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  2. -Yeah, my diet could be slightly adjusted to be more balanced, but it is relatively good. I don't eat processed food nor sugars/soft drinks almost at all. -I don't work out at the moment because everything got super exhausting. 3 years ago, I was able to do high amounts of sport, feeling unstoppable energy even though my diet was terrible compared to what I eat now. -Stressors: Two small kids, working shifts, having a wife, lol. I don't feel particularly stressed, other than the stress that I often got from the lack of energy to do anything meaningful.
  3. As long as she’s beautiful I am prepared to face any abuse other than things that cause permanent injury or legal challenges. It’s not like I have to stay with her forever
  4. -I just measured my blood pressure myself. It doesn't seem great. It was always normal, but as I see it, it is pretty high at the moment: 129/90 with a pulse of 67. Maybe because I measured it early in the morning? -I find it funny that Vitamin D is not listed in my bloodwork since I live in Germany. Good point, I will buy a self-test and then post it here. -My stomach is inflamed when I eat milk products like cheese and yogurt. Could that be something? -I feel almost always tired after eating; is this not supposed to be relatively normal? -Coffee gives me a slight boost, not even worth mentioning. But I will observe my energy levels in the future after drinking coffee and post here if I see anything relevant. I just know that caffeine makes me super aggressive when I do too much of it.
  5. Yeah, I thought about those ones for a long time. It was a tough call, but I decided to put them in both Left Wing/Progressive category and the Far/Radical Left. I do believe that their policies and stances are bold, solid left-wing policies, but they are not radical or extreme left-wing to the point of wanting to completely replace capitalism with some form of Socialism/Communism. These individuals believe in having a mixed economy of some sort, while promoting as much social justice as possible. That's my reason for putting them in the Left Wing/Progressive. However, their rhetoric has also has gotten to be increasingly toxic, too polarizing, and too vitriolic. They never used to sound this way before years ago. I am also getting really tired of the nonsensical long-shot ideas they keep coming with, such as Cenk's idea of running for President, trying to primary every Democrat out there including Biden who aren't left-wing enough, even in the most red areas of the country. Cenk, Ana, Kyle, Krystal, David Dole, Sam Seder, Emma Vigeland, and others like them really don't have a clue as to how to really win many big elections, particularly when it comes to winning the presidency because none of them have ever won any elections themselves or even worked closely with any successful politicians on any big campaigns. Furthermore, none of them have any real experience in having worked in any part of Washington or in any part of the US government at all, which means they don't really understand the political reality of negotiations and policymaking. Moreover, instead of complaining so much about how the whole system is rigged and how Democrats never do enough, why aren't they out there canvassing a lot more on the ground like the original progressive activists did in the early 2000s or the civil right movements, or like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and Jamaal Bowman and all of those contemporary progressive have been doing everyday? Lastly, I really don't like how they've been saying and have been influencing so many of their followers to say that AOC, John Fetterman, Bernie Sanders, Warren, and many other progressives in Congress have sold them out and calling Biden "Genocide Joe." They are taking this shit way too far.
  6. The fact that things are so awful is exactly why you need NVC or something like it. Do you understand your own feelings? Do you know how to establish and enforce reasonable boundaries? Do you know what you like, or what you want? Do you know how to interact with normal people? Growing up in an abusive environment, there's a lot you have that you don't want, and a lot you need that you don't have. Right now, your thoughts are so violent and intense that they're damaging your health. You need a healthy channel for your emotions, but you can't do that without tools. You're not in the cult anymore, so you need to learn some tools for understanding, channeling, and communicating your emotions. Did you know that you can apply NVC, or any other kind of communication tool, to yourself? It's pretty simple. You already interact with various people in your imagination. Just imagine that there's another you, who represents whatever issue it is you currently want to address, then communicate with them according to the tools you're using. 1- Hey, meta-male, what kind of problem are you having? 2- Man, my parents are just the worst. Like, literally. They're awful. 1- That sounds pretty bad. So what are you doing now? 2- Well, I tried to get away from them, but I'm so messed up from their cult that I don't know how to live a good life. I wish they would just die. 1- I take it that you're feeling upset. 2- That's an understatement. I'm furious, and wish for intense harm on those who I despise. 1- So what do you need to address your upset feelings? 2- If I can't kill anyone, I have no idea. 1- Then lets try to come up with some answers. There must be some action, or series of actions, that can resolve this. This is an example of the kind of conversation you can have all by yourself. If continued, eventually 1 and 2 would work together to find out what needs are attached to your emotions. If you're not getting anywhere in dealing with other people, then the best method is one where you just deal with yourself. Then no one gets hurt, and you don't have to be afraid.
  7. Such degrees don't mean much. College is for degrees in science, medicine, and engineering. Start by working with small businesses, don't aim high until you build some experience.
  8. There is plenty of food to get there, but they won't let it in. It's part of the ethnic cleansing to remove them from gaza and resettle it as part of Israel. Which may end in genocide, as many will never leave. There is still a chance to course correct for everyone, but people have that much indifference to human lives in these generations that I don't see it. The usual deaths of hundreds of thousands don't evoke the same reactions it did 20 or 30 years ago, and no one reply that it's the same unless you were alive to witness the difference. - We've gone so far to the right that most reactions are unsympathetic, and there is no left pull to balance it out. Sanction Israel - Force aid in by air or sea - Stop weapon shipments to Israel! Stopping them to Ukraine isn't going to stop this LOL! It'll just create another problem the other side of the world.
  9. I already started implementing some principles from the Thyroid book on your reading list. But yes, this problem could have 100 causes.
  10. Hi @Jason Actualization Thanks for your insight! I've created a new topic more relevant to my health issues.
  11. You are the exact hippie I am talking about 😂. Watch the nuances, get out from your feelings. Your are saying basically nothing with your approach, the thing is we need to find who we are. John Grey's books were gold because after reading them I could see the examples everywhere, do you really think we all were socialized into this? That sounds like a conspiracy theory, a hippie one. The same way we have different bodies, even different bone densities, we have IN GENERAL different brains. We basically have different organs in our bodies, you tell me the brains are exactly the same? Give me a break. Swedish women go on sickleave twice as often as men because they were told they can compete and be whoever they want and shit. Of course you behave on an averaged way when you don't know who you are. The question is are you happy?
  12. Not true. The large rivers in India as well as the yearly monsoons ensured good agricultural productivity in India. This was amplified by highly skilled Indian farming techniques and methods , which were noted and documented by the English botanist Albert Howard, who was also one of the principle figures of the organic farming movement. Because of its cold weather as well as inefficiency and low productivity of medieval agriculture compounded by inertia backed resistance to change, European agricultural production was low. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_the_Middle_Ages Not mystics, but sannyasins or monks. Buddha was a monk himself. The sannyasins renounced the world in pursuit of spiritual development, and took alms from householders to support themselves. Those were prosperous times, and consequently the sannyasins were well supported by the society around them, leading to peaks in religious and philosophical culture. The Chinese monk and traveller Fa Hien reported that he was offered milk when he asked for water during his travels in India. It was considered spiritually meritorious to give alms to monks, and hence both the monks and house-holders benefitted from this arrangement. The householders also were able to gain knowledge on various religious and philosophical systems and doubts they may have by the company of the monks. Buddha himself was sought by many house-holders as a guest in their homes for his meals, which he obliged.
  13. The job market is wrecked at the moment. It's not your fault. Going to do masters may not be the best idea. Degrees do not matter as much as they used to. You have to earn name by doing free work of some kind. This is the only solution for the moment that you could do.
  14. Even happened to Palestinian children and people. There are forum guidelines. You deserve to be treated with respect on the forum.
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  16. No. Most people were against the Hamas attacks. My views is most people in most nations want most humans to live free of fear of death, free of fear, and to live safely. That is my wish that Israel is a safe place to live and that Israeli’s are safe. The killing, destruction and suffering implemented that Israel has done to Palestinians is disproportionate. Most people in most nations are against murdering, killing and genocide of innocent people. People are generally against the killing of innocent people regardless of their nationality. People see what Israel is doing to HUMAN lives. People don’t want child, women, and non- militant men to starve to death, be shot, bombed and murdered. People want international law to be followed. It has nothing to do with viewing them as a lesser form of human. That’s what Israel is doing when they shoot and bomb indiscriminately based on the videos and photos.
  17. Respect for actually having a functioning sense of humor, unlike the girls. They would not be very happy if I told them that irl
  18. Sure, my perspective and attitude would likely shift, I just don't think my factual understanding of it would unless I'm misunderstanding it
  19. Consider thinking about my previous points. I’m just a random stranger giving advice on internet, but I highly suspect that your perspective on the current legal situation will shift if you work on your fears. And your relationships will also be in a much better place.
  20. What exactly did you say to her word for word when you first met?
  21. Degrees matter little to companies. Getting more degrees will not solve your problem. What you need is a good portfolio of work and demonstrate the kind of results you can deliver to employers.
  22. Your post is the equivalent of making fun of sandy hook. Taking a serious thing and being disrespectful about it. Imagine if the sandy hook shooter complained that he didn't feel safe. How is what I said more hateful than what you said. Would you rather me go along with the BS The Jews are committing genocide yet you are asking why genocide is being committed against Jews. Absurd
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