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@something_else Wow, great guide into stimulants. Methylphenidate was like hell (anxiety, agitation, sweat, bad sleep, high blood pressure, yikes) for me, so I did not even mention trying Elvanse to my doc. But I will talk about it next time. It seems like its worth a try.

Most antidepressants are generally save and can be exchanged with alternatives if you were to show adverse reactions. I sense anxiety about them, even though you never tried them right? They are not comparable to xanax or opioids and such. Most of them take 4-6 weeks at least to show any effects and are generally save to come off of. Your situation seems bad enough, and I think its just not the time for emotional mastery and deep work on yourself if shit hits the fan right now in your life. Forcing the entire load of the situation just on yourself isn't doing your depression any favour. So speak with a professional and make a plan. They are not magic pills either. But worth a try. Especially if bad sleep, anxiety ect. is in the mix.

Btw. if anyone wants to listen to Bashar on Spotify on the go: https://open.spotify.com/show/48aLTmKzM68o78vKhA62nw?si=922371a7abb34660 or just search up "Higher Mind" podcast. A friend of mine regularly uploads smaller and larger bits of his talks there (he follows his stuff for 10+ years).

I mean, you know that grey goose is just above bottom of the barrel standard. This bottle costs like 5$ before tax to make. The French company behind them just scratches together neutral alcohol from different cheap places to make it. The rest is marketing. The best vodka money can buy is around 25$ in Europe fyi ps: vodka is inherently a cheap substance to make. No amount of aging will change the taste. And even the best methods to make it are cheap. Rum, whiskeys ect. can deserve a high price tag on the other hand.

King of conformity: Buying this crap for 70$ at a club. Extrapoints if you pretend it tastes acceptable.

Yeah, I guess that would be my approach. But talking about mystical experiences to someone, who has never had anything like it, is generally a beautiful waste of time. Imagine I could induce them with a little 15 second sneak peak into the DMT realm to ground our discussion. That would be more fruitful.

When I'm just sitting there on my balcony watching the sky, music in ears, contemplating and all of the suddon insights, connections and wider perspectives come up. Sometimes it reaches mystical dimensions. Sober or not. What is that? I heard the terms "Buddha nature, christ consciousness ect" been thrown around. But, when someone asks me what my hobbies are, I don't feel like saying anything like "Philosophy, contemplation, meditation.." because it sounds so lame and not remotely hitting the point. Am I cooked?

the ego balls grow back tho.. Or as a famous japanese proverb has it: chop balls, carry water

I liked that. Also that the Youtuber himself is a conformist christian shows multiple layers of christian conformity. It also shows that "having fun, supporting each other, singing together, being a good functioning adult ect" can co-exist with being conformist asf.

If everyone was enlightened, society made for 8 billion people would fall apart in 2 days. The least enlightened would come out as the new kings / dictators

Saw this on X just now, and thought it was quite on point.

Btw. if you're not careful, they gonna invent Leoism, with little boxes, rule books, no hair, colorful scarfs ect.

Cartoon levels of conformity.