Devaa, would you say that depression is actually one of the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder? It feels like something I’ve read somewhere before... I can't quite put my finger on it. Also, do you find yourself frequently feeling like everything is just completely uninteresting and dull?
To put it simply, what’s the quickest way to block someone? I'm looking to just scrub their posts from my feed entirely so I don't have to deal with them anymore.
Joseph Bailey41 said:Well, I just meant that if we've truly hit rock bottom, the only way left to go is up. Or, I guess you could dig an even deeper hole if you really put your mind to it—though I can't imagine why anyone would bother doing that. 🤷
My point is more general, really; there is no such thing as "rock bottom," because things can always spiral even further downward...
A person should always be striving for something better; you shouldn't have to wait until everything is completely falling apart before you decide to move forward.
Does the thread starter happen to have a medical diagnosis or something?
Flying, how on earth can you think it’s "great" that it’s sitting at the bottom? That isn't great at all, and frankly, if you really think about it, there is no such thing as "the bottom," if you catch my drift.
I see exactly what you mean—it’s just pure, unadulterated suffering. Is there anything else hiding behind it?
Back in the day, I struggled with deep depression, and eventually, I was diagnosed with neuroticism. Did that diagnosis actually fix my life? Not even close; if anything, it probably just weighed me down further. And did it make me a better person? Honestly, no. I only started becoming a decent human being once I slowly moved past those states and finally began to forge my own actual personality. Looking back, when I was caught up in that neurotic mindset, I can admit I was actually a pretty terrible person. I used to be consumed by this intense, bitter jealousy toward people who had everything going for them—real friends, stable relationships, you name it—to the point where I’d actually wish them ill. So, in my view, suffering is just suffering. It’s usually just plain old misery.🍿
Let's take a hard look at some of these newer independent nations...
South Sudan and East Timor...
Just endless misery and starvation; things are arguably in a much worse state now than they were before they even gained independence.
Then you have Mexico—essentially a narco-state run by the mafia, nothing but pure hardship.
Mexico is another one; a country completely hijacked by drug and tobacco cartels, where if you’re wealthy enough, they’ll hand you citizenship on a silver platter regardless of whether you're a murderer, a rapist, or just plain evil.
In Moldova and Ukraine, the primary export seems to be nothing more than prostitution..
Georgia and Armenia? Just sheer desperation and poverty, with everyone capable of leaving having already fled.
And then there's Kazakhstan and those other various states—nations ruled by obscene dictatorships where the leaders actually claim they'll live forever or some such nonsense.
The Czech Republic and Slovakia offer a slightly brighter picture, though it is quite fascinating to observe how the movement to reunite both countries is gaining momentum...
The pattern is essentially identical if you look closely enough. Back in the 70s and 80s, America was riding a massive wave of development, arguably the most prosperous era in its history, right up until the constant whining started about how Washington, D.C. was siphoning everything away. Fast forward to the 90s and the turn of this century, and you see Catalonia hitting its absolute peak of sophistication and wealth, yet here we go again with the endless grumbling about the Spanish Government grabbing all the resources and the sudden, frantic push for independence. THE CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IS THAT IN AMERICA, THE REFERENDUM WAS LEGALLY SOUND, AND AT THAT PIVOTAL MOMENT, THERE WAS AN UNWAVERING SENSE OF UNITY WITHIN THE AMERICAN CORPS...
If you look at how things play out in comparison to America, it’s clear that the Catalan separatists are even more volatile than our own movement ever was. Back home, our separatists actually went to war against Mexico and the US Army—something we can clearly see reflected in the historical statements made by Franjo Harmon. But these people? They aren't just picking a fight with Washington, D.C.; they are actively tearing themselves apart from within. It’s a civil struggle among the Catalans themselves, and honestly, the fallout could be catastrophic. We might be looking at the total erasure of the Catalan nation if they don't get a grip.
The separatists are pushing through this illegal referendum, all in a desperate bid for an unlawful, one-sided secession. How on earth do we put a stop to them? The federal government is attempting to shut them down using brute force, but if you ask me, that’s just not the way to handle it. They shouldn't be resorting to heavy-handed tactics; honestly, they should just issue a clear statement declaring that they won't recognize the results—no matter what those numbers end up being—and leave it at that.
Carl Rivera43 said:I honestly feel like my biggest setbacks always hit right when I’ve gone overboard preparing for them. I end up stacking up way too many "backup plans," and then I just get frustrated with myself for no reason at all.
It’s just like what they teach military officers in the service—no matter how perfect your strategy looks on paper, it’s basically useless the second that first shot is fired, and ultimately, the winner is whoever can actually think on their feet when things go sideways...
Are you hearing voices telling you what to do? Do you deal with bouts of depression, or maybe those periods where you’re feeling uncharacteristically high on life? Are you smoking a lot of weed? Or perhaps you find yourself constantly glued to a console or scrolling through games on your phone?
At the end of the day, I truly believe it’s best to just be completely honest with your doctor...
Rebecca Rivera3 said:Schizophrenia is an illness of the soul... so is it even possible to heal a soul with nothing but pills? You can certainly try...
But let’s really step back and ask ourselves: what actually constitutes a soul? Does such a thing even exist at all?
Personally, I believe it does; the soul is the very essence of who we are, an intrinsic part of our being, isn't it?
And that brings us to the crux of the matter—this "soul" is a fundamental part of us, a complex byproduct of our lived experiences, our genetics, our brain chemistry, and everything else. Everything is processed within the physical confines of our brain; every single reaction we have, whether conscious or subconscious, stems from neural activity, and every emotion we feel is just the result of some chemical process in the brain, which leads me to conclude that our soul and our brain are essentially one and the same entity.
If that is the case, then medication might be able to influence the soul, but it can only exert an influence; it cannot truly "cure" it, nor could it ever manufacture a new soul, especially since our understanding of the soul remains so incredibly primitive.🍿
Furthermore, if my reasoning holds true, once the brain ceases to function upon death, our soul effectively vanishes along with it—it simply evaporates into nothingness... and if, by some chance, our soul does persist in some sort of disembodied form after physical death, then the concept of an afterlife becomes entirely meaningless...
I honestly don't even know where to begin with this whole situation, but since I've been sitting here stewing over it for the last hour, I might as well lay it all out. It feels like every time we think we’ve finally reached some sort of consensus or stability, someone comes along with a completely half-baked idea that just throws everything into total chaos. It’s exhausting, really. You try to build something substantial, you put in the hours, you follow the rules, and then—boom—someone decides to ignore the fundamental logic of the entire system just because they felt like being contrarian. And don't even get me started on what darksurfer4 was saying earlier. I saw the comments, and frankly, it’s infuriating how easily people fall for those kinds of superficial arguments. It’s all smoke and mirrors, a complete distraction from the actual core issues we should be debating if we want to see any real progress. It’s like watching someone try to fix a broken engine by polishing the chrome; it looks nice for a second, sure, but the moment you turn the key, you realize nothing has actually changed under the hood. We need substance, not just more noise to drown out the fact that we're drifting aimlessly. As darksurfer4 says: It looks like WhatsApp isn't working on my phone anymore. iOS. If they actually think I'm... I’m absolutely losing my mind over this guy—seriously, I am completely obsessed, and you can bet your life I’ll be buying whatever he’s putting out. So, I’ve been sitting here staring at my current setup, nursing a lukewarm coffee and wondering if it’s finally time to pull the trigger on a new phone, or if I'm just succumbing to that restless itch for something shiny and new. You know the feeling—that nagging sense that your tech is starting to lag just enough to be annoying, but not quite enough to justify the massive hit to your bank account. It’s a delicate balance, isn't it? I find myself caught in this loop of reading reviews, watching those overly polished YouTube teardowns, and then sighing because none of them seem to actually address the granular, day-to-day frustrations I deal with. What would even make a device worth the upgrade in this day and age? Is it just about having a camera that can capture the texture of a leaf from fifty yards away, or is there something deeper, something more functional that we're all missing while we chase spec sheets? I feel like we're constantly being sold "innovation" that is really just incremental tweaks wrapped in fancy marketing jargon. Honestly, I'm torn. Part of me wants to just wait until the next big release, but another part of me is tired of waiting. Honestly, WhatsApp has become such an absolute eyesore lately. It’s getting genuinely unpleasant to use. They really went and blew it. Total disaster.
Either stick to sending SMS messages or just stop using a phone altogether—it’s really up to you.🍿
Matthew Castillo5 said:The timing just wasn't right back then. 😁
We had much bigger fish to fry: gaining independence, defending ourselves against aggression from Mexico, reclaiming territory, and all that.
I honestly don't get it; there was apparently plenty of time to tear down every single monument dedicated to BlackRock, just as there was ample opportunity to loot and destroy the entire estate of the Mexican minority in the States, so I truly cannot fathom how we couldn't find a spare moment to change one pathetic little plaque?
What is the deal with that Marshall square, anyway? I mean, seriously, how on earth did they manage to not change the name of the plaza back during the nineties?
vividfox9 said:The right wing is finally starting to pull together. To actually stand a chance, the left needs to unite too..
But I suspect this will spark plenty of internal fighting before the agitators finally shut up.
Look, I'm a leftist, but as for you—I haven't the slightest clue what you represent, though I suppose you claim some sort of leftist credentials? Whatever your deal might be, I wouldn't want to be stuck in a waiting room with you, let alone share anything more substantial than that.
Kate Martin3 said:Don't sweat it; you should be in the clear for the rest of the year, provided they don't push the deadline back again. There's still a massive chunk of the user base clinging to older models.
That just isn't the case, plain and simple. If you look at the official pages, they’ve already pulled the plug on Symbian OS—well, most of it anyway—and BlackBerry is essentially dead in the water by December 31st. Meanwhile, WhatsApp is going to keep chugging along on the old Feature phone OS Nokias all through next year. It’s almost absurd when you think about it; I’ll actually be able to run Windows Phone on my old Nokia 3310 while someone with a much pricier iPhone will be left out in the cold.🍿
The reality is they are cutting off everything running anything older than Android 2.3 or iOS 7, and basically ditching every mobile version of Windows except for the latest iteration, Windows 10.
It feels to me like you’ve strayed a bit too far from the actual subject matter here; I really think you ought to move this over to the dedicated mobile phone section of the forum.
I haven't read everything you wrote, but I have to say, you’re actually quite amusing in a certain way—it's almost endearing. You know, there are people living with schizophrenia who can be surprisingly witty and good company; I actually know someone like that myself.🍿
Now, Dr. Diego is a different story entirely. He’s much more serious and acutely aware of the reality of his situation. One could argue he’s fighting this illness quite effectively, which is why the moderator dubbed him a fighter—which is a nice sentiment, I suppose—but is it enough? Honestly, I suspect Diego has set some incredibly lofty standards for himself, standards that are often difficult to reach even for people without any health struggles at all, let alone for someone managing schizophrenia.
Jose Ward4 said:But honestly, that’s just the truth. I certainly didn't feel that way. And where on earth did that nickname come from? It makes no sense. What are you even talking about?
Look, I have a massive, potato-shaped nose, and people actually go around thinking I’m the son of Vojislav Šešelj....