Meth will make you feel like all of your problems are completely solved and you’re a massive success. Then about 3-12 months later you will have destroyed all of your relationships, your life will be ruined, your brain & body will be wrecked, your muscles gone, and you might be in prison. Don’t fuck with it.
It’s called one milion dollars
I’m 100% certain I could manage to be sad with a million dollars, lol
(mainly because it’s not enough money to do anything significant against climate change)
What’s worse is that everyone else seems to suffer while you aren’t which probably is solved by some kind of voluntary activity but not really I guess.
It’s not like not having would change anything but the feeling of some kind of injustice is hard to just ignore.
And it’s more like 4 millions and maybe it sounds ridiculous but I am not some blind techbro. I know what is happening around the globe
Opiates or meth depending on whether you want to feel like life is worth living (serene) or life is worth living (manic). Doesn’t last long though
Don’t listen to this. Use shrooms.
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Shrooms.
This is the correct answer.
I can’t agree more honestly. I am still awaiting ego death
Ego death is fake and stupid.
Like, right now or are you trying to get to it.
And why?
Not alcohol, that’s for sure. Waking up on the sofa again is a real pain in the arse.
Yeah, alcohol is a pretty insidious bastard. It’ll sneak up on you.
Journaling, Exercise, Sunlight, Socialization.
They might not cure all cases of depression, but if you can bring yourself to have a healthy amount of each every single day then you’re FAR more likely to feel better.
Also your diet should be healthy but that’s way harder to quantify so just think twice before eating junk and you’re probably going to be fine
What are the general contents of a typical journal entry for you? I hear the concept bandied about frequently, but I’ve never understood the relation between journaling and better mental health.
The toxicity I bring to the table is that it feels, to me, indulgent at best, egotistical at worst. Which is its own kettle of fish I need to do something about, but, hey, one issue at a time.
Your journal, ideally, will serve 3 different purposes as you learn to manage your depression/anxiety/etc.
First, it establishes a routine of organizing your thoughts. It doesn’t matter what you write about in this stage. Just be genuine and write how you’re feeling that day, what you wish had happened, what actually happened, what you think you could have done better, what you’re proud you did well, what you plan to do tomorrow, etc. The point is the routine, and you can fall back on this purpose whenever you want.
Second, when you’re feeling up to it, is to journal so that you have something to catalogue your experiences, so you can identify negative or self-destructive patterns. Not every journal entry has to be useful for this purpose, keeping the routine can be hard so do the bare minimum when that’s all you can do. But if you have the means, this is what you would bring to a therapist so they can give you more personalized advice that’s grounded in science, or just generally give you insights that you couldn’t have made on your own, or give more credit to the insights that you’ve made for yourself. You won’t have to hand over your book, you can select passages to read them or gove them a summary
Third, once you feel like you’re managing your mental health well and the journaling process feels secondhand, you can translate it to other things in life. You can take your developed skill of self-reflection and have journals for anything in your life that you want, and those journals will all improve your organization and lighten your mental load. Examples: Have an upcoming family gathering that you’re stressed about? Make a journal about who’s going to be there so you can dump that mental load onto paper and get it out of your head. Got an idea for a cool project but can’t work out the details? Journal your thoughts and get them more organized. Ideas are ephemeral until you start to carve out a rigid form for them. You’ll find more and more that writing things down, not just for note taking but for the art of writing them down, will RADICALLY change how your thoughts are managed, and you’ll have the power to guide that change yourself.
You could write about all or none of these, and you’re going to be dipping into reasons 2 and 3 before you know it. But if it feels indulgent to write about yourself at all, let me tell you that it’s not. The way I see it, self-improvement is never indulgent because it improves your capacity to help others, and journaling is a scientifically recognized tool for self improvement. You’ll likely find your own reasons for why it helps you once you’ve been journaling for a while. It’s different for everyone, but it works.
I’m no advocate for it and rarely journal except for in specific circumstances that have a clearer goal; however, I would think it to be therapeutic, a way to introspect a little before moving on.
Meditation, writ?
Don’t abuse any of them.
Just take psychedelics.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-psychedelic-drugs-may-help-depression
Single dose of LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, study says
I took one hell of a dose of shrooms and it wasn’t a calm or gentle experience. It made my depression go away for like 6 months though.
Shrooms are definitely the ones that take you on a trip instead of you tripping on them if you take enough. I’ve found that I’ve been incapable of having a bad time on acid generally, although I’ve heard of bad trips so I remain cautious taking it.
oh trust me, you can have bad trips on acid way easier than shrooms. acid gets pretty intense and is very mental, whereas, mushrooms are generally a good vibe. however, i still recommend both.
i could tell you some bad trip stories, though.
I mean it’s definitely up to the person. Every time I’ve taken acid I’ve had the realization “oh yeah, it’s impossible to be sad on acid” again, maybe that will change, I’ve heard the stories.
Whereas part of one of my best mushroom trips involved me thinking about an ex and allowing the emotions to overwhelm me and allowing myself to sob and wallow in the memory.
Maybe it’s that when an acid trip is “bad” it’s generally a bad time and the fun is over for the rest of the trip, where bad feelings on a mushroom trip can be therapeutic and don’t necessarily sour the overall experience.
I had a similar experience. Acid was chill. Felt great, music was wonderful. Snapped me out of my depression enough to make an appointment with my psychiatrist and get back on treatment. Downside was how long it lasts, mostly after you’ve come down and are unable to sleep for ages.
Shrooms, on the other hand… I remember rolling on the floor, chewing on my desk, and completely forgetting who I was - but I could sort of remember a friend of mine who had amnesia from a bad motor accident, so I reasoned that I must be them. Plus I felt nauseous the whole time. Maybe a lower dosage would have been better but it’s not like I was trying to take enough to see god or anything. People react differently to everything, after all.
Wasn’t traumatic or anything, but wasn’t helpful either. It was an interesting experience to have but I would not want to repeat it.
Lol, what doses did you take with shrooms?! Those must be gigantic! My highest dose was 8g and for like 2 hours I couldn’t see the real world, only trippy visuals from my brain which was really fun.
You should definitely dose lower, somewhere around 3g is my preferred dose for an intense visual/introspective/enjoyable trip without going over board.
It wasn’t enormous, but it was my first time on shrooms after trying several other psychedelics. I don’t remember the exact dosage, I think I had ground it up and put it in some small capsules to make measuring doses easier but I don’t think I ever tried the rest since the first wasn’t very pleasant. But like I said, people react differently, brain chemistry is complex.
Anyway, I far preferred the feel of LSD. But I haven’t taken either in many years at this point, I don’t have enough free time for it, lol. My main problem with all of them is the time investment.
Yeah, I totally understand! I do them every few months or something and clear an evening for them, but they don’t really affect me that much.
Have you tried the Lemon Tek for shrooms? In my limited experience it seems to help with the nausea.
Money. Lots and lots of money
Mood control. Scientists have determined that specific serotonin receptors in your brain might be responsible for specific moods.
Depression and irritability. Low serotonin in the brain can lead you to be frustrated more quickly than you used to be. A lack of serotonin also depletes your energy so you’re quickly wiped out. When you do things that used to give you pleasure, you might find they don’t give you a boost like they did in the past.
One ecstasy please
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Multi vitamin.
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Vitamin D.
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Magnesium.
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Creatine.
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Omega 3.
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Liver.
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Eggs.
- A dash of cocaine, as a treat
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Billionaire blood
BBC
Charity and service.
It’s hard to stay depressed and unmotivated while helping someone else up.
I don’t always have the energy or resources, but when I do, it can be a hell of a high.
Yep! This is the secret to happiness in life. Helping other people! Plus it doesn’t take huge amounts of time either. A couple of hours per week can have carryover effects that last a long time.
Hobbies are also great. The big hobby I’m learning is gardening. Planting seeds, taking care of them, watching them grow: somehow this activity is just immensely satisfying for me. Plus I get to try some delicious food (which probably tastes even better due to the emotional investment). It’s also really cool because seeds are quite cheap and you can grow varieties that you’ll never see in a grocery store.
This is my drug of choice
This right here. Volunteering and helping others has helped a ton with addressing my depression and nihilism.
Can’t help yourself, help someone else
I personally advocate for LSD due to my own experiences with it.
I had been depressed for so long that I’d actually forgotten what it fealt like to be “happy” instead of just “not depressed”. LSD literally reminded me how happiness physically feels, knowledge that stayed with me after the trip. I’m not saying LSD cured my depression, but it definitely helped me feel positive emotions again, which is a start.
Molly, shrooms, LSD, weed
Only works if you keep doing it lol ive done all of them and still feel like OP.
:P
A really strong mushroom trip permanently cured my depression and I haven’t felt any sadness or dread in 5 years
