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when I get angry, sad or depressed. I literally just tell what ever is causing the problem to fuck off, and hit it. :V

I swear to all the fucking gods in this world if you check out on us, I will kill myself and drag your over excessive self-loathing ass back from the fucking afterlife.

I've been feeling pretty shitty lately to, weed helps me cope with it in unimaginable ways but i've ran out of money to be buying weed on a regular basis, and here in Jersey depression isn't a reason to get MMJ. Shitty job, all my "friends" are backstabbing assholes. In all honesty the only reason I haven't offed myself is because of these two bundles of love: -snipped- Whenever i feel shitty, i come home to these two and they give me all the hope i need to keep going.

ride a bike when ur high,makes you feel better

You know how they say, "When it rains, it pours"? Theyre right... Today has been wonderful... Because of certain circumstances, I cant talk to the girl I love anymore, I dont even know how to fucking feel right now.. It hasnt set in fully yet.. I dont know how Im gonna keep up fighting my drug dependency without her support, without her I dont even have a good reason not to pop pills all the time, I cant feel positive about the future if my present is devoid of happiness... Oh and then I have a falling out with my half-sister, Ive been her caregiver for the last 3 months, and shes been getting increasingly weird about things. Then today I had to put off going to the city to her place to work for her, until tomorrow, and she flipped the fuck out... So Im gonna end up not talking to her for a while again, this is what happened last time. I get blamed for us not getting along, we dont talk for months, then when we eventually re-contact eachother, things are even weirder..

[QUOTE=Mac2468;34897253]Not if you have actual problems.[/QUOTE] Define "actual problems"

[QUOTE=SilverHammer;34904657]Define "actual problems"[/QUOTE] there are problems that cant be fixed by just talking to a friend thats like treating your cancer by praying, not going to do much [editline]27th February 2012[/editline] they do more than just listen to you, if you think that then you've probably never been to one at least not a good one

I dunno, what makes a therapist all that much different than a friend? the degree? Only therapy i've been through was back in elementary school. She'd give us microwaved cookies and had us draw pictures all day lol

the degree yeah its difficult to explain youd have to actually see a real one to understand what i mean, maybe someone who is better at explaining things can do it, ask cpn crunch i know hes knowledgeable on that stuff

I'll wait patiently until he stumbles across our posts then :v:

and so we wait

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[B]Cpn Crunch 21[/B] [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=250861&dateline=1322590269[/IMG] I summon thee

Although im not cpn crunch I think I may be able to give a good explanation. Therapy is completely private and confidential , talking to your friends and all is great but sometimes the things you would rather not have spread that you have told someone spread anyways. Therapist's are also trained to see things that they are told differently than just a friend could because your friends may be afraid of hurting your feelings with any reply they have to what you had just told them but the therapist is also trained to be able to be straight forward with you but being able to put things in a less hurtful way. They know how to look for the good things you have in life and the bad and try to teach you how to keep your life together and how to better yourself with the struggles you have. All in all I would say that therapy is a pretty good idea when it comes to needing to talk, don't you?

Fuck, I'm lonely. I really want a girlfriend, but I just can't seem to find anyone. Meanwhile, there are fat ugly slobs all over the place who can find love There's nothing really glaringly wrong with me or the way I look, but I'm still alone Make sense, world

Try and learn to be happy by yourself its an awesome trait to have!

Therapists can actually give you better ways of coping with depression than a friend just saying "chin up".

[QUOTE=BurningPlayd0h;34908584]Therapists can actually give you better ways of coping with depression than a friend just saying "chin up".[/QUOTE] Yes plus therapists know all about psychology and behavioral patterns and such, and can pretty much read you like an open book, if they're good, and then hopefully be able to guide you on the correct path for you mind. They know what to say and how to not make things worse, a friend may not, a friend is better for light depression and anxiety, anything more extreme you should probably talk to someone more qualified... unless you have a friend who's a therapist. haha

I suppose i'm skeptical of therapists because nobody i've known who's been to a licensed therapist has ever gotten benefit from it. It's always just been a hole where all our money goes.

[QUOTE=SilverHammer;34911355]I suppose i'm skeptical of therapists because nobody i've known who's been to a licensed therapist has ever gotten benefit from it. It's always just been a hole where all our money goes.[/QUOTE] They wouldn't keep spending money if they weren't happy with it, would they?

You're assuming the people I'm speaking of have reasonable logic :v:

Therapists have done nothing but good for me, mine is worth his weight in gold, and I can't thank him enough. I feel like I need to do something to repay him after I finish my time with him, but I don't know what... Everything is free too, how it should be. :)

My mom went through a bunch of therapy for years. I think she stopped about a year or two ago. She's also drinking a lot less since she stopped. She used to binge drink for weeks at a time. Blacked out whenever I saw her. All while she was seeing the "helpful" expensive as hell therapist. Went through a bunch of episodes and suicide attempts and shit. This lasted about 10 years. Now it's different. She just watches TV or does some housework or makes dinner or something. She'll take a hit every now and then. She understands that optimism is self-produced. I think it's finally hit her that this is all her life is going to be. That alone might have sent her into acceptance and understanding of her new life. She confronted her demon and faced it on her own after having exhausted all other options for fighting it. She's a good example of the power of self I think. I'll admit not everything can be solved on your own like really bad paranoia or schizophrenia, but I think lighter things like issues with our lives or things in our past we don't want to let go can be overcome through willpower.

I really dislike most forms of therapy, mostly because they use always use a model they think works. Like a human is some kind of piece of code that you can just fix. They always call the problems names in order to try to "Solve" it. Oh so you answered positively on this question? You have psychosis! Oh and here take this medication, it won't actually help you "Fix" yourself but it will make you completely dead inside. I'm sure there are good forms of real helping therapy but there's just so much bullshit that gets put through the medical system. I would say learn to meditate. It's really hard at first, but with practice you can learn to really deal with your self and your body. Without using anything as an escape or excuse to escape. You sit their and train yourself to connect with your body, you shift your energy about so that you can actually feel your body.

meditation isnt going to fix your problems

Kinda depends on the problem really

im not denying the power of meditation, im just saying its not a magic cure all

[QUOTE=inebriaticxp;34907284]Fuck, I'm lonely. I really want a girlfriend, but I just can't seem to find anyone. Meanwhile, there are fat ugly slobs all over the place who can find love There's nothing really glaringly wrong with me or the way I look, but I'm still alone Make sense, world[/QUOTE] Is confidence the problem? Or have you had confidence and things just haven't worked out with the girls you've dated?

uh so what do you guys want me to explain?

Please explain to us the usefulness and purpose of a therapist, and what is the difference between a therapist and a good friend.