Zhayl

joined 2 years ago
[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Take this all with a grain of salt and ponder if any of this fits. It is not an attack but my observations and experiences from a cruel world.

Ahh but I am not attacking you. Again that is a mental issue you are instantly getting defense about and immediately saying something won't work. Because how I worded things you now think I am hostile towards you.

I do take issue with you saying because I broke up with my ideal person and we aren't alike for that very reason. Assuming so much from such a short sentence. For context I broke up with her because I am not the man that could provide a loving life style for her kid. I tried. I tried for 5 years to treat this kid as my own but he rejected me. The night I broke up with her she begged me to stay together, we could live separate when she had custody of her kid. Am I the asshole for breaking up? I gave her a chance to find someone else that may have better luck connecting to her kid. Spoiler she did find a guy that the kid at least tolerated and they've been happy together since. I'll go ahead and say I am probably more like your boyfriend in this scenario. Maybe he found something flawed in the relationship and he just wanted to let you off easy?

For context I am a deeply disturbed person myself. I have extreme levels of depression and I struggle to maintain friendships with some people that see differently than I. I'm stuck in my mental ways but I do go to a therapist and get outside assistance with my issues because I came to the realization that I am broken too. I can't handle my own mind on my own. I'm not proud that it took me several mental break downs to admit I can't finish this life alone. It isn't easy to talk about. The whole reason I even posted here is due to my therapist telling me to reach out to others more after my best friend killed himself with an OD last week.

So no this isn't an attack on your person. This is a warning that reality does not have any concern for you and if you cry yourself into a mental state about appeasing others. I'm terribly sorry if you fail to change that path yourself. There are tons of people willing to help, irl and online. We've been shaped by different life experiences and events. You will likely hear a lot of things you don't want to hear and those are likely the truth you need. Whether you consider what I've posted as help or an attack is up to you. But you asked.

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How to start this. I think there are a lot of underlying issues with what I have read and this is only an outside perspective. Some other commenters have already said similar things but here we go. Take this all with a grain of salt and ponder if any of this fits. It is not an attack but my observations and experiences from a cruel world.

First thing I would like to point out is you seem to have a need to gain happiness from others. By this I mean you saying your life hasn't gotten any better, hopelessness, how great this person is and they greatly improved your life, etc to me sounds like you have some deeper issues with yourself. You are broken in the mind somewhere or perhaps an empath where you can't help but rely on others for emotional balance. Where ever that stems from I feel like it may be eating away at your perception of everything around you. This is the first thing you need to correct in your mind before you will ever find happiness with another person. There is no one nor just one right way for people to find who they are. Many are never put in the position to figure that out. But alas it should be something you strive for. Much more to say on this matter because if is important but the night is late so I'll continue. I see this in your comments because you can't let the past go and enjoy the good experiences you gained from it. You are accusing yourself of "not being good enough" for this gentleman. You are comparing yourself to his friends. You've then compared your entire life to not "improving" from something three years ago. That one is is the worst mental shackle you can put on yourself. You say "don't throw me a pity party" but that is the whole post. Why do you dedicate so much of your mental capacity to constantly tell yourself horrible things? Silly humans and emotions. What are you doing to try to improve your situation?

Second part I would like to touch on is has already been covered by others but you sound incredible naive when it comes to dealing with people. There are all times of people out there. Majority of people are good and mean well most of the time but we all carry inherent bad traits. It is on the person to recognize and learn to live a good life with those traits. But you can't rely on people always being good to you because that isn't the world we live in. You need to develop critical thinking when dealing with other people. For example everyone has a motive. What is their motive when interacting with you? It can be good or it could be bad. Narcissistic people are a great example of the type of person that uses emotion or some other form of leverage to turn situations in their favor. But there is just a drop in the river of what kind of people are out there. No individual is limited in their capacity either. You can meet someone that is a master manipulator but only does good with their abilities. The old neighbor that always shows up to help, gives you the best advice, or just makes you happy when you are down. The world isn't black and white though. If you don't have a natural talent to identify people and their motives there are plenty of self help books, videos, and therapist you can gather the knowledge from. The kicker is you never stop learning and identifying new types of individuals. To me it is beautiful to see the diversity that is our species. Learn to see things differently than you do now.

Last part for this evening is learning that sometimes the right thing isn't. Just because we desire or feel something so completely it feels like a missing piece of yourself, doesn't mean it will work out. You may never have another relationship that completes you as much as that gentleman but I say that is pure folly. You've limited yourself to never having room for improvement and it will negatively affect all future judgements you make like shooting yourself in the foot before the race starts. We have to play by the universe's whims and not being able to let go of something will destroy your mind. For context I ended a relationship with what in my mind is the greatest woman for me. But life had other plans. I remember the bad and good but try my best to dwell on the good. Makes me happy to remember her love for baking. I miss her and wish it had turned out different. It would also be extremely unfair to previous and future relationships though to say no one else can compete. All relationships have ups and downs, it really just comes down to how much energy the other person can put into making it work. Also communication. But that is a whole book that would need to be written.

To sum up my rant now that I'm looking back at this wall of text. Get out of the pity party pool, pull your big girl pants up and educate yourself on yourself as well as how to deal with other flesh bags I mean humans. You did good reaching out to others though. That is the first step no matter how small it may seem. Pat yourself on the back just keep trying if even a little. The universe if unforgiving but there are a lot of people willing to help. Chin up you'll make it through.

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Sorry to hear you converted under such crappy circumstances. One of the first things I began seeing in "religious" people, not all mind you, is the hypocrisy. Once you start to see it it is everywhere. But it can make you a better person too. You don't have to rely on "god" encouraging you to do something. You have the power and moral to be a good person, not be gauged by some sky father for your actions. To me it makes it mean more when a person does it out of personal responsibility than "because god said" types. Tons of others out there with similar stories, keep your chin up brother.

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So sorry to hear that. Being cheated on is one of the most painful experiences. But it is a common thing I've seen from religious people. My best buddy found Jesus again because he is dating a married woman that is hardcore religious. They've been cheating together for nearly 15 years now. She is married to her husbands money and strings my buddy along like a puppy. Looks down on others because they don't do what she believes the bible wants. Fantastic hypocrisy right? I do hope there is an actual Hell for those type because they rarely suffer the consequences for their lack of following their own religion.

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I disagree with all the tracking companies are forcing on us. While some of it is necessary and can be very beneficial that isn't how our data is largely being used. With that I just don't buy Sony, Ubisoft, or other companies products any longer. I do miss out on playing some games my friends are all talking about but I do not cave just to be in the hype.

Treat these companies like that crazy ex. You know they are bad for you and what you are signing up for if you keep coming back.

Last bit is what they are potentially going to do with that data in the future. If they can build your online profile tailored to you they are going to milk you in ways you can't even fathom. Creating a reason to get you to part with more money. This is not a future I believe any gamer wants when the games are made to make you pay more for the experience. Before anyone says it isn't like that, tell it to all the AI companies scrapping pre-AI data now. We aren't making a deal with the devil, we are helping them create the devil.

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm alive so winning. Didn't mean to be a downer on your birthday. We're in this shit together. Hope your situation with medical improves!

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Having had cancer 20+ years ago as a teen I can vouch that the healthcare system here has ruined my life. Survived the stage 3 head cancer and the side effects? Wonderful! NOW PAY UP FOR THE REST OF YOUR PROGRESSIVELY WORSE LIFE! Ahh joys of unchecked capitalism.

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

You must construct additional pylons.

[–] Zhayl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Holy crap the shit I heard friends talking about recent Blizz fuck ups and not the same company. Nearly everyone I know signed up for D4 without batting an eye. So much for showing them with your wallet. Oh wait that micro transaction store sure will.

 

Checking out Lemmy and looking to get my reddit subs here. Can't deal with C-Suite greed ruining things any longer. Aside from our favorite companies and now reddit what other recent companies have you seen fall prey to short term gains?