What's kept you going when times are tough?

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#1 RumbleRuses
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I've done my best to remain positive through my life, but naturally bumps appear in the road and knock us down. For you, what is it you find helps you recover from these setbacks? For me, Kid Cudi's music really speaks to me and helps me get the negativity out of my system, I also have video games, writing and watching my favorite tv shows to help as well.

Just curious what others do when they're not feeling ready to deal with the tumultuous whirlwind that is life.

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#2  Edited By deactivated-5b1e62582e305
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Porn

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#3 deactivated-5b797108c254e
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For most of my life, pure stubbornness; never accepted failure in my life.

Now, definitely my wife.

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#4 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
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The unshakable belief that things will be better. I haven't been wrong yet.

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#5 CreasianDevaili
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Curiosity. Always looking for that new learning curve, good or bad.

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#6 always_explicit
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Probably women, or later in life a woman.

and Space.

I always find the comfort of a woman (not just sexual) goes a long way to making me realise that things are not so bad, I can still do the basics no matter what turmoil I feel im in.

Space, because a short sharp glance at the night sky, and knowing what I know about the universe always reminds me that Im so fucking small and insignificant, a blink in the eye of time, that I might as well suck it the **** up and continue...because ultimately, nothing matters and time wont stop for me to cry it out.

Man the F up is usually the resolution to 95% of the things I perceive as troubling or problematic. You can achieve great things when you just make the assumption you can handle it.

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#7 Serraph105
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Good friends can really help. Just spending time with them doing whatever can take your mind off the bad times and create some good times in the process.

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#8 Serraph105
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@korvus said:

For most of my life, pure stubbornness; never accepted failure in my life.

Now, definitely my wife.

yeah having a wonderful significant other in your life can really change your perspective.

Sappy, but true.

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#9 -Blasphemy-
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i guess my family atm, im moving out next year, so i dont know if i will make it after that.

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#10  Edited By DHMATT90
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alcohol.

/thread

No, not really. I usually set a goal for myself, and try to accomplish it. One step at a time, things get better.

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#12  Edited By Master_Live
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I'm on a downward spiral.

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#13 deactivated-5ebea105efb64
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@Master_Live said:

I'm on a downward spiral.

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#14 Senor_Kami
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Remembering good times and believing that it's not impossible to have more good times in the future.

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#15  Edited By sukraj
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My family ie

Kids, wife and mum.

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#16 SOedipus
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Work out a lot.

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#17 insane_metalist
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Friends, music, weed (legal here).

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#18 DaVillain  Moderator
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Listening to awesome music like Slipknot, Linkin Parks and T.I. What also helps me keeps me going is helping my Wife and Daughter is what really keeps me moving forward. I also do Street Racing.

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#19 elkoldo
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Some vague, faint, pale, imaginary and insubstantial hope that things might get better someday. (I remember my theology professor, when asked what God truly was, saying : "That last flicker of hope, right there in the bottom of your heart, is God." So from this point of view, it's God that keeps me going)

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#20 uninspiredcup
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I usually take it out on my mum.

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#21 deactivated-5b797108c254e
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@Serraph105 said:

yeah having a wonderful significant other in your life can really change your perspective.

Sappy, but true.

But sappy is wonderful when you're happy =D

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#22  Edited By ShepardCommandr
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Nothing.

I don't even know why i am still going

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#23 top_lel
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Well, there's like very little or maybe zero negativity in my life but even if there is some, I think it's suspense that keeps me going. Like what will tomorrow bring me? it's always unpredictable.

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#24 aretilda
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Alcohol which seems to be the only thing that helps with the pain.

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#25 pyro1245
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long sleeping sessions

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#26 adamosmaki
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In the words of Bender B Rodriguez hookers and booze. Actually good friends are the best cure. Music and video games also help me .

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#27 redstorm72
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Generally when I get down I develop a "**** you" attitude towards life that motivates me to keep going just to spite life itself... And my positive outlook!

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#28 -Blasphemy-
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times are not really tough life is just fucking boring to me.

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#29 Detroit222
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Two simple words: ROAD TRIP!

Doesn't even matter WHERE you're going as long as it's someplace new or some place you haven't been for a while. And it doesn't have to be too long or expensive. A day trip works just as well as a month one.

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#30 comp_atkins
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reality tv is great. just watching those idiots makes one thrilled that they are not them.

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#31 Kevlar101
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@Gamerno6666 said:

@Master_Live said:

I'm on a downward spiral.

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#32 Serraph105
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@korvus said:

@Serraph105 said:

yeah having a wonderful significant other in your life can really change your perspective.

Sappy, but true.

But sappy is wonderful when you're happy =D

agreed

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#33 DHMATT90
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@davillain-: **** yea man! Slipknot helps a lot lol

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#34 xdude85
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Nothing, life sucks, but that's just my opinion.

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#35 lostrib
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Caffeine

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#36 jun_aka_pekto
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When I was single? Being with family and kin (my relatives) helped whether actually staying with them or keeping in touch via Internet/e-mail.

Nowadays, I have my wife and kids as a cheering squad plus the above. I'm rarely sad nowadays.

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#37 alim298
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Different things really.

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#38 Kage1
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Booze & Cheap Women

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#39 Treflis
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Being stubborn.

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#40 Boddicker
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@SOedipus said:

Work out a lot.

God, I really need to start lifting weights again.

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#42  Edited By branketra
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#43  Edited By Innovazero2000
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My wife and Baby boy

Jesus

Weed

Gaming/Music

Friends

That is all.

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#44  Edited By Smokescreened84
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My coping method, which I avoid talking about since people freak out when you do something harmless that they hate, and my determination to be happy for a change.

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#45 LexLas
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Why time of course. It never stops, you can be a the lowest time of your life, but the world turns and turns. We have to move forward, nothing can stop you. After a while, you will be further then you were to begin with. Add your experiences, and with time you will be smarter, wiser, and just more then you were. This is how the world seems to work. Just don't give up.

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#46 deactivated-5b797108c254e
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@Smokescreened84 said:

My coping method, which I avoid talking about since people freak out when you do something harmless that they hate

Now I want to know =P

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#47 Smokescreened84
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@korvus said:

@Smokescreened84 said:

My coping method, which I avoid talking about since people freak out when you do something harmless that they hate

Now I want to know =P

Never, it's safer for me that way. Too many narrow minds who worship what's harmful while hating on what's harmless.

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#48 deactivated-5b797108c254e
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@Smokescreened84: With all that secrecy it sounds like you're talking about necrophilia or something XD If it's pot, nobody minds anymore =P

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#49 Smokescreened84
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@korvus said:

@Smokescreened84: With all that secrecy it sounds like you're talking about necrophilia or something XD If it's pot, nobody minds anymore =P

Naw, it's not that, I've had to put up with a lot of bigotry and people freaking out when they find out what helps me to cope. All I can say is that it isn't drugs, it isn't alcohol, it isn't smoking, it doesn't harm anyone nor require any kind of physical harm at all. It's just something that's comfortable, soothing and helps me to get some sleep, as well as improving my focus at times.

People have a nasty habit of hating on anything harmless while they praise what's harmful, I've gotten to the point where I don't bother to talk about my coping method due to how people act when they find out.

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#50 deactivated-5b797108c254e
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@Smokescreened84: It's all good, sorry for pushing. As long as it helps you and doesn't hurt anybody, go for it =)