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Originally Posted by Dulu
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You're replacing one addiction with another.
Everquest isn't the answer you are looking for.
Go to church. Study history. Become the man you are destined to be.
Your ancestors survived for hundreds of thousands of years in much harsher conditions than you are in now. You objectively have an easier life than ANY of your forefathers.
Man the fuck up dude. Seriously.
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You can't compare the stresses of modern life to historical life just because they were living in "harsher conditions." Yes, physically life in the past was more demanding, but I'd argue that emotional and psychological strain of modern life is much more intense. If life is so much easier now than in the past, then why do we see this rise in depression, addiction, etc. of the past few decades?
I also think advice like "man up" is a really shitty thing to say to someone who is struggling at any point in their life. I don't know about the rest of you, but that kind of jock bullshit was one thing I could escape from in EQ. Being able to talk about your emotions or stresses doesn't make you less of man, it makes you more of one. It takes a lot more bravery and strength to talk about problems than it does to "man up" and pretend they don't exist.