moosekaka Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 OK, so tomorrow is my birthday and to celebrate and also to cope with difficult feelings about her, I went skydiving. I had just done a bungee off a bridge on new years day, so I thought the adrenaline rush that experience gave me would be replicated. Well, I can say that the skydive is less scary in some ways, yet just as exciting and nervy in different ways compared to bun-geeing (eg nervous knots as you take off on the smallest plane in your life, the incredibly loud and powerful air rushing over your body in freefall, the strange sensation of being really high up yet the brain cannot register this height as being more scary than from lets say the roof off a building, which makes bun-geeing scarier.) I am not sure if this post is relevant to the coping forum, but if a broken heart can drive men to do silly things, I guess jumping off things is as good as any (and probably better than drinking). Also I like to add that if not for the broken heart, I'd probably never do the bungee or skydive, its like the pain of a broken heart switches off your brain's inhibition subtly. Link to post Share on other sites
Lemontang Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'm hearing you on this loud and clear. I sold an engagement ring and brought a motorbike with the money. Best thing I ever did. I've had so many adventures on it since. So much so I ended up going to Taiwan as a result to travel the country (flying through city street at 160k is such a rush). It's a good way to jump start yourself in being you again, and discovering things about yourself unhindered by the opinions of others. I'd never have done any of this if I was still with this girl. Link to post Share on other sites
Author moosekaka Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'm hearing you on this loud and clear. I sold an engagement ring and brought a motorbike with the money. Best thing I ever did. I've had so many adventures on it since. So much so I ended up going to Taiwan as a result to travel the country (flying through city street at 160k is such a rush). It's a good way to jump start yourself in being you again, and discovering things about yourself unhindered by the opinions of others. I'd never have done any of this if I was still with this girl. you know, that's something I thought of 10 years ago as a young adult, travelling around the world on a 4x4 or maybe a motorbike. The problem: I am in my 4th year in a Phd, but lately especially after being dumped by her I am finding it very difficult to motivate myself. I am basically not productive, but am too afraid to quit because I have nowhere better to go. Sure, if I struck the lottery I would quit immediately and go travel the world, but right now its like I am spinning my wheels and toughing it out. Did you have to quit your job to go on that motorbike? Link to post Share on other sites
Lemontang Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I sort of quit. Well it was a timing thing really. I'd longed booked the holiday and just before flying out got head hunted by an old client of mine so came back to a new job. If your studying nothing is stopping you from deferring. But me, I'd stick it out whilst planning the next big adventure. Some of the big ones take a lot of time to plan, especially the working holidays. Get a liquor serving license and you can bar hop anywhere, normally just a single evening night course. They come in really handy. Link to post Share on other sites
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