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Messages that can only be understood under the influence of psychedelics

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pbj1968 ◴[06 Jun 23 08:27 UTC] No.36209838[source]▶
None of this is real. Don’t fuck with your brain, pal, it ain’t worth it.
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Traubenfuchs ◴[06 Jun 23 09:45 UTC] No.36210359[source]▶
Do you not suffer from how painfully boring reality and the default mode of consciousness are?

How can one stand decades of stagnation without the desire to escape?

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lrvick ◴[06 Jun 23 11:47 UTC] No.36211238[source]▶
To stimulate my brain I just learn new skills and solve puzzles constantly.

I am pretty happy so there is no need to escape.

I admit I am -curious- to try psychedelics but in no hurry. Plenty of things to entertain me in this life.

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1. ilyt ◴[06 Jun 23 13:23 UTC] No.36212290{3}[source]▶
Seriously, my current motivation to work is basically to afford a place where I can indulge in more of my hobbies and skills. I can't imagine "running out of things to do" (aside from "I am so tired after work I can't be arsed" I guess) anytime soon
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2. alecbz ◴[06 Jun 23 17:15 UTC] No.36216029[source]▶
Kinda crazy to realize/appreciate how not-depressed some people are.
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3. ilyt ◴[06 Jun 23 17:28 UTC] No.36216198[source]▶
Oh, no, you can have plenty of hobbies but still be too depressed to touch any of that, lived thru that too, and still didn't drop the weight I gained because of that...

Plenty of stress or frustration to be had from hobbies too

I do feel lucky that the thing I don't hate and are reasonably good at allows me to get decent job and money

4. LoganDark ◴[06 Jun 23 18:22 UTC] No.36217008[source]▶
It depends on your definition of depression. For example I could be either depressed (there are some facts about my life that I've always been unhappy with, even if they don't necessarily distress me every day) or not depressed (I'm pretty happy and can't remember any real recent gripes) depending on how you define depression.

By the clinical definition, I don't have depression, because it doesn't impact my enjoyment of or participation in hobbies, and I also don't seem to have any persistent or recurring mood problems.

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5. alecbz ◴[14 Jun 23 18:03 UTC] No.36329937{3}[source]▶
> there are some facts about my life that I've always been unhappy with, even if they don't necessarily distress me every day

I'm not sure anyone would call this depression? I certainly wouldn't.

I think I generally mean anhedonia when I talk about depression.

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6. LoganDark ◴[15 Jun 23 05:11 UTC] No.36336657{4}[source]▶
> I'm not sure anyone would call this depression? I certainly wouldn't.

Well, that's the point.

> I think I generally mean anhedonia when I talk about depression.

As far as I know, anhedonia isn't supposed to be very common. Though it can be pretty amazing to look at the outside world if you happen to be one of the unlucky ones who do have it.

I used to do this when I couldn't finish any projects because of ADHD. How did people dedicate all their free time to one thing for so long, and actually finish it to completion? I just didn't understand how it was possible because it just didn't work that way for me.

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7. alecbz ◴[15 Jun 23 18:00 UTC] No.36344282{5}[source]▶
> As far as I know, anhedonia isn't supposed to be very common.

? My understanding is that it's like, a pretty primary symptom of depression?

> clinical depression, is ... characterized by ... pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder)

At any rate, yeah, it's the primary symptom of depression I experience.

Shrooms, meditation, therapy, and exercise all do help manage it (in roughly that order).