For real split up some reefer on your own or with someone you can laugh with!

Hugs not Drugs.

True dat man! I get paranoid everytime..sometimes I just have a real nice greenage & then kick back. i prefer hitting up on my own or just have my quick rounds with the crew & then quickly dissapear in my room where I can just kick back & be high by myself...Get high with someone then spend time alone or just split up your reef on your own..i do it all the time.
I get the meanest paranoia blues but then sometimes I get this wacked buzz where Im so out of my mind I feel like im the shit & just laugh & buzz out on how extreme the world is.
When Im high I accept what goes on around us daily, i take everything as it comes, i go through problems for the saking of just needing to pass through it to get it over & done with.
Needless to say, dont need to smoke weed to get you feeling all hyped & happy..its just a nice buzz to get you relaxed & not take shit to heart.
I feel what you feel all the time but I hold my own head up off the ground, I wake my own self up when Im lethargic, I look the world in the eye & think ..."Ph*k this shit man! I'm not going to feel this way..I'm laughing my way through" It gets silly when you chuckle at yourself but its a self healing where you can feel sane about the stuff that happens to everyone alike.
You not the only one feeling your shit, what about the chick next door? What about the dude across the road? We take it as it comes but we shall not let it eat us inside. You have all the essential parts to function well...use them..you control your own mind..you control your own feelings & perceptions.
I feel like shit at the moment but nevertheless I keep sustainable so that I can continue my routine & just live cos I am & Im happy cos I may not be feeling good today but I know in the weekend or next week something good is always bound to happen.
We dont always have the best of life. Shake of dem blues & lift your head up..cos life is good..

im in the same boat as you foetusboy, when it happens i usually take a few days to myself and settle down, for me its being saturated by people that causes it. chances are we could be like the ads on tv say, and have a type of clinical depression and not know it ?does depression run in blood lines?

Nonbreed- yeah, I guess so bro. I mean, I know somethings not right, cause I could be just minding my own business sometimes and suddenly it starts happening. It's not right to suddenly get that way, you know, it's not normal. Like I say, it's understandable if you just got dumped or something- cause & effect -but I can't understand it if you're just tidying your room up or pottering about the house.
I'm glad that I know when it happens that it's not my fault/I haven't caused it, otherwise I could see it getting complicated. If you can't/won't differentiate 'the feeling' from 'the reasons for it', this thing could seriously mess with you.

Mwaa hah hah... ;)

There is some evidence of heritability in depression, about 15% between first degree relatives (sibling, parent, child). However, you have to bear in mind that this might also be influenced by environmental influences shared within a family as well. There are a lot of other issues beside family related stuff.

While I'm doing my geeky, the point prevalence is 4% (ie, at any point in time, around 4% of people are depressed), and 10% of people were depressed at some time during any given year.

In terms of theories of cause there are a number of very plausible possibilities. Most likely, depression can be caused by one or more of the following features: physiological stress, genetic predisposition, psychosocial stress (eg, negative life event), developmental experience (eg, how your parents might have treated while you were down etc.). This things in turn cause a change in the balance of a variety of neurotransmitters (noradrenalin, serotonin, and possibly dopamine), and this imbalance gives the feeling of depression.

Gah, i hate the end of year, especially xmas. Most miserable time of the year.

//Most miserable time of the year.

its weird that isint it! christmas is about giving, but christmas gives people depression. :S

Thanks Heather- I like the aromatherapy idea. My other half suggested lighting some candles and pouring myself a warm bath... oral contraceptives? Safe?

What put you on to the idea?

(Blushes) Errg... I got confused there for a bit, I don't know what I was thinking...

Yeah, I've gained some weight, but my moods are way better and I don't need that half-day off work every month, so it's worth it. My doctor told me the main reason I'd gain weight is because the pill makes me feel more hungry so I eat more. I think the main problem is because I'm not very busy at work. Boredom=painfully aware of stomach gurgling=snacking.

The odd thing is that I've noticed that the weight, depression and outbreaks of spots are now all militantly cyclic. I get a few spots over a week, I'm really hungry mid-cycle for about three days, get PMT for two days, gain a kilo for about a week, and feel quite euphoric for about three days.

sucha shame the pill doesnt work for all females...
i seriously couldnt go without it these days... clears skin, shortens, lightens, halves pain- so now is almost bareable with very very very strong anti inflams...
i never knew it improved moods though... you lucky thing heather...

Yeah, for a while I thought maybe my moods improved because I was only ever on the pill when I was happy with my life (stable relationship etc), but that doesn't seem to be the case now. I assume my particular mood swings must be caused by the kind of chemical imbalances that are altered by taking the pill.

Oh no... now calm down Heather, i thought u were christian cause u said it one of the old thread ages ago, i can't remember which. U were married?! How old are you?! Please don't exert any violence on poor jotun if u see him in the real world, for he is a kind gentle pacifist who only know how to turn the other cheek... :(

I took them when I was MARRIED to stop from getting pregnant. I keep taking them now because they smooth out my moods and I don't get horrid nasty cramps; something you may think you don't have to deal with, but wait until I see you next, and I'll give you a first-hand demonstration.

And I'm not a christian.

I don't think it's problematic for me, in that it's not causing me serious harm and it's not harming anyone I love. I sure there's plenty of people who have it worse than me- But I am aware of it when it happens, and sometimes it's very hard to shake.
Like I said, there's no reasons behind these moods, and it only happens every now and then, but they're just SO intense. I can be making the bed or walking to work and boom, here it comes... The only thing I can think of that's triggering it is if I have some kind of biological/chemical thing going on inside. It reminds me of how when you're stoned or something, you experience intense feelings of happiness, but you're also conscious of the fact that they're coming from the herb- real feelings, but no substance behind them. I don't smoke, by the way- I mean I have in the past, but it's not a part of my life.
I'm not worried enough to officially get up and see a doctor just yet. I'm interested if anyone's had the same thing going on and what they've done about it ( if anything?!)

Peace

It takes about 2 or three minutes to go from normal to depressed, but it doesn't get 'as bad as it gets' all at once- it sort of comes on in waves, like layers. Then it just fades. I mean I don't start feeling normal again in waves, I just slowly come right again.

Hey drummer...nice one..you do your thang with you instruments...Music brings out the healing in me. Perhaps foetus listen to more different melodies, not suited to your exact taste but just to bring out the flow in you..different music..different feeling..

Dude, can you start listening to some Tupac please for me, if it makes me feel better I sure hope you feel better. He has some really good songs that would suit your tastes. Please listen to him. Its worth it.

You dont have to be depressed & also FOR HEAVENS SAKE..DONT REFER YOURSELF TO A SHRINK..never hand your problem to someone else who isn't your mind or heart to tell you how you're feeling..NEVER! Dont depend on some so called "Professional" to let you know what your brain is thinking..have a little depression time, its okay but you make sure you snap out of it when you're ready. Think straight & never let you conscience be controlled by others. Think for yourself. The obvious is right there..its hard but you train yourself to love yourself before you give yourself up to the world..
Peace & Much Thuggish Ruggish Huggish.

Thats why we have problems in life because we need to refer ourselves to people closer than close instead of relying on a system where you are paying a person to make you feel better. Its all about being strong for yourself & thank goodness we have this forum because I would say its a fantastic form of healing for foetus..we are your shrinks..we care & you are getting your feedback for free..dont rely on these people..they get paid to care!