How Do People Stay Sane?

Music and art and the outdoors and the power of God...that which is beautiful. Sure we can get bogged down in the negatives of life. One look at the news and the "hopeless" situations in some other countries makes me want to feel that way. But I'll never stop appreciating the beautiful things in life. Beauty (in a very abstract sense) keeps me sane.

I agree with Aussie said about goals too. Having long-term goals is important. If you can't see anything other than your next heartbreak or your next bill or your next illness...that's when life becomes a chore.

 

Having hobbies, music can do or books.
What helps me is having a goal. It doesn't have to be a long 10 year plan on a perfect job and relationship, but small things. I'm going to start doing x or improve on that or I'm gonna stop biting nails, anything. Having any sort of small goal instead of being stuck in the same routine helps me alot, maybe it works for you too.

Sorry if repeating someone, didn't go through all the replies.

 

It's usually the insane ones who say that they're sane. :3

 

It creates a lot of things, too.

 

Stop giving a fuck about anything.
Seriously : It works.

And don't expect anything. Any-fucking-thing out of life.

 

Have you seen the world? They, with few exceptions, don't... .-.

I fall under this category of going looney...

It seems the only way to avoid (or halt it rather) it is during my alone time, like if I am taking a walk or something.

 

They don't, they simply believe they are.

 

By becoming insane.. I welcome it and then move on

 

I honestly question my sanity constantly. It must be due to the depersonalization I experience at times.

 

Who ever said I was sane?



LOL.​

 

Read, listen and talk to others and you'll see there's insanity in everyone. Some are just
reasonably more... radical, vice versa.

 

Sanity's relative. Same with insanity. Lots of the time I think much of what passes for sanity in the world is just deeply pervasive insanity that we can't shake as a species; and in some cases that insanity may be what makes life worth living, we could be well worse off without it. I think it's possible that a truly "sane" person could be among the most miserable people in the world.

 

How did I not see that coming? Eh, probably was too...erm, preoccupied at the time myself.

Yep, I'm definitely sane...

*flashback you aren't supposed to see*

 

Come back and ask me this when i'm 30.. if I make it that far.

 

In a world of insanity who wants to be sane?

 

Of the many things in my head, most haven't really caused me trouble. Yeah, I'm sane, but would really like being insane. It looks too good to be true.
If you'd like to do what I do, I just write stuff out. Some are trivial. Others are poetic and extravagant. I try not to make rules when I do that because here's the best part; I read these things out later and I literally bend in laughter at the things that I just splattered onto paper(or napkin in insanely serious cases). Some are so messy I don't get them myself, but I realize I'm actually quite crazier than I thought.
That feels good. I'm too serious most of the times. You got better advice from other people though. Take mine lightly: this activity should come with disclaimers. Some things about yourself may shock you.:icon_wink...life is about pleasure and fun. Enjoy it. Forget the bad unless it's in your power to control it.

 

This :lol:

Life sucks. Life is awesome. Bouncing back and forth between the good and the bad drives us all insane. Finding distractions (music, ect.) and focusing more on the good than the bad just helps keeps the insanity at a manageable level.

 

No one is sane. We're all deranged.

If you don't think you're at least a little demented, then you're lying to yourself.

So just be bonkers, and be happy.

 

Life is temporary. That's why I'm enjoying it while I can.

Lex

 

Yep.