Talk about life and post your favorite pape.

im so sorry

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>>6930257
go to school, get good grades

you won't regret it.

All the women that ignore you now will want you when you have a well paying job.

also, have you tried alcohol? that works pretty well for anxiety.

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>>6930257
I feel you, OP. But from an outsider's perspective, I think the fact that you're obviously passionate about being social will be enough to eventually push you to getting out and enjoying life. Don't be too hard on yourself to socialize. I guarantee that at one point in the future, you'll say "Fuck it" and go to a party or event somewhere. That may not happen now, or even in the next year, but I'm confident that the urge to actually act will sneak up on you. I think you just need to keep in mind that life will go on even if you feel unfulfilled. What I'm saying is to not stress about it, because one day something will snap and you'll break out of your comfort zone. Just don't overthink it.

For me, I feel like I've been stuck living in the past, but there isn't really anything for me to take comfort in in the present. It's been over a year since my athletic life started going down the drain. I started running seriously a few years ago, and the year preceded my eventual downfall was the best year of my life. I started really committing to my runs during the summer, and by the spring, I was the most fit I had ever been. My mile time was just a few seconds shy of below 5 minutes. I made a bunch of friends in this time and became a much happier and fulfilled person.

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>>6930301
But after that spring, I got a stress fracture in my shin. It took months to heal, longer than most doctors and websites recommended. When the pain had seemingly gone away, I tried running on it again, only to re-injure my leg. It was almost winter by the time I was ready to start running on it again. So after a humiliating winter of getting my speed back, I thought I was ready to enjoy life again. That's when I pulled by lower abdominal muscle. It's been months, which is sadly very familiar. This whole year has been so depressing, and I feel like I have nothing left to feel confident about. Running was important to me because it made me feel powerful and like I was finally a well-rounded person who was worthy to be a part of society. Now I feel useless and broken. I used to run out to a hill that overlooked the bay. It was a halfway point on my 10-mile runs. All I want is to run there again and feel as happy as I was.

And I know that this is something that will eventually pass, but I feel like it has been such an agonizingly long period of time already. I'm impatient, and the pain in my lower abdomen has barely lessened.

This wallpaper is one of my favorites because it was the one I used during that initial summer training. It feels dumb to type it, but what I really like about the pape is the sidewalk in it. It looks a lot like one of my running routes. I would imagine myself running down it whenever I looked at it. I just want things to be like they were then.

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>>6930257
Also 3rd year college kid here

These aren't the best years of your life. The best years of your life will make themselves apparent to you, although you have to be the one to make the first step. That doesn't mean you have to do it all at once. A slow pace, just a change, maybe every day, or even every week, is still change, and thats good.

I was just kicking myself the other day for some stupid reason, wasting money, not moving out sooner, etc. But I figure that I shouldn't think i'm stuck like this, because at least I know that these are bad things, so somehow I can figure it out

idk if any of that will help, but i hope it do.

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>>6930257
you need to stop kicking yourself and relax, negative thoughts like these are never good (im serious, try to apply this instead of only seeing it as empty words)
Also, there's nothing to be anxious about going to any event, chances are everyone is just doing their own thing and its not like anyone will judge you, especially if you are chill. People generally only judge attention/drama whores and such. Lastly, doing something that is hard for you is good for you because that's the only way to grow as a man and improve yourself, and you owe yourself that. Basically, you need to "get comfortable being uncomfortable", this is very important if the internet and video games cucked you into being anxious etc. Good luck brah and remember, we're all gonna make it
nice pic also

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To anyone stressing about their future or current lifestyle, you're doing it wrong, and I am no exception. The mind is a wonderful thing, but it can work against you in many ways. In the words of Alan watts, your thoughts can be mere noise of the mind, pointless and wandering. I find myself lying in bed thinking about a dumb thing I said to a girl, or the mistake I made at work, nothing positive, try to think of my thoughts as the faint sound of traffic going by that I'm completely unaware of the majority of the time, it's there, I can hear it if I want, but if I don't, it simply fades into the back of my consciousness, and apply that knowledge to my thoughts, they're merely rain on a window pane, wind whipping by my door, the faint ticking of the living room clock... over thinking is my ultimate downfall concerning my quality of life. I don't believe I'm alone in this. Try this method, it is no cure all, but I find it helps. I hope it does for you anon.

>>6930372
Actual sound advice, in the most unlikely of places :)

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Hey lads. I used to post regularly in the comfy threads but I kinda stopped checking /wg/ for a couple of months for nor real reason. About a week ago I started browsing this place again and man did I miss this.
>>6930257
I've been there too man. I know exactly what you mean by that anxious feeling. But still, this is your life youre wasting. Take those risks and do the stuff that youre afraid of. The reason you dont do stuff like this is because you think you dont have the strengh. Its all about your mindset.
>>6930301
This might sound harsh but maybye you need to stop holding onto something that has left you. Face the cold reality that you will possibly never reach your peak performance again. Accept it and adapt. Move on. You might find the passion you had for running in something else. The happiness youve had because of what you achieved can be found in anything you put your mind in. Instead of internally destroying you by clinging on to a better past, try and build yourself a better present. This will be hard, but it'll be worth it.

Lately Ive been realising how addicted I am to the internet and my PC. I want to read the books that Ive bought months ago, I want to make use of my camera that I used way too little ever since I got it, I want to start getting more fit and I want to learn an instrument. The reason I dont do all that is because of my PC. Almost every day I come home from school and waste my time in front of this monitor, doing nothing noteworthy.
And the worst part about this is: I am not alone. Almost everyone around me is just as addicted, if not even more, to their phone and their PC. Aquaintances of mine sulk about going on a holiday where there wont be any Internet, a friend of mine got seriously upset because her phone needed to be repaired which meant that she wouldnt have it for a couple of days. Ive actually gotten bewildered looks by people after Ive said that I dont have facebook on my phone. Any of you guys think similar?

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My girlfriend is an alcoholic and I have no idea how to deal with this. I drink twice a year tops and never lose my cool, but she began drinking more and more lately. She used to drink every week (and every day, as I was told, before that) but then kicked the habit for more than a year. Now, however, she's doing it almost every week. To her it seems acceptable and "under her limit", but what's "under control" from her perspective is "shit-faced-drunk-unable-to-walk-straight" from mine. I'm always there for her. I listen to her. I pick her up when she's shitfaced. I tried to tell her that this hurts me quite a bit. But she can't seem to understand that. Of course she regrets it the day after, but it rarely lasts more than a week. And this brings me down a lot, I'm starting to care less and less about her.

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>>6930264
thanks

>>6930301
>>6930302
Damn, thanks for the kind words and the time to write this down. You're right, I should definitely go easier on me, it's just hard to watch every friend you had since childhood in a more 'mature' lifestyle. Your post definitely helped me, thanks again.

For someone that really enjoys practicing exercises it must be really hard to have so many fractures in so little time, sorry. Maybe you could try something different when you recover like cycling? I think it's a little easier on the feet. Also don't feel useless like that, the fact that you can put your mind into something and persevere like that shows how dedicated you are, the running doesn't define you :)

Very nice pape by the way, one of the reasons that I'm studying is to be able to move to a place with a beautiful road like this one. Sorry for bad englando, not my first language.

>>6930298
Can't my dude, my liver is busy enough with the medications that I'm in.

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>>6930372
Thanks for the words.
>>6930443
Yea, It's gonna be tough, but I'll have to take this leap one day. Thanks for the words.

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I just want to post this wallpaper that I just resized to 2560x1440.

I feel down, drained. I've got no job, can't find a job in my city. I have a wife that cares, so that's good. Sex is mediocre an d I can't remember the last time she made me cum.

That's enough talk, I hope someone likes the wallpaper.

>>6930798
I just noticed I fucked up the wallpaper and theres jarring black edges.
Oh well

just find a clear objective

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/r/howtonotgiveafuck

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I've never felt the need to heal my heart, because I've never been hurt, because there was never anything to hurt in the first place. I've never tried hard enough for any fall to be significant, and I've never known anything that would have hurt for me to lose. I guess I'm a total social outcast, yet it doesn't even register, I've never even considered the possibility of anything else. I've tried it, once or twice, but I always gave up out of boredom before making any significant attachments or progress. There isn't even a me to be hurt, I'm just drifting through life in a tired haze waiting for my system to stop working. The only things I can really feel are vague emotions that aren't attached to anything and as such don't have any lasting impression. I don't think I would even care if I was shot right now. At this point even if I did try to live, I wouldn't be able to feel anything from it. There's not enough of a person here to lose or gain anything. I can't even tell whether or not I have a split personality, and it probably doesn't make a difference ether way. I wish I could say this makes me sad or angry, but all I really feel is regret and the uselessness of feeling bad about a past I never even had. Sure, I can get pissed off by things, and wish that I had certain things, a certain kind of life, or a certain kind of person to love, but there isn't really a defined "me" who could find those things meaningful. I don't feel strongly or even badly about all of this, I just think it. I'm not a positive, or even a negative, I'm a net sum of zero.

>>6932324
Oh, and for the record, I know I sound like an edgy faggot.

>>6930443
Is this thread still here?

Yeah we are all addicted, anyone who is literally on this wesbisite must be. No, not pulling the basement dweller meme... I mean that in the sense of internet culture. And cringy or not 4chan is it´s own culture.

I have come to rralize I do a LOTof things purelz out of a habitual comfort.

4chan, used to come here for solid laughs, great wallpapers, weird pics, niche porn, raids, hillarious in-jokes, memes(before the were ´memes´... I am like a meme hipster. Back in my day we called them funny pictures from a website we won´t mention.

Guildwars2, a game I have come to hate because of dev descisions, change to facebook/korea game model, UI and visual changes, suuuuper SJW playerbase and dev team.

Starbcuks, cooffee is now shit, no chocolate covered cherries sold, pastries are literally cheap gross massproduced shit, shitty baristas,ugly hispters everywhere.

Those are just some examples...
Why.

I am living in a glorious past, mainly 2007, and I pretend so for comfort.

Been checked for ocd, don´t have it. Am I still on topic? I feel this is the only board where anyone will even read this.

Addicted, sure. But still painfully aware that life , the world, WAITS FOR NO MAN.

Take what you want while you are still able.
I am content, I have mostly everything I want, and have everything I need. So now I just have to me mentally comfortable.

But for anyone who does not, go fucking do it. Most things aren´t based on money but pure fucking circumstance.

If you need money, do shit jobs. Also have kids.

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>>6932588
Forgot paper

>"Don't have the strength to change"
Than you won't

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Looking for a job currently, but I'm getting closer I feel. I've got school finishing up. Volleyball practices and what not. Mm not much family drama anymore. It was pretty shitty when I was younger but it's gotten a lot better fortunately (after three evictions wink wink).

How's everyone doing? good I hope. Have a neato page /wg/

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>>6930569
Dump her, drop her, let go.

I know that in your heart of hearts you may think that this is the one; the love of your life, and there is no one like her - but that's simply not true. There are around 7 billion people on this blue, shit filled place and the likelihood that you'll find another love minus the issues is extremely high. Trust me, I've dealt with alcoholic loved ones, they are unfixable. All they do is leech and leech, leaning on you as a crutch until eventually you both fall. Save yourself, grab the cliff and let her go.

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I'm entering university soon (finally). As many on this board and this site in general, I am a complete social degenerate. But it's strange, I am capable of making people like me, but I can't stand the voice of 99% of the people I meet. It's like I socialize and hook up with people whenever I do because that's "what is normal people do". I just don't understand why I can't have the same aspirations as other people - and I think that is what disturbs me about myself. I loathe enjoyment - everytime I have a fun or good day in anyway, I regret it afterwards knowing that I don't deserve it.

The easiest summary of myself and my life is I just don't understand myself.

Oh and I LOVE baroque/romantic paintings

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>>6933372
Do you really loathe enjoyment, or do you just find what other's think as enjoyment to not be fulfilling?

As for me, I am a loner that forces myself to engage in social situations. I work a social, low income job, that I don't hate, to support myself and to keep me from spending all my time alone. I lost my dog a couple years ago and I'm now starting to feel that pain. I'm trying to get myself up and out but I fail quite often and I think the worst thing is that I try to figure out why I failed the days I failed instead of trying to figure out Why I succeeded the days on which I did.

I know I'm going to fail, I shouldn't try to avoid it and should instead try to set myself up to succeed.

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The waking hours of 4-5am, outside, are a serious feeling for me like no other, this image carries it...the dim blue that washes over everything just before twilight. Being awake and aware, looking into a city and knowing most of the population is not even conscious yet.
But you are, your day means something by now, that's guaranteed by whatever godforsaken reason pushed you out of bed. It had to be important. It's never just for no reason. You're groggy, pondering over whatever thing you're supposed to. Then you go outside and get lit with this feeling. Life has just challenged you with another day, gonna get ready motherfucker?

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I recently married a cute Chinese girl and it's so far the best adventure of my life. We dated for less than a year before getting married but I truly believe it's gonna last forever. I'm still dealing with some depression issues though. That said this is the happiest time of my life so far.

Being married is so different and it's so nice to have someone to come home to. Someone to help out with any problem your having. I really love her wg.

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Not my fav but just one of them, cant pick

Have had a sad life for the most part, close family, very close to my sisters, lots of love from them. My parents always pushing me to study harder. Now I'm in HS and am getting good grades, have discovered passions like music, astronomy and lately I have been enjoying reading, especially philosophy. But fucking hell do I feel lost in this world.

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>>6933402
Congratulations man
Dont forget to love yourself also.

I got dumped a month ago. It made me not able to study for my university entrance exams at all. I will most likely fail to get in and have to spend another year in my decent, but low pay job. It might be good since im not sure i want to study the thing i applied for (stem major).

I'm really lonely because i lost my few friends that i had because of something i did, also i have a hard time connecting with people at work.
Im excited for the future and the people i will meet but also scared of not finding good friends.

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I've Been trying to better myself systematically over the past 6 months and actually figure out what I'm doing and where I'm going with my life. Last Christmas I was in a real miserable place and I fucking hated everything I was doing on a day to day basis. I hated that I didn't get into med school, I hated the masters program I was in and really didn't want to do, I hated my girlfriend, I hating living at home with my parents, and I hated not having any freedom or money because 90% of my life was spent at or focusing on school.

>Quit masters program
>Moved in to a bro pad with some of my best friends
>Got my personal trainer certification and have been enjoying it emensely. Am now the most financially stable person know.
>Work out 6 days per week
>Eating better than I have in my entire life
>Wake up every morning at 5am
>Meditate 30 minutes every morning as the sun rises
>Made I gigantic list of books to read (thanks /lit/...)
>Stopped going on degenerate 4chan boards and jerking off twice a day (/gif/, /b/, /v/...)
>picked up new hobbies... shooting, archery, carpentry, cooking, gardening...
>Feelings of loneliness have completely subsided even though I'm single
>Have booked 2 international trips with childhood friend and cuddle buddy / FWB. Japan (climbing mt. Fuji) and Spain.

Just want to remind you guys that everything in life is fixable. No matter how deep of a hole you think you are in you have the ability to build a ladder out of it...

I'll also dump a couple of dank papes I have on my phone.

>>6933394
I really do loathe enjoyment because I know that just hours after I have a moment of happiness I'll reflect on it with regret, bashing myself for feeling such emotions. In the moment, happiness is wonderful; it's the aftertaste that hurts.

>>6933396
I found this strangely motivational. Thanks anon

>>6933470
Thanks man. Just know that you've inspired someone else.

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Ok, so my old laptop finally clonked out and I had to get a new one.
This was a good a reason as ever to upgrade and I did... A 1200 dollar gaming laptop (I like having a laptop on my lap for obvious reason.

Now I just have to scrape by while getting yelled at by everyone I know for over spending on it. Honestly, I can do it and I feel it's going to last me a while.

Also managed to get my old pictures back.

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For those anons hurting from life. I never really had passion over anything and kinda drifted through life. 2 years ago I bit the bullet, and switched from shitty white collar call center jobs and moved into blue collar. (I'm a pipeline worker now, fuck!) This was a bit of a shock to my self perception, but here I am, 2 years later better off, and biting the bullet was a lot less painful then I thought it would be. I say, if you fear failure, or fear success, just leap. If you fail, you move on, and if you succeed, it won't be as painful as you think it will be.

Now for the personal stuff. Lately I've been re-examining my family life. After talking to my sisters over drinks, I feel as if I've had any form of childish worship of my parents ripped away. I am a man of great faith, and the mother who dedicated herself to her walk with god, might actually be part of a cult. My father who is wise and witty, one who finds time to enjoy drink and friends, might be drinking to cope with the stress of keeping my mom from moving to a commune. Childhood memories of changes in weekly patterns might really be a period where my parents were staking claims on their children in case of divorce. This would have happened around when my mom's church became cultish. They kicked out my dad, and made her an elder on the same day. Then I remember my dad and I going to different churches after that. I have a mental disability, and I realize I could have been easily brainwashed... I realize my godbrothers are brainwashed. My dad saved me from that.

Until now I thought of there marriage as nearly perfect. I knew there was trouble, but I saw them as the peak reward of sticking things through, but now I think my dad is struggling and is just sheltering everyone from his pain...

It's some heavy stuff to work through, and pipeline workers aren't the type to open their hearts.

Keep at it guys.

The pic is my fav just because the colours are muted enough to not hurt my eyes in the night.

>>6930302
Man i feel you on missing doing something active and getting a stress fracture. A few years ago i was doing well with my exercise routine, had worked it out and was able to do it and enjoy it. Then i was walking and i dipped my ankle into a hole, cracking it. At the time i didnt realize the huge amount of damage that had occurred. I waited a month to do heavy work outs - but i hadnt let it heal. Even now i feel the ankle hurting on and off, it makes me hate doing squats and other leg stuff when i try to do them.
>>6930569
Having spent a long time with one, i'm going to tell you things will not get better. If your gf was like my ex, they will do something extremely shitty to you. They will then try to pretend they will get better, until stress causes them to drink again and more. Repeat cycle - until you realize that they have used you up. I still adore my ex when he's sober, he's a load of laughs - but he's become angry and bitter. His drinking makes me more so that - and i know that my asking him to stop or slow down only angers him and speeds up the cycle now. Save yourself atm, you wont be able to fix or save her.

As for my own worries, just wanting to keep my health going and finances from going into the red. I am happy with the small things, cause i'm tired of the big horrid things.

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don't worry, be happy :)
don't worry about what you can't change
if you don't feel like smiling, you're living life wrong senpai, have a couple of dank papes

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Have you ever felt that your part of an obscure circus act that has no audience? But you choose to give the performance your all anyway? Then the performance act still goes nowhere? Life is like that sometimes. I work hard, have a lot of friends, kicking off cool things in my music hobby/career, things are going good. But its still the overthinking thoughts that get me sometimes. That sheer cognitive disarray that causes you to put yourself down. Fills your head with the negative bullshit and knowing the fact that you live on an irrelevant tiny blue dot in the middle or space. I grew up being a very optimistic and hyperactive person. I'm a straight child at heart and because of that a lot of people around me cant take me seriously as a person (Or maybe i have a looking-glass self issue) but its really all of the depressing shit around me that motivates me. Human race being small, manipulation, watching people destroy their lives in front of you. Its the depressive spectrum of life that really motivates the euphoria of my personality.

What I'm saying is that its true with the whole cliche you only live once thing. Your born once and its your life to own. Life is like writing a good story, It has plot twist that hit when you least expect it, and those twists give you character development. Now either your current mindset or situation is positive or negative you can make it a learning experience and improve your well being. You only live once so fuck it why live depressed? Do shit that scares you and do shit that pushes yourself out of your comfort zone. Life is a big adventure but you have to make it happen. Go and live the fucking dream.

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First of all, let me tell that I don't speak English good, and I don't want to use a translator

Well, since two days ago, my grandfather death and, ehm, hurt a lot. See my family crying, and especially, my grandmother, was painful. My relation with him was very good. I'm a bit regretful because I didn't go to see him in the hospital, I thought in university things instead, to later go to see him. At least I called him. My grandma love him so much, and the family are afraid she sick. Maybe she can get a broken heart, or heartache, or something like that.

I know it was going to happen at any moment, but for this things we never weren't prepared.
I will miss him much. This is the cycle of life, and him is resting now.

By the way, someone sang this song: https://youtu.be/OPGauiQ8Irs

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Life has been going alright. My home burned to the ground just over a year ago, and that fucked up my entire mindset going into University this year. Grades were the worst they've ever been. However, in a way, this year has been one of the best. I don't really care if I don't do perfect in school. I don't need to meet societal pressures on some issues. As long as I'm content up in my head, I'll be okay. I think part of growing up us learning to be content with your situation, even if it feels unbearable. We'll all be okay, I think.

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>>6934158
I feel the same way. I wonder alot if I'm depressed or have a pragmatic view of the world and life.

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Feeling pretty meh right now. Going to college in a big city but I really miss being near the outdoors. Like everyone on this website Im introverted af and dont have many friends so it gets really lonely sometimes. Ive tried partying but it just feels like a waste of time where Id rather be doing anything else. I talk to people often enough, but it seems impossible to create anything meaningful or find people who actually want to talk to me.

Lately I've been making an effort to drive out into the country on weekends to climb or just relax away from everything but I may be developing tendonitis so I'm not sure how long I can keep it up. Probably not a very good pape but I took it on top of a boulder last weekend.

>>6934178
may your grandfather rest in peace, I'm sure he was glad having you as a grandson

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I'm not motivated to do anything except play videogames. I even stopped drawing because I feel like no matter how many drawings I do, I will never be good and even if I would, it would be for naught. My dream was to become an animator at studios like Pixar or Dreamworks but there's almost no opportunities for these kind of jobs in my country, so I just went into economics even though I'm not even interested.

When I go outside, I have to drink alcohol or else I can't socialize even with my closest/best friends. The morning after I feel terrible because I forgot half of what I did, yet I know that I probably made an idiot out of me just so I can make others laugh. I feel like a disgrace to my family and I'm so sorry that they have to put up with me as a brother/son/cousin.

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I've been in the military for the last 5 1/2 years and it's total garbage. I hate what I do, and the entire culture is just one big right-wing circle jerk.

inb4 not a democrat

I havent seen my wife in over a year and a half because the command won't give me the time off. It's a toxic enviroment; I can't wait to get out and actually start living my life when I'm not under a microscope 24/7

>>6933470
Thankyou.

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I can't figure out how to live life. I can't keep a job. I've never held one for more than a yearish. I have a frontal lobe disorder which prevents me from interacting with people all that well. I have few to no friends. I'm a hypochondriac and constantly afraid I'm sick/going to die. I have two associates degrees, but they don't mean shit and I was with a girl for two years, but she cheated on me and my grades plummeted and I got kicked out of university. I hate myself.

>>6935792
MOS?

>>6930569
you cant fix her, leave my man, or try give her a choice between you or the booze
>>6932324
sounds like you need some direction in your life. maybe you have some of the things you talk about not having, but you dont realize. check up with a therapist and just talk through yourself. desu it just sounds like you need to really dig through your head and clear up some cyclic destructive thoughts.
>>6933409
trust me, youre already further ahead than most of the kids in your class. i was really similar to that in hs, i had loads of interests and it felt like everyone was ahead of me for the longest time but in the end everything will work out. keep on going.
>>6933470
awesome advice. people need to realize that there are more facets outside of education / super stressful 'elite' jobs to live a happy, stable, and secure life. keep on living my guy.
>>6933983
sounds like you need some better people in your life
>>6933987
sounds heavy, keep on working through it. maybe see a therapist just to talk through the complex stuff.
>>6934158
interesting perspective. however my advice is although you over think, try not to push your thoughts away by distracting yourself. from what youre saying though it seems like youre not very open. maybe work on that.

i constantly alienate myself from others. I have a lot of friends and get along with everyone, but i have some weird distorted perception of people that in some ways prevents me from recognizing really good connections with others. Ive been working on it since highschool but i still find myself always drifting away from new connections and people. I guess as I progress in life things will work out.

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This is eerily strange.
My life, in summary, in the past year and a half is:
>leaving anxiety behing me
>leaving religion because the above was what tied me to it
>finding myself with an optimistic nihilist perspective of life
>saw some philosophies that agree with being ok with frustrations (stoicism, buddhism) and some that say that you should pursue what you want (existentialism)
>decide to go on a journey of self improvement with those things that caused frustration just because
>friendship research
>pause to study harder to enter college
>decide the next step would be improving self control since I suffered a little while trying to study for college
>my "ok with life" mentality deteriorated itself as I changed all my world view to "rational vs. instincts"
>I notice I'm overthinking life too much, so I leave this subject unresolved
>move to city of the college I got into
>social anxiety fucking coming back
>procastination fucking coming back
>no control over my thoughts, can't be at peace like I could some months ago
And I decided I was going fucking crazy and started going to a psychologist.
What is strange is that many here have the same issue of overthinking and war against their own brain. I can remember being at peace with it and trying to dive deeper in how to live I started getting confused. Imageboards keep helping me, in the few days I visit. There was this guy on a brazilian one that told me to focus on the present moment, but this is full of shit. It's silencing the problem instead of solving. Here, however, many of you seem to be looking for inner peace too. It was kind of motivating

>>6930257
My whole life people have tried to get me to socialize, sitting in the woods making fires or playing on my computer isn't 'normal behavior' apparently it's anti social. Ive been for counseling for it. Been black mailed to parties and social events. Did I enjoy it? No did I fuck. Going to these events made me learn that, there fuck all wrong with me. Having friends is having problems. Im surrounded by social people and thier fucking miserable and hurt, due to x,y,z kicking off or letting them down etc. If you don't socialise, there's nothing wrong with you. It's who you are. DON'T change for no one. If they don't like it, they would probably not be good for you anyways. Carry on as is. Good luck, your not weird or odd.

>>6936096
But OP said he WANTS to socialize, he isn't happy im his current situation unlike you.

>>6931214
I'm actually more disappointed I DID some embarrassing/cringe-worthy stuff in retrospect 20 years ago and I'm fucking glad about the stuff I didn't do at all because I would've been worse off.

Up yours "Mark Twain".

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>>6936087
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>>6933423

Not sure if any of these posters still read this thread but I just want to tell I've read all your post and I feel for you guys, I'm really bad at replying but I've read your posts throughly, stay strong lads.


>>6930305
Thanks anon.

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Strangely , my life always has been bad in psicological terms for me ,
I remember being sad when I was really young , but because of that I didn´t think about it , with the years passing away , I just realize my sadness even more and more .Anxiety is killing me , I can´t even leave my house without sweating , I can´t look anyone in the eyes anymore , and all my "friends" have left me for some reason or another , and my only friend left (Wich he is just a internet friend , ironically) just tells me "Those are all just excuses , just go out there , get your studies together and be someone"
It all just sounds so easy , it just seems so easy to live in this world for anyone , I just don´t want to

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Pic: OC
Hi guys, never done this before but it seems warm here; I'm an 18 year old who just graduated from high school and college. I have advanced 2 years of college in engineering but throughout those 2 years I have given up so much. I don't regret it but I do miss who I was and a sport that taught me a lot. I have a girlfriend and she's amazing although there has been rough times. We've been together for 2 years and well so far my life has been a roller coaster. As of now I'm currently looking for a job and it's really hard. I also believe in religion but I won't get to into it. So far so good. I relate to OP about parties. I gave it a try but I didn't like it, I was more social before but studies took over me. At the end of the day I feel fortunate and grateful for who I am although I'm not like everyone.

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This pape is my OC, and easily my favorite.|

It was taken from the students lounge of my university, a place I never in my life thought I would be. Two years ago I was a drug addict heading down a path of destruction.
But I turned it around. It was a fuck load of work, but I cleaned myself up, went back to finish highschool and got into university. I'm pursuing a degree in Police Studies & Criminal Law, of all things.

So if you ever use this paper, or see it posted, just know that an entire human beings life is behind it.

>We're all gonna make it

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This is a good thread. On other boards, excessive negativity (i.e. blaming autism) and general shitposting (i.e: normies reee) prevents posters from considering advice or attempting to be happy. I see a difference in this thread in that some posters are optimistic and thus, happy.

I can relate to everyone else in that my introversion causes me to be lonely. My focus in my career, academics, and (ex) girlfriend led me to having 0 friends (other than my ex) for the past 3 years in university. I crave friendship but I don't know how to invite anyone out - because I tell myself I don't want to. I've vowed to be more sociable many times but failed - and now I just can't see myself being friends with someone anymore.

I've conquered anxiety over time but I fear when it would randomly attack again. I've recently ended a 2 year toxic relationship by finally finding the strength to let go. That whole time I was in love with my ex who lived in another state. I've attempted to make contact with her but now she's in the military. I hope she responds to my mail.

Rarely do I post on 4chan with something other than memes and infoposts but I wanted to express my optimism despite the problems as well. I've been going to the gym which helps with anxiety. I made baby steps at my internship to talk to my co-workers, at the same time accepting my introversion. I ended a toxic relationship and am now trying to rekindle a good one - and perhaps settle down.

One step at a time lads.

>>6933470
Thank you, very inspirational. Enjoy your life my friend :)

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/wg/ is awesome
u are awesome

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>>6930257
graduated from college last december. to celebrate, i went on a 3 week vacation to japan by myself to meet some friends that i haven't seen in a year and a half at that point. i'm gonna add over here that iv'e never had a girlfriend before since it's relevant. while at a new years party there, i started talking to this one girl and things were good. the next day, i contacted her and asked if she wanted to meet up. she agreed and we met up the next night. it went by really well for the both of us, but unfortunately, time constraints didn't allow for us to meet up again. iv'e always wanted to live and work in japan, and meeting her made me want to move back even more. we still keep in occasional contact. fast forward to today, i was waitlisted for an english teaching job in japan and i am going to apply for another one soon, hoping one of them will accept me. to bide my time, i work part time at a ramen restaurant with some of my friends from elementary school, play call of duty, smoke weed, and lurk here.

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>>6930257
I'm 28 so I graduated a number of years ago. 1st and 2nd year of uni were fun then 3rd and 4th I buckled down for the grades. I only went out a handful of weekeds and could have more but grades and I just enjoyed staying in playing games and drinking a six pack. Like that other anon said - guys age well with time and only become more attractive especially if you are graduated/settle - that is if females are even an objective for you.

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Im constantly in and out of relationshits, my life is no where near my parents standard's, my grandparents are dieing and miss me due to distance, and im about to start dating someone almost double my age. For the first time in 3 years i feel really happy.

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I'm coming up on 1 year at my first job after graduating. The pay is good and it's low stress and usual 9-5 hours, but that's about all that's positive to say.

I feel like I'm wasting away my life in an office job I don't like. Early 20s seem like a time to have fun and "find yourself" but I've basically spent a year doing nothing I'm proud of. I always considered myself a creative person but now I'm a software engineer working on boring software for a big company. I keep finding myself exhausted and lonely on nights and weekends so instead of doing anything fun or creative I waste time on the internet.

Honestly I don't even know what to do next, but I've been daydreaming about quitting and traveling the world or starting my own business. I can't tell if that's too delusional. But I want to discover and follow my dreams, instead of spending my life sitting in an office watching the days waiting for the days to pass by.

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>>6938628
I don't think that sounds too delusional. You only get one life live it how you want to. Just be cautious of how you go about doing things. Do you have any ideas of what you'd do if you opened your own business?

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>>6938634
I don't have a clear plan, just my personal interests and some past time spent researching business and entrepreneurship. It's mostly me just wanting to contribute something to the world that makes people happy and I can be proud of.

>>6930569
That is immensely unhealthy, you have to tell her it's you or the booze or it will eat you from the inside out.,

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I have a wife and a job in my field and live in a nicer neighborhood but I seem to feel empty and disconnected almost constantly. I seem to just drift through life and all the days blur together and I don't seem to have any real emotional spikes. She can tell but doesn't ask and I have no desire to talk about it nor do I know how I would explain it. If it weren't for her the connection I feel to her I do not know if I would be here.

>>6937450
agreed, this is a good thread

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Every night before I go to bed, I've started imagining the life I really want.

It's been a gradual fantasy thats been growing for almost a year or two now, the details, each of them, slowly becoming clearer and clearer.

I'm working on a secret project I haven't told anyone about, a creative project, that im convinced is the thing thats going to hand me that life, that dream, that fantasy. It's going to be the way I can get that special home, get that land, get that yard, all the other things I imagine. There are plenty of things in this dream, plenty of objects. Plenty of stuff, sure. But the one thing I want more than anything, I realized, is Peace.

It took me a long time to find that word for it. Peace. To have Peace. To move away from people and live alone, so I can have that peace of not being expected to serve them and be obligated to them. To work out of my home so I never have to worry about bad weather on the roads since I'm afraid of driving. To make enough money where I dont have to live like I did for those few horrible years, constantly struggling and worried and stressed with bills and late fees and debt collectors calling.

Because at the end of the day, with the life I've lived and the people I've hurt and the things I've done, the greatest peace i can ask for is to be left alone.

>>6930257
https://markmanson.net/best-articles

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>>6938665
Sounds to me like she's doing the right thing by just being there for you. You're lucky to have someone right now who cares for you. Keep your chin up, bruv. And don't turn to alcohol, it will just depress you further and further.

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After just under three years of depression I feel like I've been living again, and am really content most of the time. I've managed to get a hold of my anxiety to an extent which is pretty good as well.

It feels kind of weird to have my life somewhat worked out for at least the near future. Like, I'm suspicious of this great time I'm having. I've taken a gap year in which I've travelled, worked and made great friends, I've got a job which I love, got great summer plans, going to a really good university that I like in September.

And yet it feels strange. I hate to reference a film, but in Deadpool there's the whole thing of life being a series of train-wrecks with brief commercial-like breaks of happiness. Right now I feel like I'm in one of those commercials and it's going to come crashing down at some point.

In the meantime though, I'm making the most of it that I can. I've realised that once you stop stressing about how other people think of you, life gets easier. I've decided that I need to stop asking "why?" and start saying "why not?" We're all gonna die so you might as well do some cool shit before you go.

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I'm 25 years old and I have absolutely no idea what to do with my life. I'm somehow interested in everything but I don't have a passion for anything which really frustates me.

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I have no idé what's going on at all, everything i do is making things worse.
2 years ago i had friends, someone to talk to, someone how was there for me. But i wasn't satisfied, i was lazy and my grades were poor. I started going to the gym and focus on studying, i became more confident and my grades improved. Suddenly my friends started avoiding me for no reason, they did things without telling me and acting like nothing happened. In the end i became a loner not by choice.

Today i feel like i don't belong anywhere, it's difficult to connect to other people. School is basically a prison, but i have no choice, i want to make my parents proud, i want to live up too their expiations.
i try to life for the moment but it's impossible i cannot simply enjoy the smal things in life which makes it interesting. I constantly worry about things. Every day is the same, it feels like i'm from another dimension.

I try to workout as much as possible to get the feeling that i've accomplished something. And i spend the rest of my time panting, i don't enjoy playing video game anymore, every time i log in, i see all my friends that are online and that they are playing together. All i want i someone too love, someone that will spend their time with me, just simple playing a game or watching anime.

TL;DR - my own goal ruined my life. my life is empty, all i do is working out and watching anime.

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>>6930257 Girl I've been talking to for a while told me she liked me. I've not even been flirting with her or anything, she's a friend. I've only had one relationship before, and it wasn't great. She's asian and hot, but she also has issues and seems crazy or at the least unstable. All my instincts are telling me to abort, and at the same time it could potentially be the haunting memory to overthrow all haunting memories if I pass on the time that hot asian liked me. I had no idea where to post this, here's a wallpaper.

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Starting to control a my life a little instead of doing nothing about it.
Finally found some things I like, and I'm working hard on them because I know someday, these things will make me the person I've always wanted to be.

Instead of staying a sheep I'll become the wolf, sooner or later.

>>6930257
fix your own damn problems whiny cunt

>>6939544
Same

I'm interested in a bunch of things but whenever I start to get into them I slowly taper off and drop them entirely because I'm just not passionate enough.

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I feel like my life is some kind of macabre turd pageantry.

My mom was murdered when I was 24. Im 30 now. The guy was caught in January and Trial is coming up. I inherited a lot of money because of life insurance, pretty much set for retirement. But Im a horrible psychological mess, I used to be very fit and now im a mess. I have never been good at dating, even worse after my mom died, girls usually stop talking to me after I tell them what happened to my mom, or they just want to be friends.

I dont really have any life goals, I co own 3 homes, own a 401k, Ira, annuity.

I have deliberately given women a lot of my money just so I could feel appreciated without asking for anything in return. Im mostly past the problem.

Also been extra depressed since Late December. A Girl I met in college, got engaged to her douche fraggle boyfriend. I have never met anyone like her, but she really like the guy from her high school.

Still looking for someone, but its hard with the mess I have become.

>>6941585
take up zen bhuddism

>>6939989
I say go for it, you will only get so many opportunities like this in life and you could always back out if you feel like you need to.

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It's so powerful to see so many people exposing themselves in a particular way, expecting for someones words. As i was reading all these messages, i started to notice some combinations with people WP and their words. So funking cool.

i wish i could say something, but i can't realise what it's going on inside me right now, so just take my words with some bad english.

And i hope everyone keep yourself strong :)

>>6936255
You're regretful of those things because you see them only from your current perspective.

The idea behind the philosophy, is that you remain in a state of doing or pursuing what you truly want right in the moment. It's not about how it'll make you feel later. If you are always doing what you truly want to do, then how can you possibly have regrets in the end, regardless of how you look back on the activity.

I wouldn't shit my pants right now, but I guarantee it put a smile on my face when I was 6 months old.

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>>6930257
The days have started to meld into one again. I thought I'd gotten better. I have one friend that's extremely social that I push the burden of my companionship onto. The only reason he hangs out with me is that he used to know me when I was better. except unlike me, he grew up. Got interests. A job. We have nothing in common now except past memories. It gets awkward a lot but he knows he's all I have. I feel guilty about being a pity friend. I'm stuck at the same place I was left after I got kicked out of college. Regret that so much. Could have just ignored how miserable and depressed I was and sucked it up. That's what everybody else does. Feel like everywhere I look, I see amazing and inspirational people that do perfectly normal things that I theoretically should have no problem doing but I just can't seem to nail it. I don't do anything anymore. I don't watch movies, read books, draw, learn, anything I used to do. I hope I turn out to have ADHD or something while I indulge in my escapism as I wait for this slump to end, but deep down, I think I've passed my prime already and independence showed who I really am. A lazy mediocre weak piece of shit.

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>>6932588
I read it and appreciate the message anon.

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There are so many things im interested in that i cant concentrate/devote myself to something so it all feels only half as good as it could be.

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I need to talk about this somewhere so I'll do it here. If you aren't interested in reading, tldr is I'm just lovesick.

I've grown much more social recently, and have made some changes to my life that I think are for the better. The issue I'm dealing with now is this girl that I have likes on and off for awhile, a coworker. She's the type of girl that had guests coming in and developing crushes on, and even another coworker had obviously liked her. Thing is we actually ended up talking recently and we are surprisingly similar people.

My issue is I can't tell if she is just a friendly person (which is obvious considering how popular she is) and if I would ever have a real chance with her. I've also been single for years so I can't tell if I like her like I do because we are similar or because she's nice and I'm desperate. I've always convinced myself she was way out of my league and ended up sort of forgetting about it, but that recent talk has me thinking about her more than I'd like.

I don't expect anyone to help, just needed to type it out to strangers on the Internet. Relaxing pape for anyone who read this.

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I am frustrated about work. I went through 8 years of college and spent around $300k on education. I think started my own business and have spent 5 years trying to make it successful. Unfortunately, for the last 2.5 years, there has been no growth to my business and I am still in the red.

I have a big decision to make: Either close down by business or try to hold out for 6 more months. At this point, I am so sick of my profession that if I were to close down the business, I would probably seek out another profession completely. But that would mean that I wasted the time and money on the education.

My parents were so proud of me for having completed the 8 years of education for this profession. They have passed away recently. I feel guilty about the idea of closing down the business. But, this job is driving me crazy.

I do not know what to do.

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I have for some reason been avoiding /wsg/ for a while, I have been trying to save up feels if that makes any sense, it doesnt.
I dont really get to speak to anyone, I love /wsg/ for the fact these threads exist and I can just shout into a crowd. I dont get replies ever but it feels better.
You know what I find so strange? everyone has their own life. I sometimes take a walk in the city at night. And I see splashes of lights everywhere, from tiny little places people call home. For me its just a light, just another blurred face. But these people have their very own lives they live just as sentient as mine own. People are like spheres, I only really ever get to see one side of them and the others always intrigue me. I see a counciller and its always weird to think this person who I`m talking too will go home, to a house or pet and continue living. I guess deep down its about how insignificant we all are. I`ve always wanted to live in the city and be one of them specs of light that cause me so much wonder, but the real place I just want to escape from is this life and thats not going to happen. So I`ll keep on wondering. ~ Anon

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>>6942255
For a minute I thought I might have made this post dude, you sound like a spitting image of myself. The days melting into one and other, the pity friends and how you can burden them, the inability and/or dread of doing stuff you used to love. Getting kicked out of college. I used to have a weird complex about primes etc. like you said. But I mean everyone has their prime at different times for different things, personal value can manifest in so many different ways. Hey one strength is your self awareness! now that is in short supply these days. You might struggle to do whats normal, but If Stephen Hawking was put on a track and field race everyone would think he is worthless, but get him in a lab and they`ll know whats up. The phases come and go, and its important to embrace them to a certain extent, its fine to feel miserable but see it as a holiday from happiness. I would drift from your old friend and consider "what have I always wanted to do?" and do that. No matter how big it is and friends will gravitate towards you. Heres a quote I found, ignore the context "I'm so despondent about everything. Everything I try goes totally wrong. There's no escape from this hole here. I feel drained. So far, I still haven't found a real purpose in life. Sometimes, I'm afraid to get out of bed in the morning. There's nothing to get up for" Joeseph Goebbells - 1924. He eventually became the minister of propoganda for one of the most powerful countries of the time, ignore the the context and obvious shit things he did but the fact is he did them. I hope you feel better soon anon.

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>>6944616
Being lovesick is a great problem to have imo. Now what I would do is look at the situation objectively, try and take your opinion out of what happened. Instead see the facts: how did she act? what did she do? etc. Identify these and then try to interpret them. Look at how she acts to other people, particularily the people who are in similar situations like who have known her for the same amount of time and spoken to her a similar amount of times. How does this compare with how she acts with you? and the most important thing I can say is: You dont know if theres water in the well without dropping a stone in. Try flirting a little bit, testing the waters see how she reacts and go accordingly, if she seems warm then keep going (slow and steady is a good start but whatever pace you see fit). I mean she already likes the same things as you so your in an amazing position already! I was in a similar position with another lass a while back, and I said fuck it. I lucked out and we went out, it eventually ended though and I`m back on my own again which is normal but I am so glad I tried, interpretting messages and trying to gain up the courage to ask her out on a date were some of the most enjoyable times I`ve had. This might not have been the answer you wanted, but shes on your mind, I`ve had plenty of them that I still regret doing nothing. Say fuck it dude, dont make the same mistakes as I did. Goodluck anon I hope you get the girl!

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>>6944705

I studied business if that means anything but I`m no expert. Ive had this weird relationship to commitment If I`m ever going to start something whether its a job, a friendship etc. I was always determined to see it through. This has caused me quite a lot of shit in the long run. I`ve stayed within toxic friendships, I`ve slogged through terrible education etc. . And well if I can say one thing its: theres a difference between commitment and kamikaze-ing.
Sometimes the best and strongest thing you can do is know when to end things. Your business is in the red, your not happy, you`ve stuck with it for 5 years. And have more years of education behind you, I think its time to say goodbye. Sure put that commitment in but dont go through years of struggling when you have lost your interest/motivation/belief that lead you to it in the first place when it shows no sign of picking up. Say you go to a new career, you desire for owning a business ( whatever it was that you got a education in etc. I`ll call it business for ease) might even come back slowly! You tried. that means a whole fucking lot. As for your parents I`m sorry for your loss, well I`m trying to say this without coming across as a dick so I apoligise If I do, wouldnt they be proud of the fact you tried? and stayed with it through what sounds like a tough few years?. I`m not claiming to know them or whatever, I`m just trying to say maybe they werent proud of WHAT you were doing as such, but more proud of that you were DOING it. As for the money, like I said you might always start another business after you`ve had a break for a while, and no education is completely worthless. But most importantly $300k might be a lot of money, but for happiness and sanity? their priceless. to summarise, ending this seemingly bad adventure brings you one step closer to next no matter what field you go into. So I say, call it a day because tomorrow might be a lot better. Goodluck anon I hope it all works out for you .

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>>6944808
Thank you so much. I found what you said to be helpful. It helped bring things into perspective.

Thanks again :)

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Idk if I'm just a fag for being sad everyday. But recently I just imagine my future self laying in my bed dying. How will my life be like when I die? Will I forever look at a black screen? Will I do anything when I die? I ask myself these questions for the past week. I don't plan on doing anything anymore. I'll just join the army and meet my fate earlier than my lifespan wants me to have. I'm sorry if I made such a depressing post.
Post if the Unicorn and Banshee gundam, I personally enjoy the fact that they want mutual understanding between humans.

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u gotta get the girls laughing and into their sweet mode
then give them roses and sit them the fuck down grab their hand (both, because one is pussy) and ask her if she wants to be your girlfriend, cuz thats way more cut than "you wanna go eat" trust me its college days mate.
have my favourite wallpaper

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>>6930257
you can't be an auguste if you are born a white clown

it rains on everybody even if you are a pretty little snow

my thoughts about life

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>>6932588
things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those who HUSTLE

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I'm 19, home from my freshman year of college. I'm sort of in love and it sucks. I've been hanging out a lot with a girl I was good friends with in high school whom I like and i know she likes me. I wouldn't say we're dating, but it's what I would call "a thing". The thing is we're still feeling out the whole situation, trying to understand what we're both comfortable with and how to act around each other now that we're more than just friends. It's so much more complicated now and every time we hang out it's like we're playing Go Fish, trying to guess the other's hand without revealing too much of your own. I hate this part of the relationship and I wish we could just skip to like 2 or 3 months in when we know what to do but at the same time it's so cool to know a girl likes me and being friends before means we know each other well enough already to at least know whether or not we can "work" together

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>>6944868
Edit: Post is the*
Post this time is Battlefield 4

>>6944801
I don't know what answer I expected, really, but I can say that I appreciate yours. Thanks my dude, I think I might just try.

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>>6930257

I'm a drunk. I moved from my home town to get away from a bad situation. The woman I love is moving away from my hometown now so I can't go back and reconnect with her. I hate the world and everyone in it but her. I loath normal people but I put a smile on anyway. I'm lonely and depressed. You guys are alright.

>>6935917
Navy
IT
East Coast

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>>6939787
So I didnt want to butcher an already skeltal message so i made it into a picture instead. If its too soppy I apoligise. I really hope it helps.
Goodluck anon, you wont need it.

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I've been teaching English in Korea for the past 10 months and it has been such a blast. I've met new friends, explored Korea and Japan, become familiar with a culture I knew nothing about, and I feel like I've developed into a better person.

The only downside is that I broke up with my girlfriend of 5 years about two months ago. I told her that I was thinking about staying another year and I knew she hated long distance, which I don't blame her for. I still love her, but going back to The States just doesn't appeal to me. The part that really fucks with me is that I promised her it would only be a year. A promise which I had to break. That's why you never make promises when you're in love and uncertain about yourself.

I'm visiting The States in 4 days, my first time since I came to Korea, and I know I will see her and it'll vrush. I'll be there for a week and I'm going to use that time to make the choice to stay in Korea another year or try my odds back home.

I'm at a crossroads in my life, and the consequences have been weighing heavy on me. But that's what becoming an adult is all about, I suppose.

>>6935771

You gotta get your mind right... nobody starts out as being good at anything, not really. Draw. Draw lots. You'll make a LOT of shitty drawings. Maybe econ is what pays the bills, I mean, you heed to keep the lights on and all, but don't give up on your dream. If you consider the whole of humanity, on average NOBODY works at Pixar, but that doesn't mean you can't still try. Statistically, most of your plans / dreams will not work out... and that's OK. We call that "the human condition". Go for that jog, even though you kinda want to turn on the vidya games. Hit on that cute guy with the nice ass, maybe he'll be attracted. Pick up the charcoals and do a quick sketch in the afternoon, nothing elaborate. Just keep making tiny bits of progress and eventually you will get somewhere good, even if it's not where you thought you would be.

Oh, and... please, stop drinking so much, I have friends that think that they can only be engaging when they are totally shitfaced... it just makes them extra annoying (you never want to be the too-drunk *or* too-sober person in the group), and I'm not going to say that *a* drink or two isn't a wonderful social lubricant, but if you are getting hammered and feeling shitty about it all the time to amuse a group of friends, well, maybe they aren't good friends?

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>>6930257
This image represents all tings (and thinks) in my life.

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I've been suffering with bipolar since I was ten and after a decade of childhood absence, my father has come back into my life. I dropped out of high-school due to the constant physical bullying and there's still mental scars I've never told anyone about. I have been attending college classes since I turned seventeen.
I am great at deceiving others with a wide range of metaphorical masks that I wear to fit any given situation. However, there's this one girl that sees me for who I really am because she's built up a single mask her whole life. We're in a weird relationship and every time I peel back a layer of her mask, I'm left with more questions than answers. I know that I could spend my whole life with her and never truly know her. And it's because of this complexity, that I'm aroused by her.
I'm a genius with a wide range of skills. Yet, with all that I'm capable of, I lack motivation to do anything more than sleep all day. The only passion I have left is philosophy, art, and politics.
I want to be passionate and to learn as much as I can.I also want to feel anything but the emptiness and sorrow I feel. I want to reach my full potential.
I fear that I'm slowly becoming less human as I contemplate the world. The world is a complex and meaningless world that our minds have to try and explain and justify. The beauty of life is less appreciated when you strip the childlike magic out of it.

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>>6946022

Bumping for page 9 reasons

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Sometimes I hate myself because I feel like all my closest friends don't really care about me; I feel like they're all better friends with other people.
I have a big circle of "friends" aside from my best friends, but only associate myself with them because I don't want to be completely alone. Most of them are great guys, but I honestly don't consider them to be my real friends.
I have a nice job, i'm going to community college in the fall, I've never had a girlfriend, but I've never come across anyone that I've been interested in so I shouldn't really complain. Lately i've lost interest in a lot except some of my closer friends, drugs, and sleeping. I'm still a functional person, but some days are rougher than others.

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This is one of my all time favorite wallpapers that I have ever found, I know it's been around this board but it means a lot to me. Reminds me of a painting my great grandmother had. It's weird how quickly life changes, for the better or worse in many cases. She passed away almost a year ago. I am still quite young, and I know that there is a lot to this world aside from the shitty and shallow people I know, but I'm finding it hard to believe that I will find someone I love, sure I've liked some chicks on the surface for basic looks n shit, but I don't believe that someone would want to be with me you know? Lmao don't even know why I'm writing this, been a long time lurker.

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i still live with my parents, i play video games, mostly driving related every day, life has become empty/meaningless... I don't like consumerism... I like the idea of an open source society more than this current capitalist shallow market society, I just watch crap but avoid TV and mainstream news as much as possible, lately I've been watching Oz, another good series like the wire and six feet under.. I went to the local brothel achieved my dream of 2 chicks at the same time... err feel no better, no matter what woman I interact with love costs money. Download mega tonnes of porn. Pretty much I'm like max payne - mega depression and boredom with life but pressing on regardless :P

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It's been six years since I graduated high school. In that time, I dropped out of college, went back, got two degrees and now i'm back at square one. Whenever I think about my chosen field, my blood runs cold. The people who I thought were my mentors were only out for themselves, which became apparent when they refused to teach me anything and merely allowed me to crash and burn.

I've had a couple relationships in this time, the most serious one's parents hated me. They actually threatened to cut off her school funding unless she broke up with me. She did, and still defends her parents to this day. I've had no desire to seek out a relationship since, even with a healthy desire for sex, the thought of having to deal with the vapid and shallow natures of most women disgusts me.

Recently, under the advice of some close friends, I went to the doctor and was given the diagnosis of severe depression. I think back over the last decade of so and wonder if that's been a shadow over my life the whole time. Regardless, with that knowledge and on meds, I've found it even more difficult to control, resorting to cutting myself on one occasion. It felt good. A real, tangible feeling to my pain that I could overcome. I've yet to do it again, not so much for my own benefit, but more because I know I probably shouldn't.

And with that, I'm set to return to college, in a whole new course, line of work, whole new life. It feels stale, but it's better than that cold, anxious feeling I get about my current degree. I'm actually feeling pretty apathetic as I write this, which is good. The last few days have been filled with a feeling of constant anxiousness on the border of panic.

Nothing works. Nothing helps. I cover my desktop with anime tits and fill my time with games to avoid alcohol (which makes me feel great) and cutting myself again. And I don't care.

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>>6947265
>>6947270
>>6947369
>>6947383
Just wanted to tell you that I read your posts and I think I understand how you feel.

I'm in a pretty good place in my life right now, although the future is uncertain. I have a carefree attitude always, never really worrying or getting depressed even though my life isn't really going anywhere. I have a girlfriend I love (although she suffers from depression) and I completed school (but I haven't done any work in my own field) and sometimes I do part-time work. I spend my days writing and watching movies and anime and hanging around gf, trying to make her feel better. I feel content with this, but sometimes the realization that this can't go on forever weighs me down a bit.

>>6947383
what are your degrees
and what's the new going to be?

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My life has been feeling empty and pointless a lot lately, even though I've been going out of my way to do things to not feel so bored or depressed, like randomly driving friends around, or just going on joyrides. I've tried drowning myself in work, drawing and keeping my girlfriend happy to push past it all, but that same feeling of emptiness keeps crawling back whenever I have time to think, and whenever the feeling comes back, its hard for me to be motivated and happy again. I start indirectly avoiding friends, and even my girlfriend, telling them I have work to do, or that I'm tired, but its scaring me because I feel tired all the time now, and my girlfriend is the most insecure person I've ever met.

My life feels like its on a treadmill right now, running in the same spot over and over and over again, with no real progression.

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>>6930257
Exercise and do non-directive meditation. It's the easiest type of meditation to do and is considered the most effective. 10 minutes every night while lying down for bed. College is very stressful OP. I am also in my 3rd year. Good luck. Oh, for exercise make sure you throw in some cardio. It is the best for stress reduction.

>>6947538
basically, legal assistant stuff. Wasn't good enough to make it into actual law school

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So I joined the Navy 10 years ago. I've tried to call my mother, father and brother once a week schedules permitting. I don't do Facebook so our once-a-week calls are my only way of keeping up with everyone.

Recently my brother came out (does anyone read these) as trans and now he refers to himself as my sister and wants people to call him Elizabeth. I tried to explain to him that I've never had a sister, he wasn't my sister growing up and he doesn't feel like a sister now. As I've thought about it though I've come to realize something, maybe he changed more in the last 10 years than I realized. Maybe I've been trying to maintain a relationship with the person I knew 10 years ago and maybe the person I knew 10 years ago changed over time and my weekly phone calls weren't enough to keep me updated on how that person changed.

This was a big realization for me but it was also devastating. I don't have a sister, and I don't know who Elizabeth is, she's just some woman who claims to know me and has the face of my brother, but my brother died sometime in the last 10 years and I miss him.

Elizabeth tried to commit suicide a while back. Right while I was coming to terms with who she was. I haven't called her in a month now. It's too much. I don't have good friends, I don't have a support structure to deal with any of this. I can only crush so much in my mind vice. When these things happen I just go to work the next day and talk to no one about it. People talk to me about the petty dramas in their lives and I want to tell them about the drama in mine but I don't. The closest thing I have to a support structure is a Chinese shadow puppet board.

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>>6947612

Tell your brother to seek help. He has a dangerous mental disorder. Probably liberal filth as well which is a whole different rabbit hole.

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Suffering from depression sometimes feels like a never ending storm in your head.

But everything will pass.. and then you'll realize how much you have grown from your wounds.

Learn to forgive, to love yourself and to let go.

You can go trough this.

>>6947612

You're in a weird situation. Don't feel too bad if you're using all your emotional energy to just adjust to this stuff; a lot of it is outside your control.

And this might be a little too pointed - but we're on 4chan: if he thrust such a huge emotional challenge on everyone around him, and then just up and kills himself - he's handing a huge shit sandwich to his immediate family. I think it's only natural that you feel like you've been put through a spiritual wringer.

I second the other anon, though - if he's attempted suicide he should probably see about meeting with a professional for stuff like counseling or medication.

Hope everything comes up millhouse.

Reading the comments in this thread. I'm 25. All your worries and anxieties are what I had when I was 18-22.

You simply must do the meme. Go to the gym, go out to social events / bars / clubs and meet people. I'm glad I did all this. Talk to lots of girls. Eventually all those kisses and numbers go somewhere. Its a hard slog, maybe a thousand dead ends, but you make it in the end.

After all that. You're still the same person. And you realise nothing has changed. But you can't imagine not having stepped up.

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I'm 24, never had a job, never had a gf (or sex) etc.
I'm moving out of my parents house and I'm enrolling in a master's degree. That's about all I have going for me.
I've always been anxious, but since I got a horrible skin disease which has left me scarred it just got worse.
I'm actually not incel because I'm a hopeless beta brony, I'm just too fucking scared of showing off my scarred ugly body.
I've sort of accepted the direction my life is going, and even if I'll never have a normal family life I'm determined to create something, art and what have you, as my legacy in this world.

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>>6930257
I was in your boat. Make some `Chad`friends, go to the gym, start pushing those comfort zones and seek out things that make you anxious.
Dont listen to this faggot >>6930298
Live life now, its literally too short to waste.

Right now, I am in the process of doing what I want to do, which has nothing to do with parties or alcohol. I am going to the gym more, trying to learn guitar. I cant find a job which really sucks because I was planning on buying a motorcycle and going to the arctic, but that isnt going to happen now because I cant afford it.

I am 25 years old and going to my 3rd year university in september. I am slightly anxious about it because I can feel my attention span starting to diminish, so I am trying to get back to a mindset where I can push myself and achieve my full potential. Last year really sucked because my dad died, and I really miss him, but I am trying to get back to my old self. Wish me luck guys, I love you all.

>>6930257
Im 29, I had a gf and a good social life in college. No one speaks to me now and we broke up right before I graduated and now Im forever alone as all your friends basically fuck off after college anyway. Its all a fucking scam anon sorry.

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>>6948445
forgot pape

>>6930257
I'm late but for real never listen to that best years of your life bullshit. Just because some old retard wants to reminisce about their life and push it on to you doesn't mean shit. Have fun when you want to, do it for you, and most importantly do it because YOU want to.

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I'm so happy with my life. I know that I have a ton of work to get to where I want to be but just that knowledge alone is a huge improvement from where I was even a year ago. I have all of my music projects and my books that I want to write and I've got to get /fit/. I also need to seek out God again and maybe get some of those sacred answers to life's biggest questions. I already know in my heart that there's a purpose for the toil and that nothing is holier than the sweet light of a glorious sunset. Applying all of this to my everyday life is tought because it forces me to actually get off my ass and make active changes. There's so much work for me to do but I've made a lot of progress already. Once I meet all my personal goals, I'm going to propose to my girlfriend of four years and we'll be married. Then we'll start a family. life will be unceasing in its joys.

Anon, I pray that you can find your trail and trek on.

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21. have a job that pays decent, can pay my bills fine. not in school. hate it. the idea of dropping money on something i would have the worst time focusing on and be even more miserable makes me sick. social life is ok. could be better, have friends i care about. dont have a gf. wish i did. always been awful at relationships so only had short things before i think they get annoyed by me. only thing i can focus on any more is music. i will sit there and work on one track no one will hear for hours. maybe ill get home from work at 10:30 and stay up till 3 in the morning trying to fine tune it and still not like it. but at the end it doesnt matter if i dont like it. music is the only thing i can put that much effort and focus into anymore. but at the same time i have to force myself to start but once i get into the swing of it im chugging along.

started forcing myself to go out, explore, try new things, get new hobbies. went to canada with my friend recently and now im trying to learn french.

inb4 someone links me to melon heads motivation video.

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I work a chill job at night, so I don't have to talk to anyone. I get to stay up, sleep in, smoke weed, and ride my bike home in nice weather. I live alone in a cool city.

Despite all that, I still feel incomplete and directionless. I work in a creative field, but I wish I would've dedicated myself more to a true "art". Meh. I have no reason to complain. I'm so lucky. Love you, anons,

>>6939538


is this from Nightcrawler?

>>6948058
Holy fuck. Saved.

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>>6948514
You have a lot to be thankful for right now, because it sounds like you have a lot of freedom.. the kind of freedom that comes with being young that a person does not appreciate until they're much older.

As you get older, you'll be thankful for your job. The reality is that most people can't be true creatives for their living - we need to have an income to pay bills, save for the future, etc.

More importantly, when your passion becomes your job, you typically start disliking it.

I grew up a musician. Had dreams of doing nothing but that for a living. Instead, went to college, got a good job. My friends today that took the path of doing nothing but music, most of them hate it by now. We're in our mid-thirties. Many of them treat having to record another album or do yet another tour as a tedious chore.

I still play for fun, still play out once in a while. But if you expect anything from art - you expect too much.

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I feel too detached from people, and I can't pinpoint why. I find myself distancing them from me at every occasion. Today I left a groupchat with the only friends I talk to, but I did so because I fell I cant stand them. The way they joke about who I am and who I want to be hurts more than it should.
Also there's a girl who at times seems to be trying to get close to me, other times to get away from me, but I can't feel anything towards her. I just feel nothing.

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Thank you for posting this OP. These threads are always great therapy for everyone and it's nice to have a space to open up about stuff...

I don't have as much shit goin on as some people here. Hell I'm probably more privileged and have more going for me than most. I'm 24, have a college fund, a supportive family and a lot of loving friends.
I just got out of a six year relationship back in December. I was gonna buy the ring in January before she asked me to move out. Said that it was nothing to do with me... she just wasn't happy anymore. I haven't been single for this long in a long time. Like I said, I'm nowhere near down & out. In fact I've never felt like my life was more on track. I'm going to school for Game Design, following my dream and loving every second of it...but...i guess I'm still looking for the woman of my dreams. I thought I met her a couple times but they ended up being life lessons in disguise. I spent time working on myself and I've finally started accepting myself and got going the direction I wanted. Sighs … But that doesn't change the fact that I'm lonely without her. Some nights it gets unbearable.

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Everything feels meaningless. My hobbies are pointless. It's just doing things. All life is just doing things. No real reason. It influences nothing in the grand scheme of things. I could watch my fav movie, or listen to my favourite song, or play a video game, but to what end? Sleep feels like the only thing that makes sense to me right now. I'm not suicidal, I just wanna not exist for a little bit.
I don't feel like this all the time. I guess it's just one of these fucking nights.

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>>6948912
Actually, lemme post a few more wallpapers. Something that fits how I feel I guess.

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>>6948912

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>>6948912
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>>6948912
Altright, have a good day or night, guys.

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Thanks for posting your stories. For the first time in my life, I know what it is to be sad, but not suicidal. Its a strange feeling. Perhaps some mental disassociation stuff going on. Maybe I watched too much television. Maybe my mind and body are still recovering from a recent alcohol binge, That's probably it. The problem is scientific...material. But knowing that doesn't make it any different. Watching superheroes and being questionably asexual makes me feel emasculated. I don't like it when people touch me, and I know humans require more than just being social. But I am no god-human, so I listen to my chillest music and browse this thread.

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>>6930257
Are you me OP. Literally same except I just graduated from uni.
Heres a cool ocean wave webm you can set as wallpaper with Wallpaper Engine

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I'm 22, pursuing a career in Law Enforcement. I start uni in September, but part of me feels like I'm not mature enough yet to handle the job. I frequently have nightmares about not being able to do whats needed of me in the field.
On top of that, I'm having a serious personal crisis where I'm not really sure who I am. I know what I want to do, and I know what my interests are, but I feel like some of the things I do just aren't me. I've been making a lot of large positive choices lately, and its freaking out my friends and family.

I think I might just enlist into the Armed Forces. Maybe it'll give me some direction, a real sense of community and some experience for whats needed to be an LEO

Anyway, thanks for letting me bitch. Good thread OP, I hope everyone here finds there way.

Current favorite paper

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I tried really hard this year to live life to the fullest, interacting more with friends, socially connecting and broadcasting my feelings more to people, all because last year I lost my best-friend to a drug overdose that I knew was coming, and just wasn't ready for.

6 Months in and I have completely given up on emotions towards friends and family, and started using drugs to coast through daily life, hoping someday something miraculous will happen, but eventually i'm just going to die and that'll be it.

I really love this wallpaper, because it reminds me that even if I do phenomenal things in life, or if I strive to be an absolute loser, the same thing happens to me;

Eventually, I will die, and eventually, I will be forgotten.

Hope all of you live very long lives, and if you're worried about something, or something is holding you back, I really hope it starts to look up for you.

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>>6949205
Sorry to hear that bud, losing a friend is never something anyone can prepare for, even if they know it's coming.

Especially a best friend, I hope you find solace in the fact that others do in fact care for you, but if you choose to take your own life, I trust you are an adult able to make his own decisions. That being said, I also hope you exhaust every option available to you before doing so, hopefully something miraculous happens to you, or even something just intermediately good happens, so that you can possibly gain a little bit of hope to not end it all so early.

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There is no such thing as a wasted life.

I recently came to this realization. Fourth year here, my college experience has had very few social-related parties, very few classmate friends, etc. But I questioned why, and when I did, I realized the reason wasn't because I couldn't but because I simply didn't want to. Truth is, I don't want to party, or be very social for the most part. I enjoy being home alone, working on art, writing, listening to music, talking with a few really close friends, things like that. Some view someone who doesn't go out on weekends as sad, but I realize that this is simply the life I want to live. I'm not made to be normal, I have no true desire to.

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>>6932588
>the world, WAITS FOR NO MAN
There are opportunities around every corner. Don't get anxious over literally nothing.

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I thought 2016 was the worst year of my life. Was happy to put it behind me. Then it bled into 2017. Mom died January of 2016. Struggled to keep it together. Sister is a raging bitch (on top of being an sjw feminist rainbow haired problem glasses cunt) who didn't help with the bullshit that follows a parent passing like bills and selling the house. Only family left is my Uncle, who will most likely die within the next 5 years because of his health. He outlived his younger sister and younger brother, isn't married, and lives alone. I've tried my best to make sure he's ok.

Tried dating my at-the-time fuckbuddy who usually came over after work on friday to drink, eat pizza, and have sex. She went psycho. That was a mistake.

Then my dog died. German Shepherd/Border Collie mix named Mac (He's the pic. I've had it as a wallpaper on my second monitor since he passed). Best dog I've ever had. Had blood hemorrhage into his eyes and went blind in two days. Vet had no clue what happened, but thought he'd be fine. Month later he's got cancer. If losing my mom was a 10 on the difficulty scale, losing my dog was a 9.

Been at my job for a year and a half at this point. Thought it was pretty great. (I'm a High School English Teacher). Then backhanded passive-aggressive politics happen and they chose not to renew my contract. Fellow teachers are shocked. I hate sounding egotistical, but teaching is something I'm fucking good at. Everyone says I'm being screwed over because of the administration's politics. Students love me, parents love me, teachers love me. I'm a fall guy.

Do some reflecting and realize that education has turned into a heaping pile of bullshit and the reason my contract wasn't renewed is because my teaching philosophy goes against what the education system wants teachers to be.

Now I'm moving back to my home state because it's the only place I feel a sense of belonging. Seriously debating giving up on teaching and going back to school for an MBA.

Just tired

>>6930301
>>6930302
Good post. Hope you get back to where you need to be anon.

>>6938665
My life is similar. What I have is supposed to be the ideal life. All my neighbors seem so happy. I want some adventure/danger/whatever. My only escape is going on long runs, I kind of feel like I could easily just run off and never come back.

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>>6949276
My dude, I'm actually writing an argument paper in my english class about how US should teach philosophy in public schools. I realize the funding issues with teaching a sole philosophy class, but what it it was law for each teacher to at least have one segment on it, and how it affects that specific school of study? Btw, I feel for the dog, mine's getting old and it's only a short matter of time, otherwise my life is just ok. I have something to worry about which is nice.

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>>6938674
I dig this post. Here's one of my all time favorite papes. Carry on my friend, and find peace.

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I'm not much for poetry, but I read this poem by Robert Frost, and the last stanza stuck with me

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."

It struck a chord in me, because it's very familiar. Not being able to enjoy a moment of peace, because of that nagging voice that tells me that I have obligations, assignments, exams.I don't socialize a lot, except the occasional coffee with friends, which is even rarer as time goes on. I feel like a fraud most of the time, and that everyone is in on me, and that people just tolerate me for the sake of being nice. Constant self hate and beating my head for things I've done drives me crazy. I just wanna get away from it all, go in the woods and just enjoy the silence. I feel like I'm cursed and there is no way out of this.

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>>6949560
saved.
When I look at the great sky above me, I wonder who else is staring at it with me, feeling the same kind of melancholy.

>>6948184
Good luck man. I hope you reach your higher potential. We're all gonna make it with hard work and determination. The world is ours to conquer.

>>6949276
2016 was my hardest year on record as well. I don't think as hard as yours, but it took its toll on me.
Divorced my wife of 8 years, quit my well paying job cause I couldn't hold my self together. Moved in with my friend and did nothing for 4 months. Worked contact work for 6 months before finally feeling myself enough again to get back into the industry full time.
Life won't yield unless you put some weight on it and force it to submit.

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I'm currently lookng for a job, in college for cyber forensics, having to retake math cause i'm stupid, feel like shit for not having a life, job or really goals, i hate myself, i hate the world, i hate the people in it for being so fucking stupid and...just wasteful, in every aspect of the lives they live,

it's gonna burn me up inside. but in that aspect i find peace because it will end.

but knowing my luck i'd just wake up. i live in a tourist town. so getting class schedule and potential work schedule to play nice is almost inpossible.

TL,DR i hate myself and everything in this shitfuck of a life

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I'm glad this thread is still alive

>>6933470
Thanks anon, you don't know how much this post meant to me.

This has been my pape since I found your post a couple of weeks ago.
That's what started it all. Afterwards
>I stopped whining drunk in my room about my gf leaving me
>Cut down non work related computer time
>Fix stuff round the house
>Start going to a psychiatrist
>Decide I need to move. My house is dark, cold and owned by my father (even though he lives in another country)
>Found the comfiest house ever and tomorrow I'm signing the paperwork

I'm still a mess and have a lot to improve but it feels good and I think I might even get my girl back just by having some attitude and determination.

I'm scared shitless as I fall but I know there's light at the end of that pit.
so thank you for that anon

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>>6930257
Life is fucking great, good friends, good paying easy job, no gf but plenty of girls to be with, play rugby for uni and love it, great relationship with family, just got accepted to study abroad in Switzerland for a year where i'm gonna hike, ski, drink, and fuck my way through 2018-2019

Life is good, y'all are depressed fucks, life has lows and highs and if y'all get beat by one low part, that's fucking pathetic

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>>6938674
i always think about being an old man and having a little workshop at home. i like woodworking, im really bad at it and i dont give it enough energy, but i would really like to learn. i imagine myself living alone everyday.
i have this kind of sadness inside for not being able to like people. i realize im alone but i dont hate it. im very young but i feel like an old person. all i want right now is take care of my parents, try to make them happy. my father is fucking crazy and i avoid him every day, but i still care about him. since he was little he was very poor and he grow up just surviving. now that he is old he is to tired and nervous... he just acts like a crazy person.
my mother is the daughter of inmigrants, her childhood was also kind of fucked up, she have a lot of traumas. i try to support her and her passion, painting. she is very good and right now me and my father prepared my brother´s old room for her to use as a workplace.
my parents are the only important people in my life and i love them but i feel that i will only find peace when they are gone, a lot of years from now.

>>6947265
Holy shit are you me?

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>>6930257
i hope that 1 month later you are still keeping strong OP

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Great thread.

I'm 24 and I've moved around a lot in my adult life. I was raised in Florida, jetted off to Rio de Janeiro when I was freshly 18, lived there for a while with a guy that was emotionally abusive, then left and went to go live with my best friend in Cleveland who I ended up being with. This relationship is great but sometimes I look at my peers who did things like go to college, get into a career they love, etc, and I feel.. behind. I'm a freelance illustrator trying to break into the comic industry and my boyfriend and I hold minimum wage jobs and we're still trying to move out of his parents house. Hopefully next month it'll happen.

Anyway, if I had to do everything all over again, I wouldn't change anything. I've learned a lot about life, love, responsibility, remembering what's important, etc. I just get impatient sometimes. When I was a teenager I thought I'd be so much further at this age, like I'd be publishing my own comics or I'd have been picked up by Marvel or something. I know it's really stupid to think like that. I just have to take a step back every now and then and realize everything that I've done, and that I'm really only 24, not 45. I still have a lot of time.

Thanks for letting me vent /wg/!

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>>6930257
I had a hard time choosing which pape to post, I love shots at night in the city but I also like the calm neighborhoods and sometimes even views on streets/freeways like in >>6949022 I live in a small city with nothing worth to see but when I visit big cities, It makes me feel so calm which is why I save papes with these content, I always imagine im there, the mix with green areas and city, imagining the fresh breeze hitting my face as I stand enjoying the view with the sky getting dark it gives me a sense of nostalgia.
I visit San Diego and sometimes LA because these are the only places where I can get to feel this way but I can't seem to fully enjoy it due to lack of time wish I would be living either place so at night I could enjoy the views. I sometimes feel I should be in a place like that so feel inspired since I'm lacking some of it.
Right now I am having a difficult choice either move to a city that gives me those calm scenery or move with my boyfriend which where he lives doesn't have those views. Is it selfish to think this way? I love him and is our chance to live together but I am having a hard time coping with myself

>>6950364
some people dont have good friends, a good paying easy job or any of that shit, life is different for everyone.
At least try to be more open minded

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I've been living with my partner for a few years now. Our apartment is small, and I am starting to feel starved of solitude. I am depressed and want to be alone more, but don't know how I can share this without also (falsely) suggesting that I don't love them anymore, or I want to be away from them specifically and not just away from everyone.

I first came to 4chan in 2011. It was a very different place back then. I was a regular user until sometime in 2013. By that time i had matured socially and intellectually and simply was no longer the person I was two years ago, and 4chan was no longer relevant to me. Every once in a while I come back, usually out of boredom, sometimes out of curiosity, just to see what the place is like now. One thing that has never changed, and I must say is my favorite part, are the rare moments when everyone just opens their hearts to everyone else. The anonymity helps people connect to each other in a more intimate way. We stare into each other's souls and arent distracted by their faces and the knowledge of their character that we normally have when we encounter people we know in class or at work or on the street.

>>6949542
I am a grad student in philosophy and am very happy to hear this.

When I was an undergrad, I studied for a semester in Vienna. There, philosophy is taken seriously. In the bookstores you can find it right next to the math and physics books.

Here in the USA, philosophy isn't only not taken seriously, but most people don't even have any idea what it is. In the bookstore, you usually find it next to the religion, spirituality, and self-help books. Usually the actual books included in the philosophy section are just utter trash, too.

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2017 has been a strange year for me. I started it with a relationship with the first girl I thought I was going to love forever. I was young and delusional I guess. She left me around the same time as my uncle and my grandfather dying, and slept around immediately after, keeping me along with promises of coming back to me sooner or later.
I eventually cut ties with her, only to get arrested for a crime I did not commit. Now my future seems bright: I'm going into a program I busted my ass getting into and my social life is good, but the summer just seems to weigh on me and now that my best friend/bandmate is leaving for two months, I'm going to be more alone than I've been for a while. I'm afraid I'm going to go back to taking too many drugs to deal with it, but there's no way I can tell yet

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This is on of my favourite wallpapers.

Since a year I'm working on moving to the Hollywood hills. Not because of the fame or that I want to be a star. I just think that the life quality is really good there. I haven't been there personally yet. But all I know is that I don't want to be part of this "REEEE GET OUT NORMIE" life anymore. It doesn't make me happy. I need people around me with ideas, dreams and who are committing, not lazy all day and don't accomplish anything. I want to work hard for my dreams, but it's difficult to get started if you don't know where to begin.

This picture shows my dream. Owning property somewhere I've never been, having a nice car. Driving where you want, meeting people who are fun to be around. And just living and enjoying life. That's what I want and will achieve.

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>>6944616
Fuck the previous advice. Ask her out. What's the worst that can happen? She says no and you move on.

>>6930298
r/shittyadvice

>>6951656
Working hard for a dream, and hopefully having something to show for it: a good formula for happiness, or at least being worthy of happiness. Good luck to you

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>>6930257
That is pretty unfortunate, anxiety have never been one my problems, my life is pretty much the opposite of your problems, I go to a lot of parties, I drink, I smoke weed (casually) everybody knows me when I enter the room, I'm a really cool guy and im ok looking, but deep down i'm depressed af. Every friend of mine have been in a relationship at least once. For me I never got a girlfriend, I do have friends that are girls but they all have someone they want or date already. I go to college and study in agricultural technologies and i'm graduating in two years. I never had the chance to work at a store because I'm working at the farm with my family already. I'm starting to get desperate to find someone to spend time with. I'm 21 y/o and lonely as I never been. Life sucks sometimes I guess.

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Great thread.

I'm in a pretty good spot right now honestly. Going into my 3rd year of college. Decently attractive but pretty quiet and not super outgoing. Have a full scholarship, but military so i have to deal with dumb military cuckery sometimes. Met some genuinely good people through it tho. No debt. A loving family. Currently an intern at a great place with great people. In good shape physically. The only thing that really sucks for me is my gf of 2.5 years broke up with me 4 months ago and I still think about her. We did long (very long) distance for a while and I guess we just grew apart. The times we were together in person were the best times of my life. We never fought. Had great sex (she was lowkey kinky af). Honestly would have been happy marrying her. She was an amazing person. But she's dating some other guy now. that hurts.
Don't regret dating her tho. Would do it again even if I knew we would break up.

So yeah, despite my life being pretty damn great by most standards, I feel sorta empty. not sure if empty is the right word. Its just that after experiencing life with love, life without it seems sorta bland. Haven't let this stuff affect my life progress, but Really need to move the fuck on, but every time I see a picture of her it brings back memories of the times we had and I start thinking about her more. Need to find a new girl.

Other than that, I still visit /gif/ and /b/ to fap. Need to stop that shit before I become a cuck.
Stem major hw means little to no life during school year but its summer so fuck yea.

I hope you all find what you're looking for.
My only advice to you all is to search for whats right with the world not whats wrong with it. When you look hard for something, usually you'll find it. This has helped me live a happier life and I hope it helps you.

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Hey guys would love some good maps to look over the world

>>6951768
Thank you.

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Can I have some advice?
I'm 20, gone to work straight from school, have a good paying white-collar job, able to pay rent. All seems good but I have very hard time socializing because everyone around me is way out of my age group. I had 3 friends until recently, now even less... I'm very extroverted, but shy. I need people. I'm thinking of dropping my work and enrolling into a uni just so I could socialize, party and listen to lectures that I enjoy (a meme degree). I really feel like I'm missing out and this is driving into a depression. Seeing how my peers party while I do my 9-5.
Every day is just like the day before, same place, same people, everything. This is driving me insane to the point of apathy to the world around me.
You think I should go? Enroll into a uni just for the experience of it? I don't need a degree to get a good job as I've already proven.

*I know I sound like that kid who thinks they're the shit, always talking about how awesome they are.

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whoa nice thread here
I'm a pretty decent looking guy, 2 years of college to go, in Architecture and Urbanism, but my life is just a complete disaster. I have a girlfriend, 8 months of relationship, and she cheated on me this weekend, had sex with some other guy, when i found out she tried to kill herself, and i just couldn't break up with her, i wanna try forget this, but i just can't, my head is getting more and more fucked up
this is my fave pape, i can't explain why, but everytime i see it, i just feel nice inside my heart

>>6952264
Do you drink or use drugs? getting drunk is one of the most easy ways to know people, have some fun (even if it's, like, empty fun)

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>>6952264
forgot to mention, uni is free where I live.
>>6952267
drinking is fun when you have people to drink with. drinking alone is just sad. no?

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>>6930257
>23 lvl
>lonely guy who starts working few time ago
>still virgin (yes, you have to know that)
>gradually having depression
>I miss my teenage years, I would change so much
>sometimes feel like "Drive" main character
>I love motorization and nature
>I think I've lost my social life, my friends
>miss my ex
>I'm walking to a psychotherapist, it's a little bit better
>that's all

>>6952277
you have to find one friend, that one friend who will stick with you in parties, and to find him, you'll have to go alone to one or two parties, get drunk, get out of your shell a little bit, it worked for me, and i'm extremely inconfidence and shy as well, give it a try

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>>6952266
Cheating is a serious problem, and definitely not something you should just try to forget about. Even moreso if her response when confronted about it is to attempt suicide. Cheating is rarely a one-time thing--if a person will do it once, they're likely to do it again. Staying with someone after that is essentially just telling them that it's not a problem, and they can do it as much as they like, as long as you don't find out (and if you do, just cry and look distraught about it).

Keep in mind I'm just some anonymous guy on the internet, so take this with a grain of salt, but it sounds to me like she has some much deeper-rooted issues here. I'm not saying you need to call it quits for good, but I do think you need to have a serious talk about why this sort of thing happens and whether you're okay with having someone like that in your life.

Here's one of my favorites. Space has fascinated me my whole life, and I love pictures of radio telescopes in particular because of the imagery of these massive arrays moving in unison, dedicated purely to finding out more about the universe.

>>6930301
Im on the same boat.
I spent nearly a decade boxing, and may I say I nearly made it pro.
This was early highschool stage. I was pretty fit as ive always been until recently. Then out of nowhere the man that had seen me grow from a skinny weak kid into a fit close to be man, to whom I owe a big part of what I am died.
I tried going to other places but I was more often than not the best on the gym without competition. The only places in my city with the level that I required were owned by another trainer I had but they were too far away and I would have to go back home at 11pm. Dare I say my city is ranked top 10 highest murder rates of the world without civil war. Not a good idea.
Then teen pressure happened, started going to parties, getting wasted, taking drugs, eating a shit ton, smoking and so on. I was 70 kg when I started now Im 82kg and cant run for shit my cardio is fucked up, my punches slower than theyve ever been and my footwork is like it was never there.
I can still beat up your average joe on a spar match without much problem but Im far from the competitive level I nearly achieved. Im about to be 19 now going to college to another city, going to be living alone and hopefully ill put my shit together, deintoxicate myself and go back to where I was 4 years ago.
So to the OP. Its really easy to get lost once you get into that world. It happened to me, dont let it happen to you.

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>>6952287
you make a good point, ty

>>6952313
i kinda wanna try to stay with her, but i just feel i'll never be able to trust her again, i'm stuck in this relationship, she knows if it happens again i'll never look at her face again, but i always have that thing stuck in my head, you know?
she's taking a pregnancy test this weekend, the condom ripped. if she's really pregnant, i'll not have the nerves to stay with her

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>>6952324
YOU ARE A MAN. ACT LIKE A MAN. SHE CHEATED ON YOU BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T RESPECT YOU. LEAVE HER ASS AND MAKE HER MISS WHAT SHE THREW AWAY.

Additionally, pic related.
I like this one because its an underdog moments before he wins against an enemy he shouldn't have beaten.
Everyone in this thread needs to take a good hard long look at this pic. Your success and happiness in life is merely measured by your resolve and defiance in the face of insurmountable odds.
To put it simply, a "FUCK YOU CUNT" attitude against all problems that come your way, whether they be internal (mental issues i.e. social anxiety, depression, etc) or external (debt, family issues, shitty friends, bills, jobs, education, etc).
You have to grit your teeth everyday.
You have to keep fighting, its apart of life. Look where we came from. We came from mammals that fought for their lives everyday, how are we really any different from our ancestors? The same rules still apply. Grit your teeth. Push back. One day at a time. One battle at a time.

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I think /wg/ is becoming my favorite board on 4chan

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Having read a lot of stories here, I wish I could contribute in a meaningful way, but I'm not really creative with words.

I have these periods of extreme apathy to the point I don't talk with anyone for a week straight and it's become more common in recent years. It's like my whole life is a black hole that drains everyone I know. I'm not even a pessimistic person, I just have no idea what to do with my life, and am surrounded by people who do.

I relate to many of you, if that could even be considered consolation. I'm just floating through my existence at this point.

>>6952545
the only board thats not 90% trash

>>6939530
Thank you, hearing an outside perspective helps a lot. I wont turn to alcohol: I drink extremely rarely as I only drink in social situations so that I can pretend to blend and let myself relax around the people that are there,

>>6949511
You have runs, I have night drives. I feel exactly the same, like I could just pull out some cash, and just drive away....

>>6952324
Regardless of the test, this will eat you forever.

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I have been feeling kinda strange lately , I can't find myself , I just want to get out of my city , go to see the ocean , go to somewhere outside my house , I spend all my days in it , I'm getting sick of it , and this comes from someone who loves insolating himself in the internet
It's been years since the last time I've feel warm , alive , or something at all , I can't go to see the ocean by myself since I'm still a student and I don't have money for it , I guess my fate is being alone and sad in my house being stupid as a rock

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Same guy as >>6953811

I have live in a kinda unhealthy way , a way that made me lost all my "friends" and my interest in study's
Right now im stupid as a rock because of it , I can't get a job , I can't drawn for money , and I don't have a remotely idea of where in going to end , dead or under a bridge. I didn't experience any of my teenager days , no one called me , no one messaged me , no one even remembered me if they weren't payed for it (psychologist and those , you know , hah)

I don't know , it just feels strange , I just want to drink soda with someone watching the sunset , I want to feel alive like I did when I was younger

>>6953815
I know how you feel. You have to show the initiative to meet people. More than once, if you've said once to someone "hey, let's catch up later" and wait for them to contact you and they don't -- remind them. We are all busy, they could have easily forgotten.
I've been lonely lately and I've decided to pull some of the people I haven't talked with in months, we met and had a great time together. Show the initiative. Do it again and again.
This quote by Mark Twain is too real "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."
And try some new things. You seem to be reminiscing your teenage years when you felt good, when you were trying new exciting things. Why not do it again but now? Look for jobs and activities that involve people, where you're not isolated. In these activities, go out of your way to meet people!!

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I feel like I'm going no where in life. I spend my time either on my PC, on my phone, or playing on my console. In college but yet I don't know what the fuck I want to do. Got a gf so that's good, but I feel like it's just goes up and then immediately down. Aside from gf I have a 'friend' (also grill) that I haven't texted in about a month and I feel awkward if I hit her up. I hope to get a new PC and station in the next few months. Hopefully I can feel happier and not dead inside.

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This is the pape who relates to me the most about my current situation in life. Hope nobody takes my story below as edgy.

I'm 16 years old and I live in Albania. Currently in high school ,feel like shit there. No real friends, almost everybody that I know are very boring people. When I started high school I lost the girl I thought was my best friend, and then I had no one to talk to so I became depressed and anxious. Social situations became a lot more scarier and I got socially anxious. School was another bigger problem, I was shit at a subject that is very important, and very hard also (german). I have been ranked as the smart kid of the class so far, am very good at math, but my parents are always shitting on me because I am not reaching my full potential. I am a huge disappointment for them because my two other sisters worked hard and were very successful in school. Then during February-March of this year I started running, which made me feel better, got more respect for myself and anxiety got better. A few months later I stopped running and started to feel like shit again. Now school is over for this year, and I had planned to do a lot more useful stuff during this summer like running, workout, german, learn python, read more etc but I have achieved nothing so far, mostly because I feel everyday very tired, mostly because of the hot temperatures and shitty sleeping habits (for the moment is 2:20 am here) and now I can't sleep without thinking about how shitty my life is so I'm writing on 4chan about my life story. Hope this didn't come out as edgy, appreciate anyone who took the time to read this, thank you.

>>6949047
I know a couple of people who have done that―one friend who failed out of high school, went into the military, and is now a successful programmer (brilliant guy), and another friend who went to med school for seven years, quit, went into the army, and became a teacher (a job which he not only loves but is incredible at).

I also don't think it's a great idea to attend university in the middle of an identity crisis, but it might be. On one hand, you have the reality that it is very expensive, and mistakes will not come lightly. On the other hand, you have the possibility of that experience helping you find yourself. That decision is up to you, as are most, I guess.

A bit more on the military: despite the positive experiences I reported above, think about it a bit before doing anything. As I'm sure you know, it's not for everyone.

Hope things go at least moderately well for you, man.

>>6953942
>>6953942
It ain't edgy. It's sort of like a seasonal depression. Like when you had school it preoccupied your mind but now that you're free you don't know what to do or how to do anything. As for your family, just sort of 'ignore' them. If you're doing fine then it's alright, (I'm from the US so I'm not sure how your grades work) you don't always have to get an A+, sometimes a B is good enough.

>>6953950
Yeah, that is exactly what I usually end up linking my situation to when I feel depressed, the fact that I don't occupy myself with anything. Then at the end of the day is when I feel like shit the most, when I realize that I wasted yet another day doing nothing. The parents aren't too harsh, but they just want me to achieve more and get a better life. Anyway I'm hoping I will do some changes in the upcoming days. Thanks for the reply, it means a lot.

>>6953881
Thanks for the response and sorry for the late reply , Anon
Actually , my teenager days where pretty boring and bland , even like they are now , in those years I literally did the same things everyday , but I had few friends and that keeped me with some motivation , I even had those fantasy's of going to live with my friends , and those things , you know , I was enlightened by something , I was feeling something
It's kinda contradictory , since technically I'm still in my teenager years , but I don't feel like a teenager anymore , I just feel like .. a bunch of meat and bones , I think.
About showing initiative , the problem it's that I don't have anyone to show initiative , comically enough , I tried to send messages to the only "friend" I have here , but he doesn't even read my messages. And funny enough , I can't get a job , my depression was and it's too strong sometimes to even go out of my bed , I dropped to study's because that , and now I'm stupid as a rock without the obligatory studies , so yeah , that's a thing

I guess the problem is not that I don't want , but it's what I don't have
Man , this just gets more and more depressing , I'm going to end under a bridge staving to death

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>>6948864
I'm quite thankful. I realize I live an amazingly blessed life. I just feel a little bad because there are people who'd kill to be working the things I work on, and I'm kinda just along for the ride. Love traveling, though.

Maybe you're right. I have friends in their 30s that had really promising bands that ended up going nowhere because the music industry is like that. I still play music for fun, and draw/paint for fun, but I wish I could do more with it, or at least inspire others. I guess at that point, it becomes work, and no longer fun.

Anyway, thanks for the kind words anon.

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>>6948912
Unfortunately, that sounds like depression. I've been living with it for over 10 years. I don't think there's any beating it because, frankly, you're right. In the end, nothing means anything.

However, that means the things we do only have their value. For example, I get high and run in the park near me. It makes me feel better, and I react more nicely to others because of the appreciation I receive. Furthermore, you can think about how your actions or art might influence some future person, and they might affect somebody else, and so on.

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>>6932588
>that life ... WAITS FOR NO MAN.
>I am living in a glorious past, mainly 2007

anon why

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I'm 24, haven't graduated college, was in the middle of wasting my early 20s partying when I got my girlfriend pregnant. I love her and we kept the baby. Best thing that ever happened to me. But I can't help feeling like my situation is paradise lost, like I was flying in a helicopter over a mountain that I'm now enduring an avalanche upon. I feel motivated and then lethargic, driven and then listless. I can't stay consistent. I always have this little voice in my head telling me there's something else I could have been. I'm stuck in a wageslave job making enough money to have a nice life but it's nothing to be proud of. With the stress of being an unmarried new parent, I genuinely don't see light at the end of the tunnel. Taking out loans is not an option, so I have to work. Going to school, being a parent and working is draining. I can't perform to the best of my ability academically so I'm sliding through by the skin of my teeth. I got a 26 on the ACT without studying at all, I have a 130ish IQ. I could be really successful but I just can't find traction. I don't know where to turn to keep moving. I once heard a short phrase "Apathy is death." But that's what I long for. To be carefree on the fucking moon drinking a beer. No one to judge, no one to expect anything, no one to hold me accountable. It's so hard. I'm tired all the time. I need to find the motivation. I try to eat well but it's fucking expensive and I don't have goddamn time for food prep. I want to work out but I have to be there for my girl and our baby whom I love dearly. I feel like I'm in a tornado. I can't fucking focus. Adderall doesn't help, drugs don't help, drinking doesn't help, I smoke weed many times every day, I am so preoccupied with my future that I can't remember basic things like my wallet and keys. I live in a constant state of disappointment. A wide-angle lens. I need to zoom in. How?

>>6953942
16 is so young my dude. You have SO much time to make something of yourself. That being said. Those years are the most important academic years of your life. The brain you build there will carry you through the rest of your life. It sounds like you need to build confidence in yourself, if running is what gives that to you then don't stop. Appreciate the time you have to yourself. There will be a time when you have too much in your life and you will long deeply for the feeling you hate so much now. Find something you love and do that too. If it's video games, lurking /wg/, music, whatever. Enjoy shit. You only are 16 once. Let some of the weight off your shoulders into the ether. Pay no mind to your depressive thoughts. A poster in this thread >>6930372 , has some really good advice you could follow on your path to the rest of your life. Don't squander the time you have. You only get it once.

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>>6930372
This really meant a lot to me man, I'm sure you're not lurking this thread anymore... or maybe you are. But these were some wise words that struck a cord with me. Thanks anon.

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>>6953913
Get outside! Go look at something wonderful like a mountain or a waterfall. Run until you get out of breath. Take a drink of cold water on a hot day. There's a lot to live for man. You just have to realize that human society is only half your life. Electronics are part of that society. I realized this after I had a kid.

>>6953811
Meet people through the internet man! You don't sound stupid.

Sorry I'm bumping this thread so much guys. This is really cathartic.

>>6930257
FOMO is a thing, ignore it and live your life.
so long as it isnt going to put you in an early grave.

>>6954028
It sounds kinda easy , but I'm not good starting conversations , I do not feel comfortable just messaging someone "Hello !" because we had a short conversation in a post , for example

Also do not worry bumping the thread , is the only way to get more people posting after all