Depression, superpowers, and depression again.

It’s all in the mindset, one common misconception people make, and one I used to make myself, is that our feelings and mood dictate our interactions with people, however that actually isn’t the case, see, if you go into a social interaction thinking”oh well, I’m just not feeling it, how can I interact positively when I feel down?”than that’s how the interaction will go and that’s how you will remain afterwards.Instead though, try this, going into a social interaction even if your not in the “mood” for it, make an effort to socialise positively and try to brighten people’s day, it works as a cycle, if u make them feel happy they will then feel better and you will become happier, because unconsciously you respond to their actions-so next time you go into an interaction, really make an effort to be cheerful, even if you don’t feel that way yourself, you’ll come off as cheerful , and make them cheerful, than theyll keep on making you feel cheerful ,

 

@AlwaysImproving i like that a lot too! Will try to instill this in me!

@Zer0s its really tough to quit. It sucks you in, and tried very hard to not let go. But, as you seem to know, the benefits of quitting are absolutely worth it, and once you quit an addiction, you have an abundance of motivation and can do anything.

Good luck to you, man. =)

 

@Zer0s I've encountered the same thing. It's because your mind is addicted to porn, it's used to having it and it panics when the thing it's used to having isn't there. Your mood is likely to continue to be up and down for a while. I'm going through the same thing, my mood was invincible last night, but today I'm feeling down for no readily apparent reason.

Our brains are resistant to change because they are designed to be efficient. Your brain is extremely busy at all times, regulating the systems in your body that keep you alive (even when you're sleeping, your brain is highly active). Therefore, it doesn't like to waste resources pondering whether or not to reject the porn that your eyes were feeding it. It just assumes the porn is there, and responds accordingly. Suddenly when the porn isn't there, it panics because porn is such a powerful stimulant which suddenly isn't there. Hence your moods will be all over the place for a while as the brain adjusts to a new reality.

@AlwaysImproving had a great suggestion. Smiling at someone (even if it's a fake ass smile), saying something to brighten someone's day, these are things that can give you a little charge of positive energy. Doing it more than once will make you feel even better. I will add that meditation (either guided or unguided) can also help to take the edge off your negative feelings.

 

No bother, feels good to help a brother out.

 

我也有非常严重的焦虑症，我尽量调整变化，但效果不理想。我最近试图找医生，我想我需要一些药物。 You can also try the drug, of course, nofap is the premise! Refueling