Mental Health Whats the solution then ??

[deadstark]

Ok let's say everybody just stopped masturbating and watching porn, not taking any drugs , then how should someone reduce stress & anxiety and be practical does doing exercise give same levels of dopamine hit ??? And relaxation
What are the alternatives
Then ??
It's not about porn human beings are finding substances to reduce anxiety like coffe tea
They re also stimulating brain..
At some point everybody is taking some kind of drugs
Whats the true solution of it .... Please comment

 

[Shady's Fox]

Other hobbies you enjoy, seems logical and rational, doesn't it? Money it's the main issue. There are other worthy things in life aside sex and drugs. Travelling, having a pet/graffiti/skating and many other creative hobbies. Gardening, so on. Insect collection. But you can't do these if you don't have that candle burning inside you. You need that flame. True solution boils down to subjective.

 

[deadstark]

Other hobbies you enjoy, seems logical and rational, doesn't it? Money it's the main issue. There are other worthy things in life aside sex and drugs. Travelling, having a pet/graffiti/skating and many other creative hobbies. Gardening, so on. Insect collection. But you can't do these if you don't have that candle burning inside you. You need that flame. True solution boils down to subjective.

Money is the main issue totally agreed

 

[G_Chem]

Ok let's say everybody just stopped masturbating and watching porn, not taking any drugs , then how should someone reduce stress & anxiety and be practical does doing exercise give same levels of dopamine hit ??? And relaxation
What are the alternatives
Then ??
It's not about porn human beings are finding substances to reduce anxiety like coffe tea
They re also stimulating brain..
At some point everybody is taking some kind of drugs
Whats the true solution of it .... Please comment

Why does there need to be a solution? For me, once I realized everyone alters their consciousness it was a breath of fresh air knowing those that are judging me should judge themselves as well..

We all want to feel good, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.

-GC

 

[SunriseChampion]

I'm not sure what the parameters for the "solution" are supposed to be, but sport and exercise are quite the solution to what ails almost anyone. You'll feel great and if you push yourself hard enough, you'll feel high af.

 

[Jabberwocky]

Having a creative outlet works for me. I write songs/poems, sing, play several instruments, paint/draw, do photography and various art projects. It could be any enjoyable activity though: cooking, birdwatching, hiking, whatever makes you happy.

Sometimes it's hard for me to get involved in something when I'm feeling down, but 90% of the time I feel better as soon as I start.

Peace, Love and Faith,
Dreamflyer

 

[Jabberwocky]

Money is the main issue totally agreed

If this is the case then you know what you've gotta do.

But to reply to your first post, i love good food and energy drinks. It's my substitute. IDK about whether substitutes for drugs are encouraged or not, but i tend to find they help.

And, get this, i eat at least three times per day!

 

[Coffeeshroom]

This for me is a weird subject to answer and guess a lot might or vould be lost in translation. For me if you take all drugs away and only focus on the exercise point in live with the mentioned natural flow or burst of chemistry that happens, yeah it does but is short lived. Cause in the beginning it's feeling of achievement that gets you this awesome feeling but then after a while you hit like a brick wall and now what? So you either walk away or fight harder or work harder to get through this wall but with that most of the time there is short cuts to get through this wall and most opt for this route as it easier then going through it the harder way.. im Rumbling.

Take everything away from me and life would suck and i will have to fight tooth and nail to get what i want but if there's MONEY.. endless. Also just on hind sight why does porn and masturbating seen as a form of stress/anxiety relief? Maybe im just niave on this part.

But there are a lot of ways to help one cope with anxiety and stress on many natural ways but meds/drugs will always be an easier route or so i think. fook not evensure if i stayed half on topic lol.


Excuse me

 

[TheInvisibleStoner]

That is why lots of sober people are adrenaline junkies and do things like skydive, rock climb, base jump, ski, surf, etc. Of course there are extremes and less extremes, but you have to find some outlet. Even exercise.

 

[ovenbakedskittles]

Exercise is outdated... just take actions that go in the direction of making you feel emotionally good. Stuff that’s authentic to you and lifts your spirits in a positive way. That’s more powerful than exercise and will have better and faster results mentally. If you genuinely enjoy exercising then that is the way for you. But if you’re exercising because you feel like you have to or because you think that is the only way then that in and of itself will cause stress and contradict what you’re trying to accomplish.

Porn and masturbation don’t actually make you feel emotionally good and are just a form of short term relief and obviously don’t lift your spirits in a positive way that’s beneficial to you. A lot of people confuse relief with joy which is why I feel the need to mention that. Not that there is anything inherently bad about them everybody does it but at the same time I feel like people see those types of things as legitimate solutions to stress. Don’t know if that’s the attitude you have but it’s definitely something that people think.

You can drink teas and meditate and stuff like that which helps too but those should be treated more as resources rather than clear cut solutions.

I will just go on forever and this thread is old so I will just stop right there.

 

[G_Chem]

Exercise is outdated... just take actions that go in the direction of making you feel emotionally good. Stuff that’s authentic to you and lifts your spirits in a positive way. That’s more powerful than exercise and will have better and faster results mentally. If you genuinely enjoy exercising then that is the way for you. But if you’re exercising because you feel like you have to or because you think that is the only way then that in and of itself will cause stress and contradict what you’re trying to accomplish.

Porn and masturbation don’t actually make you feel emotionally good and are just a form of short term relief and obviously don’t lift your spirits in a positive way that’s beneficial to you. A lot of people confuse relief with joy which is why I feel the need to mention that. Not that there is anything inherently bad about them everybody does it but at the same time I feel like people see those types of things as legitimate solutions to stress. Don’t know if that’s the attitude you have but it’s definitely something that people think.

You can drink teas and meditate and stuff like that which helps too but those should be treated more as resources rather than clear cut solutions.

I will just go on forever and this thread is old so I will just stop right there.

I 100% disagree with this post and doesn’t consider physical and mental health as interconnected...

Exercise in many people’s minds equates to becoming a roided out gym rat when it can mean much more than that. EVERYONE needs some sort of physical activity daily, it doesn’t need to be throwing around weights necessarily but whether it be a hike, kayaking, rock climbing, or even just walking hour or two every day, it’s something everyone should strive to be better at..

Going for the “faster results” route is why we have fad diets, gimmick equipment, and obesity rates higher than any of us would like. Easy buttons aren’t the answer.

-GC

 

[ovenbakedskittles]

I 100% disagree with this post and doesn’t consider physical and mental health as interconnected...

Exercise in many people’s minds equates to becoming a roided out gym rat when it can mean much more than that. EVERYONE needs some sort of physical activity daily, it doesn’t need to be throwing around weights necessarily but whether it be a hike, kayaking, rock climbing, or even just walking hour or two every day, it’s something everyone should strive to be better at..

Going for the “faster results” route is why we have fad diets, gimmick equipment, and obesity rates higher than any of us would like. Easy buttons aren’t the answer.

-GC

I never said it was easy. It’s a learning process just like anything else. I’m saying once you learn it life itself becomes easier and these things like mental illness and stress become a lot more easier to manage and will have more effect than current methods.

Our society doesn’t teach these kinds of things or even really understand them and as a result people don’t even try because they just assume it’s bullshit.

But the truth is if people spent more time exercising their mind and their authenticity then they would just naturally feel like doing some kind of physical activity that benefits them.

People have it backwards because they were taught to fixate on the physical since birth and that’s why what I said seems so off base to you. The truth is that your mind and your thoughts and your authenticity is what needs to be exercised first and then the physical stuff will seem so much easier to do therefore you will feel more motivated to do it. We have exalted the physical and pushed the mental and emotional to the background which is why you feel like they are not interconnected. It’s been weakened by your belief system.

If you avoid the mental and emotional problems that are causing the stress and just skip right to the physical then it’s gonna feel like work and you’re just gonna do it for like a few days or a week or something and you will feel overwhelmed by your underlying thoughts and emotions that you’re not dealing with and you will just feel like giving up. It happens all the time.

Whether that means going on a hike or walking to the supermarket or something. If they don’t want to authentically do that then they are most likely not gonna follow through with it and get sucked back in to their old ways and addictions. Even if they manage to do it for months they will still be revisited by their underlying feelings and they will be back to square one and feel like all the work they did was for nothing. It’s more healthy and effective to find what authentically makes you feel good and powerful and something you actually enjoy doing that’s positive. If that happens to be hiking or something then there is no contradiction between our points.