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noname223

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Aug 18, 2020
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I don't know whether this thought is paranoid or superstitious. I sometimes have the feeling there are hints that my torture is that cruel that there must be a punishment involved. I think this thought is pathological for people with depression. I just have the feeling I am kind of in a horror movie with no escape. A living nightmare with no good awakening. Some of my suffering is so cynical. For example my love paranoia. I have this strong desire for a partner and then my mind deceives me into thinking someone liked me with the result that I have to finally realize that once again the hope that I had in life is crushed. There is always tiny parts of hope that get crushed pretty cruelly. Some might felt like they were cursed under such circumstances.

I think trying to find such patterns might be unhealthy. Wanting to find a pattern in arbitrary incidents is useless and potentially dangerous. There are some anecdotal evidences which were funny or ironic. One of my favorite films has the topic delusions and how to escape them. And I think pretty soon after I watched it I went through my first psychosis.

A potential explanation would be religion and a God that hates me. Maybe it is a punishment that I once committed suicide in a prior life and now I have to live through it to infinity. Though I think it is good to avoid such thinking. I am a victim of severe child abuse and bullying. I certainly should not blame it on my behavior that I suffer so immensely. When I was younger I prayed to God which was sometimes a part of my OCD behavior and my mom hit me for that. So I won't do that again. He did not help me against my mom. And religions in general made me felt even worse about suicide. Dealing with my severe persistent suicidality has become easier since I have become an atheist. The nightmares about hell were tormenting. I am still going through a daily nightmare. But the anxiety about hell decreased a lot.

I recently watched an interview of a physics noble price winner. He said according to research of Quantum physics our understanding of reality, time and space is probably distorted. A very interesting fact. It felt like maybe that is an hint that maybe this hell I am going through is a simulation. But I lack the understanding of Quantum physics to really grasp what he means.

Though in the end speculating is worthless. Even if I knew it is a simulation it would be worthless. Some people might considered me even more insane then. So I go with the explanation that has the biggest utility for me. And that is atheism with my peace forever after my death. Moreover for a perfect torture simulation there would be some contradictions. I love my best friends they are the biggest gift in my life. So far they tremendously helped me to through this hell. Furthermore I sometimes read stories on here which are even more dramatic than my current situation. Pretending I was living in a solipsistic simulation would kind of neglect the pain of others. I mean the follwing by that. In case of a simulation the other people were NPCs and I think such a thinking can be pretty ignorant and arrogant. There is no certainty. And in such a case we should treat other people with dignitiy and respect.
 
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Dmoore3232

Dmoore3232

Student
Jun 20, 2023
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You are in a simulation.
 
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Dmoore3232

Dmoore3232

Student
Jun 20, 2023
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Why would a NPC character tell me that in such a blatant way? Or are you living in such a simulation too?

I wrote about this about a week ago. I am living in a simulation as well.
 
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The anhedonic one

The anhedonic one

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May 20, 2023
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I have always felt a deep sense that there is something very wrong with this world, and that we are trapped in a sadistic realm of suffering.
 
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FuneralCry

FuneralCry

Just wanting some peace
Sep 24, 2020
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I just see existence as being meaningless suffering and senseless cruelty all for no purpose with no deeper reason behind it, it's all just unnecessary, existence itself is a tragic mistake to me. I think it's such a hellish world we exist in where people suffer all through no fault of their own.
 
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todiefor

todiefor

Scrap that, nothing matters at all after all
Jun 24, 2023
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We are all in the matrix, help us NEO.

Yes I know what you mean, I quite often get the sense of deja vu, it makes me feel like it's just a never ending cycle of the same thing, nothing ever changes or escapes
 
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Victim.Of.Life

Victim.Of.Life

My bus is waiting
Jun 27, 2023
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To some degree I also think our universe is one big computer program.
But I think we are all in this simulation together.
But to be honest, i don't know who "we" is, because who are we really? Who am I?
I don't know anymore... at this point I just hope to not wake up in a spaceship after I die.
 
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HopefulSleep

HopefulSleep

Wants to sleep
Apr 24, 2023
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I also get it, it seems so weird for me I don't understand how others can be happy doing the same stuff everyday basically, it is all so cold, how can they be happy?
As a child life made fun I always played with my toys but being an adult feels so wrong.
Maybe I just don't fit in this world.
And also I unnecessarily get hurt much more than most people I know, feels like some sort of punishment of something I did wrong in a possible previous life.
 
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CrestfallenMima

CrestfallenMima

Staring into the abyss
Dec 28, 2021
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Isn't there a religion surrounding this idea?
 
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TheSpookyNameGuy

TheSpookyNameGuy

There's nothing here..
Apr 30, 2023
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It's the shit you can't see that makes it feel more like that as well, all the dimensions you can't see or wavelengths.

It's just totally fucking weird and pointless
 
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dialogos

dialogos

Experienced
Jul 5, 2023
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it does seem like a simulation. wether they call it a movie, game, story whatever, the odds are stacked against most of participants (with many of those participants having no choice what roles they are given) there are a few who you would call blessed (for lack of a better term). their roles exist to rub it in the faces of the unblessed (why cant you be this smart, this rag to riches etc) point is,in this simulation the battle never ends. it is extremely wearying on the soul etc. also the op makes the mistake thinking other people going thru the same world are just npcs. youre not the only one. there are others trapped here. its why you and i and they, are in this forum. for whatever reason, we dont want to be part of this sham any longer.
 
Darkover

Darkover

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reality is real not some computer simulation, it's impossible to simulate this reality with mathematics, mathematics is devoid of emotion
 

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