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Tips on coping mechanisms

Tips on coping mechanisms

Hi,

I'm really struggling since a few weeks. I'm relatively new to this whole depression thing and my coping strategies are not working too well.

I can't pull myself out of this very dark place... Or, when I do, the littlest of things will derail me again and I dive back in. Thinking nothing really matters.

I hate being like this! I hate those thoughts! And I hate that they feel comforting!

Thanks for reading 🙏

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@Lillifee you are not and never will be alone, and as I say that I feel alone, but guess what?
that’s that little gremlin saying those things.

trust me it passes, and I’d be lying if I said I still don’t think about it.

it’s not worth it.

not for anyone.

I could give you every advice under the sun, but I can’t give you time

and that’s just what we need.

so let’s ride it out together.

I feel the fight in you.

that “black dog” is barking loud.

kicks it’s f***ing ass and tell it to sit down and shut up!

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@PolishSausage85 🙏❤️

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@Lillifee

Just a check in, how you travelling where ever you are? Hope its decently ok.

because I didn’t have a “I’ll be wise today to make you feel better” moment

genuinely asking because even though I’m new to this forum I know those asshole gremlins in your head keep talking.

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@PolishSausage85

Yeah, the Gremlins really haven't shut up...

Thanks for checking in though🙏 That's superkind❤️❤️

How are you?

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@Lillifee

Oh darling, these gremlins are louder than a Metallica concert.

but I drown them out daily with confidence one day they’ll shut the f*** up.

every single day is a mission

and knowing I’m not alone like you and a few other keep me going

The analogy I use is this

we are both climbing this mountain called life, and all I saw was your hand slip and I was within range to grab it, and put it back to continue climbing

so keep climbing with me

that shit gets lonely climbing alone.

silence those gremlins and if you don’t feed them they’ll eventually die

you got this👊👊

no, WE got this!

lets own it! ❤️

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@PolishSausage85

Sigh🥰

Yeah, let's do this! We've got this❤️

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@Lillifee

Sigh all you want but if you’re ever in a position to give up on yourself, guess what?

i definitely ain’t

you’re not alone and when you realise that, I can be annoying as f*** to keep making you kick on
look at us now, instead of sleeping, we’re here

why?

because it’s hard as shit

but you’re not alone

i battle it everyday

do I hate it? Yep

do I feel defeated on a constant basis? Hell f*** yes

And I’m not here to compare notes on who’s worse off

because my pain and your pain are in a tag team match against us.

but will we won’t stop fighting

why? Because those f***holes don’t need to be in our lives or consume us.

right now my gremlins are going “why you even giving a shit about this stranger?”

why?! Because I lost way too many friends to this and I can be one brutal son of a b****.
if I’m not giving up, I’ll be damned if you do.
so let’s kick ass and like I said, we both should be asleep and resting but our minds don’t allow any of this.

right now, we take back control.

and on a grand scale I have no bloody idea what you’re going through

but reality check, you don’t either

but one thing I do know

we’re here, right now, I stopped giving a f*** till I found this community to remind me I ain’t alone in this shit.

so come on, let’s fight just that one more day.
why? Because we have everything to gain and so much to lose if we’re stupid about this.

it’s just a mind set and I know if you stick around we’ll laugh about this one day and flip a bird to those gremlins who tried to f*** us without lube.

i say it how it is

and you’re feeling like shit?
great, so am I

but I’m not here to compare notes

im here because despite our problems and experiences, we have this forum and we got each other

letsssss go!
keep fighting, I’ll keep fighting

and the rest of those thoughts can kiss our lovely behinds!
👊👊

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@Lillifee

And sorry I usually re read my shit and fix the mistakes but you get what I mean

from one fighter to another, we will ALWAYS own this!

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There is manmade and environmental electricity that goes against our head.

It creates depression and feels nefarious and so we shape it 'them' as something such.

Common for them to be always negative but 'ok that everything is bad'.

You can't solve the electricity going against our head.

We must pierce it 'them'.

We are always here.

And here is with.

*hug*

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@David_888

Wow🥰

Had to read it multiple times though.

Hug back from with and without them.

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