[My Answers #4] How do I escape this lie of a life?

So back then I was bored and interested to answer questions from Yahoo. Here are some of them. (Oh yeah I love to read my own crafted words! :D)

How do I escape this lie of a life?

I feel like for my whole life I have never been genuinely happy. Of course I've laughed and joked but at the end of the day I feel like that was all an attempt at being a "normal" person. An act to hide the apathetic person that I really am.

I have everybody fooled, if you met me in real life you would think that I'm a very happy guy, but behind the smile I feel like I'm hopeless and it may be better to just end it now. It's not the first time that I've had thoughts like this but it's the first time that I am seriously considering.

I don't know if its a mental health problem of what but I'm starting to think that I will never be able to experience genuine happiness in my pathetic life. Everything that I do and say in the real world feels like a lie And I'm getting really tired of pretending.

Sorry for the rant but I just feel like I need to tell someone the truth before it's to late. Does anyone have any idea what I should or could do?


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Best Answer:  It means you're still in survival mode (just like most of human being on this planet). The survival instinct is the first to function when we were born.. and it quickly sensed that in order to survive, we must adapt, FIT IN to social rules & expectations. We learned to act (as in "actor/actress") on what's acceptable & what's not. Nothing wrong with survival instinct as it's an intelligence on its own, but later in life we found some behavioral pathways don't serve us any longer, feel so FAKE to who we really are. At that moment, it's time to take over the steering control, turn off the autopilot.

Now how to do that, you asked. From my experience, I only know courage as the answer. You have to dare yourself to change, start revealing the real you openly and endure the consequences - whatever your environment (family, friends, workplace etc) perceive. You stop reacting/behaving the usual way everyone expect you to will cause a stir, big or small.

Yes this could be a big bang. You get out of your cocoon that's been protecting you for so long, you will come out an entirely different being (which is actually the real you), don't expect your life would be the same. Some would be disappointed, hate it, or love it.. but what matters is it's so much liberating!

I could go on forever on this but that's it for now, and in the end it's up to your decision: there is a price for freedom, but believe me it's worth it.

Good luck.

Source(s): personal experience

Prince Adrian · 1 year ago

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And to think you only have till your 70 or 90 to fine out where you fit in this world.....So many hide themselves in drugs or drink letting it be their guild in life.....not knowing and understanding they are but children looking out the window wanting to go out and play but the chains of life around their ankles place there by lies, love, anger, and the strongest is fear will not let them....My answer is to do as Jesus said, "Seek, knock and ask" and those chains will fall off and instead of pitting yourself for nothing.... you will live with the understanding you are just passing through and life becomes to have so much love in it that your heart will and cannot hold it all and bubbles up and out and on and you can see clearly for the darkness that you were living in...will have so much light in it that as you go to sleep at night you will be saying, (I think I'll let you answer that for yourself if you understand the words the Lord gave me)

william ellis · 1 year ago

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Sorry William I appreciate your answer but I don't understand What do you mean by seek knock and ask?

I don't understand you are saying that we are passing through, than why are we not be allowed to take a shortcut?

And where would one look for light in this life if all they know is darkness??

Robert · 1 year ago

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Charles · 1 year ago

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[My Answers #3] My issue with life, philosophy people answer please?

So back then I was bored and interested to answer questions from Yahoo. Here are some of them. (Oh yeah I love to read my own crafted words! :D)

My issue with life, philosophy people answer please?

When i post a question on here, multiple times people answer saying the same thing, i don't understand the problem essentially is the response. My problem is that my life at the moment consist of, waking up, washing dishes at a restaurant for half the day, working out and then going to bed, that's my life for the summer until college starts again. I'm a senior and i don't have confidence that my degree will get me a better job, i endure this pitiful excuse for an existence because i feel that it is temporary, but what if it's not, i refuse to life out my days like this, alone, hating what i do with half my day, exercises because i need to let out my energy, yet society seems to think that this is normal, maybe it is, but i'm not okay with it at all and don't know how to change it

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Best Answer:  Yes, mostly society takes things for granted (the 'normal' stuff, ugh!).. or you're simply fed up doing the same routines. Or maybe you've got other underlying, indescribable dissatisfaction. Now you're aware of it? Congratulations. You're called to get out of prison. So what to do? The answer is not "out there" but "in here" - in you. This one cannot be solved by ordinary thinking so stop forcing your brain. Try to be in the moment as often as possible, and watch insights unfold..

Prince Adrian · 1 year ago

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You must first make that leap of faith. After, you might fail so many times but you will get your bearing and be able to stand up. No matter what you choose or decide upon, always consider this...All Successful People have so much failure in Life, yet they remain acting in a Certain Way. You have to Act in a Certain Way to retain the drive to excel. Not talking about success, just the drive to Excel. Because Success should not be a target as it is the natural reward after Excellence. Many people view success as the Purchasing Power to buy that luxurious car, having that fancy house and everything. But such luxury will loose their luster because the Excellence is not there.

Excellence should be what makes you Satisfied, to be comfortable in saying "I have done good". I may not be Contented with what I get from my endeavor but I am Satisfied with what it gives me to live comfortably by. You may not be the next Bill Gates or Donald Trump, but you will be the better version of your own Divine Self. The moment you reflect your worth with those you are envious about, you will self pity and be sad that you are a helpless Dishwasher.

Change the way you think. Not happy with your job, then do something about it. The mind triggers you to think because you are reflecting discontent, and by being so is also asking what would you like to do? Want to have another job, decide. Want another opportunity, seek it. The Mind that perceives the limitation, is the Limitation. If you feel that you have not excelled, then carry on in finding such excellence, but do not search it to find happiness as a reason.

Happiness is a choice. No choice is a Choice. Everything and anything that your heart desire to achieve within the parameters of your Life Path are all with you. You just have to own it, and be grateful about it even in those low times when you seem can have both ends meet. Challenges is what push you, don't sulk, don't stagnate, move and move on. Make your existence not just about Philosophy, about Satisfaction... but more so about making it to mean something to you and all those lives you touch even if they wouldn't stop to say thank you.

You wash Dishes, big deal...that is a very noble job. If you see that every dish you wash is the kindness that you extend to those who have no arms to do so themselves...won't you be glad to have wash dishes for them? If all the paying customers, can't eat with clean dishes...how else can they dine? With Banana Leaves? Love what you do,not just do what you Love. And above what you have done, love the goodness of your deed.

By staying positive, you allow the Universe to work with you, not against It. Be the obedient Student and a grateful Master, for all your worth is not without cause, you cannot harvest what you have not planted, neither hope for the bounty while there is nothing to bear fruits yet. Be patient and always kind. You cannot hide from what they know about you. They are always ahead of you.

Anonymous · 1 year ago

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If you think your degree is not going to give you a better job, then no point pursuing your degree. Use your money to take a short course or training in other things like gym instructor course and earn more money by being a fitness instructor.. There are many job out there that don't require a degree.. You wan't to change, then do something challenging, if it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you...

Saware · 1 year ago

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you've helped me in seeing that i need a professional counselor...., i mean what you said made sense but it's ignorant and unless you know the field i'm in or can hear what i'm about to say next it wont matter.... Thank you, you helped more then most on here

? · 1 year ago

Your problem would seem psychological rather than philosophical.

Mr. Interesting · 1 year ago

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lifes what you make it and if you dont like your life reinvent it

Alison · 1 year ago

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[My Answers #2] What does my drawing said about my inner world 10 points?

So back then I was bored and interested to answer questions from Yahoo. Here are some of them. (Oh yeah I love to read my own crafted words! :D) And here's a fun-curious personality reading. ;P

What does my drawing said about my inner world 10 points?

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Best Answer:  Pretty much about inner child/innocence or a hope for peaceful environment.

Now my personality reading about you (just for fun, don't take it seriously):
You're a simple & conservative person, feminine, a feeling type (compared to thinking & instinctual type).
Value relationship but introverted. You've got this dream/hope of "happy happily ever after in the end" about things/situation. There's a hint of inferiority feeling too.
But then, you're still very young (aged 12-15?). Lots of things can change.

Now how much of the above is true? ;)

Prince Adrian · 1 year ago

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Is true yup I don't take things seriously
and femmine but I'm not really conversative and
yup I do have interfiroty feeling too . I am 21 yearold

there are a lot things correct :)

emoapple · 1 year ago

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[My Answers #1] How do you recognize an answer given by your intuition?

So back then I was bored and interested to answer questions from Yahoo. Here are some of them. (Oh yeah I love to read my own crafted words! :D)

How do you recognize an answer given by your intuition?

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Best Answer:  In my own experience:

1. The 'voice' sounds neutral. Not rushing, not judging. Like simple facts (ex: "water boils at 100 degree celcius").

2. On the other hand it can also be compassionate, makes you feel genuinely good about yourself. But not an ordinary emotion of feeling good, it's more like a sense of relieved & being sincerely forgiven.

3. If it's about dangerous situation it could be pushing/rushing you to take action but it's devoid of anxiety. Because it's not originated from the mind/memory/your judgement about things and the world.

"RUN. GET OUT. GET OUTTA HERE." (no "!") Could be loud & pushing but not judging things as 'bad', 'ugly', etc.. if you know what I mean. It's just "something is out of place"... and you need to do something about it.

"There's something strange about this person" (ex: despite he's being friendly), "Something is not right in this place," "This letter feels strange.." I bet we all have met this situation sometimes.

4. May feel like comes out of nowhere. You're aware that you have no memory at all in your subconscious mind that could lead to this 'voice'/answer. But it could also be from 'creative connecting' process of the subconscious, like intuition of experienced experts (2 different kinds of intuition in this case).

5. Can also contradict everything you've ever known. Or what you see about something on the surface. So yes, following intuition sometimes needs COURAGE.

I also found that intuition doesn't care about your current lack of resources, the fears that you have - about how 'impossible' it is to act on the answer. That's why following intuition needs courage and mastery in other 'life skills'.

But how then to get the mastery (ex: releasing fear, dealing with change, how to get the resources I need, etc)? I would ask my intuition again for that! X-)

That's all I know. Still exercising listening & following mine too.

Prince Adrian · 3 years ago

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Prince Adrian's answer is absolutely terrific! Take heed. The only thing I can add is that intuition usually comes when we are not thinking about the topic.

susan · 3 years ago

I'ts more a feeling than a thought

? · 3 years ago

The Looking Glass(es) II

BECAUSE that so-called more REALISTIC REALITY could be as well just ANOTHER SMOKE!!
ESP. things/views about ____, ____, etc etc!!
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But when it's via the submarine not the ship, that view of reality is at least better than the previous. So for now perhaps that's enough.

Mad Hatter Realized

Got a dominant character vision.. but can't help being eccentric! Can't help being open-minded to new ideas!! Can't help the desire to EXPLORE what's beyond!

And apparently they STILL don't know each other!

But the above illustration is actually when the eccentric is EMPOWERED with Adrian's fire - integration. And there's still MANY levels of integration on the queue!

The Looking Glass(es)

Because apparently everyone has their own blue smoke..!! REMEMBER THAT!!

Circling the Drain II

Some things on a local news website and pinterest had upset me. Too bad I forgot to pin them (or I might pass them for genuine respect for my nervous system).

NOW this world is really REALLY SCARY CONFUSING OVERWHELMING!!!!

That's why my own instincts are SO precious goddamnit!!!!!