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[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I would give myself a hug and tell myself it'll all be ok.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Great approach. Check out ifs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Internal Family System. A therapeutic approach based on system theory approaches child-like inner parts and gives them the affection and love they needed (and still need) when those parts formed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I think they are talking about internal family systems. It's a type of therapy.

[–] Aurenkin 4 points 10 months ago

Sounds like you went through some difficult times. Really glad things worked out ok for you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I hope you're good, man.

I think I'd be the opposite. I'd be like, "It still sucks, and the loneliness hits harder than ever, fella. But when you're 24, you'll get something that'll change your life."

Just to leave this oit there for the concerned; I'm fine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am, but it's a day-by-day affair. I recently found out I have bipolar along with anxiety, but even so, I came out 4 years ago and my life has vastly improved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Hey, it's better than it always being shit. I'm sorry about the bipolar though. However, hopefully, it's been found out. You can get help more suited for that.

The anxiety is.hinestly such a bitch. And I'm so glad coming out has helped. I wish you all the best.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Kill him since I already know it doesn't get much better

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Is that suicide, murder or murder suicide?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Depends if it rips apart universe by making a paradox. I am not sure is destruction of the universe is a criminal charge. But maybe Murder suicide then manslaughter for killing the universe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I mean, just from a quick duckduckgo, destruction of the universe isn't technically illegal.

Depending on how well you do it, there should be no charges because it'll all be gone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Imagine the disappointment if you then don't stop existing. You still did a good deed, nobody can take that away from you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Tell my young self that it isn't a phase and that he should start the therapy to become she immediately!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would do that with a chainsaw

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I’d push myself into a meat grinder

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. This really hits home.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

No, it would hit you

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I would tell my younger self to go to a psychiatrist and get some antidepressants about 2 years earlier than last time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My expert advice to past me: "Stop trying to do so many different things and focus on getting good at one fucking thing at a time"
I still don't follow that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Same. Even tho I'm trying, it's so boring doing one thing, so I'm trying everything...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I'd use a gun tbh. Gotta make sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] agamemnonymous 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

When you realize that's why your parents were like that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Because they time traveled back to slap themselves?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I would say, try to find some meaning to life, but it wouldn't be understood by 10yr pos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I think some people become parents for this reason. For better or worse...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I would have a conversation. Mainly about stocks but also about the cubs.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would try smash more girls and not be so picky.

Didn't know so many where going to let themselves go so fast after highschool/uni.

18-20 was the peak. Then no diet and exercise really caught up on a lot of girls relying on genetics and youth

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So your takeaway from getting older is just misogyny...

[–] Jax 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think what he means to say is his diet and exercise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

My diet is maybe slightly better. Less beer for sure. My exercise has gone way down. Was in the gym ever week and playing multiple types of sport through school and uni. Then post uni was in the gym 5 days a week.

But since then I lost weight. Just do a lot of walking and surfing now.

Still even on my reduced exercise regimen I don't know any women in my friendship group that do as much exercise as me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

No. Guys let themselves go also but I'm not interested in fucking them now or when I was 18 so I don't care about their looks.

The older you get the more your options go down.

But from my friendship group the guys have aged a lot better. They all most all stayed the same weight, some lost some muscle mass I know I did. But a lot of the girls got fatter.

It would be interesting to see the amount of exercise the average man does from 18-30 compared to women. I'd bet men do a lot more.

Are you honestly going to say you think women do as much exercise as men? Or that you don't know any girls from school in the "pretty group" that aged horrifically because they no longer have youth and never did any exercise.