How Are You Feeling Right Now?

[Lane]

I'm feeling miserable (don't care to detail why right now) and I would like to die but I won't leave my dog hanging so I have to endure life for the next 6 odd years. That is how it has been for me the past few months.

Also, I used to say that after my mother passed was when I would take my life. But then I didn't, I'm a chicken. Or other things came into play.

I hope life improves for you Bolushi. Life shouldn't be so hard for some people.

 

[Lane]

Like I don't want to live on this fckn planet anymore. Can I fly away, taking the music with me?

Glad you have your music as an escape. I hope you stay and keep posting with us here.

 

[1964dodge]

Worried

why are you worried astrid? i hope today is a better day for you

mike...

 

[1964dodge]

I'm hungry and waiting on a Mcdonald order. I also have a migraine so I am sitting in the dark

i hope your migraine is better today. how was the mcdonalds yesterday?

mike.....

 

[Lane]

Feeling hopeless about mankind. From prehistoric times to today there have always been wars and aggression. Why would we ever expect it to be better?

I'm sorry that you're feeling so hopeless @Waves. I think you need to treat yourself with love and kindness if possible. We care about you here.

 

[1964dodge]

Feeling hopeless about mankind. From prehistoric times to today there have always been wars and aggression. Why would we ever expect it to be better?

i honestly believe that mankind will unite as one someday. violence hunger and war will be gone forever. i believe in gene roddenberrys ( star trek ) vision of the future. it may take centuries but i believe it will happen, or the alternative, no more mankind is also possible

mike....

 

[1964dodge]

Yes. Humans are the worst! If I had two buttons in front of me, one for World Peace, and the other for Human Extinction, I would pick human extinction every time. We just a terrible infestation on this planet ... like crabs.

i'm sorry i have to disagree. if i could push a button for peace i would try that first, if it doesn't work then push the button for extinction. and besides at least crabs serve a purpose they are delicous, people don't even taste good lol

mike....

 

[1964dodge]

Yeah I hear you, but this is the "glass half empty" perspective. What about art, music, literature, science and philosophy? The world is full of beauty and wonder, animals and plants and stars. What about all the people who volunteer their time to provide kindness to others - I just learned that in my community there's a nonprofit organization that provides free meals, housekeeping and medical transportation to low-income seniors. Completely free. The same organization has a food bank, mental health support groups and many other services. Good things and people are out there.

in my opinion the vast majority of the population are pretty much ok, nothing special but more good than bad. there are two extremes to that spectrum. one side is violent uncaring people but they are a very minor part of the population. i think these people should get three chances. if they are still horrible people have a large island for these convicts to fight each other for recources. the other side of the extreme are good people. there are way more good people that give from their heart and help other humans. we don't see them because it's not sensational news. it doesn't take much to be a real hero these days, all you have to do is commit one act of kindness at a time no matter how big or small

mike....

 

[Searchingforhope]

Right now I’m feeling hopeless.

 

[1964dodge]

We kill slaughter billions of animals every year. They live short lives of pain and desperation. If there are devils, they are us. Everything living thing on the planet would ultimately be better off if we were gone. I have never been team-human. #vegan

i don't want to start a huge debate because i respect people that are vegetarian and vegan, as long as they don't try to force their opinion on others.

i eat meat and always will. i believe in god and that god put plants and animals for mankind to consume and survive. but i agree with you because of overpopulation most slaughtered animals live a life of abuse before slaughter. i am one of those people who will always eat meat but i am also one of those people that want change. the lab grown meat is starting to gain traction. if they can make affordable meat in a lab i would certainly switch as soon as it's affordable. i think animal slaughter will decrease a lot in the next 25 years.

mike....

 

[1964dodge]

Right now I’m feeling hopeless.

welcome to SF @Searchingforhope we are a peer community that cares but never judges. please look at the different threads and post when you feel comfortable or go into chat if you prefer real time.

i'm sorry that you feel hopeless right now, most of us have been there before. please keep posting because we are listening and we do care about you

mike....

 

[1964dodge]

i woke up in too much pain around 5:30 , no big deal i know the drill. since i wanted to go back to sleep i treated pain aggresively and should be ok in a half hour or so. it was a bad plan. one of my cats " pepper " decided he wanted me to get up. he weighs 20 pounds so you know when he wants something lol. that is ok i understand but what really pissed me off is after him getting pet for only a couple of minuets he leaves and goes back to sleep lol

mike

 

[AvidFan]

Not good, I've wasted pretty much the whole day. I had some things I needed to do but I got completely bogged down and making mistakes. I did one piece of work 5 times and it was still wrong and in the end I didn't even submit it so I didn't get paid for it. I could have submitted it and got paid, but it wasn't worth risking getting fired or in trouble for the sake of 2-3 hours' pay. And that's happened several times. I wasn't feeling well at one point, I went to lie on my bed and was shaking, at which point I heard the wind blow some bins over outside. It was one of mine, ironically the empty bins were all upright, it was the heaviest that had blown over, smashing my neighbour's little fence (which was in a state anyway!) and spilling tin cans and plastic bottles everywhere. All of this then started blowing away. So I was feeling rubbish then that happened, I've tried to figure out my work but my brain is just not having it today! I've got a video call in half an hour, I suppose I'll have to survive that and then perhaps take the evening off! I hope the storm dies down I could do without any further calamities (bins are all now laid on their sides with lids pressed against each other or the wall to prevent leakage!)

 

[1964dodge]

Not good, I've wasted pretty much the whole day. I had some things I needed to do but I got completely bogged down and making mistakes. I did one piece of work 5 times and it was still wrong and in the end I didn't even submit it so I didn't get paid for it. I could have submitted it and got paid, but it wasn't worth risking getting fired or in trouble for the sake of 2-3 hours' pay. And that's happened several times. I wasn't feeling well at one point, I went to lie on my bed and was shaking, at which point I heard the wind blow some bins over outside. It was one of mine, ironically the empty bins were all upright, it was the heaviest that had blown over, smashing my neighbour's little fence (which was in a state anyway!) and spilling tin cans and plastic bottles everywhere. All of this then started blowing away. So I was feeling rubbish then that happened, I've tried to figure out my work but my brain is just not having it today! I've got a video call in half an hour, I suppose I'll have to survive that and then perhaps take the evening off! I hope the storm dies down I could do without any further calamities (bins are all now laid on their sides with lids pressed against each other or the wall to prevent leakage!)

i hope your day gets better

mike...

 

[Lady Wolfshead]

I am a vegan/abolitionist in the tradition of Jane Goodall.

I figured that. I appreciate your love for animals.

 

[AvidFan]

i hope your day gets better

mike...

Thank you. I got access to the inner sanctum of an exclusive Slack channel which made me feel slightly more optimistic about work! My video call went Ok as well, I've just been putting too many hours in, a frazzled brain is not a functional brain!

 

[Lane]

Not good, I've wasted pretty much the whole day. I had some things I needed to do but I got completely bogged down and making mistakes. I did one piece of work 5 times and it was still wrong and in the end I didn't even submit it so I didn't get paid for it. I could have submitted it and got paid, but it wasn't worth risking getting fired or in trouble for the sake of 2-3 hours' pay. And that's happened several times. I wasn't feeling well at one point, I went to lie on my bed and was shaking, at which point I heard the wind blow some bins over outside. It was one of mine, ironically the empty bins were all upright, it was the heaviest that had blown over, smashing my neighbour's little fence (which was in a state anyway!) and spilling tin cans and plastic bottles everywhere. All of this then started blowing away. So I was feeling rubbish then that happened, I've tried to figure out my work but my brain is just not having it today! I've got a video call in half an hour, I suppose I'll have to survive that and then perhaps take the evening off! I hope the storm dies down I could do without any further calamities (bins are all now laid on their sides with lids pressed against each other or the wall to prevent leakage!)

Sounds like one of those days AvidFan. Hope tomorrow's a better one for you.

 

[AvidFan]

Sounds like one of those days AvidFan. Hope tomorrow's a better one for you.

Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️

 

[Lady Wolfshead]

Right now I’m feeling hopeless.

Remember impermanence - this will pass. Nothing is usually hopeless but depression can distort our thinking.

 

[Searchingforhope]

Remember impermanence - this will pass. Nothing is usually hopeless but depression can distort our thinking.

Thank you! Yes, I rationally know this, I’m just struggling to feel it in my core at the moment. But I’m trying to cling to it.