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social isolation
| shelter life OP is back again with the basic concept everyone know, love you! muahhh <3
| It sounds like you have had some personal experiences with isolation and its effects on your mental health. While it is true that spending time alone can provide opportunities for introspection, creativity, and self-discovery, excessive or prolonged isolation can also lead to feelings of loneliness, depression, anxiety, and other negative emotions.
| It's important to note that everyone's experiences with isolation are different, and what works best for one person may not work as well for another. Some people may find solace in spending time alone, while others may benefit more from social interaction and support.
| If you have concerns about your mental health or feel like isolation is negatively impacting it, it's important to reach out to a trusted friend, family member, or healthcare professional. They can provide guidance, support, and resources to help you manage any negative emotions or behaviors that may be arising from your experiences with isolation.
| >>1027789
This is very strange. You'd think there'd be a general principle or something. I think part of it is just others having terrible ideas polluting my head, so they're nice and give me energy, but at some point they aren't worth it.
| >>713541 chat-gpt ahh reply g/u/rl
I can relate, though, OP. I vividly remember churning out x86 assembly programs like it was nothing. However, that was only after a brief depressive stint where I had basically nothing but me and the machine (deleted discord, had zero IRL connections)
Please don't do what I did though g/u/rls it was awful and is like having a toxic codependent relationship with a goldfish
| >>713541
lol @ chat-gpt
I can also relate, when I spend time alone I feel like I'm smarter, probably because you can spend more time thinking things trough instead of answering with short notice like you do in social situations.
But this won't work for everyone. I have met tons of people that became dumber from their isolation, with a clouded judgement and extremist views. If you can't keep your mental health in check you won't become smarter, only ignorant and emotional.
| >>1027800
oh forgot this too lmao
social isolation makes it really easy for you to focus on stuff, the problem is that it's too easy to be a fucking weirdo when you're isolated
| >>1027920
Tell me about it. I think I'm fairly normal but everyone keeps treating me like I'm some kind of weirdo even before I open my mouth.
| Lmao yeah. Like I’m not super normal but you can’t really be abnormal and be a human. I use language and everything ya know? Anyway I’m always down to hang and your room mate is invited too!
| working makes you smarter
| I am but I think it’s true too
| >>1028149
Depends on the job. Doing the same menial factory work for 8 hours a day will damage your brain.
A dear friend of mine had such a job when he made tiny metal pieces with the same exact shape and size every time for 8-10 hours a day for 5-7 days a week.
He told me how it started to negatively effect his brain until he started listening to ebooks while working. Now he's the most generally educated or well-read out of our group.
| >>1028154
I believe it for sure! I remember blacksmiths in the colonial days used to pay a boy to read to them while they worked, so he’s quite historically founded: D
I think when you’re inside unemployed though and you have my mind the lack of stimulation just has the same effect. I started a lot of things today but nothing more than 15 minutes… I could go to the library tomorrow but it wouldn’t help : (
I’ve met jobs people who showed that damage though and you’re right
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| I think that isolating yourself from people can make yourself smarter, or have more capability to do things more, efficiently. But it won't heal your mental health in anyway, in fact it can make it worse which is what mostly happens. This is kind of weird because usually when we do develop our brain and mind in the intended manner, mental health should be correlated in that it gets better too. I've concluded this from past experience. Can anyone else relate?