General / Off-Topic I'll Keep It Brief

Avago Earo · Mar 6, 2016

I've been obnoxious on occasion on these forums. To be honest I haven't been feeling too well and gaming discussions aren't the place for that are they? I did meet people here facing similar issues so that's good. Long story short (and I'm not ashamed so if it happens to you nor should you be) I'm facing up to depression and I'm out of work. I'm dealing with it now and after I've written this I'm going to play Elite in my Cobra III. But first I just want to say Sorry for being rude to people here. It was the wrong place.

I hope you understand.

Fly how you want, Commanders x

X-Terminator · Mar 6, 2016

Brave post. Sometimes our voices must be heard and over modding here on childish issues is simply disturbing and also causes further depression and anxiety when all we want is to be part of a free society and air our opinions. Let's not allow the god-like status of some ruin the happiness in our minds. We play to be free!.
It IS a UK game - pity here is not!

Avago Earo · Mar 6, 2016

X-Terminator said:
Brave post. Sometimes our voices must be heard and over modding here on childish issues is simply disturbing and also causes further depression and anxiety when all we want is to be part of a free society and air our opinions. Let's not allow the god-like status of some ruin the happiness in our minds. We play to be free!

Yeah. And my opinion means nothing unless I listen to others. If that makes sense? Cheers x

Bill Clement · Mar 6, 2016

Meh- a forum, 'specially a game forum, is a great place to let off steam. Making up with the peeps you've upset is a nice touch, but don't go beating yourself up about how they/we feel. It's the internets, we expect to take a few pelters!

Captain Willard · Mar 6, 2016

OFF with their heads.

Justor · Mar 6, 2016

Avago Ero said:
I've been obnoxious on occasion on these forums. To be honest I haven't been feeling too well and gaming discussions aren't the place for that are they? I did meet people here facing similar issues so that's good. Long story short (and I'm not ashamed so if it happens to you nor should you be) I'm facing up to depression and I'm out of work. I'm dealing with it now and after I've written this I'm going to play Elite in my Cobra III. But first I just want to say Sorry for being rude to people here. It was the wrong place.

I hope you understand.

Fly how you want, Commanders x

Keep on Flying Commander,... Message received, Bounty Removed

Hope something breaks for you in the Job front, always darkest before the dawn, just keep moving forward.

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Avago Earo · Mar 6, 2016

Yeah, Cheers!

MottiKhan · Mar 6, 2016

I've never heard of you, but +1. That took some guts. I hope your time here becomes more pleasant in return.

Avago Earo · Mar 6, 2016

And on a plus. I've been looking after my friends dog. He's a sort of Yorkshire Terrier and I'm a 6' 4" Punk Rocker. All the old ladies in my area love me now so I'll never go short of Tea bags eh?

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MottiKhan said:
I've never heard of you, but +1. That took some guts. I hope your time here becomes more pleasant in return.

My time here was ok. My attitude made it unpleasant sometimes. Cheers for the encouragement

excalibus · Mar 6, 2016

OP - Depression is an insidious nasty little beasty, and if left unchecked and allowed to roam free can destroy your life, kudos to you for taking the courageous step of looking internally and reckognising the problem, and congratulations for taking the next step and doing something to remedy it

Good luck with your battles, and no matter what, remember this, when you're down, the only way is up...

O7

Avago Earo · Mar 6, 2016

excalibus said:
OP - Depression is an insidious nasty little beasty, and if left unchecked and allowed to roam free can destroy your life, kudos to you for taking the courageous step of looking internally and reckognising the problem, and congratulations for taking the next step and doing something to remedy it

Good luck with your battles, and no matter what, remember this, when you're down, the only way is up...

O7

Yeah. it creeps up I've known it for years but the pills make it worse for me. Well, the ones I've tried. Had a good jam with amate today and got a cute dog for the weekend so that's good. Cheers!

CMDR Argent Steel · Mar 6, 2016

Avago Ero said:
I've been obnoxious on occasion on these forums. To be honest I haven't been feeling too well and gaming discussions aren't the place for that are they? I did meet people here facing similar issues so that's good. Long story short (and I'm not ashamed so if it happens to you nor should you be) I'm facing up to depression and I'm out of work. I'm dealing with it now and after I've written this I'm going to play Elite in my Cobra III. But first I just want to say Sorry for being rude to people here. It was the wrong place.

I hope you understand.

Fly how you want, Commanders x

If you've been obnoxious to me, I haven't noticed. I wish you well and I hope you can find your way out to the other end of that dark tunnel. That's what depression feels like to me sometimes, is a very long tunnel crawl.

crushdepth · Mar 6, 2016

Hope you can recover, sounds like you are heading in the right direction.

Patrick_68000 · Mar 6, 2016

Work ? Depression ? Two despicable things which do not deserve to encroach on our lives

FuzzySpider · Mar 6, 2016

I've been through some very dark times myself. I lost the job I loved in October of 2011 due to these austerity cuts. What really doesn't help is that our society, through the whole "scroungers" rhetoric and the fact we seem to define each other by work, demonizes those who do not work. PLEASE don't let any of that get to you, because it's all a great big fat lie.

One thing I found was helpful was setting aside some time each and every day which I promised I would use to distract myself. Watching a movie, or a series, or reading, or something, anything. But during that time I would not think about my lack of a job, lack of money, hopeless situation, or anything else gloomy. It would simply be a time that I could take a break from stressing out.

Best of luck.

Patrick_68000 · Mar 6, 2016

FuzzySpider said:
I've been through some very dark times myself. I lost the job I loved in October of 2011 due to these austerity cuts. What really doesn't help is that our society, through the whole "scroungers" rhetoric and the fact we seem to define each other by work, demonizes those who do not work. PLEASE don't let any of that get to you, because it's all a great big fat lie.

One thing I found was helpful was setting aside some time each and every day which I promised I would use to distract myself. Watching a movie, or a series, or reading, or something, anything. But during that time I would not think about my lack of a job, lack of money, hopeless situation, or anything else gloomy. It would simply be a time that I could take a break from stressing out.

Best of luck.

Here is a man on the way of truth

CMDR Heisenberg B. Damned · Mar 6, 2016

We're all fighting battles and we all lash out at some point. I hope you (and Fuzzyspider) find work and value. We are all valuable, the very chance of being alive with the ability try and understand the world is astounding.

And as has been said don't beat yourself up for being angry on the Internet! Honestly I've been on game design forums when pitched battles have been fought over which is better Llamda or Delegate. You don't have to know what they are just that for most purposes they're almost identical! Such is the endian nature of forums

Good luck and fly safe
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Komemiute · Mar 6, 2016

Avago Ero said:
I've been obnoxious on occasion on these forums. To be honest I haven't been feeling too well and gaming discussions aren't the place for that are they? I did meet people here facing similar issues so that's good. Long story short (and I'm not ashamed so if it happens to you nor should you be) I'm facing up to depression and I'm out of work. I'm dealing with it now and after I've written this I'm going to play Elite in my Cobra III. But first I just want to say Sorry for being rude to people here. It was the wrong place.

I hope you understand.

Fly how you want, Commanders x

I'm facing a hard time as well. I know what you mean and I can only tell you that taking things a step at a time is the way to get out of it.
Relax, smile, chin up and little steps.

You can achieve everything you need. [up]

Mysturji · Mar 6, 2016

Avago Ero said:
I've been obnoxious on occasion on these forums. To be honest I haven't been feeling too well and gaming discussions aren't the place for that are they? I did meet people here facing similar issues so that's good. Long story short (and I'm not ashamed so if it happens to you nor should you be) I'm facing up to depression and I'm out of work. I'm dealing with it now and after I've written this I'm going to play Elite in my Cobra III. But first I just want to say Sorry for being rude to people here. It was the wrong place.

I hope you understand.

Fly how you want, Commanders x

I've been there, mate, and I posted some really stupid and uncharacteristic stuff on a forum I was really into at the time.
I didn't know what it was then, but I made a post saying that I wasn't feeling like myself, this that and the other. It was one of the other forum members - one of my online friends who said it sounded like depression. Suddenly it all made sense.
Recognising a problem is the first step towards solving it.
I did, so will you.
+rep

ilo · Mar 6, 2016

courage guys, you have courage.