A horse doesn’t have to be worried about being happy if it ceases to think. Though it’ll also cease to be.
You see, this relies on the concept of “I think, therefore I am,” but if I led with that, I’d be putting Descartes before the horse.
goddamn you 😂
Something something porn actress in a philosophy class
How to remove unhappiness: commit self-deletion.
Seems the human OS has psychological safeguards in place for this. 🥴
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Are you ok? If not I recommend psychiatric help as opposed to this
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I mean this isn’t far from the truth
You know when in movies and shows they add some sort of short scene of what could’ve happened if such or such thing happened. I have hyperphantasia and it’s like that for me but instead of being useful am in constant panic because my brain project in my eyes the worst case scenario of any slightly dangerous situation like it’s really happening. It sucks.
Stop having thoughts
The way I see it, you have two options: liquor, or Warhammer 40K lore.
I’ve actually been achieving this exact same thing when I try to sleep at night by smoking CBD before bed. Literally one hit and my mind is completely empty then I just fall asleep within minutes. Such a fucking life saver.
Never tried CBD, any suggestions where to start? Good night’s sleep feels like looking for the lost island of Atlantis these days.
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That’s what fishing’s for I hear
Mindfulness meditation might actually help
At this point I’ll give it a try, any suggestions to start? I’ve never meditated in my life.
Guided mindfulness meditation I guess? I don’t have a specific link.
Reminds me of the book “Hyperbole and a Half”
Sounds interesting, and chance of getting you to summarize or ELI5?
The author has snippets of her book here. But, they’re a bunch of funny stories throughout her life and how she’s been dealing with depression. I’ve read it multiple times and I love the book.
Here’s a quote from the website:
What kind of stories are in it?
Of the new stories, there are two new stories about my dogs, a story about a letter I wrote to my future self when I was ten, a story about the use of fear and shame as motivational tools, a story about the time my mother tried to take my sister and I on an adventure and ended up getting us all lost in the woods, a story about all the illogical internal rules I have for how reality should be and what happens when reality doesn’t give a shit about my rules, a story about a toy parrot, a story about a lie I told as a child that spiraled completely out of control, a story about my identity and how I use it to prevent myself from realizing how shitty I actually am, and a cautionary tale about what happens when you try to fix everything about yourself all at once.
I like the “Do not order” button
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I learned the first one early on, happiness is a bit of an adult fairytale, like Santa Claus. You’ll always end up reaching for something new, and you realize you rarely gain satisfaction for the stress. I also found this meme really summarized the problem:
Well, this is a simple solution. If you want to be happy and still alive, you’ll need to only stop with certain thoughts 💭
Step 0: Be flung into space by a volcanic eruption
Ignorance is bliss.
It’s called drugs. Unfortunately there are side effects.
Yeah, it’s fucking up my liver…
