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Is there a cure for sadness?

Is there a cure for sadness?

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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.

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@Lionel-Hutz said
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.
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%20Thomas%20Aquinas%27%205%20Remedies%20for%20Sadness%201,bathe.%20The%20Prayer%20of%20Saint%20Thomas%20Aquinas%3A%20


@Lionel-Hutz said
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.
there is relief, but no known cure
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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"When gripping griefs the heart doth wound
And doleful dumps the mind oppress,
Then music with her silver sound
With speedy help doth lend redress."
-- Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Act 4, Sc. 5)


@Lionel-Hutz said
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.
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


@mchill said
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
And if you find you can't do these things anymore, NOW you're clinically depressed.


@Lionel-Hutz said
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.
Choose 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.


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I see someone thumbed you down for this perfect example of British humor


@yo-its-me said
I see someone thumbed you down for this perfect example of British humor
nah
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?



@narcotic-of-the-masses
next forum avatar?
next tramp stamp?
the next BANKSY???

i like this guy already


@diver removed their quoted post
Because they can't POSSIBLY be people who disagree.

Ok, Mr. Trump.


@moonbus said
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
And Sadness is not a malady, it is a healthy reaction to the way some people are.

As always, the trick is how you respond.


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