Do things get better eventually?

FlamingGlobes · 03-19-2018, 09:32 PM

Asking for a friend.

MyOneAndOnly · 03-19-2018, 09:38 PM

they have for me but the eventually was a LOOOOOOOOONG time

FlamingGlobes · 03-19-2018, 09:39 PM

Follow-up question: does it get any better than this?

FlamingGlobes · 03-19-2018, 09:41 PM

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MyOneAndOnly · 03-19-2018, 09:43 PM

FlamingGlobes · 03-19-2018, 09:46 PM

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Shallowed · 03-19-2018, 09:53 PM

I'm told that they do

MyOneAndOnly · 03-19-2018, 09:56 PM

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teh b0lly!!1 · 03-19-2018, 10:25 PM

reality progressively gets worse but it's up to you to construct & foster a happy-go-lucky island within your own brain and deny all access to saddo info

Disco King · 03-19-2018, 10:29 PM

Things pick up the pace in season two. But then it's cancelled in the midst of a mid-season cliffhanger.

fuzzyroes · 03-19-2018, 10:45 PM

You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life

cork_soaker · 03-20-2018, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

reality progressively gets worse but it's up to you to construct & foster a happy-go-lucky island within your own brain and deny all access to saddo info

my experience is that it’s become more complex and granular. more crap to deal with that begets more crap. but i do like the added nuance and near incomprehensible repercussions of having reproduced

saddo stuff is more profound and striking than ever (at the moment, anyway) — death’s imminence, missed opportunities, being shaped by vast and infinitely complex forces, no do-overs, etc, can really take one’s breath away, holy hell.

FoolofaTook · 03-20-2018, 08:22 AM

shit get's worse

than you die

FoolofaTook · 03-20-2018, 08:22 AM

vixnix · 03-20-2018, 10:14 AM

Whether or not things get better for me seems to depend on two factors

1. my decisions
2. luck

I have found that it is pretty bullshit how big a part luck plays. But if my decisions are the only part I have control over, it's probably worth considering what I can do with that. Maybe luck will undo whatever I try to do for myself. I gotta be prepared for that. But if it doesn't, I can either be in the same place I am now, or further toward something I consider better than this. So I just keep plodding along, expecting the worst.

Cool As Ice Cream · 03-20-2018, 10:21 AM

luck has a big impact

reprise85 · 03-20-2018, 01:55 PM

some things get better but then there are even more things to deal with. life is like ptsd therapy in that way.

Disco King · 03-20-2018, 02:15 PM

I haven't studied depression remission rates, but my hunch is that most people struggling with it will have symptoms for the duration of their lives. I don't think very many people are ever "cured."

Likewise, somebody diagnosed with arthritis will likely also have arthritis for the rest of their lives. That doesn't mean that carrying on is futile. Even if we can't cure an illness, we've developed means to manage them in order to maintain a satisfactory quality of life.

I think that, as long as living seems preferable to dying more often than not, you're pretty much doing well, even if you've got depression.

Disco King · 03-20-2018, 02:17 PM

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FoolofaTook · 03-20-2018, 02:37 PM

“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”

Hemingway

cork_soaker · 03-20-2018, 02:45 PM

edgie

smashingjj · 03-20-2018, 02:47 PM

Ram27 · 03-20-2018, 03:14 PM

yes, but then they get worse, and it hurts even more, and it makes the good times feel bad because they got your hopes up

toase · 03-20-2018, 06:19 PM

I wish...

Skradgee · 03-20-2018, 06:26 PM

it takes a combination of luck and skill
and maybe a little more luck than i'm willing to admit

buzzard · 03-20-2018, 06:40 PM

it's gettin' better (man!!)

Shallowed · 03-20-2018, 06:48 PM

I was going to post a video of "Getting Better" by The Beatles but it's not on YouTube

cork_soaker · 03-20-2018, 07:06 PM

https://i.imgur.com/sHskIwN.jpg

redbreegull · 03-20-2018, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disco King

I haven't studied depression remission rates, but my hunch is that most people struggling with it will have symptoms for the duration of their lives. I don't think very many people are ever "cured."

Likewise, somebody diagnosed with arthritis will likely also have arthritis for the rest of their lives. That doesn't mean that carrying on is futile. Even if we can't cure an illness, we've developed means to manage them in order to maintain a satisfactory quality of life.

I think that, as long as living seems preferable to dying more often than not, you're pretty much doing well, even if you've got depression.

I also suspect that depression is the kind of thing that will always hang around to an extent. I know it is their job to tell me this, but my therapist and psychiatrist have both told me that through treatment, depression does improve for most people though and although it might not be a "cure," the seratonin levels in your brain can actually be permanently improved via a few years of meds and cognitive behavioral therapy

LaBelle · 03-20-2018, 09:48 PM

Unless you have a mental health concern that may affect you negatively.

It does indeed get better. Idk, at least it did for me.

03-19-2018, 09:32 PM	#1
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	Do things get better eventually? Asking for a friend.

03-19-2018, 09:43 PM	#5
MyOneAndOnly Shut the fuck up! Location: "Okay, white power feminist" - yo soy el mejor Posts: 23,882	Yes!

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MyOneAndOnly Shut the fuck up! Location: "Okay, white power feminist" - yo soy el mejor Posts: 23,882	they have for me but the eventually was a LOOOOOOOOONG time

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03-19-2018, 09:41 PM	#4
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	��

03-19-2018, 09:46 PM	#6
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	http://forums.netphoria.org/wwwboard/icons/icon10.gif

03-19-2018, 09:53 PM	#7
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 18,608	I'm told that they do

03-19-2018, 09:56 PM	#8
MyOneAndOnly Shut the fuck up! Location: "Okay, white power feminist" - yo soy el mejor Posts: 23,882	https://www.thelicenseplatesite.com/...2011204934.jpg

03-19-2018, 10:25 PM	#9
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 17,399	reality progressively gets worse but it's up to you to construct & foster a happy-go-lucky island within your own brain and deny all access to saddo info

03-19-2018, 10:29 PM	#10
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 8,875	Things pick up the pace in season two. But then it's cancelled in the midst of a mid-season cliffhanger.

03-19-2018, 10:45 PM	#11
fuzzyroes Banned Posts: 21,169	You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life

03-20-2018, 08:22 AM	#13
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	shit get's worse than you die

03-20-2018, 10:14 AM	#15
vixnix Socialphobic Location: we are champions, bathed in the heat of a thousand flame wars in the grim future of the internet there is only netphoria Posts: 12,467	Whether or not things get better for me seems to depend on two factors 1. my decisions 2. luck I have found that it is pretty bullshit how big a part luck plays. But if my decisions are the only part I have control over, it's probably worth considering what I can do with that. Maybe luck will undo whatever I try to do for myself. I gotta be prepared for that. But if it doesn't, I can either be in the same place I am now, or further toward something I consider better than this. So I just keep plodding along, expecting the worst.

03-20-2018, 10:21 AM	#16
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 32,743	luck has a big impact

03-20-2018, 01:55 PM	#17
reprise85 BOTTLEG ILLEGAL Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face Posts: 32,800	some things get better but then there are even more things to deal with. life is like ptsd therapy in that way.

03-20-2018, 02:15 PM	#18
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 8,875	I haven't studied depression remission rates, but my hunch is that most people struggling with it will have symptoms for the duration of their lives. I don't think very many people are ever "cured." Likewise, somebody diagnosed with arthritis will likely also have arthritis for the rest of their lives. That doesn't mean that carrying on is futile. Even if we can't cure an illness, we've developed means to manage them in order to maintain a satisfactory quality of life. I think that, as long as living seems preferable to dying more often than not, you're pretty much doing well, even if you've got depression.

03-20-2018, 02:17 PM	#19
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 8,875	ＴＨＥ　ＲＩＤＥ　ＮＥＶＥＲ　ＥＮＤＳ

03-20-2018, 02:37 PM	#20
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” Hemingway

03-20-2018, 02:45 PM	#21
cork_soaker full of longing Posts: 11,538	edgie

03-20-2018, 02:47 PM	#22
smashingjj real estate cowboy Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby Posts: 36,902	no

03-20-2018, 03:14 PM	#23
Ram27 dumb Location: $8.6 million embezzled funds Posts: 11,368	yes, but then they get worse, and it hurts even more, and it makes the good times feel bad because they got your hopes up

03-20-2018, 06:19 PM	#24
toase Apocalyptic Poster Location: AA meetings Posts: 4,026	I wish...

03-20-2018, 06:26 PM	#25
Skradgee Boardcaster Location: reporting live Posts: 3,854	it takes a combination of luck and skill and maybe a little more luck than i'm willing to admit

03-20-2018, 06:40 PM	#26
buzzard Minion of Satan Posts: 6,781	it's gettin' better (man!!)

03-20-2018, 06:48 PM	#27
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 18,608	I was going to post a video of "Getting Better" by The Beatles but it's not on YouTube

03-20-2018, 07:06 PM	#28
cork_soaker full of longing Posts: 11,538	https://i.imgur.com/sHskIwN.jpg

03-20-2018, 09:48 PM	#30
LaBelle Socialphobic Location: Away Posts: 11,398	Unless you have a mental health concern that may affect you negatively. It does indeed get better. Idk, at least it did for me.