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I used to have a problem with my emotions controlling me, but now I mostly always in control of them. I think it's when I started to become more cognizant of them that I was able to control them. That's not to say that I can instantly make myself happy or joyful, but when I notice that I'm feeling a negative emotion I can tone it down quite a bit and sometimes make it disappear completely.

Hmm, well if you're having this problem then someone else might too. I'm not sure what's causing it.  :s

Haha! I've been there as well (especially the first image).

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I too have this deep void and I think it's because of my depression. My depression manifests itself as anhedonia rather than melancholy. Of course with anhedonia comes apathy and thus a lack of drive for life. With no drive for life I don't have a a goal, I'm just 'living' day by day eating, showering, exercising, and sleeping. Crystal, I too can't imagine myself in the future
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x2 -- This

In my experience it seemed to take a lot more effort and willpower to manage while being depressed, and no amount of effort or willpower seemed to have any lasting result. The effect of depression was a greatly reduced sense of available energy for anything. I equate emotions with the mail and they always have a message. Sometimes I go far out of my way to avoid the message because I don't want to hear it. For me the idea that superficial things cannot make me happy was a message I didn't want to hear, but when I finally got the message I saw that there is a far more meaningful and purposeful way of engaging with life. I had to give up on the hope that someday my superficial dreams will come true. Holding onto superficial dreams was depressing. Letting go of what can't work anyway led to a new sense of lightness that I did not know was possible.

Guilty

Have you ever stalked or harassed someone?

I love chocolate milk too (but I try not to drink a lot to avoid the calories). I can also eat yogurth and some products made out of milk. But I can't drink pure milk. I have a trauma with it lol.

Yeah, he does that. Idk why 😄

I know LittleFox is not a sweet girl. He's really a dangerous, dangerous inmate from San Quentin who has a lot of tattoes all over his body and has organized a lot of revolts inside the prison. He's now in solitary confinement because of that, haha. 😄

Exhausted

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Try to be happy. Participate in some sports and fun activities to improve your mood.
Exercises specially yoga and meditation can be the best techniques to deal with the stress, depression, and all other mental illnesses.
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I've been meaning to get into meditation, but I have no idea how. What exactly is meditation and how does one do it?

What kind of benefits have you noticed from meditation, aside from stress-reduction?

Starcraft

Yeah, sure...well, I won't post them all, 'cuz they're too many songs, lol. Maybe a few 😛

AIC

Soundgarden

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[align=center]PRIVACY IS WEAKNESS

ANONYMITY IS KNOWN

INFORMATION IS LIBERTY[/align]
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I strongly agree with that 🙂

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian

Those are some good ideas, but for the second idea, I'd need to make a lot of posts on other forums before anyone would see my signature. It would take a lot of time and effort.

I'm not sure if I want to do that, maybe I'll buy some ads and see if that brings in more members.