Dont' give up, man. There's a lot to live for. Maybe try changing something. Write down three of the most important goals you have, and have concrete steps to make them, and workd towards them. Wish you well.
Are You Happy?
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Thank you. Very much appreciated. Maybe one day I'll see a reason to want to live, but the last 20 years I've felt this way so it's hard to be optimistic.
Been there. The irionic thing about Toronto is how isolated and lonely you feel, completely lost in the huge sea of people. I don't know how people without strong family support survive. It's tough to make a living in Toronto. Just as hard to make friends. Ten times harder to find a girlfriend. This city will make anyone feel depressed, and that's why I left. It only works if you have a good job and family and friends. For those loners, it is painfully isolating and soul crushing.
It doesn’t really matter if you have family or not. Sometimes even if they exist, you feel lonely when you are seeking something different than the rest of them.
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Find something! YOU MUST! There's so much Black Booty out there to still love! Keep going! PLOW ON!!!
This movie came out about a year before I moved to Toronto. Pretty much a carbon copy of my experiences at that time. Including working at a bottling plant. And trying to chat up women who were out of my league in record stores. Was sad and pining for a life I couldn't find.
Needed a Jordan Peterson reality check .
Work hard. Play hard. Sobriety and study and saving your money.
Heard a British doctor talking about life once, on CBC radio. He said, "Life is an intelligence test. You are meant to get an education. Pursue a career. Find a wife. Raise a family. if you show me someone who hasn't achieved that, you are going to have a hard time convincing me of their intelligence". OUCH!
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There are over 7 billion people in the world. Doing all the aforementioned is 'easy' requiring virtually no intelligence. Almost everyone is not only capable of doing it but they actually do it.
The world is actually going solo for various reasons.
The rise of living alone: how one-person households are becoming increasingly common around the world
One-person households are becoming increasingly common across the world. In this post we explore the data behind this trend.
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It’s similar to those old European men who sit at the local cafe/deli every morning. They usually have nothing but you wouldn’t be able to tell!
I shit u not! Just got home, turned on the idiot box and the first thing I see is a movie called "Hector and the search for Happiness"
Don't know what it's about. Won't be watching.
Don't know what it's about. Won't be watching.
Regarding contentment, I believe some people are wired for that, whereas others are not wired to feel content.
Those wired to NOT feel content do one of two things: SOMETHING, or NOTHING.
Those that do SOMETHING eventually achieve things, and the continuous route through life of achieving things brings them satisfaction, security, in addition to wealth, status, fame, relationships etc. They are responsible for all human progress.
Those who are NOT content but STILL don't do anything about it are unhappy.
They are most annoying when they start to feel that they somehow have a claim on those who DO DO SOMETHING.
Those wired to NOT feel content do one of two things: SOMETHING, or NOTHING.
Those that do SOMETHING eventually achieve things, and the continuous route through life of achieving things brings them satisfaction, security, in addition to wealth, status, fame, relationships etc. They are responsible for all human progress.
Those who are NOT content but STILL don't do anything about it are unhappy.
They are most annoying when they start to feel that they somehow have a claim on those who DO DO SOMETHING.
I learned to be happy in my own company...remember folks you give happiness to others when you are truly happy yourself.You can't igive what you dont have.for yourself.
Mate - have you talked it out in therapy? I know these are only words and we will never know what you are going through, do you know what the root of the issue is?
I didn't read all the post of this thread so forgive me if I repeat someone but I think happiness depends a lot of your outlook on life and in what you are able to find happiness in.
I would give the exemple of the hobbyist here.
For some guys here, the experience is never enough, girls are never pretty enough and they always seem to be receiving sub-par service and are always on to the next one. Their interactions with other members are also often condescending and negative.
And you have the guy that are often/always satisfied. Reviews are enthusiastic and you can read his smile as he wrote it. He always receive the most out of us and out of everyone in general. Their interactions with other members are always fun and they are joking around all the time.
These guys have obviously 2 different outlook on life. Unless you suffer from mental illness/desorder, happiness to me is a choice.
I am personally happy. I have the life I wanted for myself and even if their are always some stuff missing/bad news overall, I am alive and healthy. I try to count my blessings and be grateful.
I would give the exemple of the hobbyist here.
For some guys here, the experience is never enough, girls are never pretty enough and they always seem to be receiving sub-par service and are always on to the next one. Their interactions with other members are also often condescending and negative.
And you have the guy that are often/always satisfied. Reviews are enthusiastic and you can read his smile as he wrote it. He always receive the most out of us and out of everyone in general. Their interactions with other members are always fun and they are joking around all the time.
These guys have obviously 2 different outlook on life. Unless you suffer from mental illness/desorder, happiness to me is a choice.
I am personally happy. I have the life I wanted for myself and even if their are always some stuff missing/bad news overall, I am alive and healthy. I try to count my blessings and be grateful.
Actually, I am, despite the media and society in general constantly trying to make me miserable.....
