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Surfing with a ton of surfers causes me so much anxiety I won’t do it anymoreSurfing a ton is a surfers best tool for mental health.
everything else is second.
Man I feel you on this.Surfing with a ton of surfers causes me so much anxiety I won’t do it anymore
So much time home
So few waves
And when there are waves, anywhere decent is crowded to the point of it being personally anxiety provoking
So I catch a few sh*t waves down the beach
Quit surfing now
Ask me how
Going back to school was the best thing I ever did as far as my professional career goes.getting frustrated, got a raise at work and am excelling but being one of the few in the office for the past year has been a drain,
it's been really nice because it is so calm, but the worry about the future of the business and myself has been stressful. I'd rather be busy and have the day fly by. I mainly got a raise because I took over the secretary's job and this other guys's assistants job. Now they are hiring someone else to replace assistant and do secretary work and I am afraid of giving up the responsibilities
re-applied to school for summer. only need 33 hours to graduate but I did terribly last time.
A lot more disciplined now but still fear failure.
Right there with you. Metaphor of life for me; I enjoy the company of a few friends but huge crowds? Hard pass. I don't care how good it is; surfing is one of the ways I get away from sh!t and being surrounded by people is defeating the purpose. I would be so bummed if I dropped coin for a surf trip halfway around the world, get there, and it's packed.Surfing with a ton of surfers causes me so much anxiety I won’t do it anymore
So much time home
So few waves
And when there are waves, anywhere decent is crowded to the point of it being personally anxiety provoking
So I catch a few sh*t waves down the beach
Quit surfing now
Ask me how
Sounds like the move was a great call, stoked for you. Maybe someday?Right there with you. Metaphor of life for me; I enjoy the company of a few friends but huge crowds? Hard pass. I don't care how good it is; surfing is one of the ways I get away from sh!t and being surrounded by people is defeating the purpose. I would be so bummed if I dropped coin for a surf trip halfway around the world, get there, and it's packed.
I think about it and I've been pretty fortunate over the years when it comes to surfing good waves with very few (if any) people out. A pretty solid percentage have been with no one in the water for at least a half-mile in either direction. Surfing more crowded waves, though, I learned to appreciate the onset of light to moderate onshore winds down south as they clear a lineup fast. Up here, hmmm, yeah, maybe not so much; the wind escalates quickly. But, aside from the smaller (<HH) days, it's generally empty peaks and I'm pretty stocked about that. Anxiety is generally limited to large fish lurking, sneaker sets, and nasty rips. Kind of how it should be; although I could do without the first one.
Thanks. I definitely enjoyed where I was down south and had a pretty solid go-to spot that almost always had waves and was rarely crowded. It's not like I moved from somewhere horrible. But the traffic and congestion did weigh on me hard and I don't miss that one bit. Not dealing with that is good for the mental health.Sounds like the move was a great call, stoked for you. Maybe someday?
Do you yell, "SQUATZ and OATZ" at depressed people?I would start with lifting weights.
The discipline you learn from that will carry over to the other stuff.
There is a study that confirms not spending time on the politics forum will add 4-5 years to your life.Do not spend time on the politics forum
"Take your meds, shut up, and go home!"Do you yell, "SQUATZ and OATZ" at depressed people?
How did that work?"Take your meds, shut up, and go home!"
Said to raving lunatic who was shouting make-believe bible verses while goose stepping back and forth on the sidewalk at an intersection near Howard St and 4th by irate fellow just ahead of me as we were riding bicycles to work (assuming my fellow bicycle rider was going to work).
So instead you spend it on the politics forum?I don’t want to spend my mental energy on the line up games anymore like I did when I was younger. It’s just a dumb pointless game in the end.
You are so wise.I feel bad for the older guys who haven’t grown out of that phase, and the younger guys who are falling into that trap.
Oh man this one is too good.So instead you spend it on the politics forum?
That is some funny sh!t right there.
You are so wise.
You see through their silly boyish surfboarding shenanigans.
The best surfer is the deadex-surfer!