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you sound trite
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 00:55 |
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Notorious b.s.d. posted:is it food for thought?
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:05 |
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I have always understood it to mean that it was this guys experience - and he had a lot more of it than most people do - that human suffering is a constant value regardless of class or circumstance
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:13 |
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rotor posted:I have always understood it to mean that it was this guys experience - and he had a lot more of it than most people do - that human suffering is a constant value regardless of class or circumstance i had someone say they thought life was pain. i don't agree with that, but pain is an inherent part of life and it would be difficult / impossible to have pleasure without it
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:15 |
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yeah that occurred to me last night when I was talking to a person going thru first big breakup, after 2 years. but they didn’t have mixed finances or kids or assets and it was tempting to be like “at least this and that”, but that doesn’t matter to her, as far as she’s concerned her heartbreak is as bad as anyone’s etc etc, so I decided against saying that and just went “there there”
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:17 |
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Broken Machine posted:i had someone say they thought life was pain. i don't agree with that, but pain is an inherent part of life and it would be difficult / impossible to have pleasure without it people that experience no physical pain don't exactly live long and happy lives but i think some people have lives that are just wall to wall pain and that sucks too
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:29 |
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rotor posted:I have always understood it to mean that it was this guys experience - and he had a lot more of it than most people do - that human suffering is a constant value regardless of class or circumstance then I thought about your story for context a second angle, he can also seem to be suggesting that a person’s hardest experience is only as difficult as they’ve had opportunity to experience, and that most can push past whatever their boundary of suffering is and finish basic training. the preparation from past suffering seems equal regardless of scope (ie he has not seen a difference in success rate between sheltered and hardened trainees). otherwise, his job experience wouldn’t have much direct relevance, or why he said it at all in reply to your comment
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:30 |
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Cold on a Cob posted:people that experience no physical pain don't exactly live long and happy lives i think they meant existential rather than physical pain
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:33 |
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Uptime Sinclair posted:a second angle, he can also seem to be suggesting that a person’s hardest experience is only as difficult as they’ve had opportunity to experience, and that most can push past whatever their boundary of suffering is and finish basic training. the preparation from past suffering seems equal regardless of scope (ie he has not seen a difference in success rate between sheltered and hardened trainees). otherwise, his job experience wouldn’t have much direct relevance, or why he said it at all exactly. no one fails out of boot camp because they're weak or privileged or hosed up or whatever, they fail because they refuse to change and get better (for whatever hosed up concept of 'better' the usmc had)
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:34 |
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ive experienced major depressive episodes at several points in my life but haven't had any for like 7 years now, and thankfully none since I've had kids. I could feel the black dog sniffing aroudn earlier this year and worked my way out of it with a routine of light nightly exercise (walking) and some CBT techniques I heard on russel brand's podcast (lol) things that have helped me: a supportive relationship (huge), humility, and having my own little personal ethos. curiosity, empathy, and kindness are the principals to live by, and family and community are what makes you truly happy. I've been lucky to be able to earn good money and have good physical health. my thing this year has been to really focus in on patience and persistence, and being less judgemental life is a loving bitch but I really do think that a lot of your experience of the world can be chosen. you can decide how to interpret things. even if that interpretation is hogshit, if it gets you through and you're not hurting others, it can be helpful. thats not to say making those choices is easy, or that mindset is dismissive of people's pain or struggle. no way. but framing things in that way makes it easier to feel better
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:44 |
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a thing that really shits me about myself is that I find it hard to maintain friendships. I just don't really care about them, they seem a lot of effort. I like people and stuff but I guess I'm fundamentally introverted and/or socially anxious. my sense is that this is not uncommon in men particularly. I worry that I am gonna really regret that as I get older tho
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:45 |
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Broken Machine posted:i think they meant existential rather than physical pain i took it to mean both, since they're often connected. people that don't feel physical pain also often don't feel fear and a bunch of other emotions. this poo poo's all related i think.
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 01:47 |
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Gentle Autist posted:a thing that really shits me about myself is that I find it hard to maintain friendships. I just don't really care about them, they seem a lot of effort. I like people and stuff but I guess I'm fundamentally introverted and/or socially anxious. my sense is that this is not uncommon in men particularly. I worry that I am gonna really regret that as I get older tho i wouldn’t regret it just own it. they never made a statue of a group of guys in their 30s/40 who were notable primarily for being hella tite
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 02:29 |
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Gentle Autist posted:ive experienced major depressive episodes at several points in my life but haven't had any for like 7 years now, and thankfully none since I've had kids. I could feel the black dog sniffing aroudn earlier this year and worked my way out of it with a routine of light nightly exercise (walking) and some CBT techniques I heard on russel brand's podcast (lol) im glad russel brands cock and ball torture saved your life, op
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 02:37 |
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ahaha hell yes
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 03:42 |
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fart simpson posted:im glad russel brands cock and ball torture saved your life, op
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 04:15 |
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fart simpson posted:im glad russel brands cock and ball torture saved your life, op attn: jawnv6
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 04:36 |
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Gentle Autist posted:ive experienced major depressive episodes at several points in my life but haven't had any for like 7 years now, and thankfully none since I've had kids. I could feel the black dog sniffing aroudn earlier this year and worked my way out of it with a routine of light nightly exercise (walking) and some CBT techniques I heard on russel brand's podcast (lol) it's amazing how much difference getting some exercise and changing your immeadiate surroundings can make.
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# ? Aug 28, 2019 08:53 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5_wzFzabiA
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# ? Aug 30, 2019 05:59 |
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i remember when sa was down for 9/11 sup old nerds
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# ? Aug 31, 2019 05:05 |
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pointsofdata posted:it's amazing how much difference getting some exercise and changing your immeadiate surroundings can make. except when it doesn't
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# ? Aug 31, 2019 05:14 |
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fart simpson posted:im glad russel brands cock and ball torture saved your life, op
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# ? Aug 31, 2019 08:24 |
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candy for breakfast posted:i remember when sa was down for 9/11 me too, but that's back when i'd come to the front page every now and then for a chuckle. i didn't bother looking at the forums at all then.
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# ? Aug 31, 2019 13:02 |
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I discovered the utility of heated seats in warming up my coccyx this morning.
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# ? Aug 31, 2019 13:07 |
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Schadenboner posted:I discovered the utility of heated seats in warming up my coccyx this morning.
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# ? Aug 31, 2019 15:58 |
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Schadenboner posted:I discovered the utility of heated seats in warming up my coccyx this morning. my buttcheeks were cold after i got out of the car this morning, and i can't figure out why
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# ? Sep 3, 2019 11:51 |
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youre dying op
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# ? Sep 3, 2019 17:20 |
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pram posted:youre dying op a little, every day
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# ? Sep 3, 2019 18:44 |
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memento mori
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# ? Sep 3, 2019 19:27 |
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et in yospos ego
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# ? Sep 3, 2019 19:31 |
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Schadenboner posted:I discovered the utility of heated seats in warming up my coccyx this morning. heated seats help when i have a small kidney stone bopping through
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# ? Sep 4, 2019 01:37 |
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Silver Alicorn posted:memento mori i unironically collect these my wife won't let me display them all over the house "too goth"
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# ? Sep 4, 2019 07:37 |
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being old sucks. im glad im still young.
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# ? Sep 8, 2019 13:29 |
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year ago had to have back surgery and now my back is hurting again. Paranoid of bending over. Yearning for sweet release.
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# ? Sep 9, 2019 12:33 |
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hidden_msg posted:year ago had to have back surgery and now my back is hurting again. Paranoid of bending over. Yearning for sweet release. get one of those shoe horns on a stick at ikea, also a grabber thingy
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# ? Sep 9, 2019 13:23 |
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Silver Alicorn posted:get one of those shoe horns on a stick at ikea, also a grabber thingy a good long handle shoe horn is worth it yeah I had some stuff done for my one foot years ago and it helped a ton, i used it for years after because it just made going out the door easier if you dont have one, a decent bench by where you put shoes on is good, too. less stooping and balancing needed so less risk of tumbling
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# ? Sep 9, 2019 13:45 |
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hidden_msg posted:year ago had to have back surgery and now my back is hurting again. Paranoid of bending over. Yearning for sweet release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH5a-deHquc
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# ? Sep 9, 2019 13:52 |
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i went on four roller coasters in 3.5 hours on Saturday, I’m still kinda feeling it also i almost puked after the fourth one i used to work at this theme park and would go ride coasters during breaks when it was an after-close employee event and now the idea of like taking a ride on the American Eagle and then trying to work sounds like the worst thing ever
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# ? Sep 9, 2019 18:32 |
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this thread has taught me that I am very well-preserved for my age.
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# ? Sep 9, 2019 18:45 |
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rotor posted:this thread has taught me that I am very well-preserved for my age.
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