New Years Resolutions thread

[WYP]

It is that time of year again, Christmas has passed and New Years in just around the corner, making it time to decide on what your new year's resolutions will be.


So what will you be doing in 2017? Do you plan on saving to Upgrade your system, plan to adopt VR, or are you going to attempt the annual New Years Diet and fitness regime?

The idea of the thread is simple, what are your new year's plans. Be it hardware plans, life goals, or changes on any aspect of your life.

 

[Tolemac]

I plan to upgrade my GPU in 2017 and retire "Vapey" my R9 290X Vapor X. I may also do a Zen build for Mrs Tolemac

 

[AlienALX]

Trying to stay happy and alive. Had a bit of a bad spell about ten days before Christmas and ended up swallowing a load of pills.

I tend not to make any resolutions really as I just see it as a waste of time. If you are set on a life change you would do it and not need motivation or an excuse. Any resolution I made when I used to make them ended up falling to the wayside. Change comes from within, not from making resolutions

 

[Dark NighT]

Have atleast as much fun as ive had this year, its been a good one for laughs! No need to put quit smoking on the resolution list anymore either, quit since last march and havent looked back since.

 

[WYP]

Trying to stay happy and alive. Had a bit of a bad spell about ten days before Christmas and ended up swallowing a load of pills.

I tend not to make any resolutions really as I just see it as a waste of time. If you are set on a life change you would do it and not need motivation or an excuse. Any resolution I made when I used to make them ended up falling to the wayside. Change comes from within, not from making resolutions

I do agree with you, if you want to make a change you should start now, no need to wait for new years.

I'm sorry things have been bad recently mate, I hope 2017 is a better year for you. I've had my own bad times and know how hard it can be to get past them.

 

[RobM]

my new years resolution is 1080p

 

[Dark NighT]

my new years resolution is 1080p

Predictable huh xD

 

[AlienALX]

I do agree with you, if you want to make a change you should start now, no need to wait for new years.

I'm sorry things have been bad recently mate, I hope 2017 is a better year for you. I've had my own bad times and know how hard it can be to get past them.

Things were OK tbh, that's the weird part. Then I went to bed and just all of a sudden felt really really bad. I popped a whole sheet of Diazepam and just sat there with them in my hand. Got most of them down my neck before my wife realised and slapped them and the drink out of my hand. IIRC there are two on the bedroom floor, I took about 12.

Then was the longest night ever. 16 hours of a drip in my hand and tubes up my nose because my blood oxygen levels dropped through the floor with my heart rate.

Through that now though. Not feeling the best but hey, not feeling the worst either. I guess this is just how life is when you have what I have on your shoulders all the time.

I guess the reason I am talking about this is because of how it went down. When I openly divulge my problems and issues I people off. They don't understand and never will, but at the same time I am being honest with myself and my feelings.

Some one said a while back that I was miserable etc. So I started basically lying. Obviously there are my bad days where I lash out at people who annoy me but for the most part I have been pretending to be happy and cheerful etc. Not a good idea. I firmly believe now that it was a major instigator in me feeling the way I did.

Thing is, if you explain to people that you are mentally ill then they usually look down at you from the get go. If you lie and live a lie? things are different. Problem is I make the same mistakes over and over because I say too much etc.

With this sort of thing? I've realised you can never say too much. If you're feeling crappy find a place to vent it with people who understand and get it out. Otherwise it will eat at you and it turns into an urge. That's the scary part. It wasn't that I was any more or less depressed than usual, I just suddenly got the urge to die. Kinda like when you are a kid and you do something dumb (like sticking your tongue on a battery). You just get this irresistible urge.

What took my psychs and the docs by surprise was that I had no regret nor panic. I was basically saying "I don't want to live any more can you just go away please". At times I fell asleep but they kept on waking me up. Honestly? situation really truly sucks.

Not worth it tbh.

 

[Dawelio]

I tend not to make any resolutions really as I just see it as a waste of time. If you are set on a life change you would do it and not need motivation or an excuse. Any resolution I made when I used to make them ended up falling to the wayside. Change comes from within, not from making resolutions

I do agree with you, if you want to make a change you should start now, no need to wait for new years.

That doesn't mean that new years resolution can be an even bigger, stronger, more powerful and meaningful way of actually trying. If you find it very hard to change something about yourself, which isn't easy.

We all aren't the same and some people find it easier to loose weight than others and some have easier to learn stuff from reading than others, for example.

Also I thought of making a thread regarding this yesterday and the day before that, but you beat me to it

My new years resolutions will be to find a full time job again, to save up for my next and dream car, brand factory new Volvo XC60. Get myself my last "upgrade", the Acer Predator X34P monitor. And get a much better and healthier lifestyle overall.

Big resolutions in my eyes and I think that the new year resolutions hopefully can be a big enough motivation for me to personally achieve these.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Permafrost]

go on holiday, i'm not joking i've never left the country.

 

[WYP]

Things were OK tbh, that's the weird part.

I hope things improve in 2017 fella. You can speak to me anytime on Discord if you need to. I'll be on there most days when I am working.

Depression is something that can't really be understood by those who don't live with it.

That doesn't mean that new years resolution can be an even bigger, stronger, more powerful and meaningful way of actually trying. If you find it very hard to change something about yourself, which isn't easy.

We all aren't the same and some people find it easier to loose weight than others and some have easier to learn stuff from reading than others, for example.

Also I thought of making a thread regarding this yesterday and the day before that, but you beat me to it

My new years resolutions will be to find a full time job again, to save up for my next and dream car, brand factory new Volvo XC60. Get myself my last "upgrade", the Acer Predator X34P monitor. And get a much better and healthier lifestyle overall.

Big resolutions in my eyes and I think that the new year resolutions hopefully can be a big enough motivation for me to personally achieve these.

Thanks for sharing

I'm not saying that New Years resolutions can't be useful, just saying that major changes need not be restricted to the new year.

What I want is to get the drivers license this year and to help make OC3D a better place moving forward.

go on holiday, i'm not joking i've never left the country.

Cool, I hope you enjoy that holiday. What country do you want to go to?

 

[Warchild]

if a new years resolution is gimmicky enough into having someone try to quit smoking, then good for them. Whatever gets them to think about improving or making their life better.

personally if I want to aim for something I don't need to wait until a point in the year. Ill just start doing it. For others, it can be a good motivational goal to target. So go for it...

 

[Dawelio]

if a new years resolution is gimmicky enough into having someone try to quit smoking, then good for them. Whatever gets them to think about improving or making their life better.

personally if I want to aim for something I don't need to wait until a point in the year. Ill just start doing it. For others, it can be a good motivational goal to target. So go for it...

True, but if the new year is just around the corner, why not?

 

[RobM]

Things were OK tbh, that's the weird part. Then I went to bed and just all of a sudden felt really really bad. I popped a whole sheet of Diazepam and just sat there with them in my hand. Got most of them down my neck before my wife realised and slapped them and the drink out of my hand. IIRC there are two on the bedroom floor, I took about 12.

Then was the longest night ever. 16 hours of a drip in my hand and tubes up my nose because my blood oxygen levels dropped through the floor with my heart rate.

Through that now though. Not feeling the best but hey, not feeling the worst either. I guess this is just how life is when you have what I have on your shoulders all the time.

I guess the reason I am talking about this is because of how it went down. When I openly divulge my problems and issues I people off. They don't understand and never will, but at the same time I am being honest with myself and my feelings.

Some one said a while back that I was miserable etc. So I started basically lying. Obviously there are my bad days where I lash out at people who annoy me but for the most part I have been pretending to be happy and cheerful etc. Not a good idea. I firmly believe now that it was a major instigator in me feeling the way I did.

Thing is, if you explain to people that you are mentally ill then they usually look down at you from the get go. If you lie and live a lie? things are different. Problem is I make the same mistakes over and over because I say too much etc.

With this sort of thing? I've realised you can never say too much. If you're feeling crappy find a place to vent it with people who understand and get it out. Otherwise it will eat at you and it turns into an urge. That's the scary part. It wasn't that I was any more or less depressed than usual, I just suddenly got the urge to die. Kinda like when you are a kid and you do something dumb (like sticking your tongue on a battery). You just get this irresistible urge.

What took my psychs and the docs by surprise was that I had no regret nor panic. I was basically saying "I don't want to live any more can you just go away please". At times I fell asleep but they kept on waking me up. Honestly? situation really truly sucks.

Not worth it tbh.

I can really relate to that buddy, im still looking for a place to vent but relate to all you say there fell keep strong man

 

[AlienALX]

I can really relate to that buddy, im still looking for a place to vent but relate to all you say there fell keep strong man

Maybe we could have a place do to it in private?

I still feel crap tbh. I'm really trying hard but I'm just being dragged under a black cloud every time I am awake. The new meds are a double edged sword. I take them but feel bloated and tired all day, I don't and I feel double crap.

I mean I have the bike of my dreams and I have barely touched it. Still, I guess it'll be there waiting when I am ready

 

[Permafrost]

Cool, I hope you enjoy that holiday. What country do you want to go to?

i'm thinking of going somewhere cheap so i can get used to getting on a airplane. was thinking about CES 2018.

 

[sheroo]

@AlenALX - I've been quite up & down this last year. It's difficult to focus on the positive things in your life when the cloud is hanging over you, almost suffocating & you just want it all to go away and be at peace.

For me I've found that exercise helps. I need to get back on my bike and get some miles in the legs. I hate Winter, I need to feel that warm Summer sun on my face again.

I hope things work out for you & you can find whatever it is that will spark your positive energy.

 

[AlienALX]

i'm thinking of going somewhere cheap so i can get used to getting on a airplane. was thinking about CES 2018.

I did America as my first flight as an adult. We went to Spain when I was about four.. Any way, don't look too pleased to be alive at the other end or you will make them curious.

Ten hours they had me there. Searched everything, including me

Mind you I did get my revenge. Before I left a cousin of mine was gutting out a pub (builders) and he got the condom machine. So I had about five hundred johnnies in my luggage all separate.

As he opened my case they all fell on the floor. He went bright red so I figured I would make light of the situation and said "Hey man, better safe that sorry !" and we both looked at each other and busted up laughing.

Probably a good thing I didn't get searched on the way home. I had a Smith and Wesson Spec Ops 7" lock knife in a biscuit tin lol.

@AlenALX - I've been quite up & down this last year. It's difficult to focus on the positive things in your life when the cloud is hanging over you, almost suffocating & you just want it all to go away and be at peace.

For me I've found that exercise helps. I need to get back on my bike and get some miles in the legs. I hate Winter, I need to feel that warm Summer sun on my face again.

I hope things work out for you & you can find whatever it is that will spark your positive energy.

Thanks man. Yeah I am just waiting for the thermals to lift me. Oddly over Christmas I have eaten less than ever, not more like I was worried about. And I feel better. Less bloated, more energy and not falling asleep after every meal because I've stuffed my fat face.

I reckon I have about five stone to lose. Looking forward to the burn tbh. I am really hoping I get ride fit again because my wife has promised I can build a second bike if I do

 

[sheroo]

There's a lot of nice bike tech out there. I bought a XC bike a couple of years ago that I use as my Winter steed. The more you talk about it the more enthused you'll become, and before you know it you'll be stacking the miles up.

 

[AlienALX]

There's a lot of nice bike tech out there. I bought a XC bike a couple of years ago that I use as my Winter steed. The more you talk about it the more enthused you'll become, and before you know it you'll be stacking the miles up.

Yup that is it totally man.

I rode BMX from 5-14 or so. Then I got into drugs and became very lazy. I quit the drugs when I was 22 (no resolution they all fell to the wayside I just woke up one day and realised I'd had enough). Then about two years later I was watching Channel 5 one night and caught The X Games 1996. I was like "wow, they still make BMXs !" and from that moment on I was hooked. I rode again until 2001 and had a really bad accident and my wife at the time said it was her or the bike.

So obs I chose her. I did buy another bike in around 2004 but my heart was not in it and I was terrified of coming off due to the previous accident being so bad. So I sold it..

I'm definitely bitten by the bug again I know it is going to be stupid hard work and my back and legs won't thank me at first but I am determined to get ride fit. Not looking to do anything stupid, hence why I bought a race BMX and not a stupid strong one just hoping not to fall off lol.

Mind you I am prepared. Got the helmet and gloves