Posted by Jester Lapse

meanwhile in South Korea ~

Hi ~ what ~ is ~ up ~ bro? ~  

Posted by Dusty

I'm also not going to degrade you by saying "you have it better than everyone else" because that **** isn't helpful. Happiness is relative, and just because you have it better than someone else doesn't make you magically feel better. I'm sure even though many people in Africa are living rough lives, they might also be living better than someone else.

Just like you can't tell someone who just lost his arm that "dude, you can't complain that other guy lost ALL his limbs." That **** isn't helpful, and it's insulting to you as a person. We all have our ups and downs, and people shouldn't be convincing you that it's not justified because others have it worse. There's always someone worse off.

I don't see how saying that isn't helpful; sometimes you just have to remind people that it could be worse, and you still have a chance to overcome your problems. Its not degrading from my perspective. In a way, it can be reassuring. When I suffered from severe depression a few years ago and had zero friends, I went to a group therapy session at a local counseling place. I met people who had problems with their parents literally beating each other every night, heroine addictions, and some really freaky stuff I don't think I should get into. Going to that therapy place really helped me cope with my issues because I realized how small my problems really were.

Sure, there's always someone that has it worse, but reminding yourself of exactly that can sometimes help motivate you to deal with your problems. Again, I really don't think its degrading to say that.

EDIT: Re reading my first post, I can see why my original post and Jester's post could seem degrading, but it all depends on the... erm... delivery of the message I guess. As to anything with this type of stuff. Which in this case was not really done well...  

Posted by Rexx

Canker sore making it painful to eat.
Stupid finals coming up.
Traffic citation for running red light.
Work.
Girlfriend ignoring me.


I wish I did not exist.

Yeah, life carries a baseball bat and is prone to hitting people with it. Just take the lemons it throws at you and wing them back. This will stun it for 3-5 secs and give you time to get in a strike or two with your sword. Quickly flee afterwards as this does not last, and it may release a wave of dark energy afterwards. Repeat. At 50% health of its health left, provided you have kept yours up and drank a lot of magic potions, it should become relatively easy.  

Posted by Pimpsy G.

At least you seem to not have any extremely disabling mental disorders and also seem to lead a relatively normal social life. You also seem to have your priorities in the general right direction, regardless of what your grades might be, because you actually care that finals are coming up. To top it all off, you are probably a middle class american since you own an apple device (to play graal) and also have access to a stable internet connection.

Heck, I would garner that you probably have it better than 99.5% of people on this planet. That's actually a VERY generous probability.

I don't own or buy Apple products anymore.

I think I repped Dusty for the first time ever.

Posted by CourierSix

Vegas, nuff said.

Some guys can't handle this city.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykbx-yzFgBo  

Posted by Rexx

Canker sore making it painful to eat.
1.Stupid finals coming up.
2.Traffic citation for running red light.
3.Work.
4.Girlfriend ignoring me.


I wish I did not exist.

i feel so bad for you when you start losing your hair.
1. stfu and study stop wasting your time in graalians
2.ask the judge for community service
3.thats y u want to do #1
4.dump that fat chick it only gets worse from here  

Posted by Dusty

Happiness is relative

A lot of people don't understand this.  

Posted by Dusty

Get some Gly-oxide for that sore and seriously... drive responsibly.

I'm also not going to degrade you by saying "you have it better than everyone else" because that **** isn't helpful. Happiness is relative, and just because you have it better than someone else doesn't make you magically feel better. I'm sure even though many people in Africa are living rough lives, they might also be living better than someone else.

Just like you can't tell someone who just lost his arm that "dude, you can't complain that other guy lost ALL his limbs." That **** isn't helpful, and it's insulting to you as a person. We all have our ups and downs, and people shouldn't be convincing you that it's not justified because others have it worse. There's always someone worse off.

But ya, don't drive stupid.

this would make sense if he was saying life sucked over something that is worth complaining about such as a family member or friend passing, or something life changing. All I see is a list that most everyone goes through. I think people need to be reminded that it could be worse, not that it will make them feel better, but the fact that they still have opportunity in life that others would kill for.  

Posted by Jester Lapse

this would make sense if he was saying life sucked over something that is worth complaining about such as a family member or friend passing, or something life changing. All I see is a list that most everyone goes through. I think people need to be reminded that it could be worse, not that it will make them feel better, but the fact that they still have opportunity in life that others would kill for.

Hyperbole is a probability here, maybe he just had a ****ty day and felt like venting. I've had "****ty days" for similarly trivial things as well. Also don't forget he mentioned school, work and relationships. Those aren't all that trivial, he didn't go into detail but they can all be some of the more stressful things in live.  

Yes I am the ****ing anti-christ apparently because my problems aren't important as world hunger or something.  

Posted by Rexx

Yes I am the ****ing anti-christ apparently because my problems aren't important as world hunger or something.

Ohkayyy let's take everything to the upmost extreme right? Lol

Posted by Dusty

Hyperbole is a probability here, maybe he just had a ****ty day and felt like venting. I've had "****ty days" for similarly trivial things as well. Also don't forget he mentioned school, work and relationships. Those aren't all that trivial, he didn't go into detail but they can all be some of the more stressful things in live.

Difference between having a ****ty day and having a ****ty life IMO  

I am changing my title to anti-christ when I get on later >.>  

Eh, sometimes the little things bug me more than the big things, when they build up. I certainly swear more when I stub my toe and trip into the bird bath than when I say, bomb a test or accidentally kill syria. Happiness is definitely relative, and in some ways it may be better to be an ignorant fool who undergoes daily hardship than someone who only encounters minor daily grievances.  

HEY REXX WHATS UP

SMILEYFACE  

Boyfriends/girlfriends ignoring you is the worst.
Chin up bud ^_^