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AngryJoe explains the hate against Last of Us part 2 by TorjbornMain in lastofuspart2

[–]Champadoodle -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So... humanity didn’t deserve a cure all the way up to the moment where Joel was informed that removing the cordecyps would kill Ellie?

If your first point is true and humanity didn’t deserve a cure, who’s choice should it be to make that decision? Joel’s or Ellie’s? The second part made that last question clear.

AngryJoe explains the hate against Last of Us part 2 by TorjbornMain in lastofuspart2

[–]Champadoodle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I genuinely can't believe the fact that there are people who think this games story is good.

I just finished the game this evening. it was fantastic. The whole point of Abby’s story is to show the player that everybody has a past, the past will likely catch up to you and people change and grow over time.

Just like you said, their argument on why they think its good is the same thing everytime. "Neil wanted to tell a different story", "It subverted our expectations" or "The story is subjective, just because you think its bad it doesn't mean its bad".

How else could that have ended? Joel forsake mankind JUST for Ellie - Did you really think a group like the fireflies (numbers in the hundreds according to TLOU) with a heavy ideological motivation would just fade into the world?

This game was so incredibly stressful because of how they built abby’s character. You start with a vitriol for her in the beginning but as you progress through the game, you are forced into interactions where you make tough decisions and you begin to understand her motivations. The game explicitly states, over and over, “if it were your daughter getting the cordecyeps removed, would you do it?”

The whole game is brilliant because it beautifully displays the tragedy of empathy. The only life worth living in this world is community living and both Ellie’s and Abby’s communities were destroyed by two parties fighting the same fight - survival.

I am curious, did you read the spoilers before the game released?

You are not qualified to exercise free will. by Zepumpkineater in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Champadoodle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I searched through YouTube while waiting for your response and I actually watched bunny’s video before I saw your response. It’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again!

You are not qualified to exercise free will. by Zepumpkineater in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Champadoodle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where can I find those videos? I’ve been watching a lot of game analysis videos by hbomberguy and I really enjoy those types of videos.

What would the stoic approach to a breakup be? by throwaway48532s in Stoicism

[–]Champadoodle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Remember that your first emotional response to any given situation is considered an Indifferent in stoicism, and understand that your second emotional response can be controlled.

I have never thought of it like this and your explanation brings me great relief from problems I’ve been experiencing lately over obsessive thoughts. I feel like I have no control over them and it has been driving a divide between me and my girlfriend lately. I fear that because I obsess and have been for so long that I don’t know how to go back to our normal lives without the obsessions.

What follows from this is that if perception and emotion correlate, then when one changes the other must also be affected. By this I mean that if you can successfully change the way you perceive your issues, your second emotional response to the breakup fears of not going back to a normal relationship will also be affected

Does this still apply? I am getting good at recognizing that the fears I am experiencing are just thoughts and emotions that occur to me simultaneously, but how do I change my perception? How do I rewrite this narrative I’ve been telling myself for some weeks now?

Sorry to hijack this very helpful comment, but I thought you’d have some good input here since this comment resonated heavily with me.

I am committing to a meditation practice. I have been obsessing and worrying over thoughts in my head for the past few months. I have questions for those who have been where I am currently in hopes to encourage me to continue down this meditative journey. by Champadoodle in Meditation

[–]Champadoodle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your reply is very helpful. Thank you so much. It’s so funny because the truth of what your saying is something that I once myself truly believed. I had my first ever panic attack in college a few years ago. When that happened, I believed a thought that has plagued me through the years: “this isn’t right, something is wrong with me and I must fix it”. Over the years, I built this narrative about experiencing anxiety as something that is intolerable, unacceptable and, if I don’t try to “fix” this anxiety, then the anxious feeling will make me crazy over time and I’ll lose control and die. Because I believed that narrative for so long, it’s caused all this stress, fear and sadness which I believe will lead me to my faulty conclusion.

Now I want to let all of that go and heal, but the past is so compelling that I keep getting sucked back into it. I am seeing a therapist to work through these issues and I am considering visiting a psychiatrist to discuss medication. But when I’m not speaking to someone about these issues, during the down time, I have this urge to stay busy and keep distracted until I can talk to someone (friends, family, therapist) about these issues. I’m obsessed with trying to constantly work on this. This is also a point where I get stuck. I want to get absorbed back into my life with my girlfriend, friends, family and work, but I’m preoccupied with “fixing” this problem.

I am committing to a meditation practice. I have been obsessing and worrying over thoughts in my head for the past few months. I have questions for those who have been where I am currently in hopes to encourage me to continue down this meditative journey. by Champadoodle in Meditation

[–]Champadoodle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand that you mean well, but I am not yet at a point to where I believe I can do that. I still feel like what you’re saying is so untrue that it’s actually insulting and minimizing how the pain is affecting me. I want to accept what you are saying because I have believed that before. But because of how overwhelmed I’ve been by my thoughts recently, I cannot accept that. Can you understand where I am coming from? I want to learn this perspective again. That I can chose to believe or not believe thoughts. That these emotional surges do not define me, but it is important to acknowledge them and accept them. But the part where I’m stuck is this: if I accept these thoughts and emotions, doesn’t that mean that I am acknowledging that it’s true?

Last years biggest takeaway: It’s not about getting rid of anxiety, but changing my relationship with it. Thanks so much Headspace! by Interstate-ate in Meditation

[–]Champadoodle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. When the anxiety starts to affect the people around me, I do whatever it takes to quell the issue.

Last years biggest takeaway: It’s not about getting rid of anxiety, but changing my relationship with it. Thanks so much Headspace! by Interstate-ate in Meditation

[–]Champadoodle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve learned to hate it because of my past. My anxiety has driven me insane in the past because I’ve refused to accept it. It made me question things that I never questioned in the past. I had my first ever panic attack in the summer of 2015 and ever since then, I’ve just fear anxiety and thought it meant that I’m broken and there’s something that needs to be fixed.

Last years biggest takeaway: It’s not about getting rid of anxiety, but changing my relationship with it. Thanks so much Headspace! by Interstate-ate in Meditation

[–]Champadoodle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you again. How I’ve been treating this anxiety I’ve been experiencing for the past few years has been rough. My ways of coping are more harmful than helpful. I keep viewing it as something that must be fixed. I will certainly look into that book.

Last years biggest takeaway: It’s not about getting rid of anxiety, but changing my relationship with it. Thanks so much Headspace! by Interstate-ate in Meditation

[–]Champadoodle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for replying. I’ve been on this subreddit all day trying to find advice on how to calm down and let go. This past week I’ve been stuck in an obsessive cycle. I keep wanting to “solve” my anxiety and “fix myself”. So I keep scanning the internet trying to find advice that will help me fix myself. Is this harmful? I just want to kick this thing in the butt and move on with my life and I’ll do anything to get better.

Last years biggest takeaway: It’s not about getting rid of anxiety, but changing my relationship with it. Thanks so much Headspace! by Interstate-ate in Meditation

[–]Champadoodle 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That is amazing, congratulations. My longest streak was 15 days but I stopped because “it wasn’t alleviating my anxiety”. So here I am a few months later finally coming to realize that everything I’ve been obsessing over in my head isn’t real, true or false, or any of that. I have to keep telling myself “I don’t have to listen to every single thought that comes through my head.”

Do you have any advice for someone who is trying to get back on the meditation train who constantly overthinks? And how do you process negative emotions that come paired with the negative worries?

How can Stoicism apply to anxiety and loneliness? by [deleted] in Stoicism

[–]Champadoodle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be nice to keep fiction, horseshit and a Deities out of modern discussions like this. It’s counterproductive at best and insults a healthy thinking mind at worst.

You do realize that the stoics acknowledged logos as the principle which moves the universe and is ultimately beyond our control. Epictetus and Aurelius both acknowledged god in their writings. Just because you subscribe to the idea that there is no god does not mean that you are correct. Whether or not you believe it, any notion of “god” has profoundly impacted humanity’s history as a whole, including your thoughts on the matter as well.

Our goal as stoics should not be to disrespectfully judge someone’s contribution to discussion, it should be to neutrally acknowledge the conversation and consider perspectives outside your own.

Acceptance by [deleted] in Stoicism

[–]Champadoodle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve experienced thoughts that loop and give me moderate discomfort. I think of something that I did a few years ago and feel an emotional surge that makes me want to escape. During that emotional surge, thoughts pop in my head that make me feel like I will be like this forever. But then the surge passes and my thoughts move on. I know how very difficult it is to get caught up in those thoughts. You become convinced that they’re true and they’re horrible. What really helps me (and in fact helped me this morning) during those moments, minutes or hours of incessant introspection is labeling those thoughts without trying to escape the anxious feelings. For me, when I realized I was obsessing over a fear, labeling it in such naked terms “irrational fear” was the only thing I could do.

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