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@Leo Gura I'm playing it via OpenMW, that already makes the game look quite amazing! It's been incredibly fun so far, you really feel like the developers don't intellectually underestimate you and expect you to figure stuff out, what a nice change of pace. I've been building a class that's sort of a hybrid between a thief/rogue and mage, I called it 'Arcane Runner' I recall you talking a bit about the Elder Scrolls games in the past, what's your favourite?

Hi guys! I want to give Morrowind a shot as I've heard much positive words about it. There's lots of talk about mods that make the game better or otherways you should run it nowadays. For the people are familiar with the game, how would you recommend a newcomer to run it? @Leo Gura Curious about your opinion too, as you praise the game a ton. Max

@Ulax I thought so too! I follow Destiny a little bit and in his community Pakman was always pretty highly regarded, until at some point he become suddenly turned more partisan such a shame.

I think it’s good to work on looking better to boost your self-image. But while you do that, I think it’s massively important that you do it for yourself + that you stay aware of your attachment to your look.

@Tyler Robinson Exactly! Childhood and other factors get us to believe all kinds of things, for men that means being told that you're a loser if you've never had sex with a woman before. Unless someone is some god trauma worker that can do everything cognitively, which I doubt, it's pretty damn impossible to get that stuff out of your head without experiencing the reality first hand. So yes, exactly like we both said in different ways: Become a person you like and create a life you like, while at the same time exploring your desires and seeing for yourself what they lead to. I discovered that for me my yearning for love from a girl really comes from love from a parent I didn't get. Finding ways to create that love within myself has been a gamechanger

@Tyler Robinson I think you are coming from a very good place. As a person that has yearned intensely for validation from the opposite sex for so long to now being at a place where I'm learning to let go more and make myself into an awesome person I like, regardless of if other people agree, I really agree with that return towards yourself you're advising But, I do think we should not minimize desires for sex or relationships, though perhaps the beliefs or biological impulses that underlie them are not in line with what will actually make you the most happy in the end, burning through that and seeing for yourself what's the case, is probably necessary for most people @Someone here From someone that is in a similar position as yourself and has somewhat found a way out, I would advice you to keep making yourself into an awesome person you like and create a good life for yourself, while also continuing to take it out into the field and keep practicing talking to people. You need to create a self-sustained base for yourself, so that you are happy with your life by yourself as much as possible. But, of course those desires won't go away just by supressing them; you'll see though that by being more happy by yourself, the deep yearning will lessen and you can go at it from a less needy place All the best, friend. You got this

who cares about the good name of incels lol, what a stupid thing to say. If you struggle, you struggle

I made it! got a girls number and am going on a date soon The thing is, I'm kinda worried that my social anxiety and inexperience will make things awkard. I know it's kinda inevitable since I am in fact not very experienced with dating and spend my days mostly by myself working on stuff. Is it best that I share this with her at some point? what is the best way to be honest but still project my best self? The thing is, I feel we are not that different and she is a little shy as well, so she might relate, who knows. Excited about all this.

Looking absolutely shredded man! Don't you get mental and physical energy problems being that peeled?

Pretty sure people already discovered it's a pyramid scheme, but go confirm I suppose

what might be traumatic right now will become just another experience you survived, and in turn mature you as a person. Be proud of yourself, you're a super brave person for even doing this. I wish you all the best with processing and moving forward, you got this bro!

his additude says enough. I say there is a high chance he thinks like this if he posts like this.

@Antor8188 If you treat the people you're attracted to like they're actual humans, perhaps they will start liking you back

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice. For about a couple months now, I’ve been noticing acne flare up on my face like it has never done before, not even when I was in prime teenage years. I know it isn’t my nutrition, I pretty much covered all bases there. I’ve got this hunch that what causes it is an increase in testosterone I’ve been having lately. Is it possible for stages of puberty to not finish until 22? I’ve been noticing my beard coming in only after one day of shaving and just all around feeling more masculine. What I definitely also think that is contributing is that I’m going to the gym more often (4-5 times a week), of course this also increases testosterone. (I don’t do steroids) I’m looking for any thoughts on how this acne works and what I can do to get rid of it or minimize it. Max

Thank y’all for your advice and suggestions. I have been experimenting with adding a multivitamin supplement back in and that has shown some improvement. Next to that I’ve found that if I eat the same food a lot for a long period of time my body starts to reject it for some reason (which also causes acne for me), (interested what your thoughts are on this @Michael569); white rice is now out of my meal plans for a while. Thanks to these two solutions, my face has been starting to clear up quite a bit, big relief!

Honestly, what matters most is what you enjoy, because that is what will make you stick to it in the end. If you do continue with the calisthenics, I recommend you add a bit more pulling. You gotta try to create a 50/50 balance between pushing and pulling, that will make sure each muscle is in a position to perform their function optimally. Have exercises for vertical pushing and pulling and horizontal pushing and pulling. Adding a row, with gymnastics rings or a bar for example would be a good idea. I myself prefer cables to do rows with. Also, I see no legs .

I find it excellent tool to explore and integrate different perspectives into your own.

love Ido, interested in what he has to say

@Aleister Crowleyy well that’s amazing and I’m happy for you, but you have no idea what my situation is like. And to be fair, I find it quite rude how you seem to think otherwise. I’ve been suicidal since I was 16 and it takes every ounce of willpower not to end it everyday. I’m in a different place as you.

@Aleister Crowleyy Wow, thanks

Currently I have no idea if God exists or not, but if God does exist isn't this bad/flawed design? Your points actually make a lot of sense, thanks for laying everything out so clear and conscisely for me. I don't want to further bloat this thread with my problems, it's not the place, but I've been in a really bad place so will ask one last thing. Doing it "For me" requires that I feel some sort of self-worth, which I don't. I feel this immense hatred towards the being that I am and have been since early childhood, every year it has been growing like a tumor, which leaves me close to suicidal at age 22. I've been to multiple therapists, meditated since 16 when I stumbled upon your channel and tried different things, but have yet to find the right help and am running out of options. What would you say are the best places for me to further explore? Thanks for all.

@Raze I just need somebody or something to love me, I can't do it myself

@Raze Probably not for a normal person, I'm just messed up. Extreme low self-worth, unable to love myself in any way.

@Leo Gura Perhaps it’s just me, but all this sounds so absurd. Why does it take 1000s of hours of self-help work to get a girlfriend. How can I be so messed up that it requires that amount of time and where is the fairness in that? Isn’t it better to just give up? Bad rng?

I feel incredibly depressed right now, anyone that I can talk?