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So now its worse, because we have Dark Ages without the good things of the Dark Ages 😝

Perhaps this is part of the problem.

But it was better than what we have today. The narrative then was of course limited too, but had healthier roots, and made us live our life in a mental state which is more stable and with a stronger compass. I am not talking about a century ago but only 20 years ago and before. The 90s and early 00s as the reference point.

@Leo Gura I meant that the thing itself isn't obvious or to be taken for granted in general (not that you do), and that your reminder helps. Just to clarify.

Yes, though even if you know it works that way (which this knowing isn't something to be taken for granted, it's really comforting to hear that again and to be reminded of the proportions) it becomes much stronger to see it live in how it actually affects cultural aspects, you remember from childhood, in a negative way like things you grew up with as a child are dissolving, and this is when it becomes really rough, when it comes to your private doorstep and makes you wonder again about your function and meaning in society.

Couple of points I put here to not overload the main message: 1. Yes there is still progress in many issues like Veganism, LGBTQ, Enviromental, Alternative Health approachs and more, but in average I feel like we as a society are in a net negative trend currently. 2. I am taking into account the Nostalgia-bias that maybe always makes the past to look better than it actually was, but still, I feel this is not the only reason.

Half Europe and half South America 🙃

Israelis are divided into two main groups of Jews who came from Arab countries, and Jews who came from western mostly European countries. Therefore, they express two main cultures in their behaviour and mentality. Israel is a very young and deeply fragmented society shaped by massive waves of immigration of Jews from other vastly different cultures from America, Russia, Ethiopia and many more countries. When you understand that Israel is meant to be a melting pot for Jews all over the world it just make sense that it will necessarily be one of the most diverse nations on the planet.

Only sponsors terrorism on totally innocent people all over the world.

The more you try to become a model you absorbed from society (and less the path your mind is actually meant to follow) the more disconnected you get from your core, which destabilizes the system and increases the waves it creates.

Great thing. Too many balances and brakes are still much better than half of the population who hijack the other half and charge with no proportion to their relative power in the population.

This is something you really passionate about?

I had a cognitive breakthrough three years ago that made my two opposing sides of my ocd which is the rational brain and the emotional/reptilian/amigdala to connect and for the first time to talk with each other. From that moment my ocd has reduced by 80-90%.

Speaking with them on totally earthly daily topics and see how they relate to things.

The opposite - investigate those fears and work with them directly. This isn't limiting but what you need to develop further.

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From my own experience, just learning about a stage didn’t help me grow. Change only came when I chose to face a personal challenge more directly and independently, far from the common external thinking that didn’t help me. I learned it the hard way. This is what really changes your thinking structurally, because it comes from within. It makes the system truly believe it and shift. After that, this new structure translates itself to other areas of life.

In 2010 when I was 22 year old, I started to take antidepressants, due to anxiety, after family members convinced me to do. It helped at the beginning, but after couple of years the effect kind of wore off, when after ten years on them, in 2020, I felt even worsening (worse even than before the meds) what I suspect was due to tolerance and over adaptation of the brain. Very difficult year with a chronic feeling of anxiety and disconnection to myself. This is why I started taper it off gradually to heal that overadaptation effect, but I found out the current phase I need to do it is by reducation of 1.8% (yes, less than 2%) every month and I have more years ahead of me of tapering. Most people, and even 99% of doctors don't really understand AD withdrawal and how our body needs YEARS to re-adapt to the absence of the drug and how slow it often has to be done, even when I know that I dont need those drugs any more in the essential aspect. It won't be an exaggeration to assume that many people today are walking around and their mental difficulties are much worse due to some version of long term withdrawal symptoms they don't even know about.

If you tried to rewrite a friend of yours, how do you think he would react? The same goes for your brain and mind. Invest in a genuine relationship with it.