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Unread postby LX1 » Fri 07 Apr 2006, 22:33:10

in a away im glad i found it, in a away i regret i found it, i already worry too much about stuff, now i got this oil crisis on my plate and its alot to chew, and hard for me to swallow...life for me now is hard enough, and now its gonna get even harder.
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby Ingenuity_Gap » Fri 07 Apr 2006, 23:11:33

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LX1', 'i')n a away im glad i found it, in a away i regret i found it, i already worry too much about stuff, now i got this oil crisis on my plate and its alot to chew, and hard for me to swallow...life for me now is hard enough, and now its gonna get even harder.


Swallow the red pill, take a deep breath and get over it. After all is not like there's an asteroid coliding with Earth. Cheer up, we're all in the same boat and there's nothing we can do to stop it from sinking.
"The world is becoming too complex and too fast-paced to manage." - Thomas Homer-Dixon
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby Dreamtwister » Fri 07 Apr 2006, 23:24:01

It passes. It took me nearly 6 months to come to terms with the ramifications. While you are digesting the situation, remember one thing : You are already ahead of 85% of your neighbors.

See my sig for your new guiding philosophy.
The whole of human history is a refutation by experiment of the concept of "moral world order". - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby Zardoz » Fri 07 Apr 2006, 23:26:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ingenuity_Gap', '.')..Cheer up, we're all in the same boat and there's nothing we can do to stop it from sinking.


Yes, there is comfort in the fact that we'll all be in this together.

And I'm not sure if "sinking" is the right word. "Changing" certainly is. We'll be in a very different boat, but it may stay afloat, so to speak.

Try to not let it get you down, LX, and think about planning for life in a world of very scarce and expensive petroleum products.
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby LX1 » Fri 07 Apr 2006, 23:54:24

thanks for the posts guys, makes me feel better...ive been mainly driven to one goal..financial security and just living life like i want and always have...nothing special or extravagent... if the simple pleasures in life that i kind of take for granted...like going for a drive to and through the city..electricity..internet..tv, and wanting to travel the world some day are taken away i dont know what ill do, my dreams seem crushed...im not super educated, so i think that employment will be too hard to come by when shit hits the fan, and that ill be stuck in one place my whole life...not being able to build wealth to do the things i wanted for my future, just fighting to survive....maybe i need to come to terms with that fact and find happyness in how i might have to live that way rest of my life....but thats hard for me to do...sorry for the rant.
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby Ingenuity_Gap » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 00:08:27

LX1,

Depression is a serious thing. Don't overlook it. Seek medical help if it doesn't go away in a couple of weeks.

It takes about 6 months to get used to the idea that from now on things will get worse and worse. But, what can you do, beside reading about it, talking to friends who share your views and preparing for it?

And don't forget: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Surprises are waiting around the corner.
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby TT » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 00:37:55

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LX1', 'l')ike going for a drive to and through the city..electricity..internet..tv, and wanting to travel the world some day are taken away i dont know what ill do, my dreams seem crushed


Perhaps you could take a bicycle, horse or electric car ride through the city. It slower than today's cars, but maybe you'll find it just - if not more - as enjoyable. I think we'll have electricity for quite some time. Maybe it will not be as reliable as it is now, but we'll adjust as we have to. Internet and TV will most likely be around for years to come as well.

If you want to travel the world you probably still could. People have done it for hundreds and hundreds of years. It's just going to be slower and harder. It means you have to be more determined to succeed.

Don't consider your dreams crushed. Just think that you'll have to find a new way to fulfill your dreams.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LX1', 'm')aybe i need to come to terms with that fact and find happyness in how i might have to live that way rest of my life....but thats hard for me to do


Of course it's hard for you to do. Mostly because you don't really know what the future will bring. None of us really do. There's no use worrying about how it MIGHT be. It MIGHT be a whole better than you are probably imagining now. Even if Peak Oil wasn't in our near future, there's nothing to promise that your future would be all rosy. Your future is still what you make it. Just do your very best to make it as good as you can. And be happy.

Remember - Happiness is not a state of being - It is a state of mind.



$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LX1', 's')orry for the rant.


Don't be sorry for the grief you feel. I felt much the same when I first found out about PO. At first I was very, very frightened. I imagined seeing my children, family and friends desperate and perhaps living like aboriginal nomads. Then I became angry that this was happening and our elected leaders were doing nothing to mitigate the danger. Eventually I accepted the situation and decided to do the very best I could to ensure my future and the future of those I love.

Work through your grief until you can reach acceptance. Then you will be in a better frame of mind to plan your future.

Remember, you're already well ahead of the pack by being aware of the potential problems.
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby bochen787 » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 11:17:23

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LX1', 't')hanks for the posts guys, makes me feel better...ive been mainly driven to one goal..financial security and just living life like i want and always have...nothing special or extravagent... if the simple pleasures in life that i kind of take for granted...like going for a drive to and through the city..electricity..internet..tv, and wanting to travel the world some day are taken away i dont know what ill do, my dreams seem crushed...im not super educated, so i think that employment will be too hard to come by when shit hits the fan, and that ill be stuck in one place my whole life...not being able to build wealth to do the things i wanted for my future, just fighting to survive....maybe i need to come to terms with that fact and find happyness in how i might have to live that way rest of my life....but thats hard for me to do...sorry for the rant.


It's not that bad. The monkeys that were our ancient ancestors did just fine without any of the above you talked about. Whats really making me depressed is this peak oil thing is happening too damn slow....
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 11:41:41

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('bochen787', ' ')Whats really making me depressed is this peak oil thing is happening too damn slow....
isn't it funny how people have such different ideas about that. i would like to see it slow way, way down and not come until 10 years after the USGS says it's going to come.
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Re: ever since i found this site ive been deeply depressed

Unread postby Daculling » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 11:51:38

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ingenuity_Gap', '
')It takes about 6 months to get used to the idea that from now on things will get worse and worse.


Well, I had my one year PO anniversary a couple weeks ago and I don't think I will ever get used to it unless other people start to wake up. The problem is that I'm surrounded by people that constantly remind me that I'm different by not believing this will go on forever. It's very isolating. I'm really not depressed about it anymore but somethings trigger really bad feelings... like going to a mega mall. I can't be there for more than a half hour.
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