How do you cope with life?

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I know all about being and having Depression. I had fallen in the pit of Depression and I had many times where I would like to have killed my self. I've made three attempts but never followed through. I'm greatful for that. I'm glad that I'm on Paxil because if I wasn't I'll still be in the pits of depression and maybe worse. Without it I might even follow through in killing my self. I spent all of winter of 2006 the beginning part having been through serious very heated arguements with my parents and including my sister about this one girl who I thought still loved me. In March I had to give up that thought of her still loving me because I was causing my self more harm than good.

How do I cope? Sleep, coffee, food, exercise, internet, video games, a good family, talking to people, etc. ... it must be working because I am still here

I do my hobbies or I exercise.


-SpaceCase

I take refuge in the company of my cats.

What choice do you have?

To clarify- I think people cope because the alternative is worse.

Am I the only one who can at least look forward to some parts of my life? I love playing the piano, I love playing video games, I love making programs on the computer. Yes, I have a history paper whose deadline is getting too close for comfort, and yes, I do worry about what I'm going to be doing the rest of my life, but nobody ever said those things were those which you should enjoy. Aspies do have it tough in a number of ways with a general social phobia and other quirks you and I are aware of, but why do we blame all of our sadnesses upon those relatively minor problems when there are so many abilities and a drive to live that we scare ourselves from harnessing?

I could put all sorts of philosoophy here. I could tell that in my 53 years I have learned some specific set of skills. i could drone on and on until I begin frothing at the mouth and falling over backward,
But mostly I awake each day. If there is something that has to be done, I try to do it. I crash sometimes, but I allow myself that. If there is not much to do I will walk in the woods or liosten to music or radio, or read. and then when I am tired I will try to sleep.
No, this is not perfect.
there is some software that I wish I had: mind control - so that I could direct my mind rather than holding on with white knucles, search - so that I could identify my goal and know when i reach it, a pause button so that sometimes I could switch my mind off.
I don't. I do not think such software (philosophy) is on the market.
I find that my liofe sucks a lot.
Goin on

Heaps and loads of sleep

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Find something you enjoy and distract yourself with it.

I don't really cope... I just get by somehow.

I exist now, and continue to. How?

I've just been diagnosed, so I\'m thinking what do I do now? I am depressed, i know how it feels, I look forward to little things, like snow tomorrow and flowers this spring. I can't do too much computing, but I play pokemon, write and do some collecting,and i love chocolate, but water is healthier. Imight be looking at a new flat soon.

My means of coping with life is simply going stark raving nuts... within reason, of course.

Tea, food, exercize, Internet, television, books, health food, art, music and having a Routemaster by my bedside. I might not be sleeping with a bus, by this comming December, though.

I don't know for sure...

For a start my friends help. I'm with the biggest bunch of weirdos ever (only one other who has as, the others are just nutty), and fortunately since they've all been on the recieving end of the worst society has to offer, have much more patience for my crud than do most people. They're my strength, my reason for living even if i wonder if they're trying to stich me up every five minutes (paranoid.. sue me X_X). Even if i feel i'm a peice of crap one day, all i have to do is see the smile on one of their faces when i do something to cheer them up or to make their day and i know that, even if i don't believe i'm worth it, then they do.