Hello, boyos.
Time for more updates from you. Let me know how things have been. I may not respond, but I will read.
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Jason Morales
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Noah Martinez
nth year of being alone and having no meaningful connections with anyone. I would have come to terms with it long ago if I didn't feel like it's physically killing me. It seems like the more time I spend feeling lonely the more cognitively dysfunctional, tired and hopeless I become. I keep telling myself that I'll eventually hit some Unabomber-tier epiphany that will make me hate people enough to enjoy being alone. I keep telling myself that if I read Meditations for the 12th time, I'll finally understand how to be content regardless of my circumstances. The only change in my life is deterioration.
Kevin Ramirez
>It seems like the more time I spend feeling lonely the more cognitively dysfunctional, tired and hopeless I become
It absolutely is that. Humans without other humans are comparable to not having food or warmth or security. It does literal damage.
If you mean Marcus Aurelius, know that he was himself never alone and living in a world where you could not be as isolated as we can.
Stoicism is to be taken with a grain of salt, user. Marcus was great be he knew nothing of how the brain works.
You need to take steps towards socialisation. Any ideas?
Carson Carter
>Stoicism is to be taken with a grain of salt
I've started to realize that.
>You need to take steps towards socialisation. Any ideas?
I have a few people from High School that I see once in a blue moon, and a few people from college that I need to play a character to keep around. I really feel incapable of forming meaningful relationships. And my options for socialization are even more limited now due to the pandemic.
Leo Barnes
I'm the guy who calls you out for helping the establishment define mental illness as dissent from cosmopolitan values. I'm still well on my way to dying completely alone, so gg.
Robert Wilson
>I've started to realize that.
Virtually everything should be taken with a grain of salt, but especially what you hear about on this website, even when it's good stuff. Always get books with a critical apparatus so that you don't have to rely on the mentally ill point of view of insane anons who twist and bias everything to their own ends.
See what became of Marcus' son: a right nutter in all his glory. Stoicism probably made the kid want more from life than anyone could get.
>I have a few people from High School that I see once in a blue moon, and a few people from college that I need to play a character to keep around. I really feel incapable of forming meaningful relationships. And my options for socialization are even more limited now due to the pandemic.
Yeah, for now, do what you can. Prepare for the future, though. What you need is to find people you really connect with. My assumption is you have friends who aren't quite your speed and thus it doesn't feel very satisfying at all. You need to find new friends.
Suggestion: focus on a topic or activity you enjoy and start from there. You can also use your pre-existent network to find more potential friends.
>Do you know anyone who likes poker/chess/hiking/forests/etc?
You need to approach it like it's a job, and get results down. Consider volunteer work, too. Teach little kids about something you know, help random people within an association, etc. You'll get to meet other volunteers, and those are bound to be good people who are also loving and caring (they spend their free time helping others for no other reward than enjoying what they do, these would be hard to antagonise).
But by all means do not stay isolated. The physical damage is real.
Zachary Brooks
Nothing much going on, but cool to see you're still around. Btw fuck mods and jannies
Landon Lewis
>helping the establishment define mental illness
I use what the community uses, and strictly as a means to an end. We've already verified that you misunderstand me greatly and aren't interested in logic or facts.
>I'm still well on my way to dying completely alone, so gg.
It isn't too late, but you'll have to take a leap of faith and trust me for a few steps.
Brandon Moore
The last time I tried that, a bunch of people tried to trap my soul in a video game.
I'm not kidding lol.
Justin Baker
Who are you?
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