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Embrace nihilism.

I just realised that I missed my semester one food studies exam because I thought it was tomorrow, but it was actually on Friday, which I just found out. There’s no way to re-sit it without a medical certificate, and seeing as I’m not sick at the moment, that’s not gonna happen. I’m so god damn dumb sometimes.

It happens. I did something similar once.

What’s wrong with being a nihilist? I find that I’m almost .01% happier knowing that everything is ultimately meaningless so I should only bother with things that are meaningful to me. Technically that doesn’t make me a full-blown nihilist, but it works for me.

TV’s Frink said:

moviefreakedmind said:

That’s life, man.

That’s some dogshit advice right there.

It actually isn’t. Telling people to operate under the delusion that anything good will ever happen to them is dogshit advice. Especially when talking about relationships. All relationships are terrible and destined to be a disaster because they involve people, and people are the worst.

moviefreakedmind said:

All relationships are terrible and destined to be a disaster because they involve people, and people are the worst.

I’ll have you know that I love my daughter beyond reason, and I am her favorite person in the whole world.

There is a lot to be said for the positive emotional benefits of deep, meaningful relationships.

So you really do need to seek help.

Possessed said:

moviefreakedmind said:

TV’s Frink said:

moviefreakedmind said:

It actually isn’t. Telling people to operate under the delusion that anything good will ever happen to them is dogshit advice. Especially when talking about relationships. All relationships are terrible and destined to be a disaster because they involve people, and people are the worst.

This is painful to read and you should consider getting help, and if it’s even slightly a shtick you should know it’s not amusing anymore.

It’s never been shtick, and there is no help.

chyron8472 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

All relationships are terrible and destined to be a disaster because they involve people, and people are the worst.

I’ll have you know that I love my daughter beyond reason, and I am her favorite person in the whole world.

That’s nice for you and nice for her.

There is a lot to be said for the positive emotional benefits of deep, meaningful relationships.

Not for me there isn’t.

So you really do need to seek help.

Again with this help myth.

I was once forced to and I tried of my own volition once as well and it was a waste of my time. “Therapists” are just charlatans looking to profit off of rich people’s misery.

Possessed said:

I mean if you’re happy this way more power to you but advising other people to be like you isn’t super noble.

I usually don’t give advice in these kinds of threads (since my advice is of course horrible), but no one else is giving him advice and he’s been talking about the same problems for quite some time now, so obviously the whole “hang in there, people are wonderful, you’ll meet great people some day” line isn’t helping. I think a lot of people like me or Handman would be a tiny bit happier if they didn’t put so much energy into pursuing friendships when they struggle with that.

If Handman wants camaraderie he should pursue it. Maybe there’s a better way for him to go about it.

If you’re unwilling to change then you’re not going to. A therapist can only do so much or may not be the right therapist for you. Happiness is possible.

Therapists are a waste. I don’t want to sit on a couch and pay some bastard hundreds of dollars to listen to me tell him about my childhood and then prescribe me some meds I don’t want. As for your “Happiness is possible,” line, that’s a gross generalization. It’s one of the really sickening attitudes that the public tends to have. I hinted at it in a recent conversation in the Politics thread, but such statements (or lies as I prefer to call them) insult me. They’re just vague bullshit lines that people can throw at others and pretend that they’re being helpful. Handman can, and should, do whatever the hell he wants; I was just making a suggestion.

A little. I don’t know, I still that way though.

moviefreakedmind said:

Therapists are a waste. I don’t want to sit on a couch and pay some bastard hundreds of dollars to listen to me tell him about my childhood and then prescribe me some meds I don’t want. As for your “Happiness is possible,” line, that’s a gross generalization. It’s one of the really sickening attitudes that the public tends to have. I hinted at it in a recent conversation in the Politics thread, but such statements (or lies as I prefer to call them) insult me. They’re just vague bullshit lines that people can throw at others and pretend that they’re being helpful. Handman can, and should, do whatever the hell he wants; I was just making a suggestion.

Given that there are people who find more happiness than you believe is possible, I’d say it’s obvious that happiness is possible. I don’t know who finds total carefree bliss, but that’s clearly not what I’m talking about. This is about recognizing and living up to potential.

You must feel you have a really good reason for thinking it isn’t possible for you to become happier.