I care about my health but I also can’t wrap my head around being old
this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2025
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There is no incarnation, this is the only life you have and it's up to you to make is as good as you can. Externalizing and blaming others for everything does not get you far.
There is no afterlife, no nirvana, no reincarnation, you just sense to exist. Until then make an impression on the universe.
There is no afterlife, no nirvana, no reincarnation
Even better. Stop stuffering.
Without suffering, there is no enjoyment. What do you enjoy? What are you grateful for? "Nothing" is a cynical and avoidant answer here, because every person has legitimate answers to these two questions. What are yours?
Without suffering, there is no enjoyment.
And yet even with suffering, there is also no enjoyment. Welcome to treatment resistant persistent depressive disorder!
Can't wait for Medicaid to get axed so I can go live in a concentration camp.
I do but I can't afford it. So I ignore it. I have a lot of shit I would get looked at if I could. Like some sort of pinched nerve feeling in my abdomen that makes my right boi holler. Or my teeth. Or my back. I'd honestly go for regular checkups if I could.
I didn't even mention that aspect in my top-level comment because the check engine light is burned out. The systems and access to them were a mess before, and now I'm expecting medicaid cut headlines (and/or dropped people). Which personally, the idea of interrupted treatment makes me more wary than no treatment.
You sound like you would enjoy the book, The Limits to Growth and its progress checking updates. The models suggest we're in for a very bad time by 2040. The runup seems to have already begun. The neat thing is that the book doesn't even include climate related catastrophe. They're just bonus add on.
More likely to die happy and enjoy living if you take care of yourself though
I do as well as I can in an enjoyable way to keep myself somewhat stable. Like I've been riding my bike on the trail lately* and I enjoy cooking** for myself. I'll sometimes drink soda, but honestly I think if the sugar were halved I would probably enjoy it more (or just... some dessert is probably less sugar). Even though I guess subsidies make sugar cheaper than water.
I'll sweep the floor because I don't want to walk on dirt. Though yeah, I'm probably stuck here more than others.
* mostly to go outside (with not many good destinations I can viably reach), though I can make it to a local grocery store for a few things
** mostly sautéed vegetables, squash/celery/mushrooms/carrots/onions etc, spinach on sandwiches and recently have tried cooking chard
Well with the climate wars coming I want to be in peak shape to trample everyone else down and take my place as a warlord over as much territory as possible. Can't do that if you're out of shape
Lame. Turn all that negative energy into something useful.
You could live until 100 if you take care. You can still eat what you want in moderation.
Living til 100 really isn't the motivator some people seem to think it is. I don't want 50 more years of this. I'll take quality of life over quantity.
The good time vs long time idea is a false dichotomy. Unhealthy lifestyles fuel depression and other cognitive disorders. The long life is the happiest life.
What I personally enjoying is more mental so I’ll be okay unless I lose my mind