How do I achieve peace in my mind?

do you live in the northern hemisphere?
do you get enough vitamin d?

Matthew 11:28

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

>>17885658
No. Do you really believe in the fact that I live in the south makes me poor and miserable? That's not the case. That said, I could suffer from lack of vitamin D since I don't like eggs, meat and pretty much anything a vegan would avoid (even though I'm not one). I do drink milk everyday though. Is lack of vitamin D a cause of depression?

>>17885681
The bible means nothing to me.

>>17885752
>>17885681
I should correct myself. What I meant is that I'm not religious and I don't pretend to be. I am the grandson of two pastors and I grew up inside the church. The bible has some good teachings and also bad ones. The bible is not what I need right now.

>>17885752
Yes, vitamin D deficiancy is one of the things to watch out for, maybe magnesium, too... Also make sure you get enough sleep, read enough fiction, get a bit of exercise and get to hang out with some people you like.

I know what I write is very generic, and apologies for not addressing your thoughts one by one.
It's just I think you might need to look for solutions outside of your head.

>>17885781
I do all of that. Maybe even too much. My GF, for example, I used to love her so much... I still do, but it's kinda deep within me now. It's not the same when I'm like this. All I feel is emptiness.

>>17885796
Dance...? Art...?

Also can you spreak about this to some extent with your gf?

Btw before Christmas is when most of people get frustrated, due to things like... Seeing pictures of others looking happy. Year ending, etc.

>>17885812
Well, I used to fight in tournaments but I had to quit. Besides that I mostly do "geek stuff" (god I hate this word) like watching anime, playing games and D&D. I also ride my bike pretty much everyday, see my friends and they will often sleep in my house so we can talk and play games, etc.

So you can see that I live a good life. I do what I like, my mom loves me and I love her, my brother share the same interests with me and we relate pretty good, I've been on a 2 year long relationship that never cooled down, I have friends, etc. Seeing people happy also doesn't effect me the slightest.

I always talk with my gf about everything, but she has much more problems than me so most of the time I'm the one trying to help her.

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>>17885638
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLjelIPg3ys
short vid !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67SeR3LxtdI
meditate!

People tend to tell me I'm too rational. I won't really ever cry or be sad even when things are bad as fuck. Could it be that I just have this moments when I just can't hold it any longer and it all comes together? I'm not sure but sometimes it feels like only bad things happen and only bad things will happen.

>>17885829
That last sentence.......

Anyway I gotta go offline now, so just sending you virtual hugs.

>>17885835
Oh I forgot one thing... Do you ever cry...?
It's okay to cry a bit. Better than getting to a panic attack anyway.

>>17885846
About two or three times per year I guess. Something coming directly form hell must happen for me to cry.

>>17885638
>but recently I started having bad thoughts
I'm not really in the position to give you advice, because these 'thoughts' have gotten a hold of me almost my entire life and ive only begun to realize how I was living in an 'imaginery world'.

Its kind of like a mild form of schizophrenia, you have to try your best to ignore them and go out more.

From my experience they are just "thoughts". your imaging things because you're either bored or afraid to face reality, so you make up things in your head to escape it.

what your parents went through and the shit people go through is pretty much universal and mandatory.

you should go back to sports, and get in touch with the outside world more, i think thats a good solution, or see a specialist about it before it gets worse.

>>17885878
I'm currently on a break so I'm not studying or working at the moment. Could that be that I'm so bored that I feel this way? This time of the year I always stay at home so that would explain why always around christmas.

>>17885899
I think so, im kind of a neet, and don't go out very often, i can tell you it only gets worse chasing the thoughts in your mind. you have to learn to let it all go and focus on the things in front of you.