f1shtacular
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Hey guys. One, I love you. Two, I figured I'd pop in and give y'all something I keep in mind when I'm really low.
You know what food I love? Ramen. Delicious ramen. We order it from a place in town sometimes at work. I swear, we should be paying more for it, the pork belly is tender, the broth is exquisite, the noodles? Oh, perfect softness. But you know why I can eat this delicious ramen? Because I'm here. Because I choose to keep going. And it's uncomfortable more often than not. I have depression, anxiety, God knows what else is in my head because of life and genetics.
But I can still eat the delicious ramen.
And sometimes I'm sad as frick when I eat it because of family issues, seasonal depression, what have you. But I'm still kickin', so I can have that delicious ramen. And it's //okay// to be sad even when you have said delicious ramen. That doesn't make it any less delicious. That doesn't make you any less present eating it. It doesn't dilute the hard work people did to make it. It doesn't throw a wrench in the history that made the delicious ramen possible, with farmers and chefs all working together to bring you this one bowl of joy.
And sure, mental health is more complex than thinking about ramen lmao. But it does help me, even just a little when things are terrible, just thinking of how I am alive and able to have something so simply wonderful. It doesn't undo any depression or trauma. But it lightens my mental load.
So what is your delicious ramen? What's that one thing, or even many things for you that make you enjoy life a little more, even when it's terrible?
And just know, I am glad you are all here with me, eating delicious ramen even though right now everything is hard. I love you.
You know what food I love? Ramen. Delicious ramen. We order it from a place in town sometimes at work. I swear, we should be paying more for it, the pork belly is tender, the broth is exquisite, the noodles? Oh, perfect softness. But you know why I can eat this delicious ramen? Because I'm here. Because I choose to keep going. And it's uncomfortable more often than not. I have depression, anxiety, God knows what else is in my head because of life and genetics.
But I can still eat the delicious ramen.
And sometimes I'm sad as frick when I eat it because of family issues, seasonal depression, what have you. But I'm still kickin', so I can have that delicious ramen. And it's //okay// to be sad even when you have said delicious ramen. That doesn't make it any less delicious. That doesn't make you any less present eating it. It doesn't dilute the hard work people did to make it. It doesn't throw a wrench in the history that made the delicious ramen possible, with farmers and chefs all working together to bring you this one bowl of joy.
And sure, mental health is more complex than thinking about ramen lmao. But it does help me, even just a little when things are terrible, just thinking of how I am alive and able to have something so simply wonderful. It doesn't undo any depression or trauma. But it lightens my mental load.
So what is your delicious ramen? What's that one thing, or even many things for you that make you enjoy life a little more, even when it's terrible?
And just know, I am glad you are all here with me, eating delicious ramen even though right now everything is hard. I love you.
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