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haynes66:
well, my plan didnt quite work. as some of you know, i've been throwing myself into two 750 restorations and also building something of a special. the idea being that i would flood out negative thoughts from the past with 'busy-ness'.  it does work for a while, but for anyone who suffers from depression knows only too well, you can only keep the 'black dog' away for so long.  the slump usually lasts for a short while with me and things generally improve reasonably quickly. but this particular slump has been a bigee, probably due the false creation of upbeat-ness by pushing myself to do things constantly.   very wearing for someone who is generally laid back, or lazy as my wife calls it.  riding has been a godsend as usual, but there have been the odd occasion where i have had to stop as i cant see through the tears; bit of a tough one for a 58 year old to admit to. but i know there are others on here who suffer in a similar way, so i'm not alone.  all bike work has come to a dead stop for some time but i'm collecting my engine cases this weekend and i'm hoping that will give me the kick in the backside that i need.

Nurse Julie:
Sorry to hear that Pete, I hope you find your mojo again very soon. If not, I feel I will have to do another engine strip, assessment and build thread to get you (and others that appear to have come to a complete standstill) motivated again. Summer Hollibobs not far away now.......something to look forward too.

Johnwebley:
Best wishes
Take care.enjoy your riding. Use it to escape your  hassle

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haynes66:
actually, i was enjoying working on my 500 superdream project, all the cutting and filing and stuff. it's just that i tried to control my thought process by overloading my brain with things to do. but the mind is more complex than that and isnt something i can manipulate. the only thing i'm coping with right now is just sorting two lots of parts for both resto projects - two sets of footpegs, for instance; or two sets of calipers and so on. not rebuilding anything, just sorting.  i'm having to admit defeat in a way, as i thought i had found a way to deal with the negatives.  but i think it's just a case of one step at a time as before.

mike the bike:
I call it the Black Dog too.  I've found the only way of lifting it a bit is to do something positive.   I used to make a to-do list and tick things off it.  Having all the to-do stuff in your head just weighs you down and nothing gets done.  Feel free to think that's a load of tosh but it helps me.

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