...just wondering if any here struggle with being low for periods of time , and how you cope..
if you don't feel comfortable writing it here , please feel free to pm me
i'm asking because that's where i am currently at , have been for quite some time , now , and have got help.
sometimes life is overwhelming.
sorry to post this on a surfboard design forum , it can be moved or deleted if moderators think so , but , I count many of you as my 'friends' , over the nine years I have been here . Though I have only ever met the local swaylockians [west oz] , I still feel connected , as friends , via this screen [weird , eh ?]
Hey mate---- We got an "over the hill" Rock group over here in the Colonys known as 'Little Feat". Once fronted by the now RIP Lowell Goerge. Also my first name but only one "L"(Lowel). An imense talent who was overcome by it all and met his death in a motel room. Every time I'm really, really down; ( which has been "mucho" since 2001) I think of a lyric in one of his songs. "I've been down, but not like this before." It's not very cheery I know. But, it reminds me that there is always the possibility of new "Lows" and new "Highs" in life. It's a damned endurance contest brudda. And we must endure. Hardships build character. And I'll be the first to toot my own horn and tell you that I am quite a character. People like you and me keep "buckin' it up" and keepin' on. Why? $#!t !! I don't know mate. Lowel
Very much like the surf ben, can be average for ages, you wonder why you keep turning up, but then out of nowhere, you have a special session, and you realise those times make it all worthwhile. Hang in there Ben, keep duckdiving, the sets will pass, and you’ll get a screamer all the way in mate
Hang in there my friend, the world can be a depressing place sometimes, and right now the horizon looks bleak for a lot of people. But then, some of the worst situations can turn into a positive, and that’s the silver lining to the cloud that people talk about. I find inspiration in people like Bethany Hamilton, because it would be depressing (for me) to lose an arm to a shark attack, but that girl just sees the positive side, and look what she can do! Hope things turn around, and you are feeling better soon.
When I posted about my nephews suicide. A lot of the crew here told me stories of their own as well as seeing how depression has effected friends and Family members. There are times when my own depression and PTSD take me to places that deep and dark.
I can only tell you what works for me. I will start working on some project. Most of the time The project turns into a pile of crap. Yet it kick starts something moving in my head. I find a spark,an idea and little by little the dark places retreat back to the corners.
Manic depression runs in my family. I’ve never been to the shrink so how would I know. As long as I’m busy I feel great. As my grandmother used to say “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop” so I try to be busy all day and drop at the end too tired to ponder. The past year I had plenty of idle time and what my grandmother always said finally made sense.
Cheers, Been, and good on ya for posting up on this.
think it’s the rare and lucky who hasn’t been drydocked and listing to port emotionally. Finances, relationships, ill health, chronic pain, DNA driven chronic depression, all stressors which create the heavy burden.
Which is why we have to check in with ourselves, know when we need help, and whether we can help ourselves, or need to turn to others.
And always keeps in mind that as long as we keep digging in, we’ll eventually clear the inside chop and make it out to the smoother waters of the peak.
Ben, no fear mate. I may be in your continent soon. Your fins will have a new place. We will both have new friendships to form. I get pissed right off with things that shouldn’t bother me but hey that’s the journey. There is every point in looking forward. Particularly when you are feeling a little blue. My children will also give you a run for your money when they finally meet uncle ben…ralfie will love your fins, your Stoke and anything that looks like the wonderful photos that you post that we flick through at bedtime.
Love rich.
Yeah its mostly been said above but just do the things you enjoy and take time to really enjoy whatever it is.
Go for a swim or a run, physical activity is good to get the body moving and the mind will follow, Like artz said projects that challenge you mentally help to clear the fog sometimes and lead you on to new things.
I think its wonderful that you shared your feellings of depression here on this Forum. Often it is an area of health which is hidden away and it is only when some one like yourself has the courage to share do we realise its an issue which touches a lot of lives.A very close friend has had a number of episodes over the years which she has coped with having support from her family and back up from friends . You say you have a doctor which means you should be getting the attention you need .My friend found medication helped and gets her back to thinking more straightforwardly
its a great complement to us that you feel we are your friends as it is an honour to us that we can call you one . Your a strong presence on this forum and we love you for it .Your a mate