction? maybe an MMO video game?
thanks for the subreddit suggestion, i'll take a look
i dunno, i have access to social interaction but most of the time i don't feel like talking to people or playing games with them in voice chat. i have played mmos a lot in the past but they were mostly just time sinks, not social things.
you're really not alone! maybe it's related to the covid situation? so many people i know have been feeling anxious or depressed since march or so. maybe some talk therapy could help, even if you aren't depressed/anxious, everyone can benefit from a little therapy sometimes _
it's definitely related to how the world is. i was in therapy for three years a bit ago and it helped a lot. i should talk to a close friend about my situation so i get some face to face interaction. thank you <3
i'm sorta nervous to try it since i don't want to risk getting that anxiety again, but if i do end up drinking i'll keep this in mind. thank you. <3
My hangover depressions have been getting really close to 'not worth it' with age. Really dreading losing the relaxation that comes with getting wasted.
for me it's this constant anxiety about literally everything i may or may not have done while drunk. it lasts for a day or two, which makes it so not worth drinking for me. on top of that, i just don't have the money to do it
I mean, it's technically illegal in the US, too, but it's legal to buy spores for "microscopy". But yeah, that sucks
