Yes, DO SOMETHING!! Okay, what? Well, I am asking myself what to do, and really should know...BUT....sometimes when your feeling sad, you forget all those wonderful things you do to get yourself out of a "slump". Hmm, yes a SLUMP...what is that? I think we all have been there, but where is there? *Check out this video below, at least I haven't lost my scense of humor.*
Sometimes there is a reason for feeling crummy, but when there isn't what do you do? What do you do when you feel sad, and nothing seems right? What happened to that courage that I had, but now is gone? I ask myself all these questions, because I am feeling sad, and am not sure as to why. It seems I don't feel like doing anything, blogging, digging, writing, playing games, nothing! I could just say I have 'writer's block', and call it quits for awhile. I do watch a lot of movies, however I have seen so many, one is running into the other...in other words, I forgot what I saw to begin with.
From MadTV called "My Slump"
Some of my other blogger friends handle their own slumps a certain ways, maybe I should ask for some advice. Kelly who writes the blog: "What This Song Means To Me...", has this great post named "Three Ways To Banish Negative Energy". She uses music to make herself feel better, this seems to be reasonable. Mike who writes the blog: "livelife365" which is about "Healthy Living Personal Development Entertainment Every Day Every Way". He wrote a post called: Just Do It? Ten Tips to Get You Started. This also is a great post to read when your feeling down and out. Another person, Dr. Rob has a blog called: Rob’s Megaphone which has to do with "Where laughter, fun, and writing intersect." Dr. Rob uses laughter to keep himself, and his readers from the slumps. (I just noticed he awarded me with an award, which I will check back later on. Thanks Rob!) Although there are many more, the last person I am going to mention here, is someone we fondly call 'Da Old Man', his blog is called: Crotchety Old Man Yells At Cars. He also uses humor like Dr.Rob! As you see, all my friends have their own way of keeping themself from going under, so what is wrong with me?
I guess I am reaching out here, and wondering if there is anyone out there that can help me figure this out. I should be able to do it myself, and not need help. However, I believe there comes a time when we ALL need some help. So here I am asking please........
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Why Do I Feel This Way?
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Skye that happens to me every day. I am in a foreign country without friends and many foreign languages. Except for the woman I live with there is nobody here, so I blog. The reasons for me leaving the USA are complicated. So often I look back on a lifetime of being active and productive, knowing tons of people and ending up like this. I fight depression by not only blogging, but reading and watching films. Put yourself into another world. That seems to help because life is often crummy, especially when you get older. In eighth grade I won a school competition for suggesting the best slogan for reading week. REACH FOR NEW ADVENTURES - READ! It helps.
Skye,
I'm sorry to hear that you are having a crummy day. There are many different reasons for one feeling the way they do. Emotions play very big roles in our lives and sometimes they are trigged without any warning or explanation. I guess that is part of being a human. I hope in time you will feel better. Take care.
Phoenix police-After the game we went to my van..The van was dead..Do you know how hard it was to find help like for a jump start?..The girls and i were in our girl scout outfits and still nobody would help..We finally tracked somebody who would actually help us out...We flagged down a car and it was a undercover cop car who then took us to the substation so we could use the bathroom and gave us some water..All 5 girls piled in the back seat of the cop car while i was in the front..He used the lights and sirens for the girls while we went to the parking garage we were at to give us a junp start..It was a long 2 1/2 trip back home that night..We did not get back home till after 1 am..The jessica simpson concert was boring to me not the girls...
Hello Skye! That is the best thing in our human life...the chance to feel happy, angry, numb, and yes...crummy including all those other emotions that remind us why we exist. It happens to the best of us. Perhaps doing something extra ordinary would help? Reading stories to abandoned children, visiting the sick, making someone feel that their life is more important than yours at the moment... Visiting museums, old houses with interesting stories, old churches... I could go an rant and make suggestions on what you can do but at the end of the day.. It is what you choose for yourself that matters...
Have you read the book A New Earth by Eckhart Toole? Anyway, you can try to read books instead of watching movies. Or read comic books! We're never too old for comic books. Or, play games! Plenty of mind-occupying games that we can download for free from the internet. Plenty of free e-books too.
For starters:
Free Asterix ebooks: http://topmdi.com/ebookwp/?p=22
Free Tintin ebooks:
http://topmdi.com/ebookwp/?p=21
Free classic books:
http://www.readprint.com/
http://takegame.com/index.html
I recommend Zuma, TumbleBugs, Big Kahuna Reef, or Jewel's Quest. These are my personal favourites.
Or try Chip's Challenge.
Hopefully you'll be in the up soon!
Cheers,
Melisa
Skye: There is nothing wrong with you the way you are.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who just survived a tremendous crash. His truck exploded, and he had severe 3rd degree burns. The accident was due to some state workers who failed to mark a work crew vehicle. The insurance companies are jerking him around already.
Anyway, he has every reason to be upset, and to be angry, every negative emotion. Talking to him, I thought he just won the lottery.
Why?
He told me, just spend one week in the burn unit like I did, and you realize how good it is. Maybe he is in pain and having all kinds of troubles, but he saw kids dying because some drug dealers went crazy. He saw so much he couldn't even talk about, other than to say how lucky he is. It's all perspective. Take care, my friend.
Hi All,
I wanted to thank everyone that made a comment here on this post, I really do appreciate it.
Sometimes it takes writing out your feelings to make you feel better...and I am very lucky to have my other blogger friends, that are there to give advice when I need it.
I am feeling a bit better, but still feeling like 'doing nothing'...oh well...but it is okay to feel this way according to my good friend, Joe. I am quite sorry about your friend, but it sounds like he is taking all of it well even though his experience was horrible.
Every one's different ways of solving this problem were quite good, and I AM listening to all.
Thanks again all,
Skye
I must say - on top of your great post (loved the pics), you've got some articluate visitors as well. Couldn't say it any better. Great Blog!
I loved your post and video and I know how you feel. Writing it out does help. I think a lot of people are feeling crummy in these strange times. I hope you feel better soon, I wish I could give you some golden advice, but all I can do is send my best wishes to you.
Hi Mish,
I certainly do appreciate your good wishes, sometimes that is all a person needs to feel better. :-)
These certainly are strange times for sure. But there isn't much we can do about that accept "grin and bear" it..
Thanks for dropping by, and leaving your helpful comment...also the compliments for my post. Yes, I feel better sometimes just writing out just how I feel. Those that know me quite well, know one reason I have times that I am down, since I am stuck in a hospital bed, and have been for about 2 years now.
Most of the time I can take it quite well, but there are times I ask "why?", which to me is normal.
Anyways Mish, thanks for dropping in and reading my post...it is appreciated.
By the way, I really love your blog!
Take care of yourself,
Skye
Oh Skye,
I wish that I could hop in here and sound as positive as everyone else.
But, I too am going through the same thing.
I have been gone now from my home for 5 months. And what I went through was difficult to say the least.
Now I return to my home and my blog and it just seems nearly impossible to get things back right again.
I've even thought about just giving up on my blog and deleting it.
I guess all I can say is that I am trying to hang in there and send that same message to you.
Big Hugs!!:-))))
Okay Skye I did something finally. although it didn't include cleaning my house which by the way is a disaster.
I went for a drive yesterday with my camera in hand. and it helped.
Now you might not be able to go out for a drive. But, I am here to tell you that I hope you are sitting there typing away like mad on a new story.
If not then just do it!!LOL! hey it worked for me I am feeling way better.
Even if I do now have a cold!!:-)))
Hey Jackie,
I am quite glad your feeling better. Photography seems to soothe your savage soul. LOL You do take some beautiful pictures too!
I really wish I could go for a drive, other than to go to a doctors office in an ambulance van....that would be great! ;-)
I am not typing away like crazy yet, however, I am thinking of the next story I should write at least.
You have been very helpful to me, because some of our problems are similar...so I can relate. Some aren't, because you can just get up and go...dang I miss dancing! LOL
Actually, I almost dumped my blog the other day. I feel sometimes like starting all over again.
Thanks for coming by..If you don`t have the money for pictures, you don`t your picture taken..They don`t hold anything for anybody...I really dislike phoenix at the moment...I have nothing but bad luck each time i am in phoenix...right now i prefer tucson...thanks
Hi Skye,
Well I found out yesterday why I have been feeling so bad.
I have pneumonia. So please forgive me for being a little MIA I have truly been very very sick and just hadn't let anyone really know how sick.
I want to thank you personally for taking out an add with me.
I haven't figured out how to get the coding to let me put three images beside each other in blogger yet and all the images keep their links.
So I haven't been posting formal thank yous.
I hope you are feeling better and dreaming up a new ghastly and spooky story for us.
Oh yes I also apologize for not taking part in our group with Igor.
I have just gotten so sick and tired of politics right now.
My daughter calls me everyday and spends at least an hour discussing them and then that's all that is on the news as of late...so I have tuned out for a while.
I do so hope you get to feeling better soon.
Oh yes and thank you for fueling me. since I moved over to photography at FMB only my family and closest friends are fueling me.
oh in regards to your last reply to me it is true that I don't have to have an ambulance.
But Skye I am a severe agoraphobic. it takes me days to work up the courage to even get to the store which is only a 13 mile trip.
many times I even do without food and things I need if my meds don't have it under control. and it always requires extra meds for me to make it to the store.
Some days I cannot even get out of my own house. My husband plans his home times around my shrink's visits because I cannot get there alone.
So I am a prisoner as well. A prisoner within my own brain.
Big hugs to you!!:-)))
Hey thanks for the fuel. I need all I can get since changing categories.
here's the info. you needed
sunshinezdelight@yahoo.com
Hugs:-)
I have something for you. I'm sorry I can't give you the direct link. it's a bug I will have to discuss with Ana in the morning.
But you may come and get it at http://shinade.blogspot.com
*hugs*
let me hear from you darling...I am starting to get worried!!XX
Hi Jackie,
I am sorry that you have had no response from me, things have been a bit crazy. I am going to email you about what is happening. Promise! Don't worry about me, I am still alive and kicking...mostly..;-) When I have been using my computer, I am only on it a couple of hours, then I have been watching movies.
Hugs, Skye
Hope you are doing fine..I haven`t heard from you in awhile...Take care and talk to you later another time...
Hi Froggie,
I have been having some bad days, and soon going into the hospital for a series of tests...that is why not many have heard from me. Also, that is why I haven't blogged anything. I am thinking about a Halloween story to blog, and before that, will be blogging about my new dog I just acquired.
I don't spend a lot of time on the net lately, so am not doing some of the things that I usually do.
I am sorry that it seems some are worried about me, however, it some ways it feels good someone cares enough to feel that way. But don't worry, I am okay, mostly...and still kicking.
I am going to work a bit on a post about my new dog, and see how much I can finish today.
Thanks, and have a great one,
Skye
Hi Skye!
Seems you have a forum of your own here, with all these many comments.
See, many people cares for you!!
Anyway, I can't wait to know what your new dog looks like. I'm sure he/she's adorable!
And I would also like to wish you Happy Birthday! (I know it from multiply).
Umm, I don't know whether I'm too early or not, since we're in two totally different time zones, so I've no idea what date/time it is over there at your side.
All the best possible wishes in the world for you!
Well, I'll be looking forward to seeing your new dog!
Cheers!
Melisa
Happy Birthday to you..Hope you have great day even thou your going to the doctors on your birthday!
Hi Melisa,
Yes, it does seem like a Forum, doesn't it...LOL! Yes, it is great to know I have some good friends I have made on here, you being ONE of them. I am working on the post about the puppy! Sooonnn it will be up...
Thanks for wishing me a Happy Birthday, Skye
Hi Froggy,
Thanks for the Birthday wishes, I appreciate that very much. Oh, I have been waiting for this appt for a long time, so glad to go...just not glad to have all the tests I will need.
Take care now, Skye
Hi Skye,
A little froggy told me it was your birthday today.
Why didn't you tell me? I would have done something special.
But I'm here now and I brought a huge birthday cake and plenty to drink.
Happy birthday sweet heart!!
Hugs and love always:-)
Hi Skye, I just noticed the time stamp under my comment and it turns out I was one day early. Anyway, I hope you don't mind me letting the world knowing about it.
*grin*
Melisa
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