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  • in reply to: Needing inspiration and possibly advice, badly. #65045
    Jacob
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    Kitty, if you like tedtalks, check out zefrank. His ranting is superb. Just thought I’d throw that out there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdYaTa_lOf4

    in reply to: Needing inspiration and possibly advice, badly. #65042
    Jacob
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    Thank you. I’ll definitely try out Habitat for Humanity if there’s anything near me.

    I want to join the Marines because I believe the rigidity and discipline will help me in my ultimate goal of getting my doctorate of medicine.

    I can’t do religion around where I live. I live in the Bible Belt. The people here mostly use their religion as an excuse to be judgmental and entitled. Youth programs are psuedo-traditionalist preaching festivals where they tell you things like “don’t read any book but the Bible”. Personally, I’m not religious- not yet.

    in reply to: Suicide #65033
    Jacob
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    You are the master of your fate, you are the captain of your soul. Sometimes life is hard. It’s not the actions of “life” making things hard for you, it’s the act of living itself, which you are committing- and dying is also an act that you commit which could have negative consequences. You don’t know that death is peace. You’ll face either complete nothingness, or something even stranger. Life is long because it’s meant to be experienced. We don’t know why it’s hard, but sometimes even the act of being has consequences we can’t comprehend.

    Even in that case, you can control more than you think. Internalize your locus of control. Instead of focusing purely inside, to where you urges of suicide are, focus outwardly, and realize that you can change what you’re experiencing. Only at that point are you going to be able to feel better. If you really are out of control, like I am…stay calm, sit tight, and maybe ask somebody for advice.

    Changing your perception or waiting for opportunity to strike may not eliminate your pain. It doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes you need to smack life in the chops for the crap it pulls. Sometimes you need to sit down and deal with it calmly. Either option is better than depriving yourself of the experience that goes with living.

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