Do you ever get down days?
When you don't feel like watching anime or reading manga at all?
Or is that what's growing up is?
>>139922350
>don't feel like watching anime or reading manga at all
Then you need to improve your tastes anon.
>>139922350
I get down months, but I'm also getting too old for this shit, so I can't tell you for sure
>>139923589
>I'm also getting too old
How old is too old?
I'm 23 now will I get like that as well?
>>139922350
OP how old are you?
Clearly. Gotta do something else from time to time.
Lately I've been finding thinking to myself that the previous day was a pretty good day. I've thought that every day for the past week or so even though nothing special happened. I'm expecting something bad to happen soon
>>139923589
I've found that as I've gotten older my taste has changed, I hardly watch anime anymore and I read a lot more manga than I used to. But I'm selective of what I read.
The last few times I've tried to watch some shows I've ended up thinking that most of it really felt like it was made for kids, I never used to think like that. I'm not mature or anything; just some loser faggot anon, but I guess I can't like or even tolerate as much of what my mind sees a childish as I used to.
>>139923874
>how old is too old
I'll be 33 in a few months, I enjoy less than 5% of shows, the rest feel like a chore and I'm wondering why I still bother, I'm not sure if its because I got old or because I consumed too much and I've seen every possible trope,
>>139924393
I'm 29 and i still watch the same amount of anime per season, i guess you just have one of those moments
>>139922350
It's natural to get more selective with your anime as time goes on. It means you've developed your own taste and are looking for shows that fit those tastes. Getting burned out or bored is natural to. As you get older your tastes will change as well and one day you might find that nothing appeals to you.
>>139923356
>improve your tastes anon
My taste is that of /a/
>>139923874
26.
>>139924076
>I'm expecting something bad to happen soon
That's pessimistic way of thinking anon.
>>139924321
> it really felt like it was made for kids
That happened when I watched robot girls z, but most of the references were for 80s show that only someone in our generation would've know.
>>139924393
>like a chore
Is that how everything looks when you grow older?
Maybe it's your job affecting you?
>>139924548
>one day you might find that nothing appeals to you.
That's horrible, and scary since I no longer find manga amusing as it was before.
I've gotten into that mood and have beenfor the past 7 years.
It's only now that I'm forcing myself to watch everything this season and so far I've been enjoying myself, despite the fact that it feels a bit like a chore.
>>139924393
I'm a LOT older than you and still watch around half the shows each season. what I have found though, is that spending too much time on /a/ can have a very negative influence on my desire to watch shows. The board sucks nowadays (but it's still pretty much the only place to go if your an anime fan).
It would be easier to count the up days.
>>139922350
>Or is that what's growing up is?
No, that's what depression is.
>>139924928
Exactly,most threads are just the same shitposts over and over again.Still some threads were pretty funny,like Mayoiga and Erased
>>139925215
>>139924076
>You need the dark in order to show the light
>>139926018
Bob Ross please.Thanks, I needed that.
>>139926018
>>139926408
>Bob is dead
I have severe depression that makes just getting out of bed an enormous struggle every single day, so yes, I often don't feel like watching anime or reading manga. Especially since I have come to the realization that most of it is beyond shit, and the few decent shows are so bogged down by their gratuitous cliches and tropes that they will never achieve truly great status. Not even sure why I try at this point anymore.
>>139922350
I tend to find repetitiveness and generic characters a lot more grating than I used to so I have trouble watching shittier anime
>>139924653
>That's pessimistic way of thinking anon.
Pessimism is good for you. Either you were right all along, or everything goes better than expected.
>>139922350
I've only just started watching again this season after 6 months of not doing anything but sleeping most of the day. I feel much better these days too,
I also started meditating a few months ago so it's most likely due to that ,that I now feel much more well rounded mentally.
Whenever I don't feel like watching something.
I re-watch some old shows to get back in the "watching" mode.
And eating something sweet.
Got a week off with nothing to do. Plan to marathon some title to reduce the backlog.
>Im@s
>Owari no Seraph
>Lucky Star
>Boku Dake ga Inai Machi
>Gatchaman Crowd
>Grisaia
>Pleidas
>Unbreakable Machine Doll
>Always Sunny
Priority?
Wageslavin' has been slowly destroying my passion for Chinese cartoons. I watch it only out of habit nowadays.
>>139929617
Your prioty should be blogspot instead of here
>>139929617
I marathoner boku dake yesterday and it was great. Get to it anon
I have trouble starting things but once I get into something I can get really obsessed.
that's why I hate when something I really liked ends. That fucking empty feeling you get
"Now what?"
>>139928479
Does meditation really help? Is there some trick to it or should I really just sit down and concentrate on my breathing?
I think it's because many shows is about highschool life/features highschoolars.
A phase that you grow out eventually.
That's why it's hard to enjoy such shows since you find it hard to relate to it.
>>139930448
You just sit there and stop thinking about anything, concentrate on everything besides your thoughts. It will clear your mind and help you be more calm and stop the retarded thoughts that are probably racing through your anxious little adhd head
>>139930818
Getting off /a/ helps reduce retarded thoughts as well
>>139930818
>stop the retarded thoughts that are probably racing through your anxious little adhd head
g-get out of my head
>>139930739
8man is depression itself.
Don't listen to it's lies.
Yes I'm way past the days where I can sit through most of a cour in a single sitting. At most I can do 6 episodes of backlog/seasonal shows a day now.
>>139925483
This.
>>139928278
What you described is more about Expectation Management (which is actual a skill) which can be done without pessimism.
Pessimism is not good.
Source wa ore.
you need a goal to work towards. otherwise life just feels empty and you feel the days passing without accomplishing anything or doing anything really. the years go by and they all just blend together because you lived a dull life without anything standing out
>>139924653
>My taste is that of /a/
So absolute shit?
I've come to the realisation that I may actually be growing out of anime. I still watch anime, browse /a/ and do other weeb things but they just don't hold the same kind of magic it once did.
Also I feel old being on /a/ even though I'm in my early 20s, I get the feeling most users are 17-20.
I wish I was a kid again.
One would assume, if you don't watch anime or read manga anymore, you'd stop browsing /a/.
In any case, take your blogshitting back to >>>/r9k/.
It's not age anon! Just good old fashioned depression. If effects persist for more than a few days I suggest to apply a daily dose of suicide and after a week or two it'll be back to normal.
>>139935741
>I get the feeling most users are 17-20
>Users
Boy you're young
>>139922350
Dude, you're depressed. One sign is when the things you found joy in, are no fun anymore. Same happened to me and shit is not completely over yet, but it will eventually get better. Go get help, before it starts to feel unbearable.
Regular antidepression-medication only works after 4 weeks, sport and sleep deprivation, as well as ketamine and electro therapy work way faster.
As for psychotherapy I suggest cognitive behavioral therapy, because the root of you're suffering are dysfunctional thoughts. When depressed the brain does not think right, your thoughts are distorted, but there are ways to treat this disease. The worst thing you could do is to rest and isolate from your peers, which is what I've done at the start. If you don't act to get help and talk about your feelings, it'll only get worse.
>>139936084
>sleep deprivation
What?
>>139936084
>sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation is helpful?
>>139936084
that image should only be posted when the one important question is raised, anon
>>139936084
You know someone is smart and knows what they're talking about when they can't differentiate between "your" and "you're".
>>139936365
Not sleeping, sleeping less than you normally would.
>>139936390
It does, there is empirical proof.
>>139936394
Sorry, it seems I didn't get that from lurking.
>tfw losing interest in anime
I guess I won't be rewatching every show I've ever seen after I retire like I wanted to.
>>139936490
Every
time
>>139935741
>Also I feel old being on /a/ even though I'm in my early 20s, I get the feeling most users are 17-20.
Jesus Christ how horrifying.
Who /tenyearclub/ here? I will be soon.
>>139936720
That's not what a typo is you dumb fuck.
>>139936581
>Not sleeping, sleeping less than you normally would.
Am I getting baited? Because I get the feeling that my sleep deprivation is literally and figuratively killing me
>>139936770
trolled hard
I watch anime only for 6 years, and every time i see someone says he watched anime in early 00 or longer i wander is this really possible? The magic and exciting ended after first 2 years, when i was able to watch one show after another non stop and felt so much emotions. Now i don't feel anything special about 90% of what i watch, and i cant take most characters and storyes seriously. I guess the only reason i watch ongoings is for fun threads and shitposting.
>>139936490
>>139936770
You got me, I was negligent. But what I said is correct, I can assure you. Source are the lectures I attended.
>>139936804
I only said it helps with depression.
>>139936963
Lack of sleep can both be one of causes of depression and its symptoms. So how the fuck do you imagine not sleeping would help cure it?
Your lectures are shit, you should tell the people who conducted them they are fucking stupid. I bet your university has "gender studies" or some similar garbage as well.
>>139936721
I've been here shortly before the french get.
So I guess 5 years by now.
>>139936937
Mostly what you said.
Except for a few shows
>>139936963
>lectures I attended
What are you studying?
>>139936963
>>139936804
Let me add something: There are forms of depression where you actually lack sleep and sleep problems is a serious pain in the ass for the person affected. But in the typical case depressed sleep more than usual.
>>139936721
6 years on 4chan, 4 years specifically /a/
>>139937220
>But in the typical case depressed sleep more than usual.
How do I get out of this? I sleep 8-10 hours and still feel like I did not rest
>>139937218
>What are you studying
I'm a 5th year medical student (in Germany)
>>139937186
>Lack of sleep can [..] be one [...] its symptoms
That's completely right for some cases of depression. The term depression does not specify the cause, it's more like a umbrella term for similar phenotypes. There are some who differentiate between typical and atypical depression, but the classification is still far from perfect and not everything is understood yet.
>>139937538
Go to a psychiatrist to check whether you have depression or a similar problem (adjustment disorder for example can cause really resembling symptoms), tell him what you suffer from, this is the first step.
>>139937786
>psychiatrist
Do they actually help?
>>139937786
>>I'm a 5th year medical student
I'm a resident doctor iniraq
You'll become depressed after you start your ER shifts.
>>139937934
Nope. Over the course of 15 months I went through like 5 different drugs with no (positive) effects. All the while I was paying put of my own pocket to a doctor who is a professor of psychiatry.
>>139922350
>days
I've only watched 250~ about shows, but I'm pretty sure I only watched about 50 of them in the last two years.
>>139937934
They do. I already listed the possible therapies: there are various classes of antidepressants (only start working after ~4 weeks, different side effects depending on the class), there is ketamine (takes 2 houres to work), electro therapy (repeated applications done with short lasting anesthesia, helps relatively fast), as well as cognitive behavioral therapy. Sleep deprivation and focused therapy can be done in a stationary setting when necessarily, but in most cases ambulant therapy is sufficient.
>>139922350
>Do you ever get down days?
I'm on a 10 year streak.
>tfw love anime since I was young and still do
>tfw join themilitary
>tfw start slowly losing free time and energy to watch anime
>tfw anime is the only thing that keeps my morale up these days
>tfw don't want to lose the only thing that makes me still go
I wish I was able to complain about being worn out on anime, I barely can even watch any.
I worry a whole lost more about the real world these days, which I'm stupid enough to still care about. I just can't find the calm to sit down and entertain myself right now, and I spend the time studying politics and history instead. Quite annoying really, I'm sick of it.
>>139938210
I'm sorry to hear that, of course I can't speak for the US health system and the fact that you'll have to pay that yourself surely doesn't help with treatement either, but in theory most cases should be medicable. Maybe the dosis was too low, they didn't found the right drug yet or the diagnosis was wrong. I wish you all the best, whatever you do, just don't give yourself up.
>>139937977
What can I say... You have my respect for bearing an going on.
>>139938668
US? There are so many weebs in the US military for some reason.
>>139939154
Yep. And this really is true, both combat and POG side. I came in thinking I was probably gonna be the only real big anime person, but turns out there are some guys out there you can casually talk about anime with. Obviously you won't be able to talk about the less obscure stuff like SoL or Idol stuff, but nonetheless beggars can't be choosers
I've only seen70shows and I already dont get the flood of emotions I got in the first 10 or so, which I watched when I was 13-15 or so.
When I started download anime myself I was already second year in college and the school stuff didnt interest me anymore.
Only cute girls and SoL/comedy do it for me now
Is it even possible to get into anime after school, if someone never watched any before that?
>>139937934
I found Librium to be quite effective, maybe because the source of my depression was because of the all the anxiety I'm having.
Also ASMR helped as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svu4wvWdHwY
>>139939098
I live in Merkelreich too.
>try to make an appointment with a psychatrist
>it's in 5 months
End my suffering
>>139940350
Watch some seinen ones or ones without moe or high school settings, maybe Mind Game, Monster, Kaiji, Rainbow, Kemonozume, Berserk (90s anime), Ping Pong the Animation, Nana, Aoi Bungaku, Kiseijuu or Devilman Tanjou-hen are what you're looking for. As for manga start with some good stuff: Sanctuary, Uzumaki, BLAME.
>>139940960
Geh in ein spezialisiertes Zentrum, vielleicht an ein Uni-angebundenes, die haben psychiatrische Notaufnahmen, sollte akuter Hilfsbedarf bestehen. Den wichtigsten Schritt hast du bereits gemacht, du schaffst das.
>>139922350
Why is this thread still alive?
MODS, DO YOUR FUCKING JOB!
>>139941407
You're not reporting enough retard.
>>139941512
>implying
>>139941357
>vielleicht an ein Uni-angebundenes
Wow die gibt es ja wirklich. Sogar an meiner Uni. Jetzt muss ich nur noch meinen Stolz schlucken und da hingehen. Danke medbro
>>139941028
I have already watched about half of them and the others are in the backlog
>>139941407
We're not constant shitposters, anon, we need to let go every once in a while.
>>139942184
Don't force yourself to enjoy stuff. I also can't fap to harmes like I used to when in high school. Your needs change with time, cherish the memories, like I do with Love Hina or Orihime's tits in the first few volumes of Bleach and try to find something new, like I do with gore and humilation .
>>139922350
>got an A in calc 3
>need an B on a basic arithmetic test to pass a class
>I only have one more chance to pass it
fuck. I'm going back to studying 1.23 + 42.45
>>139922350
>garbage blogging thread
>>139943308
>exam in 2 days
>have barely studied
just end it
>>139929617
those all fucking suck
>>139936937
Isn't it like that with everything you do? Once you get used to something that was fun for you, you won't enjoy it as much as you did before.
>>139943675
how dare you insult always sunny
>>139929617
Please skip Owari no Seraph, you're not doing yourself any favour by watching that shit.
>>139944281
If you're going to spam, be go loli or go home, fag.
>>139929617
The first season of grisaia sucks. Rakuen is a lot of fun though
Why am i in this thread? im normal as fuck.
>>139922350
Maybe you just need to take a break? sometimes that happens to me but I just stop watching anything for a while and then I want to start watching again.
It was the same with videogames for me, I got tired of them for a while, stopped playing for like a year and now I started replaying some PS2 games I really like.
>>139943756
its garbage
Hey Sakurako poster, you could at least sage instead of bumping the thread everytime you post
>>139945307
No, he's going to justify it as if he's bringing attention to the thread so the mods could prune it.
The only thing he's really going to accomplish though is getting banned for spamming.
/a/ is not your personal blog faggot. I hope you learned your lesson.
>>139945307
Sageing doesn't even work when you post an image.
Sakuraposter is just pure stupid.Just like his waifu.
>>139945425
>Sageing doesn't even work when you post an image.
Are you retarded?
>>139945409
Poor idiot
>>139945409
The hero we deserve.
>>139945409
You got tired of it?
>>139922350
when I'm really down I think about how I'm a worseless human being who still hasn't made it to Japan and I watch anime out of depression, it helps put off the pain
>>139945409
I don't get it. What did you accomplish with that?
>>139946059
He want to attract the mods to delete this shitty thread.
>>139922350
>mfw I've been having a solid streak of "down days" for a year now because I realized anime is trash
