People should take some time to be alone.

submitted by HibikiBlackCaudillo from self.conspiracy

I think for people to develop healthy and strong personalities, they should reflect about life and about what really matters. Even before I became associated with the term conspiracy theorist, I didn't like the idea of being hyper connected to people through different media systems like facebook and such, so while I did use such methods of communication I always kept a healthy distance from them, always focusing on my own goals. Now, identity politics has invaded nearly every aspect of people's lives and even the internet. People work so much and are constantly under the threat of being judged by society that they don't have time to reflect about their own identity and have to follow the values of society just to survive.

Reflection is very important for developing a healthy personality. Take some time alone to think for yourself.

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[–]chokingzombie 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I might get downvoted for this but idc.

I take shrooms or LSD for this exact reason. I've had many life breakthroughs and have talked to my wife about it so much that, when her father died last year, she wanted to try it even though I didn't think it was a good idea for a first timer to use it for that reason. That's something I didn't do until I was pretty experienced.

I agree with you and don't use any social media myself (I have it for work purposes because I was denied a job because not having a FB is "suspicious") and I think everyone needs to experience ego-death (that's what I call hard core self reflection, like when you take shrooms and realize the other drugs you take are too much and cry about it then get off them) because people still think the world revolves around them.

[–]goobandit 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I might get downvoted for this but idc.

They can’t downvote you anymore, you’re safe here!

The Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Study is all about those breakthroughs. It’s a valuable approach.

[–]StillLessons 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Now, identity politics has invaded nearly every aspect of people's lives and even the internet.

Especially the internet. The trend is from the internet to other aspects of life.

That's nitpicking, though. I absolutely concur with the sentiment. One additional benefit I have found from learning to think in the absence of outside input: waking up in the middle of the night ceases to be a problem. I still wake up regularly in the middle of the night, but there is no longer that associated anxiety that used to exist, that classic "keep you awake at night". Now when I am awake I allow my thoughts to wander and go where they will and eventually I fall asleep again. Much more fun than the feeling I used to have in the darkness that "my life is a disaster!" It was never true; the entire premise was false from the beginning; enough time in quiet contemplation of the phantom nature of thought cures it.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I drink alone.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

people are alone too much already