This cannot be normal, iin?

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Since I've been a part of the is it normal family, I've had a ball. Enjoy talking to people from different places with different views. Unique personalities, unique queries. I've got to learn a great deal. I feel more knowledgeable. More witty. But I've also found that a lot of people are unhappy and mad at the world for something or the other.

And somewhere between the midst of all the fun and games, I think I've become more sad. More depressed. Now every time I enter any sorta chat or conversation or discussion I crave to sound more smart, more witty, more funny but in a depressed kind of way.
Even sarcastic at times.

This isn't normal in my honest opinion. But what do you think? And moreover, what should I do about it?

Is is it normal rubbing off a little too much on me?

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Based on 60 votes (35 yes)

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Short4Words

10 years ago

Maybe take a break? See how you feel?

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  10 years ago
  
  Yeah I should try that. But I've made friends here and they want to see me.
  Guess I might be addicted. :/
  
  But I'll have to try.
  
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  - MysticLane
    
    10 years ago
    
    "I've made friends here and they want to see me."
    lol get over yourself. you definitely need a break.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      10 years ago
      
      Lol. You've never been to the chat, have you ?? :o
      
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      - MysticLane
        
        10 years ago
        
        I'm not a member or whatever :P. I used to use it a lot though when having IIN Gold wasn't a requirement.
        
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        charli.m
        
        10 years ago
        
        Having Gold isn't a requirement to use the chat. I think it kicks in when you've been a member for two or so weeks, provided you don't have lots of thumbs down/comments reported.
        
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Erik963

10 years ago

I think you are taking internet too seriously.

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dom180

10 years ago

I think a lot of people have felt this way, a sort of IIN fatigue or IIN stagnation. You describe it very well. Occasionally many of us lose our way here. Some of us take a break and come back, some of us leave forever and some of us power through it until we come out on the other side. I've seen all those methods work before, and all of them fail, and I've seen other people who seem blissfully unaffected. I tend to go for powering through problems, or taking little breaks of a day at a time. For me it usually isn't something that generates from IIN, and comes as a part of some other source of depression in my life.

I really think it is normal, though.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  10 years ago
  
  Wow, you really understood me well. Thank you so much. I thought I am the only one :/ well yeah, its not just IIN. Like you, I too have depression in life.
  
  So how do you power through all of this ? It would really help me too.
  
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  - dom180
    
    10 years ago
    
    I won't call any of them out individually, but I'd say most regulars who've been here for more than a year or so have felt that way at some time or another, especially people who invest emotionally in this community.
    
    I suppose I try to take every day as it comes, and remember no amount of pain can last forever and all wounds heal. Never ever ever socially isolate yourself (neither in real life or on IIN), no matter how much you want to. People need social contact, and for me when I'm depressed it's usually either a result of or made much worse by me having a reduced amount or reduced quality of social contact. Be open with your friends about how you feel, so you don't have to feel guilty about leaving them in the dark. Your IIN friends will understand if you want to go away for a while, but if you take a break make sure you do have social contact in real life or somewhere else online.
    
    That's all I've got for now. Good luck and look up :)
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      10 years ago
      
      Yep, I'm an emotional person. Although this is just my second month on, I'm attached here.
      
      And yes that is a big issue with me. Whenever I am hurt or feel ignored(mostly both), I isolate myself from every person and everything. Just happened last month, something really terrible, and I went into complete isolation for an entire month. I did absolutely nothing. Just ate and slept. But I could not live anymore, so I went and reconciled with that friend.
      
      I have only a couple of real friends really, so I find refuge over the internet. IIN has been really helpful.
      Thank you so much for your advice : )
      
      btw, I've never seen you in members chat?
      
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      - dom180
        
        10 years ago
        
        I pop in the member chat sometimes, but really not very often at all. At the moment I've just arrived at university, living on campus, so I've been spending less time on all parts of IIN :P
        
        And thank you; I hope it helps :)
        
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- Shackleford96
  
  10 years ago
  
  As always, well said :)
  
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  - dom180
    
    10 years ago
    
    Thank you :)
    
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Anime7

10 years ago

Weird I had the opposite effect. I think you should just try reading some of the comments of people who reply to those misanthropic posts. You might see that not everyone has a negative view of the world.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  10 years ago
  
  Okaie, will do : )
  
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Terence_the_viking

10 years ago

I find that beans and egg helps.

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- shuggy-chan
  
  10 years ago
  
  Frank and beans frank and beans
  
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  - Anonymous Post Author
    
    10 years ago
    
    Did not get it shug?? :/
    
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    - shuggy-chan
      
      10 years ago
      
      http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vzRuKnb2uuY&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvzRuKnb2uuY
      
      Warren just yell it all thru the movie
      
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      - Anonymous Post Author
        
        10 years ago
        
        Oh, right! :p
        
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  - Terence_the_viking
    
    10 years ago
    
    No franks just egg.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      10 years ago
      
      What do you mean?
      
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DemonofEmpire

10 years ago

i think its not normal if you are not happy then you should make a change i just don't see the point in doing something if it makes you unhappy and if you keep doing it then you are just stupid ( all due respect to you i am no one to judge you its just my opinion)

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AbnormallyAwesome

10 years ago

I can usually tell by the title whether a post will only bring me down (Usually those I strongly disagree with but still don't know what to say). I just don't read them anymore.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  10 years ago
  
  Hmmn, I understand.. but curiosity always gets the best of me : (
  
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