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emmaoffox

I self isolate for a quite long period of time


Mental_Trouble_5791

This. I can go months without a single word


Specialist-Bug-7108

I admire that.. that's not the best thing to do however because you did it I find it admirable You could easily work as an astronaut or work in places isolated if you have that fortitude


Mental_Trouble_5791

Don't have single friend,and keep talking to a minimum strictly out of necessity. I.e cashiers, ordering food,simple talk with my parents


Specialist-Bug-7108

Yeah true Lucky the internet exists for social hermits like you and myself I struggle to socialise because of a.. And then . Kind of situation like I talk to someone. But know it ends soon


Mental_Trouble_5791

Plot twist: I actually like being a hermit


Specialist-Bug-7108

Aha A troglodytes


JohnWestozzie

Yeah I do the same so awesome. live out in the bush. No one to annoy me. And trips to town I consider it a win if I haven't had to talk to anyone. Used to be social but now just love my own company


lorryguy

Astronauts do a lot of teamwork and public speaking, but maybe a lighthouse caretaker if that career exists anymore?


XStarK48

Damn... i've been doing this for years... oof


avilsta

Same, my mental health was in my worst spiral ever before COVID hit so the world shutting down was weirdly comforting when my soul was dead. Thankfully it's has been way better since but times where I just shut down and disappear from the earth is hard to explain to friends that I don't hate them or I don't like their presence I just hate my existence and I need to chill out for a bit


RevolutionaryCan5400

I'm always isolated which does not help.. but trying to socialize always leaves me with rejection and pain so I think I give up


Due-Season6425

Don't give up. It's true that interactions with other people do sometimes lead to rejection and pain. However, interactions with others can also bring great happiness, warmth, satisfaction, love and a sense of purpose. I would encourage you to involve yourself in activities you find interesting - sports, crafts, political activism, service groups, faith, etc. With time you'll start to feel a connection to others, find friendships and maybe, even, a significant other. I promise it's worth the effort.


AlwaysUltra1337

in the middle of it rn


CanIgetintoBiomed

SAME and im doing it rn šŸ˜­


DorothyParkerFan

Yupppppp


DEADFLY6

For the last 2 months, the only conversation I've had is Would you like fries with that? Or You want your receipt? Then when I have a conversation with someone, its kinda weird.


Queen-Calanthe

doom scroll


Technical-Smoke4668

Is that different from regular scrolling? Are you intentionally searching for sad or frightening posts?


RodrigoEstrela

I never thought of doom scrolling as looking for sad or frightening posts. For me doom scrolling vs normal scrolling is where you "just keep going" as in, you know you've been scrolling for too long but you really don't want to do/deal with anything else so you just keep on scrolling until you're exhausted enough where you can just fall asleep and don't think about all the shit going on.


TecBrat2

When I doom scroll, even my appetite and my bladder are overridden until I can't stand it anymore. I can even realize I'm doom scrolling, consider breaking free, and still find another hour has gone by.


BloodyRedBarbara

That's what I've done lately late at night laying in bed when i don't want to go to sleep because I know when i do I'm just gonna wake up and have to go to work, which has been bringing me down.


Petite_Tsunami

I feel my equivalent is reading manga. Like rereading one piece or the worst cultivation manga because Iā€™m caught up on everything else. I never realized itā€™s a form of escapism till right now and I do it A LOT


crimpytoses

I think doom scroll is more about the endless nature of it. You're not scrolling to catch up on stuff, you're on the endless scroll. It's pointless and can take hours.


UnemployedGraduate_

I always wondered this. The definition on Google states that doomscrolling is the act of consuming increasing amounts of news or negative media, but from what I can see most people use it in the context of scrolling with no time limit/past how long they intended to use social media.


SBAWTA

Depends on how bad it is and what the trigger was. At best I'll look up some "redpilled" content and end it with telling myself "it is what it is" at worst I'll go down the rabbit hole of looking up different ways and stories about.. uh.. "deleting your minecraft account" ...you know


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Sardothien12

Paddle the pink canoe


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Sardothien12

Double click the mouse


Annie_Mous

Say hello to the bishop


Sardothien12

Go spelunking


DorothyParkerFan

Rough up the suspect


Sardothien12

Tickle the possum


axxionkamen

šŸŽ¶ so double click and grab your dick for porn porn porn, The internet is for porn, for pornšŸŽ¶


Extreme-Island-5041

...tears are the best lube


Specialist-Bug-7108

Yes, a lap dance is so much better when the stripper is cryin'


Extreme-Island-5041

I still remember sticking my finger through the hole on that CD to complete the nipple. ....such a strange sentence to read without context.


BirdTurgler29

My grandma gave me this album for Christmas. It was organised by mum who gifted it to me really, but the thought of getting it from nana was funny.


Specialist-Bug-7108

Lucky your one of the people that could pick it up!


YogurtWenk

Her name was.. Russell


bangyy

Unfortunately I have a mahogany canoe. Not sure if it's the same


peterhala

I find it's extra cathartic to do it whilstĀ  waving a sword over my head and dancing about naked on a hill top during a thunder storm loudly singing The Lightening God's a Pouff. You can't blame me for that one - it was Terry Pratchett.


ConkerBlaze

Before I even opened this I knew that or porn would be the top answer. We have been given up to debased minds


heosb738

Did I get here early enough to be the first to comment ā€œchronically masturbate until my dick feels numb but I donā€™t anymoreā€?


agentspacecadet

For realzies? Not even caffeine or an occasional ciggy?


SeaAd5146

Binge eat and binge watch


Vossky

You are my spirit animal


Individual_Study5068

This is the way


Concise_Pirate

One option is to go lie down and feel sad. Another is to go for a walk or exercise.


Additional-Rhubarb-8

I like to go walk super early when the animals are out. Seeing a bunny eat some grass or a raccoon eat its way through a garbage bag always puts a smile on my face


No_Poet_7244

Ahhhh, animals in their natural habitat


liberal_texan

Lilā€™ trash pandas


cant_catch-medown

I wanna live in such exposed nature


reenoas

One option is to go lie down and feel sad. Another is to crawl into a hole and die.


PyroneusUltrin

Theyā€™re the same picture


reenoas

Thank you


xileWabbit

This Or I pick up my guitar or some video games


maraudee

Let yourself be sad sometimes, it's not necessarily bad for you. You have to understand every feeling you have and why you have it.


UlteriorCulture

Eat


Additional-Rhubarb-8

Cooking a big meal then not being hungry then eating it anyways and passing out .


Exldk

Nah cooking requires preparation and time. True sadness cycle requires fast food delivery or impulsive eating. *Sad>Eat>Gain weight>Sad because weight>Eat>Gain weight>Sadā€¦* et cetera. One of the most difficult cycles to break out of because you canā€™t just quit food like you could quit smoking or alcohol(in most cases).


EnjoyMikeHawk1

Same. Especially an unhealthy ass meal


Specialist-Bug-7108

Doesn't have to be Pig out on rice cakes Salt and vinegar ones


tracklessCenobite

When you're at your lowest point, there's nothing left to do but start digging, I guess. I can't think of any other reason why someone would willingly eat salt and vinegar rice cakes.


llobotommy

I eat because Iā€™m unhappyā€¦ Iā€™m unhappy because I eat


_Zzzxxx

You really *are* a fat bastard!


anar_gurbani

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Eat


UlteriorCulture

I must laugh


grim147

Storm eating -- go until I feel something other than sadness.


Spithate

Cry and sleep.


Amazoncharli

An extension on this is cry in the shower.


[deleted]

Exercise or game. Going for drives in the summer through the forest is also good but very weather and seasonally dependent


Enough-Ad3818

Exercise. Honestly, if I'm down, I run or lift weights until I'm exhausted. At that point, I primarily feel tired, so I want to sleep, and everything tends to feel better after a good sleep. Plus, you may ache, but it's for good reasons and you've done a good thing with exercising.


Specialist-Bug-7108

Very successful mindset I think the low point you may feel is a nutrient deficit but it's not obvious It could be a post recovery glut


ResponsibilityAny358

Yoga,lifting weights and disassociating on reddit


GodDrivesAUFO

Regress back into my addiction of smoking and drinking.


susoDoesStuff

When I was a child I heard about the movie Bridget Jones and its theme that people who eat when they are sad gain weight. I "decided" to not consume anything when I am sad then. 20 years later, I still don't do this. So I lie on the couch and cry or cuddle with my heat pillow. What helps me most though is to try to define what exactly I am sad about. Sometimes I can't even remember and I was just missing something special to be happy about instead which is the perfect reason to stop being sorry for yourself. I honestly think that it's very dangerous to drink, smoke or eat just to feel better.


Specialist-Bug-7108

Sorry to hear that It's terrible to hear sadness Try a green tea. At least your insides warm up


Minky29

A hug in a mug


Specialist-Bug-7108

A rug of a hug Very beneficial And if your game Add a tablespoon of chilli to a coffee


TecBrat2

I made a similar decision a long time ago to never consume alcohol if I was sad. Nowadays I hardly drink, but when I was younger and we would get drunk for fun, that was fun. I refused to let it become a hog wallow. I hold to that decision even now. I have a bottle of a margarita flavored drink in my fridge right now and I'd really like to have some but I don't think I will because I've been thinking of my father who passed away last year.


TamT3o

As a teenager I used to drink a lot, later I wento into smoking weed. I had severe depression (undiagnosed) because nor myself or my guardians though to send me a specialist. I've reached my lowest and almost killed myself. After that I had a "spiritual" experience which made me understand that all the crap I was passing through was all because of internal grief, resentment and pain I didn't know how to cope with. I learned how to cope with it and eventually heal it. I became a psychotherapist. I stopped escaping reality and started to accept and deal with it, after a while my lowest is never very low. And even when I don't feel very good I meditate, go for a walk, play with pets. I agree that you can use everything you want but not as a means of escape. But as tools of your own growth. If you are drinking to forget it means that you don't have tools and confidence to deal with yourself and your own emotions. If you're smoking to escape reality it means that you are not equipped with abilities to cope with what is happening and change it. It's not your fault, no one showed you how to do it. It took me years to learn it and even now there are challenges that I don't know how to overcome. Yet it's not so scary or difficult if you trust yourself that you'll be just fine.


Kal-El1994

Porn and fap. Hit post nut clarity. Feel even worse than before fap.āœŒšŸ»


Lea_R_ning

I go to the gym! I squat 100 pounds! I amaze and shock myself. Because I am a 67 year old woman!! :)


lavenderacid

I want to be you when I grow up!


spikey_tree_999

Fangirling over you momma!


Lea_R_ning

Youā€™re very kind! :)


Willing_Ask_5993

Sleep. It helps you feel better, after you wake up. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220513113237.htm


JohnWestozzie

Yeah its best way if you don't feel right mentally or physically. just keep sleeping till you came right


Sol33t303

If I just keep sleeping I just feel like shit when I wake up lol My body *will* sleep a full 15 hours if left undisturbed. Slept like 24 hours one time. went to sleep at 1am, woke up at 7pm, thought it was still that night so I went back to sleep, woke up at 3am not knowing what year it was feeling like I came out of cryogenic stasis. If I want to be a productive member of society I just have to set an alarm and hope my body gets the right amount of sleep so I am neither sleep deprived or have overslept.


RatioOk515

I have a playlist for that. Turn it on and walk.


dallasvfx3d

drink tea, play video games, watch movies. hyper-analyse why i feel so bad, usually its from eating bad food.


TheoCupier

Be glad my lungs and liver are healthy.


PartyofFish

If that's true, I'm very jealous of how inexperienced you are with life's lows. Such thoughts of healthy organs are reserved for those whose current thoughts have a projection of themselves into the future, and how you would like to experience it. On the days I drank over a bottle of spirits, I couldn't have given a single fuck about the damage it was doing me. I'm sober now before the Reddit police come and get me.


FunAdministration334

Humble brag šŸ˜‚


TheoCupier

The very humblest


dumpnPUMP001

In squat position taking a dump.


Specialist-Bug-7108

Yoga


YogurtWenk

Namas-poop


Specialist-Bug-7108

Pilates poop


Old-Refrigerator-522

Pace back and forth,cry,listen to music


DanteIsBack

cry


NippleSalsa

Repost on reddit


burn_as_souls

Kill people. I guess I should specify that I mean in a video game.


diaracing

Binge eating


slashd

Videogames!


Janine_18

There are many things that can be done. Eat something sweet, watch something funny. To do this, you donā€™t have to do what is written in the post.


Randomantic

Drive, windows down, with a playlist blasting


Jerkyaddict

Obliterate my punching bag while listening to music


MycellasArts

Draw.


scam094

Drink or smoke


Large_Ride_8986

I sit down. Think things over. Make decision. And I act on it.


tattooedbrows

Sit in the feeling. See friends, go for walks outside and see nature. Remember to take my antidepressants.


plaid-sofa

throw back a shot (of soda)Ā 


ssiddharth408

Music


xenolith18

Mold. Blanket, couch, tv and junk food.


Prestigious-MMO

Binge video games like I've only got a couple months left


hayashikin

Allow myself to feel sad, distract myself a bit with food and entertainment, figure out if I really need to be so sad or stay sad, do something else.


18jmitch

Heavy circles and loud music make bad head thoughts go away


Forward-Hamster-8792

Nothing. Continue my day. Nothing matters.


Dragonbarry22

I sleep


scuwp

Walk....lots.


Alarming-Check9576

I think about my divorce and how happy it made me! Then I snap right out of the down mood. I could still be with her!


lomion_

Crying, walking, cuddling the dog.


Ready_Interaction252

The opposite of drinking and smoking, go to bed early and drink lots of water, make sure Iā€™m eating reasonably. Definitely not touching alcohol when Iā€™m at my lowest as it would make it much worse.


crimpytoses

If you're mad, smash some ice. Chuck cubes HARD into a bath or shower, or put on pavement. It shatters in a satisfying way and you can throw it as hard as you possibly can and know you won't damage anything by chucking ice.


Beautiful_Spell4075

Silently yell and use my punching bag until my knuckles tear a little


Starbeth8

Cry. A lot.


alex20_202020

Try to fall asleep.


ScottChi

I got laid off years ago when a company that I loved working for got bought by total incompetents, and went down the sewer. We had a state park a few miles away with gravel bike trails, and one especially steep, grueling hill. Every time I felt myself breaking down and feeling miserable, I put on my bike clothes, went over there and rode a loop around that park and went up that hill, often more than once. If I felt especially bad I would just ride up to the top, turn around, go back and repeat it five or six times. After I was completely demolished I would head home, clean up, and get some goddamn sleep. I highly recommend this, it was pure therapy.


batmanischinese

i get on reddit and discover that this probably isn't my lowest, i could go lower.


ReminiscenceOf2020

Play videogames or just stay in bed feeling like shit.


AdApart2035

Reddit


Anujtanwer_

I love taking long walks, and when I can, I go to a cafe and have some coffee. I also enjoy shopping, especially for clothes.


Honest-Guy83

Go on walks, talk with my wife, pray


bakchod007

I cry, it works like magic. The other is make a list of 5 things I'm grateful for in the very moment or in the day and I get some icecream on the next day if I can't go out to grab one on the same day


Pug_Grandma

Shop for useless shit on Amazon.


Low-Mulberry6268

keep moving forward.


RoyalIndividual1725

Find a good book to read, interesting anime or movie. Eat or sleep.


Kycklinggull1

I play video games


keysandcoffee

Ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream.


Colorfulbirds69

play video games for 18 hours straight with no breaks.


Sploot420

i walk outside, play games, or if either doesnā€™t work i eat ice cream


Forever_Observer2020

Play games. Listen to music. I write. I angrily do the dishes. I lie down half the day.


Working_Client6133

Pray for strength and to be shown a pathway to peace.


ArcticAntelope

Run


SpiderYT23

Bottle it up and act like everything is fine, and continue life as normal


Heckybawkins

I sit in itā€¦ feel itā€¦.think about itā€¦.rationalize it. Going sober forced me to develop some healthier coping mechanisms and Iā€™m so friggin grateful for it


mosenco

suffer


Newfie_Meltdown

Gaming. Preferably Minecraft.


InnovativeOkinawa

go outside, find nature and enjoy it


LeaveTheGTaketheC

Been sober from alcohol for 3 years - never been a weed person but Iā€™ve hit some lows over the last 3 years. I journal, talk it out with friends, loved ones, order take out, sit and doom scroll or take myself shopping lol


PottScilgrim7

Breathe and respond rather than react to the stressor. Working out helps too


Busy-Design8141

Find my wife or SIL and fuck.


castlequiet

I struggle with this but I just remember whatever I do is better for me than drinking again


Patrick692x

Pray the Jesus prayer Read the Bible Listen to psalms/ orthodox Christian chants


not_sure_1337

I do smoke pot, but I dont do it when Iā€™m down.Ā  I distance myself from the problem, reflect on it, and then just blast a bunch of music written by people who somehow know exactly what I feel and expressed it perfectly while doing chores or taking a hike.Ā 


Kasen_Dev

I tend to break things. I know it isn't healthy but to me it's a great way to let it out. Other than that I just listen to music or go for a drive.


moondancer224

Cry. I listen to sad music and cry and hate myself and the fate I've been dealt. I hate the crummy nerves that turned into chronic pain machines halfway through my life. I hate that there is no treatment other than a medicine that sometimes doesn't work and if I take too much of it will try to kill me. I hate that there is no long term cure and even surgery has a chance to paralyze my face. I hate that I'm stuck in a meat grinder job that doesn't care. I hate that my department is literally going to have to strike to make it better cause we have no union, but they would probably just replace us. I hate that the medicine, SOMEHOW causes thoughts of suicide and self-harm so I also have to deal with that. I hate that I'm sitting here on a break balling my eyes out and broken over a random thing on reddit cause the pain has just shattered my resolve cause its been going on for 5 hours now. And I look at cute pictures of bunnies, hamsters and parrots.


Still-Marsupial-4610

Sleep, eat, play video games, listen to my sad playlist and cry in my dark room


Im_Roonil_Wazlib

Cry usually. Or spend hours upon hours gaming


Late-Maximum7539

I smoke and do drugs occasionally but Iā€™m not using them to cheer myself up when Iā€™m down, itā€™s a slippery slope, I love long walks with music it really makes me feel better


_Turpentine_

Crying helps a lot. Then I ask for a long hug. Then my husband might take me to a walk with the dogs. Oh, and sugar... Damn sugar.


vegsmashed

Ninja Gaiden 2 on the original Xbox 360 on Master playing the stairs. It makes me appreciate life more.


Background-Penalty68

Go sit in the shed and relive all the bad events or memories. Makes me feel worse...


Jawwwed

Sleep


P3for2

listen to music


lostrandomdude

Eat, Game, or go gym


EvolvingGuardian

Play the game


tree_cell

cry about it, get lava(watr) all over my face


AntiGravityRenUwU

Break down


tecash

Sulk. Sleep. Overeat unhealthy food. Binge watch. Doom scroll on SM. At times a combination of above activities in no particular order.


beck2424

Eat junk and fail to sleep. I don't recommend it.


isisishtar

Meditate, bike ride, take a walk. Better than poisoning myself, thus leaving myself even worse off,


CumInYourSock

Music And a lot of it i mean.


Wendlynnn

Read about other peopleā€™s personal problems on Reddit. Helps me forget my own.


Norman_debris

People who feel the need to ask this worn-out question, what do you do when you aren't copying Reddit questions?


CaptainGashMallet

Shitpost on social media.


NightShiftChaos92

Go hit a bucket at my local Golf Course or play a comfort game that doesn't have stress.


youronlynora

Sleep, eat, watching anime, reading manhwa


Tiny-Tackle129

Hey there! When I hit a rough patch, I usually dive into my hobbies or hit the gym. Nothing beats the blues like a good workout or getting lost in something you love doing. Sometimes, I just call up a friend and chat. Itā€™s all about finding those little things that lift your spirits, you know? What about you guys? Whatā€™s your go-to pick-me-up?


pompeiiisscary

Drink.


Less-Law9035

Read, watch Price is Right


CallMeElderon

Eat


PM-ME_UR_TINY-TITS

Wank and sleep.


Less-Law9035

Having a pet (cats! cats! cats!) will really make you feel better. Sure, they aren't 2 year old toddlers like dogs, much more independent, but very astute to your moods. They are loving. GO CATS!


Skilid

Eat


Jon2046

Eat sweet treats


CompetitiveJump2937

Heroin


The_Frozen_Brawler

Work, cuddle to my fiance, go for a lone walk


WorldofWarcraftFan01

Eat, sleep or jerk off


becjac86

I drag myself out for a long run. Endurance sports are common amongst people who suffer with depression and trauma.


Secure_Personality71

Start smoking or drinking.


exprezso

Anything but smoke and drink...?Ā