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What's your thoughts on Iraq after Saddam? I read the biography and have looked into a bit of the peoples sentiment. It seems like for every day people it has become worse after he was removed. More because of the fact that there is a lot more to fear than him. Assuming that the average person stayed out of politics they were pretty safe. I think Saddam was too deep into causing conflicts that ultimately ruined the country. It seemed like once he learned he lesson and really had pressure to get rid of WMD programs it was too late for him. However, maybe if he was still around it would have kept the country more stable and helped build it up.

It would be one thing if it looked like a swastika or something like that. I don't think most people would affiliate any logo with pedophiles.

Complete it to the best of your ability. It might be tough trying to draw some of the answers, but it will be worth it.

When you stop smoking, you body is going to be in a big lack for dopamine. You will need something else to increase your dopamine until your body has a more recovered baseline. I used candy, when I was quitting vaping to help me. I was using lifesaver mints and probably playing a good amount of video games. It still sucked a bit, but this made it much easier for me to quit. I also ended up completely quitting added sugar after and have only consumed some by mistake a couple times over the past several years.

@NoSelfSelf That makes sense. It is a slippery concept. I know for a fact that I am much better about how I perceive myself and what is possible. There is more to it though, than just thinking postive. I think there is for sure some good stuff with visualizing too. I still find it hard for myself with a good amount of negative things recently. It seems like there is a lot of change, until there is negative things that challenge me. I do notice that I recover a lot faster from misfortune too now.

@NoSelfSelf I am reading the success one right now and it is pretty solid. I have done some of the law of attraction books and I am going to dip back into that soon. There is some good stuff in the life purpose course around doing this stuff as well.

@NoSelfSelf There is books on it that cover that topic. One in the success section and law of attraction is pretty similar. @Recursoinominado He said he cancelled all of his courses outside of the alien one.

It would be a good time to rest and not try to push yourself into being the most productive. Read some new books, talk to some new people, try some new activities, and be open to some new sources of information. Try to find some new things to inspire you. You will find something that will inspire you again in your life to build that kind of momentum. You probably need some time to grieve and heal from the ending of your relationship as well.

Here is a good guide to eye contact https://markmanson.net/the-levels-of-eye-contact You can get a ton of information through just eye contact alone.

I have a s21 ultra. I had a second hand iphone 7 for quite a while. I bought the s21 used on ebay for about $700 a year ago. For my own usage it is like a pc in my pocket. The upgrade to 5G was massive as well with the coverage. Typically, in the past I would always run my cheap phone until it caused me serious issues. Now, I would probably update it every 4-5 years with last years best model. I no longer want to buy a camera for recording videos because of it and I have benefited a lot from the speeds. I think a lot of people typically would just blow their money without really needing a new one though. I couldn't consider upgrading fast for no reason myself.

I was diagnosed with ADHD, when I was younger, but never prescribed anything. In college, I started taking Vyvanse and Adderall occasionally to boost my studies. Really what I needed was more dicipline. Not just sitting around playing league of legends till the last minute, then taking some stimulants to get it done. Also, having a really clean diet, exersize, and a good sleep routine is essential for this too. I find it much easier to focus now, but it helps being interested in the stuff as well.

Try to get another number and get another date ahead of this one.

I started seeing results within a month or two of getting into it.

I personally try to only use products on my skin that I would actually eat if I can. There is an app you can use called think dirty to scan the barcodes of products, then it will show you what are the most harmful ingredients. It will also recommend cleaner alternatives. I am not sure what all countries this app works in though. I am in the United States and it works good here.

It is not one of the better meats to be eating. Consumption of red meat is linked to quite a few issues. However, you are not consuming it that much. If you still want to eat red meat, then I would exchange it for something like venison, bison, or some other form of game meat. It will cost a good bit more, but these are going to be much higher quality.

Putting yourself in more of these situations is what will really help to overcome this. I would highly recommend trying out some toastmasters. You could do it online, but in person would grow you faster.

I have been in the mode of eating an elimination diet for probably close to 2 years. I have constructed a diet that I like where I can always add and take things away, but the meals are based around the same stuff. I have found more than 10 items that were giving me issues and I have found many interesting minor reactions that I have had to stuff. I am now getting close to being able to be more lenient on some variety. It was not easy to do it, but the results have been completely life changing. The amount of effort and focus I have put on my health over the last 5 years has so dramatically changed my life I am not even close to the same person. How I operate and function now would not have even been thought of as a possibility. My recommendation for an elimination diet would be to do something with low fodmap and use small amounts of food and up work from there. This will be much more sustainable than trying something like a liquid only or a carnivore. This will take a lot more time and energy to actually pull off though. You should be aiming to get yourself to a point where you can almost immediately detect when a new food is giving you an issue. The problem is this is not going to happen fast. This kind of a process is more so months and months of investment. Another alternative would be to eliminate a smaller group of things first. You could see a lot of results by eliminating junk food for example. Removing proceed sugars and foods could be another option. I would recommend testing more than a month without eating wheat as well. I already had a foundation of having a super clean diet before going into an elimination diet and I believe this made it much easier.

I am way more extreme, when it comes to eating similar things. I have not found it to be an issue, but I still mix a lot of things up with with a similar idea for the meal. It would not hurt to study up on healthy items and just try to find ones that sound interesting to you and mix them in every now and then.

What is your favorite game? What is your favorite co-op game? What is your favorite retro game? What is your favorite online FPS?

I can see the appeal of doing that. Personally, I have enjoyed leading women and teaching them in a sense. I am sure it would be enjoyable to have something to work on with a spouse. At a certain limit though, I think it is just too much anymore. I would much rather put out work into the world that helps people heal versus fixing a heavily damaged spouse. I have noticed that not much women (and men) are really aware that this kinds of work even exists. So am sure to some degree, I would be leading and helping my future partner grow.

@Tyler Robinson Of course I am against being abused. However, my claim is not that all people with trauma are abusive. Have you ever owned a pet that was abused and one that was not? Or a pet that didn't receive enough love versus one that did? Th amount of work and time it takes get the neglected pet to a more normal level is much more. Many hours of dedicated love and attention it will take to help bring it up to where a loved pet is. Humans are pretty similar to this. There are plenty of amazing people out there, but when I am thinking about an investment of maybe years or decades of healing for them it makes it a easier to choice to avoid. The problem with humans is they are much more complex, than pets are. Every human has some trauma though as well. It will just be in varying degrees of it. Some people will be much better equipped at handling it as well. So navigating that is really what a lot of it will come down to. For me in my life I want to continue to develop myself higher and higher, developmentally and spiritually. It would be counter productive to select partners that are dealing with lots of trauma as that will limit the amount of growth they can do until they heal.

While I am very sympathetic to people who have dysfunctions, I would tend to avoid them in relationships moving forward. I have personally had a good amount of trauma and issues, but I have put some serious work into fixing them. I realize that I am not perfect and nor will any partner I get will be. In the past I dated a girl who had some serious abuse happen to her like a gun being put to her head etc. She was also adopted on top of that and lived with very abusive parents. I put in a lot of effort to work with her to do things like quit smoking, eating better, reading, etc. I am not sure what mental illness she had or even if she had any diagnosis now. It lead into all sorts of gaslighting, name calling, and other abuse from her. Not to mention, when I dumped her she basically threw out all of those things I helped her with an went back to smoking etc. I guess for me at this point I would have to ask myself why I could not date someone who is not dysfunctional and actually has their life together. I am building a solid foundation for my life and I plan to continue to improve myself. I want to to expect the same from the partner that I plan to invest a lot into. I also realize that this limits the amount of women I can be with more and more. However, I would rather be single than deal will all of that again. Another issue with this "saver" dynamic in a relationship is that it will eventually cause a big issue most likely. The partner that is healthy is going to want the other partner to reach that level as well. Someone riddled with those issues is going to have an issue with self-sabotage, which will eventually push away the healthier partner. Not to mention it would suggest someone has a self-esteem issue to date dysfunctional partners knowingly. I think this video could be helpful to express my thoughts on it:

I guess I am confused here. In his protocol he specially says do not do any IV chelation. You will not be doing any substances on their half life with this method. You could order quite a few rounds for a few hundred dollars.

It would make sense to me to compare the same methods of testing against each other.

@no_name It is probably going to be as difficult as Adderall to get. Watch yourself on just taking quick shortcuts. Good luck with your studies.