2/ Yes, yes, there is such a thing as severe and actual depression (trust me, I've wasted years of my life in a terrible anhedonic state with the full gamut of other symptoms from the DSM). ...but I also think that 95% of "depressed" people are sad.
-
-
Show this thread
-
3/ Yes, if you're so deep in the hole that you're thinking of killing yourself, talk to a doc, and maybe - maybe - try some drugs to get your out of the deep pit. Not great, but better than eating a bullet. But...
Show this thread -
4/ ...unless your two choices are "bullet or prescription", give strong thought to skipping the drugs, and facing what you're angry / sad at. Poor career prospects? OK, fix those. Incel? Read some Roissy. Fat / weak? Hit the gym. You're boring and ignorant? Read books.
Show this thread -
5/ You have no skills and you're low status? Buy a cheap guitar and take lessons. Sign up for blacksmithing through your local adult ed. Take a woodturning class. Learn glass blowing. Start hiking. Learn to carve stone. Build a garden shed. Buy a shop manual and fix a car.
Show this thread -
This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread
-
8/ "self improvement" is a category name for a terrible set of memes at the bookstore Why is this so? Because as with all prog entryism, once upon a time there was something awesome, and progs (women and weak men) killed it, skinned it, and caper about ghoulishly in the corpse
Show this thread -
9/ There ARE some great self improvement books out there. ...but you largely have to go back to the 1950s and 1960s. Thing and Grow Rich How to Win Friends and Influence People There are some modern ones: Getting Things Done Getting Past No
Show this thread -
10/ The good stuff is filed under "business" not "self improvement" or (worse yet) "self help". Why am I talking about self help books in a thread that started on the topic of weed & prozac? Because if you're depressed, you've got a fever and the only cure is self improvement
Show this thread -
11/ (and, again, the caveat that there is TRUE depression, and if you're thinking of eating a bullet, go talk to a doctor...but I'm not talking to that one poor SOB ... I'm talking to the other 999).
Show this thread -
12/ Related to all of this: some red pill truth bombs for 20 something incels: if women won't give you the time of day because you're a nice guy...the problem is not that you're a nice guy. The problem is that you're boring and low status.
Show this thread -
13/ You already know this deep in your heart, but you're trying to pull the wool over your eyes, and society is helping you do it. The thing is, there's more pain playing pretend than there is in facing reality. That splinter hurts, right? Would you rather pull it out or not?
Show this thread -
14/ So, again, the "depression" is giving you useful information. Mood is a sense! If your eyes told you that the building was on fire, you'd fight the flames or leave. If your ears told you there was a fire... If your nose told you there was a fire... If your skin told you
Show this thread -
15/ If the house is on fire, do you want a blindfold? If the house is on fire, do you want earplugs? If the house is on fire, do you want an air freshener? If the house is on fire, do you want weed and prozac?
Show this thread -
16/ A related scenario: Your eyes tell you that everything is soothing and good. Your ears tell you that there is pleasant music. Maybe there's just a slight crackling sound, but that's maybe nothing. But your nose tells you that there's smoke. Now you face a question:
Show this thread -
17/ Do you want to reach up and touch the blindfold? Do rip it off? Do you take off the headphones? If you do, you may very well see a fire. And realizing that you're in a burning building is very very scary - much scarier than where you are right now.
Show this thread -
18/ If you pull off the blindfold and the headphones and DO learn that you're in a burning building, you have a lot of work ahead of you. You've gotta break out a window, climb down three stories of gutter, try not to fall. Scary stuff! ...but would you rather do that -
Show this thread -
-
20/ Good thread. I endorse / accept everything here. A spare donut tire is not as good as a real tire, but it's a useful tool to get you 100 miles to the tire shop. Prozac may help you deal with bad crap for 6 months as you fix it. https://twitter.com/JASutherlandBks/status/1082676209685839872 …
This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread -
21/ Status is malleable. Hit the gym. Learn how to play guitar.https://twitter.com/MantisVersus/status/1082842791472971777?s=19 …
Show this thread -
22/ Getting better at painting your Warhammer minis will not pull women. Learning guitar WILL.https://twitter.com/MantisVersus/status/1083127080882192384 …
Show this thread -
23/ Also, demonstrating competence in a hobby in front of women (even non guitar) works very well. About 8 years back I had a toasty 19 year old throwing herself at 39 yo me because I signed up for a clay arts / pottery class and I was pretty darned good at the wheel.
Show this thread -
24/ I mean, admittedly, she was crazy. But if a 39 year old guy is looking for 19 year old women (I wasn't) that's ... kinda part of what you're looking for, I think?
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.