# I feel like knocking my head against the wall...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 24, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111 "2003-02-24T05:46:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111/1 "2003-02-24T05:46:32Z")
Just woke up. I can’t breath. Great tenison. In the chest. Can’t do work. Wonder why. Life sucketh. Feel gloomy. No idea why. Life seems so meaningless. Yet it was fun the day before. Maybe a few knocks on the head. Will do great wonders. ARGH~
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### Author:  [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111/2 "2003-02-24T05:56:31Z")
Hey, buddy - are you OK?
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### Author:  [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111/3 "2003-02-24T07:07:01Z")
Nooooooooooo ~~~~~~~~
I feel like a trap waiting to be sprang. Moody, crabbly, grumbling, lazy, blue and the terrible thing I have to pretend that everything is all right 'cos I meeting the employer I am freelancing for later. I just don’t have the motivation to do anything. I feel so tense that I could hardly breath.
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### Author:  [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111/4 "2003-02-24T07:22:10Z")
I hate reading posts like this - they always make me feel as though I should be doing something helpful. It’s possible that I worry too much, but whatever.
Hang in there, and try to relax somehow - maybe do some deep breathing exercises or take a warm bath? Listen to some light music? Eat some spaghetti? Go punch your pillow around a little?
Good luck - I’m off to bed, but check in later, OK, and let me know you’re all right?
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### Author:  [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111/5 "2003-02-24T07:32:27Z")
If your mood swings continue for more than a couple of weeks, you probably should see a physician.
When I’m in a funk, I listen to the blues. Amazingly, it helps! I also made a tape of pieces that cheer me up.
Exercise may help. Just don’t be too hard on yourself. It will probably change by tomorrow or the day after.
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### Author:  [@Jimmy\_Quasar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Quasar)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111/6 "2003-02-24T08:02:00Z")
I know how you feel. Life for me sometimes seems futile and I often lose any motivation I have. I’ve got my own personal philosophies to thank for that, but I won’t hijack your thread with a rant. I’m currently looking looking for some input in regards to my own “life sucketh” quandry [over here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=165237) The only advice I can give you is to try and figure out what it is that will make you happy and go for it. That, or become resigned to a life of disappointment and frustration. ☹
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### Author:  [@odd-socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odd-socks)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-knocking-my-head-against-the-wall/157111/7 "2003-02-24T12:02:38Z")
**Lost Cause**
the following link gives all sorts of info & techniques about dealing with anxiety and stress - it’s worth trying to read through it all, there could be something there that might help you?
[http://open-mind.org/SP/Articles/8c2.htm](http://open-mind.org/SP/Articles/8c2.htm)
Best of luck