Comments on: If life is so good, why am I so sad? http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:14:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jen http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71302 Jen Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:12:29 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71302 I frequently feel overwhelmed by large projects, which often makes me shut down and avoid it as much as possible because thinking about it makes me anxious and unhappy. I (ideally) deal with it by breaking the project down into small chunks, tackling the things that seem quick and easy, then moving on. Sometimes even that is hard to do. Hang in there. I frequently feel overwhelmed by large projects, which often makes me shut down and avoid it as much as possible because thinking about it makes me anxious and unhappy. I (ideally) deal with it by breaking the project down into small chunks, tackling the things that seem quick and easy, then moving on. Sometimes even that is hard to do.

Hang in there.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71271 Gordon Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:43:37 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71271 Happiness and depression are two different things. You may have many reasons why you should be happy but are still depressed. Have you ever been tested to see if you suffer from SAD? You might want to check out the three links at the end of the first paragraph in my blog entry at http://gordon.dewis.ca/2007/12/22/gledelig-jul/ Mark's suggestion of a new hobby might be worth exploring. Hang in there, Paul. :) Happiness and depression are two different things. You may have many reasons why you should be happy but are still depressed.

Have you ever been tested to see if you suffer from SAD? You might want to check out the three links at the end of the first paragraph in my blog entry at http://gordon.dewis.ca/2007/12/22/gledelig-jul/

Mark’s suggestion of a new hobby might be worth exploring.

Hang in there, Paul. :)

]]> By: Anthony de Boer http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71265 Anthony de Boer Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:08:21 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71265 Hey, at least you're still employed, eh? Yeah, I get depressed too at times (and could have cause to be on a major downer right now), but let the small things amuse you and try to look at the upside of the bigger things. I've looked at life from the angry side, and that side led toward madness, so let's not do that then. A lot of how I feel seems to be based on whether I try to look at things and their possible outcomes optimistically or pessimistically, and trying to shift that may be key. Hey, at least you’re still employed, eh? Yeah, I get depressed too at times (and could have cause to be on a major downer right now), but let the small things amuse you and try to look at the upside of the bigger things. I’ve looked at life from the angry side, and that side led toward madness, so let’s not do that then. A lot of how I feel seems to be based on whether I try to look at things and their possible outcomes optimistically or pessimistically, and trying to shift that may be key.

]]> By: jonesie http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71250 jonesie Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:32:01 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71250 Well, crap. Having a maresnest of a project and bosses who are not sympatico would send me into a panic. I hate that you're sad, but you feel defeated at the moment, so that's normal. Once the project is done that feeling will pass. (If it doesn't, we'll deal with that too). My only piece of advice is try to take the project one bite-size step at a time. (It's unsolicited advice, so feel free to ignore it. But don't, k? It's good advice!) Well, crap. Having a maresnest of a project and bosses who are not sympatico would send me into a panic.

I hate that you’re sad, but you feel defeated at the moment, so that’s normal. Once the project is done that feeling will pass. (If it doesn’t, we’ll deal with that too).

My only piece of advice is try to take the project one bite-size step at a time. (It’s unsolicited advice, so feel free to ignore it. But don’t, k? It’s good advice!)

]]> By: Mark http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71245 Mark Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:47:04 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71245 My suggestion? Take up a new hobby to get your mind elsewhere, even if for brief periods of time. I used to be really into radio controlled model planes, and in late '06 when I was feeling much the same (like yourself, with no apparent reasoning behind it) I got back into RC after having been out of it for many years. With all the changes, it was almost like taking up a new hobby again. I joined 2 clubs - an indoor one for the winter, and the outdoor one for the summer. The opportunity to throw everything to the wind a few times a week, get out and socialize with others who enjoyed the same hobby, and do something I really enjoyed completely revved me up, and got me through the rough point. My suggestion? Take up a new hobby to get your mind elsewhere, even if for brief periods of time.

I used to be really into radio controlled model planes, and in late ‘06 when I was feeling much the same (like yourself, with no apparent reasoning behind it) I got back into RC after having been out of it for many years.

With all the changes, it was almost like taking up a new hobby again. I joined 2 clubs - an indoor one for the winter, and the outdoor one for the summer.

The opportunity to throw everything to the wind a few times a week, get out and socialize with others who enjoyed the same hobby, and do something I really enjoyed completely revved me up, and got me through the rough point.

]]> By: Vicki http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71237 Vicki Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:44:21 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/01/01/if-life-is-so-good-why-am-i-so-sad#comment-71237 It's just that sometimes it helps to count your blessings. I'm not saying that you shouldn't feel what you feel. It’s just that sometimes it helps to count your blessings. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t feel what you feel.

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