Holy smokes I've not felt like this in years

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Yeah so this is a bit personal, but I recently found out that I am a little bit depressed and began a run of antidepressants.

I feel absolutely great most of the time. The extreme ups and downs are gone. I am raving about what these things have done for me. I feel happy again.

The best part is that I feel so excited and inspired to make games. I’ve got two really great ideas mulling around in my head that I can’t wait to start work on!!! I stopped working on the mouse flight project because I got really sick of pouring over the same messy code I couldn’t make any progress on.

I basically grew up wanting to do this (make games). I stopped caring for a while (years) and now that I am happy again, and I’ve developed a bunch of skills and unity is a thing, that dream is literally a reality.

I cannot thank you guys at Unity enough for making a guys dreams possible!!

I also want to say I think the reason the project has taken so long is the depression. I only worked on it when I felt like it. I never could come up with a compelling theme or story that stuck around. It had no direction and I have no problems letting it go (though I did in the past).

Someone commented on YT asking for a tutorial. So I’m putting one together. Sharing that knowledge. BIG SMILEY :slight_smile:

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Radical! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

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Never stop never stopping.

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I can relate to what you wrote, since I’m also trying to make my own game despite of many real life obstacles.

I wish you good luck with your project, and also with any personal problems :slight_smile:

(P.S.: I suspect there are more appropriate things to say in such a situation in English, but I just can’t remember now.)

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Now you just need to figure out WHY you were depressed so you can get off the medication.

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@imaginaryhuman_1 I know what the problem is/was but it has proved insurmountable, at least before the meds. We shall see if it improves soon, but I’ve got my bets on it. :slight_smile:

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If it’s clinical depression that’s not going to work.

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Keep keeping on the keeping on!

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Psilocybin can cure depression/serotonin imbalances in one good therapeutic session. No need for an addiction.

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Cure? Source?

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This topic is too personal and off topic, I think. Had it been just about depression or mental illnesses and game dev it’d probably been OK, but it is personal and doesn’t really fit in the General Discussion rules.

If anyone is reading this thread and suspects they may be suffering from depression or mental illness, please talk to people in real life, such as a healthcare professional. Using the internet is not the right place for help.

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I like how everybody focused on this

and not these:

-.-

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Indeed it is about positive feelings and the enjoyment of the rewarding creative process of game development.

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That’s people for you.

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It’s great, but this isn’t really the place.

I’m glad you feel better, but I don’t want to talk about it here.

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Let’s talk about flat earth theory, instead.

You know, as it pertains to games.

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Locked, but in good nature :slight_smile: It’s a bit too off topic because it is personal, not general.