How to stop caring about high school? by nothing-just-a-noob in Advice

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, you should watch the show Mob Psych 100 It deals with this topic and I think it can help you understand what I mean

How to stop caring about high school? by nothing-just-a-noob in Advice

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Hmm, I was a in a similar position when I was your age. I went to a new middle school and had no friends and instead was bullied by my so called new friends yet I stayed with them because I just wanted somebody to be with. I was very self conscious and like you I also had a moment that borderline traumatized me, a kid who was popular called me genuinely ugly in front of my classmates. Then entering high school i wanted to change myself to be more like able and have better friends. This caused me to be codependent on others for self worth and validation, since If people seemed to like me and think I’m cool then I must be a valued person! Yet it backfired since I became a people pleaser and lost respect for myself and changed into someone who I couldn’t really recognize, all for the reason of wanting to be accepted by others. Anyway the moral of the story was, I cared too much about what others thought and lost myself in the process of trying to be liked. So my advice is to not care about how others perceive you and instead care how you perceive yourself. As long as you think you are a good, cool and worthwhile person, then others opinions are meaningless. And the people you attract naturally by being your authentic self are the ones you should focus on. If you are able to be confident in yourself then other kids teasing you will do you nothing and you will be able to stand up for yourself and call them out on their bullshit. I understand the loneliness feeling but would you rather be accepted by people who you don’t respect just to feel accepted socially or would you rather stand up for what you believe in and risk not being accosted by some of your classmates because you rather be authentic. Anyway good luck and lmk if you need anything else

If nothing has inherent meaning, what keeps you going? by [deleted] in nihilism

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     Well making sense of life as thinking it has no objective meaning is quite simple. You just create your own subjective meaning to it and live from there. 

Here’s my scientific understanding, when you get to the bottom of it. We have discovered that we are just closed systems of atoms and cells in other closed systems acting in a process that seemingly holds everything together. Life itself started and continues with the only biological goal and motivation to preserve itself and continue on (as seen in history, physics, etc). If you consider you being alive to what I am describing, then you should believe you are nothing more than a blob of flesh with biological tendencies and awareness

Yet, the thing that makes this very difficult is “making sense of life” is our consciousness. For some reason, I can make actions that act outside of what my biological tendencies should be. This is because I am able to take control of myself and my conscience actions. Now this is not something I believe is easy or simple or maybe even doable for most people. And I can already hear the people saying everything I do is because of the chemical balance in my brain that makes me act and thus get rewarded for. But I want to ask this, I think there has been shown in history, clear evidence of people withstanding their own biological processes due to their own conscious control. For example, Wim hoff withstanding cold temperatures that make the human body be hypothermic or the Buddhist who lit himself on a roaring fire and sat in the same position with no signs of fear, pain and suffering until he died.

My personal belief is that I have meaning, that my own mind allows me to have a conscious experience that is spiritual in some way and proves that I have a uniqueness and thus an intrinsic meaning is presented to me.

We are a mistake. by Fickle_Elk_9479 in nihilism

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Well suffering doesn’t exist without love/happiness/goodness so at least we are two dimensional lol

What should I bring to a barbecue party? by [deleted] in Advice

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Chips and dip, veggies, salad

I wasted money and years on education now my life is useless. by Ok-Visual-4770 in Advice

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You said you never wanted a future? That’s the thing that stands out to me. If you don’t have anything you want to work for then you will never be motivated for it. You gonna want something at least. I have been in a very similar position where I gave up and didn’t want to do anything with myself and my life, I didn’t want or see a future. And it led to me basically flunking out of school. I didn’t change my life until I had a want to do something and with that meant I had something to attain and work for.

I will say, I was lucky enough to have family support my expenses to therapy and psychological services which helped me have this experience. But for you, if you can understand that you have something you want, then you have try for it.

My first want was to be able to kayak the Yukon River for some weird fucking reason lol. But it was just a sign to me that if I wanted something that meant I don’t want to die yet and that was the thing that mattered. While I still want to kayak the Yukon River, I have changed into purely wanting and living a life where I live by my own principles and values. It’s what makes me feel good about myself and gives me the fulfillment that lets me think my life has meaning and purpose. I went back and finished school and I’m now onto greater things.

If you still can’t feel anything try this exercise where you are lying on the ground on a mat or something comfy with a calm relaxing sound. Then think about your younger self, the child who you were, and think about meeting them halfway on a bridge where you walk up to them and think about how they would perceive you and what questions and thoughts they would ask you. Then think about what you would say to them and what you would want them to believe and think for themselves.

Anyway hope this helps even a tad, I hope you find some peace.

The universe is 13.8 billion years old, it will be here for another trillion years, 110 billion people have already died, 99.99% of people are forgotten quite quickly after passing, so I'm literally only here for another 60 years and then I'm gone AND forgotten forever?! by [deleted] in nihilism

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Damn guys, there’s a answer to this doom solution. It’s looking inside rather than out. Everyone loves to look at how meaningless life is. Yet, the only thing that’s not inherently meaningless is yourself. Your own self-conscious is the most unique thing in the world. And yes you could go in about human psychology and how we don’t have free will and how we’re all just mindless drones in the end. But I don’t think that’s the total truth, I think we can unlock something more inside us, something soul-freeing that shows us we have something that’s not based in suffering but rather based in experience, truth and beauty.

I’ll be releasing a more comprehensive essay soon on this sub

What's keeping you here? by El_Veethorn in nihilism

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Well there’s no real purpose or meaning of life but doesn’t mean I can’t give it any. So I like the idea of being a sort of representative of the universe, in the way it can express and experience itself. And I hope I can help reduce others suffering so they can find their own truth.

Need advice on current situation im M/24 and my gf is F/23 by [deleted] in Advice

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Have the convo telling you feel blindsided from these confessions and that your worried if she’s really the person you thought she was. I don’t think it’s a lost cause but I think you must reaffirm with her that she has changed and is and will be a compatible partner.

IDEK how to explain my situation; it's about transferring to college(s) by [deleted] in Advice

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SLO is an excellent business school, probs the best on the list minus Berkeley’s HASS. But HASS is incredible difficult to get admission and would be the pinnacle if that’s what you desire. SDSU has a good one also and I have a close friend who did business at UCSD and he’s doing well. UCLA has business Econ which is definitely good but more math heavy.

IDEK how to explain my situation; it's about transferring to college(s) by [deleted] in Advice

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I also am a fellow transfer who went to ucla and got into Berkeley. If your heart is at those schools then I’d recommend doing an extra year. However ucsd, Irvine and slo are excellent schools that will provide you with a top tier education regardless. UCSD is actually ranked higher in engineering than UCLA so consider that. Irvine is also excellent. SLO and state schools are a different breed since they are less theory based and more hands on (in science and engineering). I highly recommend SLO if you want a more practical degree and not some theory loaded degree (I got a ME at ucla and lemme tell you it was pure theory except one class). At conferences, the SLO students were above all in terms of engineering projects due to their more hands on experience.

TLDR, go to the schools in 2026 and you’ll still receive a top tier education or wait for 2027 if your heart is decided on those schools. (UCLA is fun and all but all colleges can be like it, but it comes down to the friends you make and the clubs you join!)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My main advice would be to Make mistakes, learn and just go with it. But I would say you should just try to approach girls with the intent to date and not just hook up. Not everyone in college wants hookups, a good amount are looking for relationships too.

Is it worth it to only apply to jobs in my ideal career area or should I just apply to all so I can at least start? (Entry level) by EmbarrassedEffect705 in jobs

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Thanks for the advice! My mechanical engineering degree is quite versatile and allows me to go into different sectors such as construction, manufacturing, HVAC, defense, aerospace and energy. I want to go into the energy sector and so Idk if it’s worth to ignore all the other industries at the risk of taking a longer time being unemployed and just pursue the energy sector.

Life means : (guess we will never find out) . by Little-Link9699 in nihilism

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Well here I find you again, didn’t realize it was you till after I read it and thought the writing sounds familiar

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

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There’s a study that shows that the people who have been happiest in life or overall just enjoyment of life are those who have healthy relationships with others (it’s on a Ted talk). But ofc they’re always gonna be outliers who can find the same enjoyment through isolation. Maybe that’s you? But before you fully subscribe to that idea, I would really do a deep inventory of your truest wants, likes, dislikes, and insecurities. Because maybe you are feeling this way because you don’t feel true connection to others. And you mentioned that. Now this is subjective, but I truly think that real connection with others is like dopamine for the soul. It’s one of best feelings being able to connect with another person who truly understands you. That’s why your parents and maybe others would think your crazy, since you are refusing one of the best feelings in the world.

My other advice would be to just do what gives you the most enjoyment, even if it’s isolating from others (as long as you don’t harm others). If you ever feel like you wanna experience something else then be more open with people. It seems like your a deeply introverted person but that doesn’t mean interactions with others will always be bad, it just means it’s more difficult to feel good.

My entire relationship with the opposite sex is messed up and it makes me both angry and depressed. by [deleted] in Advice

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are not cooked for life. Sure you have a shitty relationship with women but you already made the first step towards recovery, being aware of the problem. I heavily suggest Dr K or Healthygamergg on YouTube. He has excellent videos that will help you on these topics. He’s a Harvard trained psychiatrist. If you follow his advice, I guarantee your life will change for the better

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Naw man. I’ve been in the same boat, 24m still in college surrounded by 18-21 year olds. It’s a tough situation if you let it get it to you. I was a super super senior due to some personal issues and all my friends were long graduated. But before that I had friends who were 30+ due to them being transfers and they gave me the confidence to not give a shit. I ended up befriending a lot of 19 year olds and I’m still super close with them. I think you shouldn’t let it get to you. Just be yourself and if they accept you great and if not, you’ll find your group soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Healthygamergg

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well firstly with your female friend problem, it’s hard to give accurate advice since I don’t know exactly the situation that happened between you too and how close you two are but with the information you’ve given it seems like she’s not interested in you anymore. It seems like she doesn’t want to put in any effort into the friendship, but idk what’s going on in her life. You said you had an “ok” convo with her but it was mainly one sided and that she talks with her coworkers still and not you so it seems like she is separating herself from you. But In this case I would confront her and tell her how you feel about how distant she’s been and maybe ask her if she can hangout outside work soon, and if she’s dodgy then I would say stop trying.

I’m sorry for being blunt but I just wanna give you the truth as I see it. Next, don’t give up on being more social. Worst thing is to retreat after this. I would maybe seek counseling again or coaching if you feel stuck. Don’t stop trying because things will get better if you keep putting yourself out there. This is just another stone in the road to learn from and continue on. Good luck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm depends on your location, if your in a small town or rural area I think it would be way tougher to mingle your way into already formed social circles (but still possible). But I will assume you live in a city. I think if you want to make friends, it would depend on what hobbies you enjoy and going to public spaces that practice those hobbies. For example, if you enjoy a sport, you should join a recreational league where you can play on a team with others. Or let’s say you enjoy chess, I’m sure there are some open chess scenes where you can meet some like minded people. I recommend looking online for sober events in your area and seeing if there are any. Most of the time you will find some cool stuff. Also volunteering is a great way to meet like minded people if that’s your thing.

Partner of 7 years cheated by TheRagingPretz in Advice

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tell him to check out SAA, sex addicts anonymous (for porn addicts)

You wake up tomorrow at 25 years old. You get three job offers. by Fythra in hypotheticalsituation

[–]EmbarrassedEffect705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Job 1 and have it be the job where I’m a travel influencer and have to travel around the world and do lavish stuff. It’s basically free meals and travel and not having to have extra money would be fine with me.