TOPIC: Feeling Low

I don't really have it in me to come up with any clever titles, today.

Some of you might be aware that I struggle with certain mental health issues. That I've occasionally had difficult thoughts.

It's 5:30AM and I can't get back to sleep because my mind races with how worthless I, as a person, feel. Now, this isn't a pity party. This isn't my attempt to get attention. Nice messages are always welcome. But it's more just a message to tell people that feel this way that life is short.

Enjoy every moment, try to take the good with the bad. See the goodness in yourself, and in others. It can be so easy to assume the worst about people and have your mind disguise it as insecurity.

I'm considered a priority case by the mental health team in my area, and even that makes me feel like people really do care if you just reach out. It only takes a few seconds to write someone a message telling them how you're feeling, and if they were a valuable part of your life, and if they were a good person - they'll want to support you.

That's not to say other people don't have their stuff, and that they might not be able to handle someone else's issues at times. But as long as you know they're there, I think that's what's important.

I spent a good part of my life coasting through the day to day, living comfortably and ignoring opportunities to better myself, develop skills. Life is filled with little opportunities, and it's never too late to do more.

I'm putting the below part in a spoiler as it might be a bit much.



I'm sorry to be a downer, and I'm sorry for being dramatic. But I wanted everyone to know that even if life feels hard, we just need to continue pushing as hard as we can. We'll make it someday. Thanks for reading.

Father, if you ever need to speak, im always here to listen, my discord is Baxter Black#5534

Ive have those kinda thoughts as well in the past so i get how you feel, so if you do ever need to have a chat just msg me, im always free and down to listen.]

There is nothing wrong with being down with life, as from time to time everyone gets to a low point, you cant always be cheerful, but as long as you live life the the fullest and just enjoy the time you have that should be all that matters you know, as you said enjoy the time while you can, i hope your okay man.

Hey Man if you need to someone to talk to add me on discord:
SpicyDoggo#6197
It's ok to be a "downer." You aren't being dramatic, its all apart life. It's a characteristic of humanity. You are worthy man. Fight the feeling you are having. It's OK to be sad but don't let that overrun who you are. You are loved homie.

Everyone has moments in their life where they feel "out of it" or just not like they have any worth, everyone no matter how much they think they aren't. are worth their life. The best thing to do during these low periods is to talk to someone about it, don't bottle up these thoughts and feelings, I can guarantee that actually talking to someone about it makes these negative thoughts a lot more bearable and eases the ability to fight them off.

Father Watson wrote:
This hits close to home, thanks for the wake up call. I like taking everything with a joke, so here’s a meme.

Feeling down is natural, I´m deeply sorry for what you´re going through and I´d like to extend my hand whenever you need it. I´m always here to talk and to give advice when needed.

Life is hard but your life is worth living. There are so many opportunities for you in your future without you even knowing! You´re young and you still have a wonderful life ahead of you. I´d like to point out my post I made a while ago and its still the same offer I´m giving to anyone. zarpgaming.com/index.php/forum/general-d...ck-psa-to-all-of-you

Please talk to someone if you have bad thoughts and don´t see how to go forward anymore!

We all care, and we are all here to push each other through the day and into the next!

I just wanna thank you all for the words of support. It means so much.

I've been having a better day today, and I'm actually more inspired to write and edit my work.

Get a gym membership and start lifting some weights bro. It will literally work WONDERS on your mental health, and you will see a massive improvement

ITzTrain wrote:
I've honestly tried this approach before, and it, unfortunately, didn't have quite the impact one would hope. But I really appreciate your suggestion. I think it's also about finding things to compliment that approach, too. Weights, being more productive, I guess. All of it might play a part.

Tell a lie; I do remember feeling somewhat good about doing martial arts for a while. Maybe I can start that up, again. I remember running up and down the hill outside the dojo. Most of the other kids in the class weren't keen on it and would just walk and talk to each other. But I liked doing all the exercises.

Watson, You are my first closest friend and I am very sadden by this that you never messaged me about any of this as you know I mean everything what I say and I don’t sugar coat it. If you ever feel down or just want to talk about anything and I mean anything big or small, You message me buddy.

Everyone in the ZARP community is here for you and we all stand by you and support you, It’s okay to not be okay.

I've been fortunate enough to not have a big amount of experience in situations like these since they have been rare and often short but what I think helped me in those situations were: Avoid anything that's "sad", from songs to movies and other forms of media, I know it sounds stupid but it always made it worse for me to consume such content when in a depressive state. Going to the gym as some already suggested helped me a tremendous amount and I took it a bit too far once losing 10 kilos in 2-3 weeks which isn't all that healthy (my gym coach made me slow down and told me to start going there 4 days a week instead of 6). "Fake it till you make it" never worked for me as it felt like a burden. In these times you should also try to avoid as many interactions with people that make you feel annoyed / anger you, etc. one of the best tips I ever received from someone who was in the community before was "If you are doing something there is a reason for it, look for the reason and see if it's worth it" he told me that in the context of hanging out with people that pissed me off (because we had common friends and I was too polite to tell them to fuck off) and we came to the conclusion that while in these times of feeling low you should steer clear of those people since they only make it worse. Other than that the only other thing that helped me is meeting new people and also surrounding myself with "true" friends that love me unconditionally and help me see my worth even when I thought I had none. I hope this helps even in the slightest amount and I wish you all the best.

Father Watson wrote:
Something else you could try is setting goals. Maybe you find a 5 km route that you can run. Set a goal that you can run that route in under 25 minutes for example. If you don't succeed the first times you must work yourself up to make it. And when you finally get that sub 25 you will get the feeling of mastery. After that, set new goals like a half marathon or something. My tip is if you find a healthy rhythm in your lifestyle (good sleep, workout, eat healthy, etc) you will feel much better.
Anyways I wish you the best, Father Watson.

If you need to talk you have me on discord. Just hmu anytime dude.