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[oceantheorem]

Okay, I have a question for y'all.

Lyla suggested that I might be clinically depressed. I've seen counselors before and they usually help. But this time, I know what the problem is, and I'm not even sure I have time to go see a counselor. So it's not like I want someone impartial to talk to. In fact, I think that would be sort of silly. (What do I say? Yeah, I know what the problem is, there's no easy cure, here's your $50? What would the counselor say? Yeah, you're adjusting, give it time, have a nice day?) So what do I do? What are my alternatives, for keeping myself from being depressed? I'm pretty good at tricking myself into feeling whatever I want myself to feel, but my tricks are starting to fail.

So far, I've got:
* chocolate
* not sleeping too much
* making a point of getting excited over the stupid little things in life

Did you know that sleep deprivation can actually lift your spirits? Isn't that weird?

Also, I just wanted to add a complaint that IT'S COLD HERE.

Comments

[either-or.livejournal.com]

i hate coldness.

i think i could stand to see some sort of mental health...person, but i don't want drugs, i don't have time for therapy, and i think i might just need more routine.

i don't know if they have these or if you're interested, but i know that at my school they have group meetings. i think i might prefer those, b/c it takes some of the pressure off and i think they focus more on coping skills than on individual or personal problems. i would think they'd have these @ your school, too. i'd go...if i weren't so busy and far away from campus and hesitant. ha.

[oceantheorem.livejournal.com]

The problem is that I don't actually have time for group meetings. I'm overscheduled as it is.... And I dunno, more impersonal contact seems like the opposite of what I need.

I think slippers and fuzzy sweaters are going to save me from this winter.

[either-or.livejournal.com]

yes, cozy is our only hope. apart from john and the fluffs, and classes twice a week, i lead a largely solitary life. and yet, i already feel overexposed.

be sure to get sunlight everyday.

[either-or.livejournal.com]

i hate the spotlight, so i think one-on-one-counseling would be more than i could handle. i don't even like ordering in restaurants.