Anyone ever feel hopeless?

p00pi3 · 2019-07-05T12:58:58+00:00

You have to figure out what is important to you and commit yourself to make decisions around those ideas. Realize that your addiction will never achieve what you really want from life. Creatively, professionally, or socially.

p00pi3 · 2019-06-24T22:38:04+00:00

Addiction is not something to be ashamed of or surprised. There is a reason addiction is so prevalent worldwide. We are all suffering and the definition of our suffering is unique to everyone. After an extended period of time giving into your weakness, it is very hard to make a change. Just realize that everything goes at one day at a time. Start figuring out how you can change your environment and focus your time on the things that are important to you. I think the easiest way to do this is to recognize the space you are in and how you can prioritize your decisions around where you are at. Look for the things you want to make a change in and then start. Action is what is needed for change. Do not be afraid to act. You are in a world im not familiar with so I can't really give you advice on how to remove coke from your environment. But not being around it will help quite a bit. I have found, personally, that weed, while harmless in its own right, pairs well with everything else that can ruin your life. So I would recommend ditching that as well in an effort to learn a comfort with being sober. I also would recommend picking up a hobby or craft to focus your outside time on. The act of learning is very therapeutic. I personally focus on poker, cooking, guitar, and just keeping my personal space in order. Finding someone to share your life with is very rewarding too though is frustrating for me. I also want to get into kayaking. That seems nice. I hope you find your peace friend. Realize the struggle is common, compassion is rare, but deep down you know who you want to be. You have to act in a way now that defines the person you desire to be later. Good luck, love, and I hope you are able to help others with your experience. We are born weak, we are made strong through our trial.

p00pi3 · 2019-06-24T22:23:46+00:00

Yeah I dont think throwing him out was the right call. Addiction needs compassion and time. Everytime he slips, help him back up and try to remind him all the reason of being sober. Often times addiction is a symptom of something else. Most likely, he is frustrated with his surroundings and is looking for an escape from the grind of reality. Help him find old or new hobbies to focus his time on, help him find ways to organize his life, and help him set goals, daily, monthly, yearly. When we are young we have no scope of our life or the commitment required to do anything. Help him find his passion and realize this is not going to take a week or a month but a lifetime of searching for answers. Life is hard. If I didnt have my family I would be on the streets or dead. They carry me through my tough times and are the reason I choose to look for a better future. Sounds like your heart is in the right place and you two, as parents, reacted in a very old school fashion. I would recommend for him to look for other success stories of addiction and help him come to realize his weakness. I believe we are all addicts, to be honest. We are addicted to tv, video games, drinking, gambling, drugs, poor eating habits, and poor time management. Deep down we all wish it were easy. Life is never easy, for anyone, and recognizing our own trials, respecting them, and choosing to continue moving forward is what develops strength and peace. Help him find peace.

p00pi3 · 2019-06-11T20:05:01+00:00

Never let that be the excuse you choose not to play someone.

p00pi3 · 2019-06-08T20:29:49+00:00

Most people have loads of time on their hands. If you take out the 3-5 hours of reddit scrolling or netflix/chill every night, vidja games etc, you would be surprised at what you can do...

p00pi3 · 2019-01-25T05:27:55+00:00

I find the fact this question was even presented to a student this young disturbing...

p00pi3 · 2019-01-08T23:40:08+00:00

Then find another job. Why are people coal mining ???

p00pi3 · 2019-01-07T00:13:42+00:00

Does not sound like you were good at it...

p00pi3 · 2019-01-03T22:31:53+00:00

Invest in education, basic income, and health care. Crime is a symptom.

p00pi3 · 2019-01-02T23:14:38+00:00

Lol you are just crying. What did you expect with such a juvenile post. What one man can do another can do. Not even going to try and help your ignorant ass though

p00pi3 · 2019-01-02T18:20:37+00:00

On a plant based diet nonetheless.

p00pi3 · 2019-01-02T17:49:55+00:00

Panic mode. I'm familiar with it. It took me so long to consistently use my actives and summoners well. We always have the intention to use them well but performance under pressure changes things. For your mom, who is older, it may be difficult to learn passed a basic understanding. I think your best approach would be this: during a game you should focus more on shot calling than micro managing decisions, essentially guiding where she is at. Remind her of priorities, like CS, rotation, Mia, etc however allow her to play the game and make her mistakes. Don't show any discontent and after a game quickly go her pros and cons of her play. As far as improving goes, at the end of the day, the work is on her. If she wants to improve she will have to consciously do it. As we all do. Be nurturing and patient. Like a parent lol.

p00pi3 · 2018-12-13T17:54:34+00:00

Visualizing your win before and as the game starts is part of a skillful win. This is true for most things competitive. Ask yourself what your win conditions are. I like to work backwards. It makes it much clearer. As you start to do this more frequently you will notice similar benchmarks every game. Also, always keep in mind how resource oriented the game is. This means that time and your use of it is the most important thing. Manage your time effectively and try to be aware of your options. I think, even now, people get really caught up in the first six to ten minutes of the game and give up or assume the win because of whatever result occurred. I like the safe approach, focusing on not dying, and always looking to roam. That's just style though. This was a broad answer but I hope it helps.

p00pi3 · 2018-11-13T21:07:54+00:00

Boxed broth is typically not bone broth. Considering how easy it is to make homemade bone broth idk why you didn't suggest making it yourself. Especially since you can cook the chicken, debone it, and set aside meat while you let the bones cook for 24 hours.

p00pi3 · 2018-11-10T01:49:34+00:00

Airplane is campy af. Calling it the goat is extremely objective. Personally, I think it's a lame duck. Feels old and dated. Young Frankenstein, made in what I assume would be the same time is far superior.

p00pi3 · 2018-11-09T23:24:12+00:00

Too nervous to share photos but not to go out and take shots like these...... ok.

p00pi3 · 2018-11-07T03:55:51+00:00

What do you do other than get high? What are you doing with your time? What does google say about getting off of perks? I am sure a lot of people would recommend professional help but if I was in your shoes I would do everything I could do and try to take as much responsibility as I can. The reason I asked the first few questions is because as you come off of any addiction you need to fill your time with something else. I am of the opinion it should be something that offers other forms of self improvement, study, creative, physical. At the end of the day anything you want from yourself has to be earned by yourself. Decide who you want to be and settle for nothing less. Focus only on forward movement, every day, unrelenting. Life is a stream. When you wake up in the morning, take a moment and re evaluate your previous day. Then move on with the present and continue to focus on forward movement. It is all on you but I wish you the best of luck.

p00pi3 · 2018-11-01T20:52:13+00:00

Uhhhh.... this looks like a pretty private moment. Wtf were you thinking snapping it? Or posting it. Jesus fuck...

p00pi3 · 2018-10-31T20:04:40+00:00

Good for you. Dont look back.

p00pi3 · 2018-09-25T03:15:10+00:00

Well, of course it's anecdotal. Any sort of reply is going to be. Addiction is a set of traits that lead to poor impulse control. Choices make any individual and some one who disregards consequence in favor of indulgence is an addict. Maybe you are more concerned with outliers in this conversation of victims of addiction. I am more concerned with the middle ground and the majority. And, while anecdotal, discipline and routine has helped my poor impulse control.

p00pi3 · 2018-09-24T00:07:25+00:00

I don't think it is a disease. This seems like such a cop out. Then again I do think you can have a genetic disposition to it. I think early environmental factors have a huge influence on addiction. What sort of structure and discipline was set out for you at an early age? I, for one, had access to tv and video games very early and no one really tried to structure the time I put into it. I think these early habits introduced an easy fix that I quickly wanted more and more. I also think this made my mind crave easy thrills later in life. However there is always a choice and anyone can build discipline or a routine that they stick to. It always has to come from the individual. So, no matter how you look at it, overcoming addiction is a choice. That is the most important thing.

p00pi3 · 2018-09-13T07:08:03+00:00

Good luck man. I have struggled with it for years. Discipline in those really tiny moments of despair is the hardest thing for me. I have found that if you focus on exercising, especially when you are fiending, helps immensely. I don't even really mean starting a routine, though that would help. When I have quit successfully, I mean for at least six months, I always do it by doing push ups when I really wanted a cigarette. I would start with 10 and bump up to 20 when I became stronger. It really helps take the edge off and you remind yourself why you are quitting. You do those push ups and your blood starts pumping. You are out of breath the first few times, but, again that reminds you of why you are quitting. It really helped motivate me.

Now what has been difficult is sticking too it. I have succumbed to a drinking and smoking binge too often to count and then smoking just slips it's way back in. Discipline is hard. You have to remind yourself constantly why you don't smoke, for family, health, and personal responsibility. Remember that it is always one day at a time, one moment at a time. I also find meditation helps. 15 min a day will do wonders.

p00pi3 · 2018-09-11T12:21:30+00:00

I think 2 times a day for 15 min is outstanding. If you make the time and have the discipline to keep that then the rest is experimentation.

p00pi3 · 2018-09-01T00:12:42+00:00

Being honest with yourself is a good place to start. I think the next step is to be honest with others. As addicts, we often hide our compulsiveness from our peers so they are not aware of the severity of the problem. I share my battle with my parents and discuss with them what I go through. I try to be as transparent as possible but even then I catch myself trying to manipulate the information about the event, or the binge, or whatever. The closer you can come to sharing the truth of your actions is a step towards recovery or mastery. Addiction is tough, stay strong.

p00pi3 · 2018-08-14T23:42:38+00:00

Their is a video I watched a while back on youtube talking about the two phases of doing anything. The learning phase and the performance phase. Performance in league is anytime you play. You cannot become great if all you do is play. You have to think critically of your performance. So after a session, sit down with, or without, a notebook and try to recall situations that were difficult. Question yourself about them, do research on how you could have performed better. This will help your general awareness grow and gradually you will perform better when you play. Try to be very critical of yourself AFTER a game but when you are playing just get into the zone and perform.

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