Tired of the way I'm feeling every day...

[Demonspell]

Damn, Devin really nailed it on that chorus...describes exactly how I feel, content but unfulfilled and longing for a greater purpose. Even learning of my grades for this semester (three As and two A minuses) failed to give me anything but a brief moment of elation...should this be taken as a sign of depression, or just a cynical disposition? I rarely show visible excitement over anything, I'm a consummate wallflower...

 

[Raven777]

Yea, I totally know what you mean...

The trick is you gotta have a sense of your own mortality...
I mean, you are here! On Earth, as you, nobody else.
Sounds obvious, but when you become aware of who you really are, and grasp your own power as a human being, you can burn through the haze (that's what it feels like, doesn't it?)

What you are feeling is natural for a human being to go through. But it's unnatural what got you to feel this way - outside forces. We as a human race have to learn (and we never will but some of us try) to live internally focused rather than externally focused. If something outside of you is making you feel bad... stop it. Everything is only details. All that really matters is how you feel.

Anything can be done that you want to. Life is ALL what you make of it. And fuck anyone who makes you feel different.

BTW, 'Terria' and Devin kick ass!!

 

[Satori]

Life's a cunt and then you die.

Satori

 

[Juggie]

I have yet to be excited about anything lately(past several months) either.

 

[MetalManCPA]

You're born, life sucks, then you die.

I always thought this was a rather stupid statement, but not anymore. My life has changed from living in Wallyworld to learning how to cope with all the shit that's around you. So many things sneak up on you from behind - it can seem overwhelming. I've stopped looking for anything in life - it seems to be a futile effort. I wake up in the moring, shrug my shoulders, and walk into the fog we all call the day. (or haze as mentioned by Raven777)

Things like music, family - they make me feel "good" inside (and can also make you feel like shit too). I think it's facing the day without expectation that helps me cope. And why spend so much time trying to find a purpose?

Whatever IT is, IT will happen. Don't force life - let it come to you.

 

[Sullen Jester]

I feel the same way as Demonspell.
But in my experience, most people make it worse.

 

[Melancholia]

i feel the same way....
everything in my life seems to be so flat,I can't find excitement anymore....this has being going on since last summer and i still i haven't managed to "save" myself...
only two really exciting things happened to me since then...The one 2 weeks ago..i hope it will be developed into sth crazy
My life definitely needs a :hotjump:


Whatever IT is, IT will happen. Don't force life - let it come to you.
Papa Opeth is for one more time right....
i am trying to do so,but the wait seems to be long and painful

i feel so hollow.....

 

[Demonspell]

The title of the song quoted also describes the patterns our lives have taken...Stagnant.

 

[Sullen Jester]

Understanding makes life boring.

As you begin to understand the processes that make life, you are no longer excited, surprised, or whatever you feel from them.

 

[D Mullholand]

Originally posted by Sullen Jester
Understanding makes life boring.

That's nonsense, man. The more I understand, the more exciting it is to live on.

D Mullholand

 

[my dying groom]

As you begin to understand the processes that make life[...]

"The processes that make life" - I'm not sure whether these 'processes' exist like you describe them. This sounds too cold to be true, it lacks one important component that life is full of: emotion.

I can still wander through life with amazed eyes, just like I did when I was a child.
Life is what you make of it, and I think it's beautiful - can't get enough of it, especially now that I slowly begin to realize the things that are really important to me, things that fill me up with satisfaction.
People who focus on death miss a myriad of joys.

Cheers

 

[Opet]

The dead guy said it. ...now that I slowly begin to realize the things that are really important to me, things that fill me up with satisfaction. People who focus on death miss a myriad of joys. Haven't I been saying this over and over? Well, I guess not enough. IF YOU BELIEVE IT SUCKS...IT WILL. IT WILL! It's all a mindset. You're own mind is the key. It can be a bastard though.

But what I wanted to quote on, was that you have to realize first what's important to you and find the...happiness in it yourself. Sounds sometimes like people are just waiting for the "enjoyment of life" to fall from the sky and land in their laps. Waiting for years! And when nothing happens, you get even more down. Sometimes great things just happen, but I wouldn't count on it.

Then you've got time to play with too. About 6 months ago I was ready to die. I hated life and it never seemed so bleak. Yet today, I sitting reading what some of you are saying and feel like I've been there, but it's passed now. Sometimes, given time, moods just pass.

"A lamentation I sigh,
Again and again."

 

[Liquid Tension]

The power of positive thinking is an amazing "tool" when you use it and it is your choice! My thinking changed when I was 28 and I read a book called The Psychology of Winning. I thought it was a book on how to win in sports ,but it was about your attitude in life and I've been able to train my focus on the enjoyable things that life offers even with all the shit going down from day to day.