@Lionel-Hutz saidSaint Thomas Aquinas' 5 Remedies for Sadness
I mean neither depression nor 'feeling low'.
What I mean is hardcore, deep, constant sadness. That shadow living in the border between ennui and despair.
1) Indulge in something you like.
2) Give yourself a good cry.
3) Share your sorrow with a friend.
4) Contemplate the truth.
5) Rest and bathe.
**I would also add some daily exercise. Not a cure all, but it does help. 🙂
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@Lionel-Hutz saidthere is relief, but no known cure
I mean neither depression nor 'feeling low'.
What I mean is hardcore, deep, constant sadness. That shadow living in the border between ennui and despair.
i recommend a happiness to mitigate sadness
take two in the morning, then one at noon,
take the rest of the bottle at the full moon
yer sadness then shall still remain
but the happiness like marmite, will conceal the stain
plus 12 internets for the proper use of "ennui"
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@Lionel-Hutz saidNo, there is no cure, in the sense of becoming immune to it. One will always be a risk of sadness, because sadness is part of the human condition. Just as one will always be at risk of disappointment, injury, and death. To be human is be vulnerable. However, one can learn to not let sadness be the ruling principle of one’s life.
I mean neither depression nor 'feeling low'.
What I mean is hardcore, deep, constant sadness. That shadow living in the border between ennui and despair.
“The fruit of life is not happiness, but experience.” Arthur Schopenhauer
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@mchill saidAnd if you find you can't do these things anymore, NOW you're clinically depressed.
Saint Thomas Aquinas' 5 Remedies for Sadness
1) Indulge in something you like.
2) Give yourself a good cry.
3) Share your sorrow with a friend.
4) Contemplate the truth.
5) Rest and bathe.
**I would also add some daily exercise. Not a cure all, but it does help. 🙂
https://www.churchpop.com/5-remedies-to-fight-sadness-according-to-st-thomas-aquinas/#:~:text=Saint ...[text shortened]... as%27%205%20Remedies%20for%20Sadness%201,bathe.%20The%20Prayer%20of%20Saint%20Thomas%20Aquinas%3A%20
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@Lionel-Hutz saidChoose a needy segment of society and help them (hopefully in a meaningful way). My philosophy is there is always someone out there worse off than you.
I mean neither depression nor 'feeling low'.
What I mean is hardcore, deep, constant sadness. That shadow living in the border between ennui and despair.
@divegeester saidI see someone thumbed you down for this perfect example of British humor
Guest: Cheer up Mr Fawlty, there’s always someone worse off than you!
Fawlty: Well I’d like to meet them … I could do with a good laugh.
[Fawlty Towers]
@yo-its-me saidnah
I see someone thumbed you down for this perfect example of British humor
in this particular instance, @divegeester was thumbed for who he is, rather than what he says
he has a secret admirer
ok, not so secret
and,
not an admirer
the current rule of 'thumb' is, the first three downvotes for divvy do not count because they're automatic and not reasoned
a perfect situation for mirth rather than sadness, eh?
@yo-its-me saidForum thumbs; like heroes they are the narcotic of the masses.
I see someone thumbed you down for this perfect example of British humor
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@narcotic-of-the-masses
next forum avatar?
next tramp stamp?
the next BANKSY???
i like this guy already
@divegeester saidBecause they can't POSSIBLY be people who disagree.
Forum thumbs; like heroes they are the narcotic of the masses.
Ok, Mr. Trump.
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@moonbus saidAnd Sadness is not a malady, it is a healthy reaction to the way some people are.
No, there is no cure, in the sense of becoming immune to it. One will always be a risk of sadness, because sadness is part of the human condition. Just as one will always be at risk of disappointment, injury, and death. To be human is be vulnerable. However, one can learn to not let sadness be the ruling principle of one’s life.
“The fruit of life is not happiness, but experience.” Arthur Schopenhauer
As always, the trick is how you respond.