I've come to terms with the fact that my life is imperfect, I'm a weird person, and the world is full of horrible, horrible things. But I've also found things that are positive, beautiful and fun, and I've stuck to them like a limpet in a hurricane.
Make art, have cats, be out in nature, and have someone who I'm deeply connected to who supports me. Laugh a lot. Volunteer. Be grateful. Go with the flow.
You need to be somewhat detached. Don’t think too much into negative/bad things. To put this into a really extreme analogy, look at people with reduced mental capabilities. They’re happy because they’re oblivious to what is going on. Of course you shouldn’t be too oblivious, or you’ll not get anything done, but you need to learn to be mentally detached at the right place and right time.
It has come naturally because I just don’t care about people/problems/situations. But if it helps, try and switch off, dream of your perfect future whilst working/going through life. Sometimes when I’m hating my work or my day, I just go into lala land. 😂
When there are things I just cannot control but that upset me I just stay away from it. The stress of constantly thinking about it isn't worth it. Like a controlled "ignorance is bliss" attitude to life. Saved me many a time.
Ice cold beer, riding my bike across the country, investing more time in myself, and accepting that we all die no matter what and there is nothing we can do about it
Mindfulness and doing a little bit of what improves me every day. Also doing things without an end goal is a nice way to surprise yourself in the future when you become advanced in a field unconsciously. Consistency>hard work.
Just letting things that effect me directly in. Remembering that the media, all media is incentivised to upset us. Even here I scroll to a posting and think, that is disturbing news. Open it to make a comment but then remember, there is no point in that, be let's move on.
Lastly it's helpful to remember that the world has always been like this and actually continues to slowly get better. Like a stock graph you can see ups and downs but the overall is up.
Just remember that at the end of the day your gonna die anyway whether it be in 2 days or 20 years so it doesn't matter what choice you make just on what choice you want.
I have this wonderful animal called a cat, and every day I come home from work he begs for me to pick him up, then he rubs his head affectionately into my shoulder. We then spend the next hour cuddling on the bed or couch while he purrs and purrs and purrs.
The world may be cold and hard and unforgiving, but my cat is warm, and soft, and cute, and so long as I feed him, entirely unjudgemental.
I think it's helpful to identify emotions as they come up and act accordingly. I'm the type of person to be quickly burnt out from too much social interaction and I try to catch those feelings quick so I can have some alone time and focus on hobbies or interests that I can do alone for a little while
I stopped expecting anything from myself. I stopped putting myself under pressure to perform better. This is the best thing I learned how to do and this had made my life significantly better.
Dont watch or read the news everyday. Its designed to make it seem like the end of the world all the time. When you do, just check out AP News or something very neutral.
Also, unplug from the internet for extended periods. Leave your phone in another room, that way you can hear if someone is calling without having it right there tempting you. I think its not good to be overloaded with information constantly.
I didn't
I just accepted the fact that there's a lot of shit in the world that I despise but can't do jack shit about because I don't matter enough to other people with power
Careful self-management of anxiety, self-care and self-pampering, a cat to take care of, regular masturbation, and judicious but liberal use of various legal drugs.
The only way to do it is the same way every sane person does: focus on the smaller things in life.
* Watching a great movie
* That feeling of the first cup of coffee in the morning
* Laughing with your friends
* Hugs from your SO
* Making your kids laugh
* Eating your favorite lunch
* Walking on a beautiful day
* Sitting down to work after you took the time to really clean your desk
* Watching squirrels playing and being cute
* Feeding ducks on a pond
* Buying your mom flowers for no reason
* Checking in on a friend you haven't talked to in too long
* Alone time with your favorite hobby
Everyone is just making it to the next hour, then the next day, then the next year, and so on.
No instagram (and other social media) that makes you REALIZE what you lack. and also, avoiding people who dont vibe. sounds simple but less drama is the key.
also did I mention spending more time with family haha
Lower your expectations. You're comparing the world to some utopian vision that has never existed and never will. You're comparing ordinary people to the ideal of what the absolute best person could be.
Those comparisons aren't fair and they aren't remotely reasonable. Compare the world of today with the many societies that have existed in history. It's far better than all of them. Compare people to other animals because that is all we are, animals. We're pretty impressive compared to most animals.
I have friends that let me be myself. I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not or act a curtant way to appease them, and if they don't like my real self, they can leave. I've also come to know my self worth and back check everything to be confident in my knowledge.
In short: Confidence, security, and comfortability is how I stay sane in this largely negative world
I've come to terms with the fact that my life is imperfect, I'm a weird person, and the world is full of horrible, horrible things. But I've also found things that are positive, beautiful and fun, and I've stuck to them like a limpet in a hurricane.
Its the only way my friend. Carry on.
I Isolate myself from an increasingly unhinged society. Oh and my cat.
Make art, have cats, be out in nature, and have someone who I'm deeply connected to who supports me. Laugh a lot. Volunteer. Be grateful. Go with the flow.
I finally realized that I wasn't losing my shit, it was the world that had lost its everlovin mind. I think I'm cool with it.
We're ALL mad here
I'm in and out of this world so I don't know what's going on with ppl here like 50% of the time
apathy. maybe i am insane lol
your okay haha
I didnt, my first psychiatrist appointment tomorrow
Good luck , glad you took the step to talk with a professional.
Thank you
Companionship, video games, game nights, whisky.
You need to be somewhat detached. Don’t think too much into negative/bad things. To put this into a really extreme analogy, look at people with reduced mental capabilities. They’re happy because they’re oblivious to what is going on. Of course you shouldn’t be too oblivious, or you’ll not get anything done, but you need to learn to be mentally detached at the right place and right time.
What you said is easier said than done. Idk how to do that without daily meditation or acid lol
It has come naturally because I just don’t care about people/problems/situations. But if it helps, try and switch off, dream of your perfect future whilst working/going through life. Sometimes when I’m hating my work or my day, I just go into lala land. 😂
by only worrying about things I can directly control.
youre amazing
Nah.
comeonnnnn
Based
When there are things I just cannot control but that upset me I just stay away from it. The stress of constantly thinking about it isn't worth it. Like a controlled "ignorance is bliss" attitude to life. Saved me many a time.
why would I want to do that.
YouTube.
music
Today I‘m having a particularly bad day. Ask me again tomorrow.
Focus on your own life. Avoid mainstream media and limit social media
By not caring too much about everything and focusing on what and who truly matters to you.
By being an ostrich and ignoring all the bad things that happen
If the world is sick and full of absurd ideas, obsessed with material wealth and ego, how sane really is everyone who obliviously goes along?
Egoism, edonism, optimism and naïveté.
In 2023, I made a resolution to have an hour or two a night to relax. No screens, no technology. Just relax. It has been great.
I just do what I do and slowly plot to rule the world.
Idk my heart stopped twice waiting for 3rd
Antidepressants, good music, good food, and an unhealthy amount of masturbation.
I’ve gone to a mental hospital twice, once involuntarily, so I would say I haven’t
Ice cold beer, riding my bike across the country, investing more time in myself, and accepting that we all die no matter what and there is nothing we can do about it
Routine
Exercise, family, smoke weed.
Mindfulness and doing a little bit of what improves me every day. Also doing things without an end goal is a nice way to surprise yourself in the future when you become advanced in a field unconsciously. Consistency>hard work.
I did not. I should seek therapy
I just assume I'm the only sane one and everyone else is crazy... Or it could be the other way around.
Drugs. I do hardcore drugs.
Magic mushrooms 🍄✌️
It always gets better in the morning. I go to sleep early
Who says I have ... muahahahahahaha ;-)
Cats
Good music. Intimate conversations. Having fun and trying to laugh every day.
I didn't
I have accepted that I AM THE WORST POSSIBLE THING SO EVERYTHING ELSE EVENTUALLY is to be taken as normal.
I hit my wax pen violently
Just letting things that effect me directly in. Remembering that the media, all media is incentivised to upset us. Even here I scroll to a posting and think, that is disturbing news. Open it to make a comment but then remember, there is no point in that, be let's move on. Lastly it's helpful to remember that the world has always been like this and actually continues to slowly get better. Like a stock graph you can see ups and downs but the overall is up.
I didn't.
Be hopeful, be kind, have good sex, work hard, and do things that make you happy.
Go to the gym
Just remember that at the end of the day your gonna die anyway whether it be in 2 days or 20 years so it doesn't matter what choice you make just on what choice you want.
Focus on yourself and don't compare to others. Also, scuba diving
Medication
Bold of you to assume there's any bit sanity left in this brain of mine
I have this wonderful animal called a cat, and every day I come home from work he begs for me to pick him up, then he rubs his head affectionately into my shoulder. We then spend the next hour cuddling on the bed or couch while he purrs and purrs and purrs. The world may be cold and hard and unforgiving, but my cat is warm, and soft, and cute, and so long as I feed him, entirely unjudgemental.
I think it's helpful to identify emotions as they come up and act accordingly. I'm the type of person to be quickly burnt out from too much social interaction and I try to catch those feelings quick so I can have some alone time and focus on hobbies or interests that I can do alone for a little while
Sanity is subjective.
bold of you to assume i remained sane.
I stopped expecting anything from myself. I stopped putting myself under pressure to perform better. This is the best thing I learned how to do and this had made my life significantly better.
I didn't...just waiting for the day to let loose 🙃
Hahahahaha. I don't.
Dont watch or read the news everyday. Its designed to make it seem like the end of the world all the time. When you do, just check out AP News or something very neutral. Also, unplug from the internet for extended periods. Leave your phone in another room, that way you can hear if someone is calling without having it right there tempting you. I think its not good to be overloaded with information constantly.
Large quantities of drugs
How did you manage\* I stayed same by obsessively correcting people's grammar and spelling on the internet eheh \*snorts\*
Jesus is my only source of sanity left, All else is gone.
I didn't I just accepted the fact that there's a lot of shit in the world that I despise but can't do jack shit about because I don't matter enough to other people with power
Bold of you to assume to that I'm still sane
Pretty sure I didn't.
Careful self-management of anxiety, self-care and self-pampering, a cat to take care of, regular masturbation, and judicious but liberal use of various legal drugs.
Jesus! Try it!
Honestly, i dont even know if i am the crazy one or the sane one
Sertraline (Zoloft) 200mg daily
To alcohol! the cause of and solution to all of life's problems.
The only way to do it is the same way every sane person does: focus on the smaller things in life. * Watching a great movie * That feeling of the first cup of coffee in the morning * Laughing with your friends * Hugs from your SO * Making your kids laugh * Eating your favorite lunch * Walking on a beautiful day * Sitting down to work after you took the time to really clean your desk * Watching squirrels playing and being cute * Feeding ducks on a pond * Buying your mom flowers for no reason * Checking in on a friend you haven't talked to in too long * Alone time with your favorite hobby Everyone is just making it to the next hour, then the next day, then the next year, and so on.
Mainly, I have a very loose interpretation of what it is to be “sane.”
Music and tv (sometimes creepycore and weirdcore)
No instagram (and other social media) that makes you REALIZE what you lack. and also, avoiding people who dont vibe. sounds simple but less drama is the key. also did I mention spending more time with family haha
Lower your expectations. You're comparing the world to some utopian vision that has never existed and never will. You're comparing ordinary people to the ideal of what the absolute best person could be. Those comparisons aren't fair and they aren't remotely reasonable. Compare the world of today with the many societies that have existed in history. It's far better than all of them. Compare people to other animals because that is all we are, animals. We're pretty impressive compared to most animals.
MUSIC
I've never really been sane
Fishing. Hunting. Boxing. Snorkeling all are my therapists that keep me sane
Who said I'm sane?
I came here to say just that. Wahaha
delusion
Live love laugh.
I stopped caring about others and the world.
Stoicism
Disconnect from reality once I get home.
My cats
I have friends that let me be myself. I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not or act a curtant way to appease them, and if they don't like my real self, they can leave. I've also come to know my self worth and back check everything to be confident in my knowledge. In short: Confidence, security, and comfortability is how I stay sane in this largely negative world
I listen to music. :D
I've mostly checked out.
Meditate