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The Animal Is Tired

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Post by Mandelmus »

sneak wrote: post #268
globular-toast wrote: post #213

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I wonder what you really mean by this. Do you wish to have had sex with a greater number of women? Or do you wish you just had more sex with your partner/s? If it's the former, I believe this is something all men want deep down. Religion has done well to squash this desire and many deny they have it at all, but they do. But it's like chasing the dragon. I don't think you can ever really satisfy this urge. If it's the…

> But it's like chasing the dragon. I don't think you can ever really satisfy this urge. I theorize that people who believe this haven't really tried. In my experience it's easier than it seems; definitely not an insurmountable task.

I agree with this. I’ve had a very adventorous and fulfilling sex life in my teens and especially twenties, including polyamorous relationships, etc., and now I’m 33, in a monogamous relationship for close to three years,p and fully content. I don’t feel like I have anything to prove anymore sexually and it’s quite liberating.

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Post by PebblesRox »

danenania wrote: post #288
mritchie712 wrote: post #251

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Sprinting is a good alternative to weightlifting. Worth giving a shot if you're hesitant to lift weights or don't have the equipment / gym nearby. https://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-how-many-sprints-p...

Bodyweight fitness is also a great way to start. Until you're pretty far along, it's about as effective for gaining strength as weights, and has other benefits (balance, flexibility, coordination, etc). Lots of good info on the sidebar here: https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/

Darebee is another nice resource for bodyweight fitness. https://darebee.com/

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Post by rubicon33 »

newnormal wrote: post #186
rubicon33 wrote: post #118

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I have tried prozac. Unfortunately, it made my tiredness even worse almost immediately. Doctor said this would go away after I increased dosage, but I couldn't stick with it long enough to see this benefit. I've considered trying again but, it's a hard pill to swallow when the solution takes weeks to work, and in the meantime, you're suffering even more. If I had to be honest, I question whether I am scientifically "…

That sounds exactly what I was going through for the past 15+ years. I had many strong interests, but everything seemed like more work than it was worth doing. Depression and anxiety accompanied the low motivation. I chalked it up to being in a bad mood, and tried lots of mental health related things to fix that, with little progress over years of consistent effort. Within the past two or three years, some health con…

I've tried the no gluten thing, and really felt no difference what so ever. I really had high hopes that was the issue since a lot of friends also reported feeling much more energy and motivation.

I did try going completely carb free for a week one time. I had no energy crashes which was great, but, I never really felt dramatically different mentally. While I wasn't crashing, I also wasn't suddenly feeling much more focus or "energy" (motivation, interest in work).

I was just kind of, stable low energy / motivation. Rather than, mostly low energy / motivation with some occasional really deep crashes caused by carb blasts.

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Post by [deleted] »

Swizec wrote: post #146
dimitrios1 wrote: post #142

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This is certainly a take . My children, one of the greatest sources of pure, unadulterated, innocent joy, are the only reason I believe there is still good in the world and thankful that this floating rock continues to revolve around the sun so I get to enjoy them. The stress of the children and the hard work is so minuscule in comparison.

Got a better explanation? I think it’s possible for both to be true. That kids give you unadulterated joy and also make you objectively worse off.

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Post by thaumasiotes »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #187
tomlagier wrote: post #145

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I really liked the first book and parts of the 2nd and 3rd, but man the 3rd book really threw me off the series. Just a really unsatisfying way to land a trilogy - all of the stress and torment that Fitz had gone through for a couple of thousand pages across the 3 books is given just a few pages at the end, not even in-character, to pay off. Wonderful prose but man the storytelling was a disappointment. Put me off he…

> Wonderful prose but man the storytelling was a disappointment. If you're looking for quality prose with a confusing, hard-to-perceive story in the background, I can recommend Patricia A. McKillip. Most famously, I think, the Riddle-Master books, but most of her fantasy stuff is like this. It's not so much that the storytelling is disappointing as that it's hard to understand what's supposed to be going on. But the…

As a followup, The 13 Clocks by James Thurber is a very short book, but it has some of the best writing I've ever seen. The story is not confusing, but it's nothing particularly special either.

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Post by djohnston »

pomian wrote: post #162
djohnston wrote: post #114

I'm 29 and my lower back already has arthritis and stenosis. I don't expect to make it to 65.

Patience Paduan. It gets better. All those pains, blend into the "body". You learn how to move or something, as you get older. In other words, don't, despair.

I appreciate this. Needed to read it today. Thanks :D

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Post by olyjohn »

rubicon33 wrote: post #80
kjsthree wrote: post #58

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Wait, what’s this about raw spinach?

Raw spinach, some nuts like cashews, and other raw health foods can be high in oxalic acid. This is something of an anti-nutrient, which at best tends to reduce absorption of nutrients and at worst can build up in the kidneys and cause kidney stones. As with all diet data though, YMMV. Some people eat loads of yaw spinach and never develop kidney stones. Certainly if you have a familiar history of them, you should av…

So... another case of "too much of a good thing?" I feel like the point comes up again and again... eat a variety of foods... everything in moderation? No single food is a cure-all or magically going to fix your problems. I'm sure if you eat too much of damn near anything, there will be some negative effects.

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Post by Chris2048 »

Swizec wrote: post #32
rubicon33 wrote: post #2

70? My animal is only 33 and is very tired. Writing this as it lays in bed, 3 in the afternoon, because even a standard chair sounds more exhausting to it. It seems to have no motivation or energy to do much besides lay here. If I force it, it will get stuff done but at a huge cost. It will yearn the entire time to just lay back down. It's interest in things seems to be fading quickly. What desire it used to have to…

> My animal is only 33 and is very tired In life satisfaction surveys, your 30’s are the most miserable stressful part of life. Highest amount of responsibilities, lowest amount of consistent reward, and it keeps getting worse until your 40’s Apparently it gets better again in your late 40’s and early 50’s. By 60 you’re as happy as you were at 20. https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/scientists-just-discovered-mi... (am 33…

I was pretty unhappy as a teenager. Not as much formal responsibility (though arguably the responsibilities wrt study etc have more serious consequences), but more autonomy at least.

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Post by rchaud »

sneak wrote: post #267
blfr wrote: post #166

Better food, more exercise, more relaxation... but I also wonder if it would have made any difference. Yes. I'm only half OP's age but working out and eating well (well for me means much more) has made all the little aches I started to have in my 20s go away and made me much calmer, I can also sleep pretty much anywhere and at any time. More interestingly though, Me, and the animal I live inside. there is no animal y…

> there is no animal you live inside, this is not a meat vehicle for something else, your body is you, it's not some machine you merely inhabit. I wonder how history will view such statements once we manage the ability to uncouple our humanity from our meat prisons.

I doubt that's the discussion we'll be having. The technical leap required is too far away.

Just like 'self-driving cars', people will spend more time defining to each other what self-driving means vs. what it actually is.

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Post by rchaud »

okareaman wrote: post #56

I did the best I could with my body except now that I am 63 I have one regret: I wish I had more sex when I was able. I mean, I had sex but I could have had a lot more. It's seems dumb now to deny this basic pleasure for "reasons"

I had sex, and could have had more, but those would have been with partners I wasn't attracted to. Is that what you mean? Or did you actively pursue a lot of partners and decide, for whatever reason, to do it with just a few?
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