Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to [Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoI have encountered some negativity on Lemmy recently, so I just wanted to start a laid back thread to see what are people's plans for the week-endmessage-squaremessage-square183fedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1200arrow-down1message-squareI have encountered some negativity on Lemmy recently, so I just wanted to start a laid back thread to see what are people's plans for the week-endBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de to [Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square183fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-211 months agoLook on the bright side. Maybe today will be better than tomorrow.
minus-squarewhenigrowup356@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoAlternatively, go the Stoic route and mentally prepare yourself for the worst possible outcome. Then, anything less than that will feel like an upgrade. “If you expect a kick in the balls and you get a slap in the face, it’s a victory.”
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoAs someone who’s suffered severe depression for going on 20 years, I would suggest that sometimes the Klingon way is necessary. Outlive your enemies, live another day fueled by anger.
minus-squarecheee@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThe horrors persist, but so do I.
Look on the bright side. Maybe today will be better than tomorrow.
Alternatively, go the Stoic route and mentally prepare yourself for the worst possible outcome.
Then, anything less than that will feel like an upgrade.
“If you expect a kick in the balls and you get a slap in the face, it’s a victory.”
As someone who’s suffered severe depression for going on 20 years, I would suggest that sometimes the Klingon way is necessary. Outlive your enemies, live another day fueled by anger.
The horrors persist, but so do I.