(OT) Some advice for me / My Depression Thread / Thanks forumers

[Fyron]

Why do you assume that atheists would be uncomfortable? Most atheists I have ever met or heard of were tolerant of other people's beliefs. It is generally the extremely religious that are the intolerant ones (except for those few extremely anti-religious, but they are just as bad as the extremely religious).

[narf poit chez BOOM]

or, if it doesn't(look at my Last post, i edited it), i don't think that. but, i know i at least, am a little uncomfortable with strong shows of emotion. i think you rate uncomfortable higher than i do. i would rate it from a minor irritant to miner annoying. but lets not start that again.

[ May 28, 2003, 09:13: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

[Loser]

Originally posted by Taera:
I have never smoked, never drank too much, never wanted to touch any drugs at all.

This is a good thing. Stay away from them forever if you can. I honestly believe we would, individually, be better off without them. But I do hope you are aware of just how much caffeine intrudes on your everyday, commercial, Canadian life.

Today's Fun Auto-prescription Fun Tip from Dr. Wally

For a good time, try aggressively cutting caffeine out of your life for a month. This should include medications and over-the-counter drugs that include caffeine (such as Excedrin), as well as soft drinks and 'diet' pills.

Then, when you're good and clean and have noticed how much better you sleep at night, drink one cup of coffee at ten o'clock on a Saturday night. Do no sip this coffee, rather lower it to room temperature and consume it all at once: "slam it", as the kids say these days.

Eight hours later, when the day-star comes to point out your failure to follow the Normal People Sleeping Rules, compose some poetry.

The advice of Dr. Wally is not meant to be taken seriously: he is not real, and therefore not a real doctor.

[dogscoff]

I can vouch for that. I never drink tea or coffe, and rarely drink colas/ soft drinks. True story:

As a result I am something of a caffeine lightweight.

A few years ago it was trendy to drink red bull & vodka, and some friends and I went out and drank many of these. Many many. In a few hours I had the equivalent of about 12 strong cups of coffee (stimulant), with an equivalent quantity of vodka (relaxant) mixed in. I got home around 4am and went straight to sleep, the two drugs more or less balancing one another out.

My body began processing all the crap I had put in it and worked it's way through the vodka pretty efficiently, leaving only the caffeine.

Even though I was exhasuted from the previous night I was awake by 7 O'clock and cooking dinner by 8am. I was sweating and twitching involuntarily until about midday.

Caffiene bad.

[ May 28, 2003, 14:08: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

[Taera]

to respond to ammount of caffeine in my daily life ill first point out again that im not a native canadian, not even american - north european, russian.

my input of caffeine consists of about a liter of cola drink (whatever brand) and about one cup of coffee every three days. i drink more coffee on weekends simply because i enjoy the strong taste. luckily enough im also not strongly affected by caffeine as i often drink my coffee shortly before going to sleep and it never prevented me from falling asleep normally.

[Taera]

im just thinking, had anyone here else experienced that - when you dont know what to talk to people about? thats a problem i've been having for several years now, desperately trying to find a way around it

[narf poit chez BOOM]

if you can't think of what to say, join a conversation. works for me. still need to learn how to start one, though.