Originally Posted by
DruggedPanda
And say you do have goals or are able to make goals for yourself. What's the point? Why even bother? It's not like it matters whether or not you achieve goals you've made up for yourself.
Some dark thoughts you got seeping out, man. At this time my goal is trying to solidify a path through life which brings me happiness and laughter along the way. Pretty vague for now, but I'm sure I'll get there.
In the last years, I've gone away from many of the things that made my adolescence colorful (primarily living and travelling in the jungle), and since then been heavily tormented by some of my experiences from that time.
The past-authoring is making me flesh out those memories, which has helped in distancing who I am from what I've been through. It also makes me hopeful of the future-authoring having some positive effect as I progress through the program.
It is having an impact on me, which is why I brought it up and offered it to you.
I do have the bias of having listened to many of Dr. Peterson's lectures on many topics before I heard about self-authoring, though.
Originally Posted by
Ele
Perhaps it was ill-advised to recommend you undertake Petersons 'self-authoring' (basically self-actualisation), before you attain most of the lower needs. Attaining these more fundamental needs would certainly help clarify the direction you want to take your life.
I think realizing the plan you make at the last step self-authoring could be self-actualisation, but I'd imagine the first parts could have a positive impact on both socialising and one's esteem, so no reason in waiting. You can also work your way through it more than once.
BUT
I did ask if the self-authoring sounded interresting, you wanted it, and you were willing to work on it. As far as I can tell, neither of the three are the case at this time, so no worries. At the proclamation of depression it is a reflex to flaunt my belief that all such matters are surmountable.
If only we were together, babbu, ayahuasca in hand.
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I'd love to play some AoE 2, though
Last edited by liaxo; Sep 18, 2017 at 01:06 PM.
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