How do you avoid doomerism

[Luquier]

Any meagre attempt at being constructive or applying myself always gets consumed in a gulf of despair and LDAR. Doomer spiralling is basically the norm for me

 

[Luquier]

@Jason Voorhees @Foreverbrad @sub5outsider @Banned User @Tenres @kisslessvirgin

 

[Tenres]

Why does this happen exactly? Do you just fail at whatever your work is aimed at, then you feel bad. Or is it like you feel you'll just never do anything actually productive?

 

[Luquier]

Why does this happen exactly? Do you just fail at whatever your work is aimed at, then you feel bad. Or is it like you feel you'll just never do anything actually productive?

Latter

 

[Tenres]

Latter

Huh, like an existential belief or a belief in your personal insufficience?

 

[Foreverbrad]

Antidepressants maybe. If the only emotion you can feel is despair then it’s better to chemically lobotomise yourself to feel nothing at all.

I have several packs of bupropion that I bought but I just can’t bring myself to take that plunge. Even though I’m dreadfully unproductive, my week (168 hours) consists of like 84 hours sleeping, 21 hours daydreaming in bed not wanting to get up, 21 hours wageslaving, 21 hours doom scrolling, 7 hours gymcelling, 7 hours chores, and 7 hours actually trying to better myself.

@soulless_npc

 

[stiflerstiffy]

Any meagre attempt at being constructive or applying myself always gets consumed in a gulf of despair and LDAR. Doomer spiralling is basically the norm for me

Distract yourself with stimulating things, unless you’re low iq or delusional it’s impossible to look at the world in its current state without falling into doomerism

 

[soulless_npc]

Antidepressants maybe. If the only emotion you can feel is despair then it’s better to chemically lobotomise yourself to feel nothing at all.

I have several packs of bupropion that I bought but I just can’t bring myself to take that plunge. Even though I’m dreadfully unproductive, my week (168 hours) consists of like 84 hours sleeping, 21 hours daydreaming in bed not wanting to get up, 21 hours wageslaving, 21 hours doom scrolling, 7 hours gymcelling, 7 hours chores, and 7 hours actually trying to better myself.

@soulless_npc

I've exhausted most of my energy wageslaving tbh because I have only ever worked manual labor. At some point the batteries just don't replenish themselves. Ropefuel to think that I feel like this and some people stay up all night fucking in their youth, which I never did.

It's at this point that I am tempted to get into stimulants. I've tried crack before and I could see why people get addicted to it.

I rot a lot and I was on medication that made me feel even more tired, some days I sleep as much as 13 hours. Whenever I have a job, I'm either working or rotting. Sometimes I go jogging. That's about it ATM.

The only thing I have which numbs the emotional landscape of my mind is weed. I've been smoking weed since I was 18, and that's pathetic too. But yeah, I'd rather feel nothing sometimes. My brain runs too fast and I can't control my thoughts.

 

[soulless_npc]

Antidepressants maybe. If the only emotion you can feel is despair then it’s better to chemically lobotomise yourself to feel nothing at all.

I have several packs of bupropion that I bought but I just can’t bring myself to take that plunge. Even though I’m dreadfully unproductive, my week (168 hours) consists of like 84 hours sleeping, 21 hours daydreaming in bed not wanting to get up, 21 hours wageslaving, 21 hours doom scrolling, 7 hours gymcelling, 7 hours chores, and 7 hours actually trying to better myself.

@soulless_npc

But I'm really getting down to the wire. Living like this isn't sustainable, I crash out all the time and I'm depressed as shit.

I give it another 3 years of focused effort and if I'm not getting any of the good things in life then I can say pretty safely I'm gonna rope. If not sooner, things can change pretty quick.