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Rev. Jesse

12:25 / 22.12.01

Hi there,

I feel shitty, really, really, shitty. Like I am worthless and full of melancholy. I feel totally out of wake.

But I do feel a lot of (negative) energy flowing that I might be able to change into a productive use.

So why is it that some emotions, like red-eyed hate and joy, are easier to shift and change states than some others? I can, fairly easily, bring myself into a burning rage and then transform that energy into a different state.

So why the hell can't I do it with melancholy? Do I just need more practice?

-Jesse

Lothar Tuppan

15:51 / 22.12.01

I find melancholy to be familiar to depression which brings on a feeling of apathy.

It's hard to do anything while feeling apathetic.

Sometimes though, it's easier to shift melancholy into anger.

Just don't wallow, that shit's hard to get off your boots.

Rev. Jesse

18:37 / 22.12.01

Well, anger does not work well at work...

Thanks for the suggestion, but I guess what I ment was that I am in a sad period right now, I feel like a blue picasso or something. Just really sad.

I feel a little better now, moreso than when I posted, cause the reason for my sadness cheered me up a little.

But how do I (and how do YOU) change emotional energy? Does anyone have a system that works for them that they want to share?

-Jesse

Less searchable M0rd4nt

18:57 / 22.12.01

Aww, poor ol' blue Rev.

Don't know if this is much help, but whenever I am in a negative emotional state I try and think of an equivalent positive state and transfer the positive components to my current frame of mind. For example, if I'm stressed, I try to imagine that I'm exited instead. If I'm apathetically melancholy, I try to imagine that I am calm and contented. Doesn't always work, but it's worth a shot.

Rev. Jesse

19:18 / 22.12.01

That's a good idear, babe, thanks.

I also find that playing some hopping music can help too. A little Operation Ivy goes a long way.

-Jesse

Lothar Tuppan

22:49 / 22.12.01

To change my frowns upsides down (dontcha just hate that saying?) I usually try to do something physical. Paint a room, chop some wood, practice my Kung Fu until I want to drop, etc.

Music is also a big mood changer, probably for everyone.

Also, art as art therapy. Journal writing, story writing, sketching, etc. works pretty well. Identifying what the source of your melancholy is by letting it appear on a page or a canvas is a great way of purging.

When nothing else works, I usually watch some sort of heroic movie. Something with just the right amounts of escapism (to give me a brief respite from my shit) and inspiration (so that when I'm done resting I'm motivated to shift whatever needs to be shifted).

[ 23-12-2001: Message edited by: Lothar Tuppan ]

De Selby

13:09 / 23.12.01

quote:Music is also a big mood changer, probably for everyone.

When I want to change my mood, generally theres a song that reminds me of a certain mood. Like, if I wanna be happy, I'll play a song that I heard the last time I felt happy and the music was involved. And then I focus on what I felt like last time I heard that song.

sounds shmaltzy and lame, but it works for me.

cusm

22:08 / 23.12.01

Apathy and depression are more like a lack of energy than an energy of themselves. On the mystical side, I use Phoenix energy to transform out of that sort of thing. Go down instead of up, to trigger a rebirth.

On the non-mystic side, chaining myself to a computer game is usually enough to ride it out until I feel like interacting with the world again. Nothing like saving the universe to give you a boost, eh?

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