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is today worse than yesterday? is every day? (1 Viewer)

mr. furley

mr. furley

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what can we do to help? is there anything we can say to get things headed in a positive direction for you? is there any way we can help change your perspective?

 
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.
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for some inexplicable reason, Tuesdays are usually the 'heaviest' (see whut i did there?) with corpulent chic affirmations (BEAUTY COMES IN ALL SIZES!!1!1!) on my FB feed  :unsure:

perhaps because the chomped their way through another rotund Monday without getting in gear?  :shrug:

 
otb_lifer said:
for some inexplicable reason, Tuesdays are usually the 'heaviest' (see whut i did there?) with corpulent chic affirmations (BEAUTY COMES IN ALL SIZES!!1!1!) on my FB feed  :unsure:

perhaps because the chomped their way through another rotund Monday without getting in gear?  :shrug:
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get rid of Mondays.  Problem solved. 

Cause yesterday's got nothin' for me
Old pictures that I'll always see
Some things could be better
If we'd all just let them be

Yesterday's got nothin' for me
Yesterday's got nothin' for me

 
I'm giving Fruley the benefit of the doubt here and believing that he's asking a fairly interesting and valid question. There appears to be a divide in the country, maybe even the world, between people who generally think things are getting better and those who think things are generally getting worse. I'm on the positive side and think that the bad things we are experiencing can and will be addressed in time. I'm old enough to have seen huge progress in many aspects of life.

 
roadkill1292 said:
I'm giving Fruley the benefit of the doubt here and believing that he's asking a fairly interesting and valid question. There appears to be a divide in the country, maybe even the world, between people who generally think things are getting better and those who think things are generally getting worse. I'm on the positive side and think that the bad things we are experiencing can and will be addressed in time. I'm old enough to have seen huge progress in many aspects of life.
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this isn't a political thing.  i mean this as a general view of life type deal.

not a "the country is heading in the wrong direction" thing.. but a "i can't catch a break, everyone is out to make my life harder because everyone hates me.. life is never going to change for me because i'm cursed" kind of way.

if you know someone who has this mentality, who deals with anxiety on a high level, that sees the glass as 96% empty at all times... what are you (not you, the royal you) doing to help? what can be done? 

 
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mr. furley said:
this isn't a political thing.  i mean this as a general view of life type deal.

not a "the country is heading in the wrong direction" thing.. but a "i can't catch a break, everyone is out to make my life harder because everyone hates me.. life is never going to change for me because i'm cursed" kind of way.

if you know someone who has this mentality, who deal with anxiety on a high level, that sees the glass as 96% empty at all times... what are you (not you, the royal you) doing to help? what can be done? 
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This is actually a great and genuine question. My own days get rough at times but I try to remember how much people actually want to help and how I want to help those in ever more dire straits than I. What I do to help is offer kind words, try to support, try to impart any wisdom I think (and I mean I think) I've gained on this earth. What can be done? Sometimes nothing other than professional help and understanding. 

That's my two cents. My own days aren't great, but there is certainly hope and certainly some days that are awesome and better than others. I find that spending time with friends and family snaps me out of my tunneling to which I am prone. Get out. Walk around. Talk to people. Introversion is fine, but temper it with a forced extroversion, even. If that helps in any way, I'm glad to have posted.

And do not take me as a mental health professional or anything remotely like it. This is just simple advice.  

 
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mr. furley said:
this isn't a political thing.  i mean this as a general view of life type deal.

not a "the country is heading in the wrong direction" thing.. but a "i can't catch a break, everyone is out to make my life harder because everyone hates me.. life is never going to change for me because i'm cursed" kind of way.

if you know someone who has this mentality, who deals with anxiety on a high level, that sees the glass as 96% empty at all times... what are you (not you, the royal you) doing to help? what can be done? 
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Sounds like the attitude of either an entitled millennial or someone with a legitimate emotional issue. For the millennial, a good flogging and/or make them visit a place of real human suffering. For the latter case, therapy.

 
McGarnicle said:
Sounds like the attitude of either an entitled millennial or someone with a legitimate emotional issue. For the millennial, a good flogging and/or make them visit a place of real human suffering. For the latter case, therapy.
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short of attempting to force strangers in to therapy................ what sorts of things work to buoy the spirits of the generally negative? 

 
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mr. furley said:
short of attempting to force strangers in to therapy................ what sorts of things work to buoy the spirits of the generally negative? 
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Winning the lottery, having sex with people out of their league, and certain drugs. :shrug:  

Seriously though I don't think this is something you can do for someone else. A smile or a random act of kindness is always nice, but it seems like you're talking about clinical depression or anxiety. 

 
McGarnicle said:
Winning the lottery, having sex with people out of their league, and certain drugs. :shrug:  

Seriously though I don't think this is something you can do for someone else. A smile or a random act of kindness is always nice, but it seems like you're talking about clinical depression or anxiety. 
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i dunno :shrug:  

i'm no expert. i'm tend towards agreement with the thought that it's depression or anxiety but i dunno.

can't apply the same assessment to all people.

we've got a pretty wide cross-section of middle aged white guys people here. if you're someone who struggles with a positive view on life... check in. let us know how to make your morning a little bit better today. 

 
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I guess I'm pretty fortunate that I have an optimistic outlook most of the time. Even at times when I'm alarmed by world events or whatever, I keep an even keel. My brain might be pessimistic, but emotionally I'm hopeful and looking forward to the future. 

 
McGarnicle said:
I guess I'm pretty fortunate that I have an optimistic outlook most of the time. Even at times when I'm alarmed by world events or whatever, I keep an even keel. My brain might be pessimistic, but emotionally I'm hopeful and looking forward to the future. 
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You come across as a nut job.

 
McGarnicle said:
I guess I'm pretty fortunate that I have an optimistic outlook most of the time. Even at times when I'm alarmed by world events or whatever, I keep an even keel. My brain might be pessimistic, but emotionally I'm hopeful and looking forward to the future. 
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Steve said:
You come across as a nut job.
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Yea, they guy who posts under one user name as opposed to someone that needs 12 on a random message board, he is the nut job. 

 
brohans life can be tough sometimes that is the truth but i say find one thing each day that goes right or that was beautiful or that made you chuckle and remember that little kick of goodness and live on that and spread that joy even if it means you are the guy being nice to a jerk just get r dun son and that my friends is the path of the brohan  take that to the bank bromigos 

 
SWC said:
brohans life can be tough sometimes that is the truth but i say find one thing each day that goes right or that was beautiful or that made you chuckle and remember that little kick of goodness and live on that and spread that joy even if it means you are the guy being nice to a jerk just get r dun son and that my friends is the path of the brohan  take that to the bank bromigos 
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This post, SWC, is in fact one of the things today, that did as you describe.

BTW: I'm posting this from my local Chase Bank branch. :doh:

Thus...I took it! :hifive:

 
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