Connor Murphy the fitness influencer, has passed away

[OBEler]

@PenguinPablo I know someone who is bipolar and has his maniac episodes. He is not a genius, he is a fool in this state. But I can see how it can get some in genius states with the right intelligence.

Edited 6 hours ago by OBEler

[CosmicExplorer]

If I would have to bet my money on it, I would bet that Connor, during those last 6 years, was more happy than the average person. I don't think it was a suicide. I think it's likely that his death was actually caused by not enough neuroticism rather than too much.

Edited 6 hours ago by CosmicExplorer

[AION]

[Alextvvv]

On 09/07/2026 at 5:15 AM, Leo Gura said:

Mysticism isn't a joke, it is more serious than science. Yet some people treat it like a toy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwdzVVxnViw 

In this video, Connor is trying to enlighten his parents. His dad responds (36:03 - 39:30) that Connor isn't actually onto something, and that many Christians are "there" too. 

Is there something happening globally where Connor was trying to spread the word, or is this mysticism & awakenings like there always have been?

Edited 5 hours ago by Alextvvv

[Jodistrict]

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

What you see in video is not the full picture but only what he wanted you to see.

He was not truly happy. Manic states never last.

"Although I laugh and act like a clown

 Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown"

---  John Lennon

 

[OBEler]

@Schizophonia

 

@all Please watch this video. It is the same pattern.  He took probably drugs then everything changed. He said also its just an act. He destroyed his whole image, there is no repair. 

 

[Girzo]

@PenguinPablo If you have a very high intelligence and talent to begin with, then maybe. I also know two bipolar people and both are very foolish and hard to deal with during an episode. Not genius at all, normal people, who suffer the condition and need to medicate it.

Edited 2 hours ago by Girzo

[PenguinPablo]

@Girzo There are different levels of bipolar.

I think full blown mania probably is not a great thing but I don't have experience with it.

Also...

From Gemini: Elon Musk has not publicly shared an official clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder or hypomania. However, several psychiatrists, mental health professionals, and biographers have speculated that he exhibits traits associated with hypomania—such as extreme energy, impulsivity, and a reduced need for sleep. [1, 2, 3, 4]

[AerisVahnEphelia]

 

6 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

I don't think Connor wanted to die.

He was just reckless and thought he could get away with it forever. His luck ran out.

Yeah, right. I was being a bit extreme, but he was suffering because of the impossible standards he had set for himself, and that probably created a constant state of anxiety, which in turn fueled his desire to hyper-perform.

By my standards, most elite athletes and high-level artists are mentally “sick” in some way. They often suffer from an intense need to prove themselves to the world.

That’s just my best guess, of course. I obviously don’t know him, and I had barely watched any of his videos around the time he started his whole ayahuasca phase.

So ultimately, no, he didn’t want to physically die. He wanted the suffering to stop.

Edited 2 hours ago by AerisVahnEphelia

[OBEler]

@AerisVahnEphelia nah, you don't know how addictive it is to be a gym rat. If you have the right genes bodybuilding makes you feel incredible.  It's like any other hobby, if you are incredibly good at it and see results you will go further for improvement . No insecurity complexes needed for that. 

[AerisVahnEphelia]

Just now, OBEler said:

@AerisVahnEphelia nah, you don't know how addictive it is to be a gym rat. If you have the right genes bodybuilding makes you feel incredible.  It's like any other hobby, if you are incredibly good at it and see results you will go further for improvement . No insecurity complexes needed for that. 

yeh endorphine is a hell of a drug I know.

[CosmicExplorer]

18 minutes ago, PenguinPablo said:

There are different levels of bipolar.

All mental disorders exist on a continuum (shades of gray), and the exact line dividing "normal" from "disordered" is fundamentally a human made construct. In a sense, everybody experiences micro manic and micro depressive episodes because everybody's mood is variable.

[Hojo]

1 hour ago, CosmicExplorer said:

All mental disorders exist on a continuum (shades of gray), and the exact line dividing "normal" from "disordered" is fundamentally a human made construct. In a sense, everybody experiences micro manic and micro depressive episodes because everybody's mood is variable.

Yes literally the way to stop going into manic and the depressive states is just stay depressed when you go manic.

 

[Leo Gura]

Psychedelics heighten the manic delusions. That's why they are dangerous for bipolar. Especially daily chronic use. That will send the manic episodes out of control.

If I was manic while doing 5-MeO for a month, I could easily have killed myself.