Personal Issues & Romance @ 4-ch

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1: Chronic fapping (10) 2: Trying not to get black pilled..... (12) 3: death is the only hope (77) 4: is this place better than 4chan (20) 5: can't stop hating (9) 6: my mom teaches piano from home and the noise bothers me (5) 7: [Romance]Haikus for the ones you love[Haikus] (32) 8: How to meet new people? (5) 9: Looking for a Ti friend (3) 10: I'm tired of being alone (10) 11: When I was a teenager, I molested someone... (54) 12: How do I sleep? (15) 13: I'm so fucking stupid (8) 14: Say you knew somebody who was in love with an imaginary friend. (5) 15: no one cares (11) 16: Iceland Ambassador Stuff Hailed (2) 17: The reality is hitting... (7) 18: Is 24 too late to change my hikkikomori ways and go back to college? (11) 19: just nutted (21) 20: How should I go about finding a roommate? (6) 21: Is romantic love real? (7) 22: NEET/Hikikomori Thread (60) 23: Can't focus (8) 24: Are there free rehab centers (14) 25: Introvertism and love (12) 26: All my tasks and hobbies make me go insane (1) 27: Gave myself a close buzzcut and now I can't handle it. (5) 28: HELP! I am in a relationship and I feel like I'm trapped! (11) 29: How do I remain grounded? (3) 30: Chuuni Fears (10) 31: Illegal discord server (7) 32: how do you make your business profittable? (8) 33: how to give a blowjob with braces? (141) 34: [Advice] How to cope with the feeling of missing out on love? (19) 35: Time makes fools of us all (5) 36: Not my Solid Snake anymore. (19) 37: Here comes the jet cocks!! (15) 38: Dealing with the “underage” term (10) 39: I want to fuck, but all of you are too far, also I need to find a job first (10) 40: my daddy only talks about politics (31)

Chronic fapping (10)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-27 00:34 ID:qVNjLE3y

I'm addicted to fapping how do i stop chronically fapping multiple times a day?

2 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-27 11:45 ID:Heaven

Cut your dick off

3 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-28 11:23 ID:Heaven

become clinically depressed

4 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-28 23:57 ID:qVNjLE3y

>>3

Already am.

5 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-01 16:17 ID:Heaven

stop cooming bro

6 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-02 13:41 ID:Heaven

Why did you ask this on multiple textboards? You need self control with more than just coming.

7 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-11 05:58 ID:qVNjLE3y

>>5

I can't.

8 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-12 01:21 ID:AgBglDS8

>>7
just cut off your dick, shill

9 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-12 12:28 ID:0efeuXe1

Estradiol.

10 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-12 13:29 ID:DxNZQQdC

>>9
buy globohomo pharma, hate yourself

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Trying not to get black pilled..... (12)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-12 02:52 ID:/o1xnrnR

Living with conservative parents in idiocracy America sucks right now dude. I just gotta let it out. Be safe out there and protect yourselves if you're on the left. If you're on the right,no worries,I tried what i expect you might want to tell me in the past and got help for it. Sorry sweetie,my formerly deteriorating mental health beat you to your npc punch. Stay safe and keep your heads up if you're in America rn. We can do this!

3 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-13 07:58 ID:D7GkxCod

and then nothing happened

4 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-14 02:27 ID:b0b+RrLJ

Putting your faith in politicians is stupid. When have they ever delivered? All they do is make promises to get votes and do dumb shit when they are in office, then pass on the trainwreck to whoever succeeds them and get the tax payer to foot the bill. There hasn't been a competant US politician to hold the presidency since the rapist Bill Clinton, let that sink in. Eventually an incompetant degenerate like Trump was going to come along and be the monkey wrench candidate who'll burn the house down. This is America's age of stagnation. Actually, its worse since at least Kosygin tried to fix things and Brehzhnev kept the peace whereas America in 2024 is a trashfire.

5 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-16 01:39 ID:TQ9y3WpK

Trump is more akin to America’s Yeltsin. He’s a self-interested crook who’ll gut the the state, dynamite the economy, and cripple the judiciary.

6 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-17 03:58 ID:TQ9y3WpK

I’m more worried about Trump starting ww3 for some dumb fucking reason

7 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-21 17:06 ID:Heaven

>>6
Bruh, I kind of suspect that historians in the future (if there are any) are going to say WW3 is happening now, it just hasn't fully blown into "world" status yet.

8 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-05 02:24 ID:0TyzxzZE

One day we'll wake up to see America has elected President Chris Chan. Trump is just the beginning of the American entertainment industry's takeover of the political system. Cabinet members who are news anchors and internet personalities. It's only a matter of time before vloggers, youtubers, twitch streamers, and ewhores get elected.

>>4
He's America's Commodus.

>>6
He'll probably trigger great depression II before he starts WW3

>>7
Probably but it all started with Bush.

9 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-05 19:36 ID:2WYP3ISW

I just want a king so we can defeat all the lefties ruining all of our cities and making our lives miserable. Trump won't be that but he's a step in the right direction. We'll get a dictator soon god willing.

10 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-06 00:15 ID:/o1xnrnR

>>9
Lets just hope that doesn't happen. I know everyones mind likes to catastrophisize things,but i hope what you're saying doesn't come true anon.

11 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-31 02:57 ID:PtvHSxeL

Barely a week in and he’s already wrecking stuff. I’d be happy watching the yankee ship sink, but America has nukes and they can start a nuclear holocaust if they wanted to.

12 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-06 14:47 ID:ZMIsFQuC

pity Trump won, Dems would bring Memerica down sooner.

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death is the only hope (77)

1 Name: warez otoko : 2007-03-21 11:32 ID:KJnzZezY

I can't take it anymore. I'm so alone, I have no friends, girls don't even look at me. Everybody is having fun, they are full of love, all except me.
I'm a complete failure, 10 years of isolation, I barely finished high school, dropped out of university, and found a stoopid job anyone could do.
There's no way out, I have no idea how people become friends with each other, how they find love. Oh wait, once in 26 years I actually found that.. once in 26.. that means I have to wait another 26 to stumble on a person who likes me, and I'll be old already..
I tried to tell them.. I told them I was alone.. but no one understands.. they think it's some stoopid temporary loneliness.. they are used to have all they want, to find new friends and lovers the same way you download new games from the internet... how could they understand what it means to have no friends, no company, no woman around for the most part of ur life, and not knowing how to find them.
Everybody has a family, friends, a girl, everybody is loved... but me, and I don't know how to get out of this... once you lose all social connections, it's done. It isn't necessary to be a hikki, it just happens, you lose all childhood friends, and zzap you're alone for life.
What I have done to deserve this.

68 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-07-22 07:31 ID:Heaven

i 795 want to die and 250 want to live and 994207583 want to live good

69 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-09-12 19:27 ID:01lCQ3+g

sage

70 Name: AIam神 : 2022-09-15 16:27 ID:F3YC331u

Death is not guaranteed to end your suffering. If you're unlucky you could end up in a much worse place without the ability to end that experience out of your own volition, so you might as well optimize your i/o system to produce enjoyable feelings during this life. How you do that only you can answer, anyone else can only nudge you towards finding that answer within yourself.

Besides, the grass is always greener on the other side. Even if you obtain all those things you think you're missing, will it make you feel better in the end? For some perhaps, for others it might make their lives even more miserable and for the rest there might be no difference and they still feel that emptiness within.

I recommend studying the repeating patterns in your life and altering them until you find a pattern that fits you. Good luck, may you find your peace and purpose.

71 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-10-03 16:51 ID:01lCQ3+g

Row Row fight the power

72 Name: ViViviTexEta : 2022-10-04 02:07 ID:QmBPjX0s

Honestly, I self harmed and was like 6.5/10 suicidal (I wasn't actively planning on killing myself but I'd take really stupid risks and just say "if I die, I die w/e") for like 15ish years. Somehow shit just came together. If you just keep moving forward, half assing shit and drifting through life it gets better. Only thing is is that you gotta grab on TIGHT when you see your opportunity. RNGesus can't hate you forever, you'll trip and fall into a good life eventually.

73 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2023-01-04 00:32 ID:d8HhA4RJ

In a world as messed up as ours I’d be surprised if you weren’t suicidal? I was suicidal and would spend hours researching ways to die that would be easy and peaceful. There isn’t really a painless way to lull yourself and when I realised that I stopped being so obsessed with offing myself and focused on just trying to live in the world because I got no fucking choice.

74 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2023-03-21 08:13 ID:luqObJJn

>>73
stfu, asswipe. death is never the answer. if you are feeling lonely and depressed then your choices are wrong. get the fuck out of your comfort zone, and live amongst nature. climb a hill, explore plants, insects, geology, minerals, sit underneath a tree and let your thoughts out of your mind. the world is a beautiful place but not the human society. i'm just waiting for my new bike, once i get it, i'm out of this fucking city.

75 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2023-04-15 05:15 ID:QTYpNeV9

i just wanna make my parents proud

76 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-06 04:23 ID:F/tTeQfB

death is ok, don't listen to shills. death is a logout, retuning home. why should you play a game if you don't like it. only retards chose unneeded suffering before eventual death.

77 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-16 09:51 ID:Heaven

>>76
You are a fucking retard. Consider ending your own life so none of us ever had to read your posts.

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is this place better than 4chan (20)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2021-06-28 10:42 ID:XDJaLNM2

it better be

11 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-07-22 04:25 ID:J28yq09d

anything is better than 4chan

12 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-07-26 02:43 ID:H2oIj7Hv

nigger jew
nigger jew
nigger jew
nigger jew

13 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-07-26 21:35 ID:EeTpCaDH

Not by much.

14 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-08-17 17:57 ID:8KwWf1qQ

Infinitely better, but also slow as balls.

15 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-08-22 15:57 ID:RVtjvy0s

i wish 4chan just died already it's too mainstream thanks to fucking /pol/ /b/ and /v/. should've gatekept summerfags and electionfags but no how else would they earn $$$$

16 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2022-08-23 04:57 ID:ed1SRDbc

i use the internet to escape from my boring life
going on messageboards like this is interesting like exploring new countries

17 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-06-21 03:59 ID:5TjWhZyS

I'd say so - it's smaller, easier to navigate, and generally has a better community with less copypastas/random bs (although those boards can be fun to read at times).

Less popular though, so not as much posting, and not as many specific threads (but they can always be made).

4chan and Channel4 BBS have their own strengths and weaknesses, so it kinda depends on what your rating it on.

18 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-07-05 00:13 ID:vD/VI2Op

>is this place better than 4chan

That is not a high bar to clear, because 4chan continues to be the asshole of the internet, but yes. Most altchans are better than 4chan, post-for-post, but comes at a cost of them being really goddamn slow.

19 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-07-08 00:10 ID:Heaven

Like OP from 2024 is gonna still be interested in hearing your opinions. He has probably already made his mind up by now.

20 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-06 04:19 ID:8F9SmNWn

4chan is one huge globohomo shillery.

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can't stop hating (9)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-16 06:57 ID:WKdJd77w

i literally can't stop hating niggers and women and various different groups. it drives me insane. i hate america also. i just do not mesh with niggers or women or americans and things like that. i don't know what to do about it other than leave but i also hate aeroplanes. thank god for large sea faring vessels. america is a shithole and i hate niggers a lot. women are only good for looking at.

2 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-17 03:55 ID:Heaven

Sir, I think you typed the wrong URL your search bar. 4chan is down the hall and to the left.

3 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-17 15:51 ID:5JktKbA8

Then leave. No one is forcing you to stay.

4 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-24 00:30 ID:FM/1Y8Wk

>>1
Nice bait dude.No one cares.

5 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-24 06:47 ID:Heaven

women are cute and fun to talk to. there is no reason to hate them.

6 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-03 17:55 ID:RPOGcwyE

I agree. I hate niggers just a little bit more each day. I imagine the reason city liberals pretend to love them is because they don't interact with them as much as we do.

7 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-05 02:18 ID:Heaven

samefag bait

8 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-21 03:56 ID:TQYrKnY4

death to negroes

9 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-05 22:45 ID:ex4KHBOc

globohomo hate spam

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my mom teaches piano from home and the noise bothers me (5)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-01-17 02:51 ID:wBhiG4yk

My mom teaches piano from home so most days I'll have to listen to the piano for 2-3 hours and it drives me nuts. My family has a above-average sized home but there's not really any where I can go to escape the noise except the backyard, but I don't really have anything to do in the backyard. 2-3 hours doesn't sound like a lot but it's really annoying when you're really tired and just got home from school. I'm 16 so I won't be moving out for a while. I don't know what I can do about this issue, or if there even is anything I can do about it. Any advice on how to be less annoyed or to somehow reduce the sound or get away from it is appreciated.

2 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-01-17 13:26 ID:Heaven

Have you considered taking lessons yourself? Otherwise I'd just invest in a pair of good headphones, or convince your parents to pay for some extracurricular activity. Or do your homework outdoors!

3 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-01-29 23:11 ID:17jsu127

Why don't you negotiate a time table? Instead of 2-3 hours straight she gives you 1 hour of silence in between so its not as intense. Maybe ask her to only start her classes an hour after you get home from skool?

4 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-12-18 13:32 ID:wOGBILEK

I think the solution to this problem you're facing is RAPE
RAPE
RAPE
RAPE
RAPERAPERAPERAPERAPERAPERAPERAPERAPE

5 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-02 06:01 ID:Tcck8gIR

my mother taught piano out of the house from the time I was in elementary to middle school. It never really bothered me because I was distracted playing PlayStation/PlayStation 2 with the student's sibling

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[Romance]Haikus for the ones you love[Haikus] (32)

1 Name: Secret Admirer : 2017-05-25 20:12 ID:TMXHSuWU This thread was merged from the former /love/ board. You can view the archive here.

Our time was too short
Again from my world you roam
We will never be

23 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2023-01-29 17:11 ID:Heaven

Wished you’d sucked my dick for longer
Sad I am now alone
Forced to watch porn and rub my bone
Down syndrome

24 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2023-12-26 17:12 ID:TBPG4OtD

>>22
>>23
Neither of these are haiku, you nonces. Try this one...

Dandelion sways
in the breeze, catches my eye
I pick it for her.

25 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-03-16 05:19 ID:fGGzDOTK

It was not written.
That that, even now of all times,
We collide no more.

26 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-04-07 16:52 ID:/WFXY1Pf

Nigger Nigger Nig
Nigger Nigger Nigger Nig
Nigger Nigger Nig

27 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-09-26 09:18 ID:Gj9M92ew

No going out
No friends for myself
Hikki forever

28 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-10-03 19:41 ID:Heaven

>>26
I too desire some hot chocolate

29 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-10-19 11:28 ID:SzlJYmh1

Shouldn't this thread be in /book/?

30 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-12-21 17:50 ID:dNjrI9NA

>>27
Not a haiku you buffoon. Here's one:

What do those eyes see?
Shifting, darting amber spheres
Have they seen my own?

31 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-01 07:46 ID:Heaven

Let's crowdfund a time machine for >>24,30 so that when Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) composes a poem with 18 音字 he can tell the silly gent "not a haiku!"

32 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-02-01 16:20 ID:WKrvGFJS

>>26

shing chinichong ching
ching shing ping ding xiao pao piao
bing shilling bong shu

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How to meet new people? (5)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-09-30 05:25 ID:VcRonCIo

For context, I'm an autistic ass in a third world country where just randomly talking to random people is seen as creepy...

I don't know if I'm missing something simple here. But how should one meet new people outside work or uni?

2 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-10-02 09:23 ID:6xO7PBjr

Join an club or a hobby group for something your interested in. Language classes are great because you can be socially retarded and everyone thinks part of the learning process. If you live in a big city you should be able to find groups you can join.

I get the impression that in the modern age, your not supposed to meet people outside of work and college. I’ve had younger people tell me it’s considered offensive to start conversations based on chance encounters or just ask people about their day. Hopefully, your third world country is less retarded.

3 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-10-26 08:36 ID:Heaven

> I’ve had younger people tell me it’s considered offensive to start conversations based on chance encounters or just ask people about their day.

They're right you know.

4 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-16 08:15 ID:+53GsVWI

>>3
How is that offensive?

5 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2025-01-16 12:33 ID:Heaven

>>4
How is it so difficult for some people to get through their heads that if people aren't going to some place that's designed to be a hangout/meetup type of thing, they're generally only out of their homes for business purposes that don't involve dealing with random jackasses that have no boundaries and nothing better to do than bother people?

Given that the main reasons people go around accosting others in public are either to try to sell them something, to sign them up for some cause/religion, to beg, or to be sexually creepy, the initial signal you're sending is that you either are someone annoying, or are oblivious / don't care that you're perceived as someone annoying.

Since I might as well try to add some value to this thread beyond just ranting, I would suggest that if OP is the type of autist with an obsessive interest, and can deal with that type of scene, try to find a club / convention that caters to that interest maybe. But the "third world country" bit suggests to me that might've already been looked at and found lacking.

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Looking for a Ti friend (3)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-12-12 15:15 ID:2n02mdN7

This wouldn't make sense to someone who doesn't understand what I am saying. Which, I think, is a good a thing?

I'm a self-proclaimed INTP, ILE, 5w6, 548

I just realized 3 minutes ago how, throughout my entire life, I have tried to understand other personalities (because it's necessary for relationships), at least enough to learn their intentions and motivations. Yet frankly, I still cannot proclaim that I understand myself well enough. In the fiction and media I consume, Te, Fe, Fi, and Ni are mostly prominent. There are no Ti main characters, and if there are, they are painted as robots or inconsiderate logical jerks.

I grew up without any Fe, Ne, and Ti surrounding me. The culture of my society also doesn't prioritize Ti enough.

Basically, I want more Ti people to learn about. Or learn "with"

2 Name: Ninjasr!Y2wfNRRL8s : 2024-12-19 12:45 ID:mMa9Zeoh

The MBTI is like astrology for psychologists, so you're worrying about something silly.

3 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-12-20 14:37 ID:ECHhRgl4

>>1 consider taking supplements for you Iron/Neon/Titanium deficiency

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I'm tired of being alone (10)

1 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-10-29 00:39 ID:3jdNFs0T

Basically I'm tired of being a loner, I basically have no friends irl, and I'm afraid I'm going to die alone. I've tried hanging out with weirdos but I end up just sitting alone talking to no one and I feel like those groups always disband. I've also tried niche ass dating apps, but never had any lasting relationship. What do I do?

2 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-02 13:55 ID:z3xeA3pV

I know your pain. For me, it is hard to even relate to other people. I simply do not understand what's in their hearts. I do not understand why they do the things that they do or how they find happiness in the things that make them happy, and I have the feeling that I will never be able to understand. We do not even understand ourselves fully, don't we? So how could we possibly hope to understand our peers, then?

But at least I can find some solace in anonymous message boards, where I can express myself without the fear of ridicule that is omnipresent in the real world. It is sad to know that the only authentic connections I can have are with faceless nobodies from the internet, but what can I do?

Regarding your last question ("What do I do?"), you cannot do anything. You cannot change people to suit your needs, you either accept them as they are or you don't. The problem is not with you, but with the vanity and shallowness of other people. They refuse to be genuine with you, and if you try to be genuine with them they will either mock you or use you for their own benefit. Try to become happier alone, you should ditch social interactions in favor of self-cultivation. Save yourself, and you might be able to save a lucky few who see through the vanity of this world.

3 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-06 21:46 ID:xFQWjylw

If it helps OP, get a pet or a plant. I grow roses and talk to them when I feel alone. I treat them as my friends. I can't say I have an answer to your problem since I suffer from it too. I just disagree with >>2 because if you take that attitude you will only end up pushing people away when they are trying to befriend you or become arrogant and bitter. Try to find joy in the small things in life and the stuff you actually have power over.

4 Name: Ninjasr!Y2wfNRRL8s : 2024-11-07 19:45 ID:y2mvjaNN

OP, the main thing to focus on is not giving up. If you give up, you will definitely ‘lose’. I'm kinda a loner myself, but I've been able to find friends (online/offline), so I'll give a few tips.

The most important is to find friends who have the same hobbies as you. If you hang out around something you like (for example, tennis (bear with me!)), then people will naturally start gravitating towards you. This may be tricky if you don't have RL hobbies, but there's nothing preventing online relationships from spilling offline. If you have the option, you could try to go to a university/college or finding a job.

Obviously, there's the issue of you sitting alone talking to no-one...and the only advice I can give there is that you have to force yourself to engage. If you have trouble talking to others, practice at home first...start talking to yourself, or talking to a pet, a plant (as >>3 suggests), some stuffed animal (if you have a teddy bear) or literally whatever. If you're scared of having trouble with dialogue, then try talking to some AI like ChatGPT (but don't let yourself get addicted to it! only use it for small bits of practice!). Since I get the impression you want to talk aloud, read your own messages aloud after you send them to the AI. Also, don't be an ass and try to understand the POV of others (I'm assuming you're smart enough for that, but it's good to keep in mind anyway).

Post too long. Click to view the whole post or the thread page.

5 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-10 13:10 ID:z3xeA3pV

>>2 here: OP, I believe even if you manage to gain a friend group, you will still remain unhappy once you realize how superficial and brutish the common man is. I tried to socialize in highschool and became disillusioned with social life in general, so I speak from experience here. Most people socialize in order to satisfy their basest of desires, to them socializing is not any different from eating or reproducing, once you realize that you can ditch forming close bonds with others in favor of attaining spiritual enlightenment. Every major religious prophet (Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad etc.) or sage has gotten their wisdom from years of solitude, not meaningless chit-chat. If you wish to speak to others only for pointless small talk, that is incredibly easy: go to some social event in your town and try to speak to anybody there. If you, however, wish to form a bond with someone that goes beyond the flesh, that is nigh impossible.

I am not some pessimist or nihilist: I am an idealist, I believe in ideals, and most of mankind does not conform to my idealized version of man (and neither do they want to), and that saddens me. They live just to survive, like the animals of our world, and will do anything that will get them an advantage in life over their brothers (including immoral acts). If these are the people you wish to associate with: go and mingle with them. If they are not: save yourself and leave them be.

6 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-17 03:57 ID:Qpnm6Q8n

Why are so many people lonely now? Theoretically, it’s easier to contact pretty much anyone but despite being connected we all seem so far apart.

7 Name: Ninjasr!Y2wfNRRL8s : 2024-11-21 07:52 ID:Oeng+Ad8

>>5 That is incredibly narcissistic.

>>6 Could be that your brain knows that there's something 'unreal' about online interactions. Plus a lot of social platforms are basically designed to maximize misery. Even places like this discourage socializing via anonymity.

8 Name: Ninjasr!Y2wfNRRL8s : 2024-11-21 07:57 ID:Heaven

>>7 *Discourage socializing due to anonymity.

9 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-11-22 02:44 ID:Y/v/Km9l

OP, Could it be that you're just trying too hard? Having friends isn't even about doing specific things together, or having engaging conversations. The bare minimum is to simply enjoy each-others' company. There is no silver bullet that will solve your problems--thinking in this way is the path to misery.

That being said, OP, it is hard to give advice when you're being so vague. What are some specific trouble points? What sorts of things do you do/enjoy? Do you have any sort of mandated social exposure? (e.g., school, job, shit where you're obligated to see other people)

>>2 Is tragically misanthropic. I hope you find peace with whatever demons you're fighting. The world is largely a very kind place; the trouble is that we tend to take it for granted and therefore cannot appreciate it.

>>6 Believe it or not, people are not forced to interact online. Pretty much everything is elective; you can choose where you talk, what communities you are exposed to, the people you respond to--pretty much everything. Offline, when you're out there, you're placed in many more situations where you are encouraged to interact with people. Ultimately it's about numbers. What impetus is there to do the legwork to actually "contact pretty much anyone" online? Loneliness is an issue that should be addressed with introspection first and action later.

10 Name: Anonymous Counsellor : 2024-12-14 00:35 ID:Nc4Lr5VM

I feel like I can communicate better online or via text but those kinds of social relationships never seem to go anywhere, even if I met the person irl. And nowadays, people are a lot less forgiving if you are socially awkward or stutter in public and are more likely to judge you.

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