Re: MISCELLANEOUS
 

That's fair, but I don't think anyone here was suggesting smiling through the beating you're receiving or anything. Someone asked for positivity tips.

I think people should always try and acknowledge their feelings because they're feeling it for a reason.

Of course, it could just be a coincidence that you posted that at that time?

smiling through...ah, good idea. Here's some movies to get us started:
Smiling Through the Apocalypse
Smiling Through the Tears
I'm Still Here: Smiling Through the Storms

And of course the musical classic which ties this useless post:D into something of value! Smilin' Through (1941)

Wow. That was weird. I composed a reply, but it vanished before I could post it! :eek:

It said something like:

Thank you for asking! I wasn't being coincidental or suggesting that anything was being suggested, but just seeking to present an alternative viewpoint to what I perceive as a mainstream perception that there's a right way to be.

I see people burying themselves in distraction everywhere, and was putting in a plug for showing up as another possibility.

@Stirchley, I didn’t realise you started this thread! Wow.

Oh my, this is the positivity tip I needed. 😍

They're prety ducky.

Why did you think people were down? Here and elsewhere. I would have asked sooner, but things had veered into positivity, and I was trying to dodge all the smiles. :D

I don’t want to point fingers or anything. Just been seeing a few posts about illness, general existential crises and whatnot. But like I said, it’s very much to do with me feeling down and subconsciously seeking that out/seeing that, I understand this much.

Stirchley mentioned volunteering the last time I was feeling this down. I do donate a lot and help mentor juniors in my industry, recently been strong-armed into giving guest lectures at the uni where I did my master’s. I could always do more, I guess, but I don’t think this is quite the answer.

I’m noticing something weird about how I must be perceiving the world at the moment, because I suddenly want to cry at pretty much any movie; and I haven’t cried in years, not at funerals, not under immense stress, it just doesn’t happen to me. Yet now I watch the most random movies/shows and feel like I want to cry. This is all somewhat bizarre and creepy. Recently, I have almost cried while watching True Blood, Outer Range, The Leftovers (well, I guess this one is understandable).

I can’t really talk to anyone irl about this, not even my best friend. I’m due to see her on Tuesday, but I’m a very reticent person, and usually she ends up going on about her issues, while I listen. It’s funny — I really love her, and the last time I saw her a few weeks back, she sort of actively tried to rectify it, as in, ‘Let’s talk about you!’

However, I’m quite bad at this in-person socialising business. I don’t actually get any ‘relief’ from socialising, don’t feel better, ever, after doing it — I’m a classic introvert where I need to recover after seeing people. So it’s all been bloody exhausting lately.

AgrippinaX, if you ever need to talk privately I'm here for you. Just shoot me a message. All of us have been in a bad place at one time or another. Nothing to be embarrassed about. It's human nature. Don't be scared to reach out. Sometimes in life all we need is a moment of pause to think about what's going on before we react to them. I'm here for you, buddy.

Thank you!

Thank you for sharing this AX.

And you should totes share with this girl.

She'll be flattered and give you a warm hug and whatnot!

Thank you! It was great to see her, actually. I feel marginally better, maybe because it’s taken my mind off things. I sort of did share, but it’s a tough one. It’s very unnatural for me. I have some things I’m vastly protective of, and feel are ‘mine alone’, including music/art/film. At least irl, that’s how it goes. But it was still lovely to see her, we had a nice dinner, I’m not bouncing off walls. I call that a win!