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[shovelquest]

Can't wait to raid with you bro's all again while my life flashes before my eyes.

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by shovelquest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Can't wait to raid with you bro's all again while my life flashes before my eyes.

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[Ekco]

god dammit, shovel.

;/

[magnetaress]

Need reasons to keep going since I am past the EQ stage in the flashback.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by SorenVC [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But you don't do cocaine, don't eat donuts, still pay your bills, simply because you are afraid of the consequences. You just implied it, we do things because of fear. You keep those numbers up in your bank account because of fear. You workout because you want to be admired by the other gender. You don't want to become poor, homeless, or fat, and ugly to women, so you do this and that. Isn't this just fear..? Fear and pain are the strongest motivators.

You got it. Use fear to push you forward rather than to freeze you and hold you in place

Because you are going to suffer either way, I promise. But you get to pick how and when

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=

[SorenVC]

Originally Posted by NopeNopeNopeNope [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You got it. Use fear to push you forward rather than to freeze you and hold you in place

Because you are going to suffer either way, I promise. But you get to pick how and when

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=

Fear freezes me when I have thoughts of killing someone who abuses me and fear makes me workout because I'm afraid of being lazy... But those are not real choices. If this is free will then it is all about brain chemistry which is out of our control. Did I or you really make such better choices than a really overweight about to die person or someone who gambled away all his money, or were they simply in a bad circumstance? I have OCD and repetitive thoughts so I don't really feel in control whatever I do. It's almost like fate is real but for some reason it also isn't. I don't know. But this discipline free will thing, it's a childish explanation for how complex life seems to be.

[shovelquest]

Originally Posted by Ekco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

god dammit, shovel.

;/

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[Ekco]

Originally Posted by magnetaress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Need reasons to keep going since I am past the EQ stage in the flashback.

i'm going backwards instead of forward in the flashback

Dungeons and Dragons. that's what i regret sacrificing for EQ.

before it killed the group completely i got to beta test 3.0 and lie about my age to get into the first printing of that DMG, the DM of that group literally yelled at us to stop talking about EQ at the table once ;/

i still feel bad about that, dude was a english teacher and put tons of work into his world

[magnetaress]

3.0 was peak DnD.

[NopeNopeNopeNope]

Originally Posted by SorenVC [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If this is free will then it is all about brain chemistry which is out of our control.

Brain chemistry is not out of your control. The most obvious examples would be the foods you eat, the amount of sleep you get, the drugs you take, all impact brain chemistry

But our brains are not so basic that those are the only things. The thoughts you hold in your mind AND the behaviors you act with your body also affect your brain chemistry. An obvious example would be if you work out your brain produces endorphins which bind to opioid receptors in the brain to dull pain and produce feelings of happiness

Every little thing both internal coming from you and external happening to you is affecting your brain chemistry to some degree. This is why changing patterns of thoughts and behaviors via therapy can treat mental health issues like depression