Anyone else worried about what the ramifications of COVID-19 are on the world? I'm talking about the economic system as well as our governments. Who knows what's going to happen?

So many people have lost their jobs and I doubt they're going to get it back once the pandemic is over.

In fact, I think that many of these lost jobs are going to become automated. After all, it costs less for the corporations in the long-term.

Hey, Kevin Keiper here, from san francisco, CA  :idea:

I have had this some sort of detachment feeling towards people that I've met ever since I graduated from secondary school. For example, I may look like I am friends with them but in reality I do not count them as my friend, they are basically, just there. The number of people that I feel close, comfortable  secure and loved is less than 10 but I do not have this emotion towards my own mother.
Most people I've met throughout the years all share the same qualities, they look at things on the surface. I know I am not that good looking but I also know I am fun and most of the time I feel like I'm being ignored. Whether I'm buying something or trying to strike up a conversation in a new environment. Although people think their body language may be subtle to others but it affects me a lot. That same group of people that ultimately want to be friends with me, only after seeing me with people I am comfortable with but by then I would have close myself off them. These went on for years and finally I've generalized Human beings to be a hypocritical monsters that look at things on the surface and thus, makes it really hard for me to trust others, let alone be friends with them. I was fat back then (still fat now) but I've lost a lot of weight and do look different from back then but I still could not shake this emotion away. 
I've tried suicide before but non was successful. And ultimately I gave up on that too. 
I'm really curious as to how I am able to rectify this and to open myself to others again. I've been bottling up my feeling for years and this is also the first time I am writing my thoughts down. I guess I'm getting tired of crying myself to sleep every night.

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Hi everyone,

I setup a redirect in the wrong way and the forum was broken for about 5 months because of it. You'll notice that the URL now has HTTPS in it meaning that it's a secure connection. So if you have a virus or someone is tapping into your Internet connection they won't be able to see what you do or write on this site as it will be encrypted. Of course they can always just visit the site, but they won't be able to intercept your connection.

Anyway, what was happening was almost everything was redirecting to the homepage and as a result you couldn't view or make threads.

Crystal brought this to my attention and I was able to fix it today. Thank you once again, Crystal! 🙂

Lately, I have been feeling very lost. I am not allowed out of the house because I'm grounded. I don't have anyone besides family. In person, at least. I have a boyfriend but we met online and I have a while before I can actually see him in person. I live in a house with over 9 people, not including myself. I, more often than not, hide in my bedroom to escape the crowded house. I have nothing to do as my hobbies require inspiration. Lately, my inspiration has been quite lacking. My boyfriend can make me happy for some time but sometimes even while we speak I get extremely bored. He isn't boring or anything and we make good conversation but I just can't find joy from it sometimes. I know it has nothing to do with him.

I don't know what to do; I'm practically going insane. I am diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and I can assume that is the reason behind it. I go to therapy and take meds. I felt like it was under control because I don't have my low moments and I'm not suicidal anymore. I don't get sad like I used to. But now I feel so restless and uncomfortable (physically) and I need to do something stimulating or I'll go mad.

Just a quick background. Come from a broken family. Was on medication for depression and anxiety for around a year and now it's been more than 2 years that i have been off them.
So anyway, my sister who is not very nice with me says that I am a difficult person to live with but I've never taken it seriously because I have been told by her to die and she has been physically violent with me too so I don't think about it much however recently I've noticed that I don't like to make changes where I have a choice. I don't like people in my room going through my stuff or trying to clean around stuff like that. So one of my cats has a medical condition and I'm extra careful with her food and water etc. Her food bag wasaccidentally cut opened by a family member. I was crazy annoyed because I couldn't find a way to close it air tight. Her food gets weird if it's air tight so anyway I was angry and threw some tupperware and then cried.
Soo the question is am I becoming a person like those characters in movies that are psychotic and don't like anybody touching or moving their things and live far away from any human being? ( also I must mention that I was very hungry when all this happened)  once I found a solution, surprisingly I was suddenly calm

Such a touching scene, especially with that music.

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What a great TED talk, he talks about common emotional problems and why they're practicing emotional hygiene is so important.

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Ok..here it goes..

Some things have been eating me up and well, not sharing them with anyone and bottling them up is kind of gestating.
So, I guess I'm gonna share it with whoever reads this.

There's this girl I met in freshman year and we became really good friends. In fact so good that we shared everything from out past, present and future, literally talking day in day out in every way possible. It wasn't long that it became kind of an addiction.
At least for me it seemed this way and felt kind of same from her side too.

A year passed by and suddenly one day she entirely ceased any form of contact. She wouldn't speak, wouldn't even reason for her strange behavior all of a sudden. So obviously I started to think of something I may have said or done to upset her to such a great extent.

Almost another year passed by, I started acting casual around her and we started talking again, but like with any other friend. After almost 6 months or so, in a conversation one thing led to another and she herself explained the reason of her previous behaviour. The strange part is it was a really really lame reason she gave which felt half explained/made up and what not, although it revealed nothing happend because of something I did. All I knew was I wasn't satisfied with the reason for all I'd suffered. It was devastating and one of the most worst experiences of my life I can never possibly forget.

We still don't talk much but everything looks normal and fine on the outside. On the inside, I can never ever forget how she worse she made me feel. With time, initially I kind of developed dark, remorseful, revengeful feelings towards her which are fading away real slow, not that I don't care about her, but I certainly don't want to show it anymore.

I really hope this fades away at a much faster rate when I complete my degree one month from now.

So I broke up with my boyfriend on impulse and instantly regretted it for an unknown reason. But I felt the same withdrawal I felt after I quit drinking. I don't fully believe I ever loved him because I only really feel feelings for myself. After he refused to take me back I stalked him a little bit. He didn't seem to care but this was two months ago and I still think about him obsessively. Can you feel obsession without emotions?

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I'm not an emotional person at all, but this speech made me cry. That or someone left a bowl of onions near me

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It's so cute and fluffy!
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My palms are sweating watching this.

Just yesterday I was 17. How did I become 22 so fast? Where did all those years go? When I was 12 years old a year felt like a really, really long time. Now it feels like nothing. A month passes by and I don't even realize it. An hour is like a minute. Time is just flying by. I'm getting anxious thinking about my life. I haven't accomplished anything or done anything that's memorable. In no time I'll have become 30 then 40 then 50.

I think the problem lies with the fact that I'm anhedonic. When I was a child time felt very slow because I was enjoying each and everyday. I looked forward to doing stuff. Now, I just wake up and attend school and do nothing else. Nothing brings me joy or excitement, everything is boring. I have lost my emotions.

Those Panada Cheese marketers sure are aggressive.

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greetings,

is it possible in your opinion to keep a certain feeling or emotion, even when your surroundings would usually change them?

for example, if there were multiple people standing in a circle around me, and they would be very offensive, neglect anything i do or wish for and they would just seem to be very malicious towards me, would i be able to somehow keep a cool head and a positive emotion, or am i "doomed" to feel bad in that kind of situation?

i wish to learn how to deal with harmful people, without getting hurt or getting strongly affected by them anymore.

This cheetah is so cute. It cuddles with a man and even takes a nap on his arm.

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I can't seem to enjoy anything. Nothing makes me excited and what used to be fun is now no longer fun. Music, tv shows, games, movies, socializing, nothing is fun anymore. I feel as though this south park episode describes exactly what I'm going through.

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