Kasper, I will pre-warn this post that it may be a little "philosophical" or "deep". (I'm going for my 2nd Bachelors in Philosophy, what can I say?).
I am not old...I'm 26. But, I've been told by more people than I can count that I am an "old soul". That I see things a lot of people don't. I can't explain it, and have yet to figure out if it is a blessing or a curse. But, here is my synopsis. Take it as you may ignore it, what have you.
Right now, in 2016, we are in a . . . I don't want to say "dangerous" place because it gives a very negative "dooms-dayish" type of idea. So take that with a grain of salt.
First, we want things fast. Super-fast. Think about it.
- Webpage takes 2 seconds to load? Too slow...we need faster Wi-Fi or something.
- Need news? Twitter, 160 charachters or less and people think the "title" explains what the 500-800 article says (normally, it doesn't...at all).
- Go to the drive-thru and have to wait an entire 5 minutes? Too long, the other drive-thru takes 3 minutes.
It has gotten to the point that we are trying to move so fast, I look for the day it finally just goes bust.
Sadly, the same has crept into our lives. We don't get together and have people over to talk...And if we do, we have to be on our phones, multi-tasking.
For those of use with mental disorders (whatever they are), we feel this ever stronger. We just need 30 minutes of old fashioned human contact...yet many people just feel they don't have time. It is a generational thing and one that has actually crept up into the older generations.
Do not feel discouraged. Seek out groups that you can find people that want to have meaningful relationships (MeetUp.com comes to mind). It is out there, you just have to reall look nowadays.
Keep your chin up and don't give up.
All the best,
Matt S.
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Depression / GAD / ADHD
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Lamictal 100mg
Klonopin 3x daily
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