#23216 - 01/29/04 01:45 PM
Re: Solve The Problem
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I do choose coffee, then again I grew up in Seattle where a large coffee culture grew to fight seasonal affective disorder caused by endless gray skies.
mmmm, coffee.
To me, the blues would represent depression, and not simply feeling sad about something. Depression is characterized by lethargy, sleep problems, eating problems, complete lack of motivation, and so forth, and in many cases is caused by some sort of biochemical imbalance.
So, I treat it as a biochemical/physical thing, and excercise, take B-complex vitimins which aid in production of seratonin, and try to expose myself to wide-spectrum light. Proper diet is key too.
Sometimes, when those things are not enough, it may be a good idea to go see a doctor about it, as they can perscribe SSRI's or other medications that can help.
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#23219 - 01/29/04 03:56 PM
I was bummed one time...
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I find a nice ale and "bustin' a nut" to be quite de-stressing as well.  There's nothing like doing something active to fix whataever's getting you down, of course. Once, years ago, a friend and I decided to make some extra money by taking a second job as line cooks at the new "Fish House" in town. We were seen as the stars of the new team, (because we knew what we were doing), but didn't get much respect or even acknowledgement from the chef. (Probably felt threatened.) That, and the long hours, made us depressed. On opening day the "chef" started yelling at us for not having our stations set up, even though we'd just walked in to find that half of the prep that we'd been assured would be completed was missing. At that point we both knew that our hearts just weren't in this new job. We looked at our gloomy stacks of mise-not-in-place and simultaneously said fuggit. Suddenly, everything was good again! Cheerfully, we handed our aprons to wank-boy, and departed to listen to Manowar and down a dozen ales or so. A grim day was suddenly festive! It's important to realize that injustices will occur. It is essential to refuse to play a victim role. Within a year, I was chefing one of the busiest kitchens in the country, my buddy had opened his own photography studio, and the irritating prick was but a pleasant memory. For spontaneous Blues or generalized negativity I like to take a bath, with Celtic sea salt crystals.
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#23222 - 01/29/04 08:49 PM
Re: Hues of Blue
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I usually try not to get burned out in the first place. Let's see... there is always the Wedgemaster. Or I could just spank my monkey. Paddling the ass of some willing masochist seems to have cathartic properties as well.
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#23224 - 01/29/04 09:17 PM
Re: Hues of Blue
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I like to go visit an old burial ground nearby and talk with the "dead" and compare notes on who is more blue  . Very uplifting.
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#23226 - 01/29/04 11:33 PM
Re: Hues of Blue
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Registered: 08/31/03
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Loc: Michigan
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A solid hour on a punching bag, then a nice hot shower.
Peronally, nothing works better for me.
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#23227 - 01/30/04 03:38 AM
Re: Hues of Blue
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There are three things of which consistently work for me to elevate my mood or to calm my anxiety. Oddly enough they contain some type of aggression and I am a non violent person unless provoked as many. My primary is what I call “Animal Sex”, wild, angry and quick also including things such as biting and well…….My second outlet, video games such as Max Payne, Diablo etc…My third pertains to sports with my favorite being volleyball ( a good spike always works). In any and every case these have always solved my emotional dilemmas.
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#23228 - 01/30/04 01:39 PM
Re: Hues of Blue
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I play video games where I get to murder people.
Hail Satan!
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#23230 - 01/30/04 03:31 PM
Re: Hues of Blue
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Registered: 12/30/03
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Loc: USA
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I play my guitar or have sex with my wife.
If I am still feeling blue after trying that, I go to the store in town, stare at the fat redneck lady who has thirty kids and herpes on her lips and I say to myself "ah, yeah, I'm not so bad off....poor kids".
Edited by johnharperjr (01/30/04 03:31 PM)
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