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Pcmaker posted:. I'm 44 years old now and I don't have any friends, just coworkers and acquaintances. I keep hoping things would turn around, but it hasn't happened. Felt. Hard. Honestly it's slowly killing me.
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Poohs Packin posted:Ive got my eyes on a smart toaster and thats probably gonna solve a lot of problems. It's really nice how it shows you how brown the bread on your panini is going to be before you cook it, real quality of life improvement.
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Wasn't quite expecting to make it this far, so I hope there's something cool to look forward to, yet
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Hell yeah. The forums are old enough to be at this stage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8b88US-6ts
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Mar 14, 2025 20:28
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Let’s all buy Cadillac cars
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Stop watching anime op
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I have a morbid fascination with airline disasters, and recently learned of something called a 'phugoid cycle'.quote:In aviation, a phugoid or fugoid (/ˈfjuːɡɔɪd/ ⓘ) is an aircraft motion in which the vehicle pitches up and climbs, and then pitches down and descends, accompanied by speeding up and slowing down as it goes "downhill" and "uphill" This seems to describe the likely course of my emotional state for the remainder of my life. For example, my dog, my dad, and my father in law will probably all die in the next ten years, which will suck extremely. On the positive side, I might inherit enough money to buy a house, maybe, in my late fifties, which would alleviate a huge amount of worry about the future. Ups and downs.
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Torquemada posted:I have a morbid fascination with airline disasters, and recently learned of something called a 'phugoid cycle'. The phugoid cycle, or "Mario's Cape"
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Yes OP, I'm a 45 year old alcoholic that can't shake the habit and it's slowly losing his wife and kids. There's no sunshine in my future
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Mar 14, 2025 21:36
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ill be your friend op
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tirtran posted:Yes OP, I'm a 45 year old alcoholic that can't shake the habit and it's slowly losing his wife and kids. There's no sunshine in my future ur av has aged me 10 years. what a blast from thge past
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signalnoise posted:The phugoid cycle, or "Mario's Cape" Complete with "Errweeoo!" sound effect
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Torquemada posted:I have a morbid fascination with airline disasters, and recently learned of something called a 'phugoid cycle'. the fact that you are aware that those emotional losses are coming gives you some opportunity to prepare yourself, your family and most importantly them for what is coming. to say that it is a luxury is an understatement. loss is extremely complex for all parties. it is hard to believe but those experiences and how you handle them can actually have a positive impact (and not in the superficial way). getcho EI in check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence
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tirtran posted:Yes OP, I'm a 45 year old alcoholic that can't shake the habit and it's slowly losing his wife and kids. There's no sunshine in my future Go to Detox, go to Rehab and you will get a taste of what feeling normal is like. Everyone around you will support you if you take steps to help yourself. It is a hard road but you've admitted your problem so TAKE ACTION.
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Mar 14, 2025 22:21
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Man I wish I had the money to just drop on an in-patient facility like that
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no pubes yet sorry posted:the fact that you are aware that those emotional losses are coming gives you some opportunity to prepare yourself, your family and most importantly them for what is coming. to say that it is a luxury is an understatement. quote:In any case, we should all prepare a place where we can accommodate all the tragedies that sooner or later will come to our lives. But this is an economy few people care to practice.
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signalnoise posted:Man I wish I had the money to just drop on an in-patient facility like that Medicaid will pay for it in state if you are unemployed, not some private beach resort but a program at a hospital. Affordable Care Act also guarantees some rehab coverage - on the back of your insurance card there is a mental health number and they will help you find a facility you can afford. There is something within reach if you look around. Plus there are grants etc. Lots of options. https://findtreatment.gov/ edit: the pet shop boys answered the crux of the OPs question a long time ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvFOaBoieE no pubes yet sorry fucked around with this message at 22:44 on Mar 14, 2025 |
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Goddamn this thread is depressing
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Cowman posted:Goddamn this thread is depressing I dunno I think my post was pretty positive tbh
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yes and no. physically i will never be who i was before fibro and 5 yrs later ive more or less made my peace with it but that doesnt mean i enjoy being in constant pain. its just a major facet of life to consider into things, and i have to pick up prescriptions a lot lol if it ends up netting me neetbucks though thats life made. i could be pretty happy just spending my days taking care of the dog and drawing writing spinnin vinyl etc. if the tradeoff is pain then whatever, work is pain. but until then im at the low point in life
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I mean probably but I hope not It's conceivable that the happiest days are ahead That hope is pretty wonderful I'll cling to it
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voted 1, gas thread
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Minotaurus Rex posted:voted 1, gas thread thats a yes?
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syntaxfunction posted:If you think the happiest moments are in the past it's because you are your own enemy and you must defeat yourself to have success. praying for OP
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Mar 30, 2025 05:29
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And here I thought I needed to defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance
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Lt. Cock posted:Let’s all buy Cadillac cars I was going to say thay yes absolutely my happiest days are behind me, but if I buy a Cadillac car I could easily turn this all around. I know what I'm doing today. Thank you Lt. Cock.
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I would like to be optimistic. No one can predict the future! Well, except Future Steve, and he refuses to talk.
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Lt. Cock posted:Let’s all buy Cadillac cars Only if it's an old one with enormous tailfins or a 20-foot-long mid 70s Fleetwood. In pink.
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tirtran posted:Yes OP, I'm a 45 year old alcoholic that can't shake the habit and it's slowly losing his wife and kids. There's no sunshine in my future Buy some flowers and do your best
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Still the same amount of horny. Horny, happy, hilarious, that's my trifecta.
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Who can know? I'm in my 50s, and plenty of things aren't as I'd like. I look back with fondness on certain periods, some decades ago but feel like just yesterday, and wish I could recapture the "happiness" of the time, but it's a fool's errand. Those moments were a mish-mash of everything going on at the time: who I was, what I did, where I lived, whispers on the wind, etc. Add to that the unreliability of the human brain, which twists and recolors memories over time. I suspect my mind has exaggerated the happiness factor of certain periods, giving them more credit than they're due. We're all barely-qualified observers of our own existence. Consider variations of the question. "Are my healthiest days behind me? Are my most active days behind me?" For me, unquestionably "yes" to both of these, and I'm totally at peace with this. My skin is losing its elasticity, wrinkles are popping up everywhere, wanted hair disappears and unwanted hair abounds. Nothing I can do will ever change these things (you can spend a fortune chasing fixes for these, but eventually you'll come around). I'll never be 25 again. Raging against time is a losing proposition, every time, without exception. With profound effort you may squeak out a few trivial improvements, but time will win in the end. Happiness, though? Anything can happen, possibilities branch out endlessly. Are my happiest days behind me? Some days "yes," other days "no" or "maybe." Everything's poo poo at the moment; maybe OP's question is actually, "Are things going to get better?"
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The last time I can recall feeling happy was in 2015. I wish I was dead.
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I bought a new Cadillac escalade today and now I'm $160,000 in debt. This is the best I've felt since high school.
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nope. my infant son is starting to sleep more than 2 hours at a time so my life is only improving.
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satanic splash-back posted:nope. my infant son is starting to sleep more than 2 hours at a time so my life is only improving. In a few years he'll be bringing back every bug that comes through.
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Well im nearing 40 and my body starts breaking down in strange and exotic ways so its very likely the future isnt going to be as good and happy as the past
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No amount of money could buy from me the memories that I have of then No amount of money could pay me to go back and live through it again
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I would easily let most of my memories go for nothing. Money would only sweeten the deal.
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