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You know the one Mr(s). Anonymous 03/20/15 (Fri) 21:46:20 No.3263

Is there a name for that particular depressing, small-world feeling?

Do you try to ignore it, or maybe do something to confront it?

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/20/15 (Fri) 23:05:33 No.3266

>>3263
Elaborate a bit more, OP. What do you mean by small-world feeling? Like you're stuck in a rut?

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/21/15 (Sat) 08:09:32 No.3272

That feeling of realising the scope of your life, and not necessarily that you're stuck, but just that that's "it" right now? Anyone recognise this? (Also, all apologies if this is becoming a blog)

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/21/15 (Sat) 13:15:45 No.3275

>>3263
You mean midlife crisis?

Some people already have it in their 20's these days.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/21/15 (Sat) 14:04:16 No.3280

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It's probably something you need to confront personally, OP.

If you have the financial means, and it won't be a burden the depresses you more, I suggest you take a vacation somewhere new where you know you'll have fun.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/21/15 (Sat) 15:09:32 No.3286

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>>3272
Open discussion is what the lounge is all about. I've found that whenever I realized I was dissatisfied with my immediate surroundings, it came from one of two problems:
1. I was in a place where I had to wait for something - i.e. wait to finish school to get a degree and then wait to find a job, etc…
2. I wasn't pushing myself hard enough or had fallen into a trap of getting addicted to videogames, the internet, etc…

It changes from person to person, but whenever I feel like this, I get off my laptop, go out of my house and exercise, call up some friends and hang out with them, read a book, and do other activities I don't normally do. I'd also suggest you find a hobby or something you can put effort into and get a result from. I write, for example, and I've never felt better than when I do.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/22/15 (Sun) 04:06:55 No.3313

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i think this is your word OP

if you feel an english word is just a little off from what you want, just use the german translation, french often works too :3

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/22/15 (Sun) 05:15:06 No.3314

>>3275
I'm only 23 and feel like I may be coming out of the ass end of my 'midlife crisis'. If that's what it is then at least I'm getting it out of the way early on.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/22/15 (Sun) 17:47:50 No.3319

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>>3280
Counter-point
Maybe spend sometime finding yourself. You're not going to get away from you by leaving where you normally stay.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/22/15 (Sun) 18:12:38 No.3320

>>3319

Look at it more literally though. New stimuli, like relaxing on a beach (somewhere you could self-reflect), can help one think clearer and differently.

The guy doesn't need to go to Hawaii or some other destination, he could just go for a hike and spend a day outdoors.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/22/15 (Sun) 19:38:41 No.3323

>>3320
That's a lot more reasonable, actually.

In my experience, long-distance travel is unnecessarily stressful and brings out the worst in people. Especially if you're going overseas.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/23/15 (Mon) 04:20:48 No.3335

I keep having this literal small-world feeling. Like, we're stuck in a really small ball of rock and water in the middle of space. We can't even be wherever we want without a lot of effort, at least not until teleportation becomes a thing. A relatively short time ago people were literally unable to communicate with the world. I mean, people are still getting used to the globalized world.
People in the past lived in a much smaller reality than we do, but I still feel like I'm trapped, like things are going to get a lot better long after I'm dead and buried.

Just random thoughts.

Mr(s). Anonymous 03/23/15 (Mon) 05:24:00 No.3338

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>>3335
I totally understand this. Part of me is frustrated humans don't want to do more to explore space. Part of me also knows that we're an anomaly, confined to die on Earth when we either wipe ourselves out or the sun fries us alive.

In the grand scheme of things, we're advancing too slowly. One day, I think, we'll try to reap what we've sown and realize the fields are empty.