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Just because I don't understand something or think I already know something or it doesn't feel right doesn't mean I should close my mind to it lol How would you know? Have you actually looked? I mean REALLY looked? or have you just glanced at it and said "bullshit"? Maybe you didn't even get that far.

No, YOU would ignore him. I'm not defending @AleksM, I'm not trying to get anyone to believe anything, I'm just saying, It's just advice. You can decide to take whatever you want and leave whatever you want. your own psychological predilections our your own responsibility, I'm only pointing out the closemindedness limiting new discoveries.

That would actually be hilarious and there would be a lot to learn from that kind of mental state lol Unless you're just confabulating irrational bullshit to try to get a reaction from me, then in that case -->

May we mourn the loss of our fearful heart

That reason is repelling women from you, they can sense your selfishness, neediness and fearful heart a mile away. Your reason says "I don't really care about you, I'm just doing this for me lol, I have fears that I'm trying to get over, I have problems and insecurities, I'm just using you to help me get over this insecurity so I can be happy and what I want for you well... Whatever happens, happens. " I see that you're coming to terms with your not having a girlfriend, this is good, this is you facing your insecurities and it will actually help you get a girlfriend. Don't stop chasing (unless you haven't found your life purpose or don't know your top values), find REAL meaningful benevolent, selfless motives and reasons for pursuing them. You gotta break down your fear driven motives or they will just continue to toxify yours and other people's lives.

Cause we take our growth and transformation seriously. We don't give a shit about some bullshit fear of schizophrenia. That fear prevents us from exploring and finding the real tools that can make a massive impact on our lives and the lives of other people.

He's leaning more towards existential investigation and enlightenment.

Sounds like you'd rather be spending your time starting a business and being successful so focus on that instead of your breath. think about living up to your fullest potential, think about why you limit yourself, think about how you prevent yourself from reaching the things you really want, think about your fear of hard work / think about your fear of busy work (possibly wasting your time *not pursuing what you really want*) think about your priorities, think about your life, think about your death, think about the ramifications of not doing anything, think about the aspiration of success. so much to think about, so start that contemplation habit. (which still involves you sitting down to "meditate")

So you're saying we're all ego and we should all Lego of our bricks?

@AleksM have you tried psychedelics? Super curious.

Right? He kind of took off once the rep points were taken away.

Just sounds like an ego waiting to be loved and pushing people away who can't give it what it needs to give itself.

I'm enlightened. The forum has disappeared in the evening mist and the path is hard to follow. Scrolling through the comments, I return to my submitted reply.

Talk about being forced to accept the call lol This is how I feel with nofap lately. It's just clear to me that if I want to achieve what I set out, I gotta cut off the PMO.

If anything that should tell you the depth of what we're doing here. Why would you claim "I'm enlightened!" when even after you feel enlightened you're discovering more? "I'm even MORE enlightened than before!", 2 months later --- "Omg guys, I'm even MORE enlightened than before, 2 months ago, that was nothing compared to now." (although I guess he has been subtley doing this lol) see the game here? he's on a never ending investigation. He's not gonna rest on his laurels and say "Oh that's it, there's no possible way this can go deeper, I'm just gonna stop right here." lol

Thanks Matt Kahn <3

I imagine your peyronie's disease had a lot to do with it too?

Stage yellow is knowing the right tools for the right jobs

I'd say --> But that's not gonna do much for you right? I mean.. that's too hard right? Take an hour or 2 out of your day to just focus on --> contemplation, meditation, journaling, introspecting, questioning and try to understand your problems at their source and try to come up with a solution, when you do; implement it. if it fails, do this again, if that fails, do this again, if it fails do it AGAIN. Persevere until you find the real problem and the real solution. Hint*** you are the problem and you are the solution. Vision + Strength/Confidence + Perseverance = Success

When Leo comes back we're all gonna be like "Hey Leo! how did it go?" and he'll be like:

This is more than just addictions it's about the benefits of not doing PMO

If you continue to improve and stay on this path you'll eventually discover that that void is actually incredibly profound.

That doesn't sound bratty at all. That sounds like someone waking up! that struggle is healing! that's growth happening when you can persevere through that! All the pain in your life are profound important lessons for you to take and grow from. When you're looking for peace and acceptance don't go looking for it coming from people, objects, toys, gifts or anything like that. look for it inside yourself, because that's a permanent thing. people, things, toys are not permanent and you will just continue to suffer. this may sound a little woo woo, but trust me, most peoples biggest mistakes when it comes to happiness is they put it into impermanent things. and there is something deep inside of you that is permanent, and when you find that, put everything into that.

Exactly, that's why you can never underestimate the power of wisdom and should be one of your top values in life.