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We need to make a clear distinction between someone experiencing feelings of depression and someone who has a mood disorder (e.g. major depressive disorder). In order words, you someone can experience feelings of depression, but not have a mood disorder.

And cancer could be solved by eating more broccoli.

There is no strict answer. Do what feels right for you.

Very cute statement, but you are very wrong. You have no idea the scope of this issue. Just think about it. If every therapist told the millions of people going through mental health issues to just “breathe”, then we’ve solved the collective mental health issue, right?

And I’ve had mystical experiences on substances that are not traditionally considered psychedelics (i.e. ketamine and cannabis). Funny how that works. (I’ve never tried traditional psychedelics, but I am open to one day.)

Yup. Avoidance can function as a compulsion, which is the case for me (I also have OCD). Every day I purposefully do at least one thing I know I’m avoiding to teach myself that I can handle it; that whatever nonsense my thoughts say to try to protect me are wrong. It’s like breaking away from an abusive boyfriend that tries really hard to control your every move. Eventually you realize that this asshole is doing you no good, so you eventually say, “Fuck you, I’m gonna discover my freedom, and you can’t stop me. This is goodbye, and I’m no longer afraid of your need to keep me isolated... you say that if I leave you then I’ll get hurt, but you are wrong.”

Confusing humans for Consciousness or Intelligence just shows how ignorant most humans are

Wonderfully limited imagination.

It’s not about merely transcending the world. You can also integrate those experiences into the world. Improving your human self does not go against spirituality unless you believe that humans are a problem to Reality.

@Breakingthewall I don’t see an issue with thinking that there are others, or even believing that there are others. Now the beliefs we have about others… that could very well lead to all sorts of human troubles.

What is your definition of suffering?

They do, it’s just that they do it the way they know how based on their state of consciousness (among other things, of course). Take someone who climbs Mount Everest solo, for example. Or even someone who’s at a pizza restaurant with their friends and decides to order a pizza that they’ve never tried before.

Sure, but have you seen how many sequels, remakes, sequels to remakes, etc. Hollywood makes on horror movie franchises?

I relate to that immensely. What I can assure you of is that you don’t have to be stuck in the grieving process. We seek validation from others because we’ve thoroughly convinced ourselves that something is missing. However, when you zoom out and focus on personal development, spirituality, life purpose, Pure Philosophy, etc., your life is no longer focused on a particular person or identity in order for you to feel whole. Your love deepens and grows exponentially, which will have an effect on every aspect of your life… yes, especially your intimate relationships. People assume that when you delve into these fields you’re bound to become a hermit with no social life and no longer care about connection. This cannot be further from the truth. It may manifest like that in the beginning stages, but you will mature and understand the bigger picture at play here. Remember, how you treat others is precisely how you treat yourself. In order to truly understand this, though, you must deepen your understanding of Reality. But let’s focus on creating a solid foundation first. Don’t just believe me. Be willing to make this a lifelong investment and put all this theory to the test; not because some person on a forum told you so, but because you want to. You may not experience the juicy results right away, but that’s far better than being stuck in a process or cycle that is no longer serving you. I emphasize stuck because all experiences (even grief) can be a powerful ally when you approach it from a wiser position.

Instead of focusing on what the girl is doing “wrong”, use this as an opportunity to self-reflect and experience hurt. Hurt can grow you exponentially if you let it.

Just make sure it doesn’t become mediTATE and rewd.

Doesn’t even have to be one or the other

@Danioover9000 I get what you’re saying. Honestly, the first step is coming to terms with AI not being fad and it being a major part of society very soon. This is not my own opinion. We don’t have to frame AI as something that will completely replace and dominate humans. In fact, there are ways right now to utilize AI as a tool to improve your art. For example, I’ve been getting into songwriting lately. I use GPT-4 to ask for suggestions and guidance with lyrics I come up with. Sure, I can ask a friend or even a teacher (which is still a good idea!), but good luck with them not being extremely biased… unless you’re very lucky to have someone who isn’t

If you look at what’s happening in society from an unbiased view, you start to realize that humans are extremely immature and limited, even to this day. Yet we claim that we are superior to everything else. If you’re radically open, you’ll start to see that AI has the potential to save humanity from its unhinged stupidity. Of course the opposite can also happen, but I guarantee you it’ll be because humans fucked it up; not AI.

When you *experience Love, there will be absolutely no fucking doubt. This is coming from someone who has had severe OCD, aka “the doubting disorder”. *experience doesn’t even do it justice. You discover Love. Your entire life simultaneously remains the same and changes dramatically.

Take it to the next level: Sex being an immaculate performance, bliss manifesting from you and your partner in unison.

Both. Gotta be careful taking too much of either, tho. One time when I was a kid I found myself drinking 6-8 glasses of orange juice in one sitting. I was really thirsty. Suffice to say, I had a pretty bad tummy ache the rest of the day.

The Truth Can Not Be Found by Seeking, but Only Seekers Find It I can’t tell if that title is being serious or if it’s a parody. I sincerely hope it’s a parody. Even GPT-4 is confused

Be careful not to rigidly equate imaginary with real or unreal. Reality is beautifully tricky.

I’ve had experiences lately of this not being an issue at all. Perhaps Alien in nature.