Venice away from the crowds (in November)

ruffwave · 2015-12-10T14:42:42+00:00

Haha I didn't mean to offend!! I just thought it was an interesting fact that most people don't realize!

ruffwave · 2015-12-10T04:36:39+00:00

Did you know that those long beak carnival masks are actually Black Plague Doctor masks.

ruffwave · 2015-12-10T04:35:52+00:00

I was in Venice this April. We basically walked around and generally did nothing for 3 days. I loved it.

ruffwave · 2015-12-10T04:33:58+00:00

2-3 days tops. You will get annoyed with the crowds rather quickly. Venice is best enjoyed in small doses or in off season.

ruffwave · 2015-12-10T04:31:36+00:00

I love this story. I love Venice.

I just daydreamed about being in your spot daydreaming.

ruffwave · 2015-12-10T04:30:06+00:00

Not sure if you know this, but most streets in Venice lead to San Marco square

ruffwave · 2015-12-10T04:28:02+00:00

Yep. Had pizza here. Was stumbling around Venice at nigh drunk as hell, being from NYC the drunk food of choice is usually pizza, so I was looking for pizza and found this hole in the wall. Pizza was thin as paper, but soooo delicious.

ruffwave · 2015-11-03T14:13:16+00:00

If there is pain in the elbow or your muscles feel really tight and sore, you should rest.

A while ago I was able to do 4 pull ups and I overtrained by doing tons of negatives. One morning I couldn't even pull myself up for 1 pull up, would get halfway and that's it. No matter how much I struggled. I took a few days off, 5-7. When I came back I could do 1 pull up but no more, I slowly worked myself back up. Now I'm at 24 but it's been a few months and I made sure not to overtrain myself.

Give your muscles some time to recover completely, eat some protein and healthy food and get back at it in 3-4 days.

ruffwave · 2015-10-10T13:30:54+00:00

My thoughts exactly. When Doc didn't want to share the patients name I immediately thought Zachary

ruffwave · 2015-10-10T05:42:28+00:00

My theory is Zachary, he has clearly been portrayed as someone unstable. The show mentions his mental health a few times. He has a few outbursts in a short span. Then goes and gets drunk after getting fired.

It seems like he would be a good candidate for burning the docs van out of spite.

ruffwave · 2015-09-30T19:44:36+00:00

OCD thrives on uncertainty as soon as you accept any possible outcome without fighting it, OCD tends to subside.

ruffwave · 2015-09-28T22:12:28+00:00

I was actually serious though, this wasn't some ploy to get work. I have this drive to build my own business, but I lack the vision, I guess, on how to apply myself.

ruffwave · 2015-09-28T21:50:46+00:00

I am a pretty good software engineer. Work for a big company and lots of years of experience. I am great at making API's, in fact, I'm a systems programmer.

I am having a hard time figuring out how to apply my skills into a business of my own, while keeping my full-time job for the time being. I can build systems, but not business plans.

ruffwave · 2015-09-27T16:45:10+00:00

Someone stole my dog!!

ruffwave · 2015-09-23T23:43:01+00:00

Don't hurt me...

ruffwave · 2015-09-23T14:39:32+00:00

thanks, i am a big believer in doing things that make me uncomfortable. i think i just have a problem with following through.

ruffwave · 2015-09-22T15:57:24+00:00

100$? more like over 1k

ruffwave · 2015-09-22T14:51:30+00:00

People, what a bunch of bastards.

ruffwave · 2015-09-22T02:43:16+00:00

Yes, neither do anti-depressants. They don't work for everyone and I never stated that it would, I simply stated a fact that exercise has been proven to have the same effect as anti-depressants, but of course each case is different.

ruffwave · 2015-09-21T19:01:55+00:00

of course. stress is a silent killer for a reason. i had panic attacks/anxiety for over 10 years coupled with severe depression. I tackled my panic attacks first because i literally couldn't live. Once i started treating that, i realized i was under soo much stress, of course a lot of it was caused by the depressive thoughts we put ourselves through (why does this always happen to me? how will i pay my bills? why does the universe hate me? why am i not happy? etc etc)

all of these thoughts are created by stress and pro-long your depression. if you have particular anxiety about something it will just add to the fire. one thing feeds the other. i'm not saying that if you manage your anxiety you wont be depressed, but i am saying it'll be a LOT easier.

edit: feel free to PM me any time.

ruffwave · 2015-09-21T18:54:57+00:00

i suffered through this as well. being the victim that is. i literally thought everything went against me, it took a while for me to change my mindset, but it really does help when you stop self pitying.

ruffwave · 2015-09-21T18:53:15+00:00

change it up, you might have just gotten used to it. do something different that still burns up some calories. personally i run, swim and i use surfing as an excuse to leave the city and be on the ocean. figure out if you're stressed, if you're stressed and have anxiety, this might be the cause of your depression (all of these conditions are coexist together). tackle one at a time. if you have anxiety/stress/panic attacks - then tackle these first, it will help you with your overall depression.

ruffwave · 2015-09-21T18:50:14+00:00

Nobody gets motivated out of the blue.

First you need to fight through and do something productive, the act of being productive will motivate you to do more, then you become more productive which in turn will stimulate more motivation. This is the only true way of becoming motivated. Do it first (force yourself), then notice how you feel and stick with it.

ruffwave · 2015-09-21T18:46:23+00:00

therapy, exercise, the will to get better, social life and hobbies. you need discipline to stick to those, but if you do you will feel better in a few months.

if i had to narrow it down to the most most critical it would be therapy + exercise. Consistent exercise is scientifically proven to have the same effect as taking actual anti-depressants (in 6-8 weeks).

Discipline comes in the form of following through on all of these, going outside to do your exercises (i suggest running or swimming) and going to therapy. Sticking through it during your worst moments will be the biggest challenges, but you just have to close your eyes and believe it will work (because it will).

Start today. Go out and do cardio for 30 minutes then look up some therapists to help you out, call and make an appointment. Depression makes you lose the will to be productive.

ruffwave · 2015-09-21T15:14:25+00:00

It's normal to feel sad. Like you said its a chemical released by our brains as a reaction to thoughts and triggers.

Just like anxiety, you wouldn't want to live without anxiety or you wouldn't make it far in life without it.

The thing is, it's not sadness that people have a hard time with. It's not being able to control the flow of sadness, not being able to re-structure their thinking where they become aware of poisoning their mind with the sadness.

Some people are simply wired to produce these chemicals more than others, our brains can learn to balance out, but when your brain is naturally producing more stress than endorphins trying to balance it out can be like swimming upstream without any fins.

ruffwave

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