Ways To Cope With The Depression Of The Dream Of Pandora Being Intangible.

[caveman]

Originally Posted by Human No More

Interesting, I think I get more where you are coming from now. I really don't think you've ever understood my feelings on this though, especially considering some of what you've said to me before.

Fair enough. You only can learn so much about someone from a few posts. But I think it's also fair to say you've misinterpreted some of my posts.

Originally Posted by Human No More

This is where we differ. For me, it is EVERY kind. 'spiritual' is not a good description, but physically, certainly, as well as just a deep feeling that this IS my home, I've never truly belonged here and I always kind of knew it, even if I never admitted it. Even before Avatar I used to think about my home, where it is, what it would be like, but I could never find it. After Avatar for the first time, it took me a while to work out what it all means, but the answer was:
I have found my home.

Ok. Well, could you see how my advice might appeal to someone who was depressed? And again, when I offer advice about depression, I mean depression. The restricting kind. The kind that makes you sit around all day feeling worthless. That's what the advice is intended for - not to tell people who to be or anything - just help people be comfortable with themselves so they can enjoy the emotions, not feel flustered and confused by them.

Originally Posted by Human No More

Again, we differ here... I would guess it's because I still did have the strength to face it myself, to understand it and to embrace my feelings rather than hide.

I don't see where you get these ideas about me from. I didn't hide from my feelings. If you look at the post above, you'll see two links. The first is to a page where I claimed to leave Avatarforums, thinking I could just run away from my troubles. The second link is to the post I made when I came back. Running away didn't solve anything. I had to confront these feelings, just like you or anyone else did. And when I did, I turned everything around into something liberating.

It's interesting how you mention "facing your emotions" and "embracing your feelings". It's an awful lot like what I'm proposing for others - don't run from the emotions, learn from them, let them be a guide to a new way of life.

That is not Pandora.
It's the best I can do while I'm stuck here, certainly, but that in itself isn't a reason to live, to keep going on...

Ok. Well again, could you see how this would help someone else who's considering suicide because they can't be on Pandora? It's not a reason to live, sure, those emotions are the wake of something greater.

I still long for home. Nobody can take that from me and I wouldn't want them to.

I wasn't planning on taking that away from you. I don't know where you get these assumptions from. Anyways, please keep in mind that these posts aren't necessarily directed towards you. Some of them are, usually if that's the case there will be quotes boxes. But when someone says "I'm really sad. I want to go to Pandora and my life feels meaningless.", then I'm going to encourage the idea that something good can come from the depression. So...

In my opinion, you still completely misunderstand 'PAD' - you focus on that ugly little word 'depression' - which is completely inaccurate as a description for the feelings Avatar awakens.

...I do focus on the depression in PAD. I try helping people turning the D into E (Elation). I try to help people see the good that can come from those emotions. I agree, it is an awakening, but it might not seem that way for someone who is truly depressed. In that case, all they might feel is depression, which is useless without ever getting to the E. I think we are on the same page with this, you are just misinterpreting my intentions. I don't want people to give up their emotions. I want them to build on them, embrace them, and allow them to make the person happy and motivated. Maybe our definitions aren't agreeing. But I think we share the same intention. Again, I don't know where you get some of the thoughts about me. These thoughts that I want to take away your individuality and make you a slave to society - are false. I hope we become more clear on that. I don't like debating over what's a better way to deal with emotions.