I'm tripping on cough syrup, ask me anything.

[BabylonHoruv]

Getting in a fight is not usually my way to deal with things, but I have availed myself of that on occasion.  No less healthy than many other methods, you just have to be careful who you pick a fight with.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

that's actually a good analogy since sometimes getting your ass kicked is also a good way to get over your issues.

In my experience, neither getting my ass kicked or getting wasted has helped me get over my issues.

I do agree that "maudlin music," as you put it, is quite helpful.

[East Coast Hustle]

Hey, everyone has different methods. I'm just saying that if it works for someone, it's not really anybody else's place to pass judgment.

[Iron Sulfide]

My concern was more for the fact that you're married to someone and find you need emotional stimulation elsewhere. And if it's an "open" relationship, my assumption would be that this has been the situation for some time, now. Now if "open" meant you were swingers, that would slant my perception of things a bit differently. Regardless of my assumptions, therapy is usually not a bad thing.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My concern was more for the fact that you're married to someone and find you need emotional stimulation elsewhere. And if it's an "open" relationship, my assumption would be that this has been the situation for some time, now. Now if "open" meant you were swingers, that would slant my perception of things a bit differently. Regardless of my assumptions, therapy is usually not a bad thing.

Ewwww swingers are gross! Sorry, that's just me being judgmental.

I think that before you pass judgment on people getting "emotional stimulation" outside of their marriages, you should A: consider the fact that it'snot very healthy for anyone to rely on ONLY ONE person for all their emotional needs (see: "friends and family") and B: learn a little more about what polyamory means and why people choose it. Monogamy is not the One True and Only Way as Ordained By The Universe.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Hey, everyone has different methods. I'm just saying that if it works for someone, it's not really anybody else's place to pass judgment.

This.

[Kai]

that's actually a good analogy since sometimes getting your ass kicked is also a good way to get over your issues.

In my experience, neither getting my ass kicked or getting wasted has helped me get over my issues.

I do agree that "maudlin music," as you put it, is quite helpful.

I am dumped.

I am SICK.

Sick has kicked my ass.

There are no more issues.

[East Coast Hustle]

My concern was more for the fact that you're married to someone and find you need emotional stimulation elsewhere. And if it's an "open" relationship, my assumption would be that this has been the situation for some time, now. Now if "open" meant you were swingers, that would slant my perception of things a bit differently. Regardless of my assumptions, therapy is usually not a bad thing.

Ewwww swingers are gross! Sorry, that's just me being judgmental.

yeah, and it's not that swinging is gross, it's just that everyone who does it is inevitably gross.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My concern was more for the fact that you're married to someone and find you need emotional stimulation elsewhere. And if it's an "open" relationship, my assumption would be that this has been the situation for some time, now. Now if "open" meant you were swingers, that would slant my perception of things a bit differently. Regardless of my assumptions, therapy is usually not a bad thing.

Ewwww swingers are gross! Sorry, that's just me being judgmental.

yeah, and it's not that swinging is gross, it's just that everyone who does it is inevitably gross.

Totally! Not only physically gross, but they also have The Vibe™.

[Doktor Howl]

that's actually a good analogy since sometimes getting your ass kicked is also a good way to get over your issues.

In my experience, neither getting my ass kicked or getting wasted has helped me get over my issues.

I do agree that "maudlin music," as you put it, is quite helpful.

I am dumped.

I am SICK.

Sick has kicked my ass.

There are no more issues.

Yeah, but you're Kai. 

Dok,
Has always considered you a giant.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

Hey, everyone has different methods. I'm just saying that if it works for someone, it's not really anybody else's place to pass judgment.

Well, I hope I didn't come across as judgmental.

Some things do seem much more unlikely to be helpful though, and I think it's fair to comment on it when that's the case.

[East Coast Hustle]

nah, that wasn't aimed at anybody, just a general observation.

[Nast]

Sometimes I find life too hard to bear, but then if I acquire some bath beads or even miniature soaps I find I can endure it a little longer.

[East Coast Hustle]

see? bath beads, hard liquor, being physically beaten shitless...it's all good if it cures what ails you.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

Unlike you FREAKS I drown my sorrow in an endless barrage of mind-numbing TV programing.
Nothing makes you forget about how your going to pat rent faster than The Cake Boss.