{"id":7265,"date":"2015-02-09T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7265"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:40:48","slug":"type-b-vs-type-a-personalities-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7265","title":{"rendered":"Type B vs Type A personalities"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nI am obviously a type B personality who has
\naccidently subscribed to a few Type A blogs. Every once in a while I read a
\npost that is so foreign to my world and my way of thinking that I have to share
\nmy comments on it \u2013 just to put things into perspective. Here is a list from
\nhighexistence.com. I joined the blog, because I did want to walk more and it was
\none of their challenges. I do need to be challenged out of my comfortable rut
\nfrom time to time, but I also need to keep a balance. Some of these people can
\nbe a little over the top.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nHere are several suggestions for kicking yourself
\nout of a little depression: Their suggestions are first, my comments follow in italics.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n1.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Stick your body out of a sunroof while the car is driving \u2028<\/span><\/b>I can tell you first-hand
\nthis one is a <\/span>lot<\/span><\/i> of fun. If you don\u2019t have
\na sunroof, a window works just as well. Speeds of 40 mph+ make the experience
\nmuch more invigorating.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nOK, this I will never do. I have in my
\nmind a vision of a low bridge or the sunroof snapping shut and Bingo, yes you
\nare no longer depressed, because in fact, you are no longer.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n2.   
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Go experience nature <\/span><\/b>Being outside just feels right.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThis I can do and it works!<\/i><\/span><\/span>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>
\n3.  Destroy an inanimate object like the printer in \u2018Office Space.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nI\u2019m not sure that I could actually
\ndestroy anything. I did have a neighbor that used to chop up concrete with a
\nsledge hammer, whenever he was mad. No, I just clean.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n4.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Dance! <\/span><\/b>Remember that one time you got a bit tipsy and ACTUALLY danced
\nand didn\u2019t care about everyone watching? Go do that again (being tipsy is
\noptional).<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIf I\u2019m depressed, I\u2019m usually too down
\nto get up and dance. I may turn on some music, as a starter, though.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n5.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Exercise\u2028 <\/span><\/b>Hormones are the best legal drugs out there. Pump some iron or
\ngo for a run and get that adrenaline pumping.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nNow I do go for walks and they help.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n6. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Watch the sun rise\u2028 <\/span><\/b>You can\u2019t argue with this
\none. Wake up a bit early and remind yourself how refreshing this experience can
\nbe.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
<\/i><\/div>\n
\nI\u2019m sorry, if I\u2019m down, I generally
\nstay in bed. If I\u2019m up, figuratively, I am usually awake and up and about. It\u2019s
\ndark in the morning anyway and the day just sort of creeps up on you.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n7. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Scare yourself\u2028 <\/span><\/b>Are you deathly afraid of
\nspiders? Go touch one. Pick a fear and go check and see if it still freaks you
\nout \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSorry I am not going to keep a few
\nsnakes around just to scare me out of a depression. I would be freaking out all
\nthe time. No, looking in the mirror in the morning is all I really need to
\nshock the B\u2019Jesus out of me.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n8.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>Run around in the rain\u2028 <\/span><\/b>Haven\u2019t you seen \u2018Singing in the Rain\u2019 or \u2018The
\nSound of Music?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAgain, sorry, I hate getting wet. If
\nI\u2019m going to go out in the rain, it has to be a very warm rain, after a very
\nhot day and well, this usually doesn\u2019t happen in November in Toronto. <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n9. Blast
\nyour favorite badass song\u2028 <\/span><\/b>My favorites are Bliss <\/span><\/span>by Muse, You and Whose Army? by Radiohead and Without a Face by
\nRage Against the Machine.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAgain, my favourite music happens to
\nbe folk music, which my husband calls, music to commit suicide by \u2013 not a good
\nidea!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n10.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Do something outside of
\nyour comfort zone\u2028<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nNow we are back to cleaning again. I
\ndo it a lot, but most of the time it is out of my comfort zone. And I know that
\nI am not going to do rock climbing, swim in a cold lake, or even take a cold
\nshower for that matter and I am never going to own a reptile of any sort!!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n11.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Scream at the top of your
\nlungs \u2028<\/span><\/b>Like
\nin all of those cliche movies where they yell in the rain on top of some
\nmountain\u2026 except do in right where you are, right now.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThen the neighbours or my family would
\ncome running and I would have to explain that I was just bored and needed a
\nrelease and then they would be upset and I would have to comfort them and say
\neverything is fine, but they would know it wasn\u2019t. I think that depression is  <\/span>less complicated.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n12.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Meditate <\/span><\/b>Google \u201cmeditation
\ntechniques\u201d if you\u2019re unsure of the best way to do this.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nMost of the time I am meditating on
\nall the negatives in the world and that\u2019s why I\u2019m down.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n13.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Do something spontaneous \u2028<\/span><\/b>It doesn\u2019t have to be crazy
\nor dangerous, just fine. Stepping outside your normal schedule and throwing
\nresponsibility to the wind feels great.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nNo, I will not clean the house naked,
\nspontaneous as this may be. My motto \u2013 clean house, clean mind, take your pick.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n14.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Practice an act of random
\nkindness <\/span><\/b>Giving
\nfeels really good. Sometimes we forget exactly how good it is.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThis I could do.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n15.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Get to know a stranger <\/span><\/b>Truly connect with another
\nhuman being. Skip the small talk and ask about their goals and ambitions.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nI get enough funny looks from friends,
\nwhen I ask these questions. I am not going to ask a stranger.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n16.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Do something illegal \u2028<\/span><\/b>Oh my gosh, did I just tell
\nyou to break the law? Hell, yes. I did. Laws are made to be broken and it feels
\ngreat to do it.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nLet
\nme introduce you to our mayor. He does a lot of things that are illegal and
\nmaybe he feels great about it, but we don\u2019t.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n17.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Drive fast\u2026really fast\u2028 <\/span><\/b>Think \u2018The Fast & The
\nFurious: Tokyo Drift.\u2019 If you have a Prius, maybe you should just skip to the
\nnext one\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThis is illegal too and dangerous.
\nMaybe I could just walk fast, really fast and hope that I don\u2019t trip and fall,
\nthen I would be really depressed.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n18.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Get Mad!\u2028 <\/span><\/b>Anger is a gift. If
\nsomething is getting you down, express your frustration about it! Just getting
\nyour feeling out can feel amazing.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nI usually enjoy a rant now and then \u2013
\ndelayed shipments, inappropriate charges, big business bullying the little guy.
\nYes I do this on a regular basis, depressed or not.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n19.<\/span><\/span><\/b> Attend a funeral <\/span><\/b>It\u2019s been said that nothing
\nmakes you feel more alive than death.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nI attend funerals for the sake of
\nother people, not myself. These are very sad occasions and the fewer the
\nbetter.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nObviously, differences in age, sex,
\nculture, I\u2019m not sure what else, has a profound effect on how we see things and
\nour reaction to these things. For me nature, walks and acts of kindness, are
\nbetter depression routers than dangerous, illegal or disturbing acts \u2013 just saying.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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