has anyone found a way to just, not be depressed? I hate my job so I'm going back to school but it's kind of a useless meme degree. It makes me so happy so I'm keeping up with it but it's fucking me up that I can never go full time because I have to work 40hrs for a studio apartment. Even when I was unemployed I was just sad and directionless. Does everyone feel this way? I'm not suicidal or anything, but I genuinely feel like I'm waiting around to die.What do people do with their lives? Its all so pointless.
>>34724852>has anyone found a way to just, not be depressedYes.There's a simple recipe : exercise, meaningful occupation (work and hobbies and so on), human connection, good sleep, nature, healthy eating. Some cases need meds but most don't.
>>34724884sometimes you can't get any of those things
>>34724852Everyone starts off feeling that way because we're born unwise and in ignorance, but everyone can learn how to stop feeling that way if they choose to pursue wisdom. Every day is an opportunity to make your conduct and speech better, so someone who loves right conduct and right speech is never left wondering what the point of his life is. He's never far from an opportunity to become closer to what he loves, so he's never depressed or sad. All you have to do in order to reach that state is to consciously decide that compassion, truth and righteousness are loveable for their own sake, and then pursue those virtues with all of your heart every day. If you can do that, you'll never feel at a loss another day for the rest of your life.
>>34724852My will has been exhausted.The lockdowns (2020) combined with discovering /pol/ as well as other alternative outlets and learning the truth has crippled me.Always was an outcast but when I finished high school and went down the self-improvement road I had a plan and hope for the future. I spent 2 days in college before the lockdowns began and both men and women swarmed to me.Weight loss, strenuous exercise, grunt jobs, martial arts, cold showers and austerity beyond normal, all self-imposed for years combined with surrogate and academic education on all practical subjects was my path to becoming what can only be referred to as Nietzsche's Overman.But my will has been exhausted. The veil has been lifted. Reached the conclusion that I am a tax-cattle serf in a prison nation where everything human and masculine is either illegal or prohibitely expensive. I can't hunt, I can't own firearms, I can't drive a motorcycle at full speed. Can't be a man. My only options are to drink, smoke, do drugs and gamble. If you keep up on global events you can see everything and everyone has gradually become gayer and more retarded and insane. Consequently I have become more alienated and ostracized.I'm fine with being alone. Fine with nobody remembering or caring about any important conversation. I'm fine with life being cruel and unfair. I'm fine with at 24 never having had a social circle, a woman, real friendship, or any other milestone. I said it'd get better. It's fine. Life doesn't guarantee "Happiness".
>>34726910correct answer. as someone who has reached this state, the hardest part is maintaining it in the face of adversity. it is similar to the crack in the door devil analogy. if you let any amount in, you can slide right back down.
>>34724852U need to pick a fantasy that you love and try to reach it knowing it won't complete you but do it anyways
>>34726959It helps to keep in mind that even in those moments, there's great opportunity. The more often we get knocked down, the better we become at getting back up. Naturally it's difficult to keep that silver lining in mind when you're up to your ears in trouble, but the more frequently you meditate on it when things are calm, the easier it becomes to recall it when things become hectic. Reading regularly has been a big help to me, too. There are hundreds of saints and philosophers to choose from who have all written extensively on putting adversity to good use.
>>34726948How do you read neitzche and then manage to become a nihilist lol. That's actually insane. Well u fell for the fantasy of cohesion meme. Ur little identity of being the tired warrior is just a fantasy ur enjoying so u don't have to actually face reality. Why don't u stop with the surplus enjoyment when you meditate you hold focus like holding a bird in your hand. Not too hard or the bird will die. Not too soft or the bird will fly. You can do everything you want to without skyrocketing your blood pressure gang
yeah this is the reality for most people. We live in a dystopia. We killed god and industrial society has us living under enormous stress and isolation. Thats the reality of the situation. Its up to you to find a way to circumvent the system and escape your cage.
>>34726910This is key but replace talking right with anything. This is the key to happiness period.
>>34724852ssris, snris, tcas, buproprion, cocaine. these all work to various degrees.
>>34724852I'm planting fruit trees and this year they started making fruit.It was so good,this spring my entire property was full of flowers and felt like a perfume shop.Spending time with baby goats is also pure magic.They will kick you all day long and they are endlessly happy to be alive.I dare you to be depressed in the middle of them jumping on your head
>>34726948>ubermenschthat might be part of your problem brother
