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Stronger feelings of negativity, linked to anxiety of the future?
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Hey everyone,
Happy new years.... yay... meh.
Umm I guess lately I've been feeling much more negative...
I haven't self harmed, (hey I shaved my legs today 😛 that was nice)
Lately I've been thinking of the future and what will happen.... I mean I doubt I'll eve be a successful graphic designer as I'm bound to fail.... like I do at everything.... I don't see my dude.. .they guy I talk to.. mental blank...p something... anyway I've been spending more time in bed when I can. It's my birthday soon - less then a depressing month. Might try and get a good custom pc to build. I could save money but to be honest I don't care to much.... I'll get one with a 1080 or at least 1070 gaming Z. I mean yeah... I've felt ok just listening to soundcloud... this song sounds cool, listening to it as I write this.. NGHTMRE - Holdin' On To Me (Lynx x Future Magic Remix) does that coun't as an add? oh well... I'm not in any major danger from myself that much recently, just more or less depressed alot.
stupid anxiety and other crap....
meh.....
I deserve this I guess.....
adios austomegos.
-Howling
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Ola, lobo aullando (that's Google-Spanish for Hello, Howling Wolf)
Do you remember when you learnt how to walk? No, me neither. Anyone, when a toddler learns to walk, s/he spends a lot of time (and I mean A LOT of time) falling down and failing to walk. Even after they get the basics down, it still takes years of practice before they can walk properly (and some adults are still learning to do this).
Anyhow, my point is, once you complete your studies in graphic design, don't be too discouraged when it takes you months or more to learn how to be a good one; let alone a successful one. And you can still be a successful person even if its not in your primary field.
Case in point: I studied Fire & Police Science at university, a couple years after that I changed career direction into computing. And then it still took a good decade before I considered myself to be a successful software developer.
The best thing about the future, is we really don't know what will happen or which way our life will turn. And no matter how bad things seem, we always find a reason to smile. Remember the smiles, and forget your frowns, life is much more fun this way.
Best wishes amigo
SB
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Hey Howling,
I remember you from your first thread 🙂
It's a shame that you're feeling so overwhelmed. You definitely don't deserve to feel anxious and unhappy.
If you like reading, I highly recommend The Good Life by Hugh Mackay. It's not a self-help book and it honestly isn't cliqued. It's written by an intelligent social researcher who writes engagingly.
Here are some resources that are worth having a read of:
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/infopax.cfm?Info_ID=47 (self-esteem)
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/infopax.cfm?Info_ID=52 (perfectionism - if this is an issue for you)
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/infopax.cfm?Info_ID=46 (anxiety)
If you'd like to talk more about what's going on in your life, you can post again anytime.
Best wishes,
Zeal
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If I had predicted what I would be like 40 years ago, that is what I wanted to be like, then wow I would be so wrong, whether depression has changed my view is certainly very possible, because what I loved to do 40 years ago, I now hate doing, it's completely different, so in fact I have turned a full circle and doing what I used to love doing has completely changed to the opposite of what I wanted.
If you ask all the people on this site what they used to love to do years ago, to what they are doing now, I'm sure it's something different.
Why am I saying all of this is because this illness has made this change, it has forced this onto us, so have a look at doing something completely different, because what you used to love doing is still around you, it complicates how you are thinking. Geoff.
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