Why mental progress is surprisingly difficult

[DarkTetrad]

I’ve always been under the impression that while many factors are out of your control, one thing that should be in your control is your mental state

For instance you should be in control of what you belief, what you desire, what you pursue, what you feel, and how you react. But it isn’t that simple for a multitude of reasons. For one some things we are just born with, such as hunger, envy, angry, lust, etc. and it’s not uncommon for these urges to which we have very limited (and in some cases none) control over to work against us.

And even things that we developed on our own(or at least think we developed on our own) such as our moral compass or ethics, or values are very difficult to change. If you’ve lived with this notion your whole life to be honest, understanding, and kind hearted it’s very difficult to change that even if you’re placed in a hostile environment where you can clearly see that such values just are not feasible or even beneficial to anyone really. Or if you’ve desired one thing for a long time and realized it’s not within reach, or even possible, then it’s hard to stop desiring it.

Even our beliefs aren’t easy to change. I was arguing with an idiot online how slaughtering lambs is no different than a psychopath killing a cat or a dog. He had the audacity to argue that because he sliced the lambs neck “for its meat” that it’s somehow different than killing a cat. But I’m like so a psycho kills a cat and eats it like a feral human what’s the difference? “Bro cats are pets” and he was so adamant that he was right I’m like “What constitutes a pet? At this point you’re using empty labels to justify your cognitive dissonance.”

Tired of humanity.

 

[Deleted member 18879]

i have a brain lesion and sub 4

 

[DarkTetrad]

i have a brain lesion and sub 4

No the the first

The second I don’t even know what that means lol at giving yourself a rating based off of face alone.

What you idiots expect the world to just give you pussy, money, and power cuz “muh face”? Lol not how it works buddy. You gotta put in the work and have the IQ to make sure your efforts are being invested in the right areas.

 

[spongebob]

Yeah morals are very ingrained.
However goals and mentals states like paradigmas can be changed. I remember in my best years I was able to change my whole mental programming to fit the scene but now Im older I dont have the energy for it anymore

 

[DarkTetrad]

Yeah morals are very ingrained.
However goals and mentals states like paradigmas can be changed. I remember in my best years I was able to change my whole mental programming to fit the scene but now Im older I dont have the energy for it anymore

I think morals were actually easier to change for me than goals.

Agreed I don’t have the energy to change my mental programming anymore either. What I’m at is what I’m at for the most part with minor updates.

 

[sergeant blackpill]

Free will doesn't exist, thinking you are in control of anything at all is a galactic level cope

 

[Anasurimbor]

sadly but mental state is out of your control in 90% of cases if not more.
we are like biorobots. Raise someone serotonin/dopamine and boom completely diffirent person. After i tested over 30+ drugs on myself i no longer judge anyone because in most cases i understand that a guy is just limited by hes brain chemistry and he cant really do much to change the status quo. Our brain chemistry is genetic and our means to change it are limited. Sure exposure therapy works where your force your brain chemicals to work diffirently but it requires a long pain period with no guaranteed result. You can also use drugs but its a very tricky road because you can quikly reach tolerance.

Beliefs/morales are in most cases molded by our childhood environment. The problem with most people is that when we reach adulthood our capability for neyroplasiticity also decreases with each passing year making your brain less and less flexible for a change even if you want it hence the reason why so many old people are conservatives. Same with attachment - you love smb they dont reciprocate. But you cant forget that person because your oxytocin receptors are still attached to that person and its only by experiencing multiple times that shit you can finally dull them and as a result no longer experience such strong attachment.

this is why i focus on daily routine that boosts my neyrotransmitters that indirectly affect my mental state through all day including willpower and energy levels. Meditation/exercise/fasting/liver cleansing/sugar free diet + drugs with no tolerance.
My coworkers always are surprised why im always so calm/confident and also how i can easliy avoid bad food and fast for 20/4.
Because iv been microdosing magic mushrooms for a few years and using drugs like metformin that raises sensitivity to insulin and leptin which almost completey supress any hunger.

 

[tallnegga]

Your mental state is heavily reliant on your confidence and self esteem. Your confidence and self esteem is heavily reliant on your looks. The cycle of black pill

 

[´´´´´´´´]

I think morals were actually easier to change for me than goals.

Agreed I don’t have the energy to change my mental programming anymore either. What I’m at is what I’m at for the most part with minor updates.

how do i change morals? im unironically too nice

 

[DarkTetrad]

how do i change morals? im unironically too nice

Well if you want to change them then that means personal experience is leading you to believe they aren’t as accurate as you originally believe. You have to justify why your current morals aren’t actually morally justified.

 

[Unhuman]

sadly but mental state is out of your control in 90% of cases if not more.
we are like biorobots. Raise someone serotonin/dopamine and boom completely diffirent person. After i tested over 30+ drugs on myself i no longer judge anyone because in most cases i understand that a guy is just limited by hes brain chemistry and he cant really do much to change the status quo. Our brain chemistry is genetic and our means to change it are limited. Sure exposure therapy works where your force your brain chemicals to work diffirently but it requires a long pain period with no guaranteed result. You can also use drugs but its a very tricky road because you can quikly reach tolerance.

Beliefs/morales are in most cases molded by our childhood environment. The problem with most people is that when we reach adulthood our capability for neyroplasiticity also decreases with each passing year making your brain less and less flexible for a change even if you want it hence the reason why so many old people are conservatives. Same with attachment - you love smb they dont reciprocate. But you cant forget that person because your oxytocin receptors are still attached to that person and its only by experiencing multiple times that shit you can finally dull them and as a result no longer experience such strong attachment.

this is why i focus on daily routine that boosts my neyrotransmitters that indirectly affect my mental state through all day including willpower and energy levels. Meditation/exercise/fasting/liver cleansing/sugar free diet + drugs with no tolerance.
My coworkers always are surprised why im always so calm/confident and also how i can easliy avoid bad food and fast for 20/4.
Because iv been microdosing magic mushrooms for a few years and using drugs like metformin that raises sensitivity to insulin and leptin which almost completey supress any hunger.

It's true that biology affects psychology but there are still things you can do in order to change the way you feel such as: socialising, changing your diet, getting more sun, developing self awareness over your physiology and developing coping mechanisms based on the feedback your body gives you.

 

[Anasurimbor]

It's true that biology affects psychology but there are still things you can do in order to change the way you feel such as: socialising, changing your diet, getting more sun, developing self awareness over your physiology and developing coping mechanisms based on the feedback your body gives you.

for sure. dieting/getting nuff vitamins is important because it directly affects your brain chemistry. Socialising is also a form of exposure therapy. I dont think many people truly have subhuman brains but a lot of people suffer from various disceases. Some are addicted to porn/videogames, others have hormonal imbalances, i suffered from suicidal depression and social anxiety because of gut candiosis and ext. My point is - if you constantly feel like shit and have huge troubles taking control over your own mind highly likely there is ongoing problem with your physiology that constanly messes with your brain chemistry. Fixing that should be number 1 priority.

 

[Deleted member 15302]

personality is genetic. people change out of necessity. changing after adolescence is nearly impossible. in modern society, no one has to change anyway.

only exception is hormones.

increase dht = increase in masculine thinking (motivation to provide, drive to reproduce, drive to build skills, motivation to live, etc.).

increase estrogen = sadness and anger, laziness

however i believe these will have minimal effect compared to what your hormones were during development. develop in high dht, competitive environment = like that way for the rest of your life.

 

[Unhuman]

for sure. dieting/getting nuff vitamins is important because it directly affects your brain chemistry. Socialising is also a form of exposure therapy. I dont think many people truly have subhuman brains but a lot of people suffer from various disceases. Some are addicted to porn/videogames, others have hormonal imbalances, i suffered from suicidal depression and social anxiety because of gut candiosis and ext. My point is - if you constantly feel like shit and have huge troubles taking control over your own mind highly likely there is ongoing problem with your physiology that constanly messes with your brain chemistry. Fixing that should be number 1 priority.

I agree.

 

[Rt-Rust1]

I’ve always been under the impression that while many factors are out of your control, one thing that should be in your control is your mental state

For instance you should be in control of what you belief, what you desire, what you pursue, what you feel, and how you react. But it isn’t that simple for a multitude of reasons. For one some things we are just born with, such as hunger, envy, angry, lust, etc. and it’s not uncommon for these urges to which we have very limited (and in some cases none) control over to work against us.

And even things that we developed on our own(or at least think we developed on our own) such as our moral compass or ethics, or values are very difficult to change. If you’ve lived with this notion your whole life to be honest, understanding, and kind hearted it’s very difficult to change that even if you’re placed in a hostile environment where you can clearly see that such values just are not feasible or even beneficial to anyone really. Or if you’ve desired one thing for a long time and realized it’s not within reach, or even possible, then it’s hard to stop desiring it.

Even our beliefs aren’t easy to change. I was arguing with an idiot online how slaughtering lambs is no different than a psychopath killing a cat or a dog. He had the audacity to argue that because he sliced the lambs neck “for its meat” that it’s somehow different than killing a cat. But I’m like so a psycho kills a cat and eats it like a feral human what’s the difference? “Bro cats are pets” and he was so adamant that he was right I’m like “What constitutes a pet? At this point you’re using empty labels to justify your cognitive dissonance.”

Tired of humanity.

Yeah nigga countles opportunities missed cause of simply not taking afvantage