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Is Western society a mental-asylum?

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I always wanted a normal job where I use my body, but there isn`t any, so I got hooked on exercised instead. I also got used to spend on simple things only, like a cup of tea. But when I feel happy, it`s not good enough because I could be a singer, but I don`t want to spend my whole life chasing something that maybe never happen, it`s like wasting it. I ignore my surroundings also so I don`t take in the nonsense people think because they don`t really use their body ether and are lazy, but then I`m an idiot it seems. If I don`t follow society, that`s wrong also, but all socities ends, I rather build my body instead, do something of value instead of chasing a society that will end someday anyways. Even with space-exploration now it`ll end one day anyways. They probably never find aliens ether, but that`s another story.

I feel unwanted, but I think rationally and people support me also on that that people like me, I`m not a cog in the wheel, but my body feels like it`s unwanted sort of. No matter what I do it`s wrong. I feel it`s a little unfair, I always dreamt of a normal job and earning a good salary and buy expensive things and have a big bank-account, but society pritorities jobs with education, I can`t do anything about it, I try to be happy with what I have.

Poeple been violent a couple of times also because I don`t travel, I think, I find that a little unfair also, even though I find the violence exciting. But I want to have a cat, I don`t really like traveling, but I know it`s modern. Maybe people got angry because they realise they don`t have values, and just wants to travel, but it`s not that ether I think.

Is society a mental-asulym?
 
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Actually there is evidence from research that modern life makes people mentally ill. We have increasing and high rates of youth mental illness. We have high rates of young adult men and women with anxiety and depression.

In some ways society is like a individual who is having a breakdown.

Look at everything that is in the media. Its all bad news and negative. But also in recent decades I think society has created an unreal idea of what makes people happy. You have to have a good job and career, make money, be popular, always show your happy. Individual fullfillment put above all else. Women told not to be married and be free and put off having a child and now they are sad they missed out as this was nature calling.

Manhood being turned into some disorder and all the fighting over identities. Everything seems to be tearing down marriages, families, aborting babies, rejecting bodies and reality itself.

Then we hear the constant grevance of climate change, the world is going to end soon as it floods or drys up. Then theres all the talk of wars and nuclear wars and terrorism. Antisemetism, assassinations of people live on TV. Its a crazy world we are living in right now. So I can understand peoples worry and bewilderment.

I think now is the time to get back to basic. Don't worry about the world or fitting in with it. Its all chaos. Of course get your job and pay your bills. Or for many they are just surviving and no one cares. But God cares and if we trust in Him we will always find the strength no matter what.

If find volunteering good. Most people who do charity are good people and worth knowing. It also gives meaning and worth by helping others. Takes your mind off your own problems and actually helps overcome them.

Something about helping brings help for yourself. Not in a selfish way. I think its the same principle of storing up riches in heaven. A value beyond money and this world which can enrich your spirit. Which builds you up and helps see things differently.

But I think its also important to not buy into the culture and world. Trying to live to their social rules. Its a jungle out there lol.
 
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Kjelete said:
Poeple been violent a couple of times also because I don`t travel, I think, I find that a little unfair also, even though I find the violence exciting.
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I want to see if you meant this - people have been violent - against you? Because you don't travel?
 
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