Sam- How to deal with an existential crisis, kind of 3-1-16

Sooo

The Existential Crisis

That's fun

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I watched Dan Howell's video on what it is a few years ago, and realized that it was what had been pulling me down for months, I just hadn't known that other people had it too.

For those of you who don't know what an existential crisis is, I will link Dan's video below, he will probably explain it better than I can, but here's my version:

An existential crisis is when you as a person realize that you are real, you stop and look around, you- you are looking around, you aren't just watching this happen, you are making this happen, you are in control.

Then you realize that you are only in control of your life for so long.

And that's when the crisis starts.

You realize that you make your life happen until you die.

Done.

Dead

However all crises are different

Mine started out on an average day, well not really, see, this day I was in the middle of reading one of the Harry Potter books for the first time, and I was in love with the wizarding world.

But, I soon came to realize, that I was only able to read about this world, I would never be apart of it, I would never, ever escape this world fully once I finished this series.

So I stopped reading it for awhile

And by awhile I mean almost a year.

I wanted to belong to that story so badly, I wanted to escape my real world so desperately, that I prolonged the end as long as possible.

Now, every day since then I have contemplated shoving my head into my books to escape this world.

But again, everyone is different

Your crisis could be the constant fear of death, knowing that all humans are, and will die alone.

Or that you could literally die at any moment having done absolutely nothing productive with your life except for sit on tumblr and look at furry fan art of Dan and Phil, not that I've done it- Ha ha heh....

Anyways, here's the link to Dan's Video

Hope you guys have a happy day/week/month/year/lifetime/beyond

Love, Sam

Sam- Vegetarianism 12-10-15

September Fourth 2015 is a very important date in my life, it was the day that I became vegetarian.  I had been thinking about doing it for almost a year and that was the day when I told my mom.  I was not met with as much enthusiasm as I expected.  It took a while for my republican, Christian, catholic mother to warm up to, but eventually it just became the norm (along with countless remarks and rude comments about how I'm "unhealthy").

I became vegetarian because the taste of meat disgusts me, and I can't stand the thought of a slaughter house being used just so I can increase my risk of heart disease (look it up).  I don't find it very hard to avoid meat in my daily diet, I avoided it even before I became vegetarian.

Do I have cravings?
Sometimes, mostly just for my favorite meals, but then I remember that in doing this I am not ending lives to survive.

What do you get your protein from?
I get this question a lot, and to be honest, it pisses me off.  Meat is not the only thing in the world that has protein in it, nuts, beans, and fruits all have protein in them.  I also have fake meat products that I have frequently that have tons of protein in them.

What do you get at restaurants?
I love soups and salads, soups are full of vegetables and salads are full of fruits, they also taste amazing despite being extremely healthy.

Do people accept you?
Ugh, mostly yes, but my family is just kinda stands me, every time we have something for dinner and I have to stay behind to make something for myself, it's a tsunami of insults and jabs, but I always respond with "at least I'm not mass producing animals to slaughter for food.

If you have anymore questions please ask, I'm happy to help

Have a wonderful day/week/month/year/lifetime/beyond :)

Love Sam

Sam- How To Help Someone With Depression/ Signs of Depression/ Suicidal Tendencies 12-4-15

Sam- 12-4-15

Hello again, I hope you all are doing well, today I'd like to talk about helping people, specifically people going through depression or are showing signs of being suicidal, and how to spot them.

Signs of self harm or suicidal thoughts:

• If you see the marks Obviously, if you see the marks then that person is either in a bad situation at home, accidentally hurt themselves, or the obvious, they self harm out of depression.
• Watch and see if they wear long sleeves, or pants everyday If someone wears long sleeves everyday, even though it's not winter, or cold out at all, then this could be a sign of them not wanting to show their scars, or they like being over heated, which means they should really get help
• If they wear long sleeves, pay close attention if you can see their wrists at any point If you look closely enough than you may be able to see the bottom of their sleeve move up slightly, which is a good way to look for marks without them knowing or being suspicious
• If they constantly are talking about the afterlife, or things bigger than themselves This may be a sign of being religious or just wanting to be in the after life rather than on Earth
• If they contemplate the reasoning behind their own life They may either be Dan Howell or really believe that they are pointless and not worth it to be around

These are just a few ways to spot someone with depression, or find out if someone close to you is self harming, but now that you know they do these things, you need to know how to help them with out driving them away.  If this person is saying that they don't believe life is worth living, don't tell them they can't and are not allowed to leave, comfort them with soothing words, telling them how much they mean to you and the world, tell them that shutting people out, or just wanting to give up entirely, is making the world loose an amazing person who can do some amazing things one day, once they beat the depression.

For people who self harm, find some time to be alone with them, and ask them how they are feeling that day.  Most people who hurt themselves don't like the idea of other people knowing what they are doing, obviously.  Every once in a while, tell them how much they mean to you, and how much it would destroy the people who love them to see them gone.  Don't expect this person to just throw away the razor, lighter etc. away immediatly, this of all things takes a long time to heal completely.

They best thing to do for this person in your life is to love them, and treat them as such.  I hope these tips helped some of you, and for all the people going through this, there are people who can help, counselors, free, confidential help, and me, of course :) Also put some tips that you have found in the comments below!

Hope you have a wonderful day/week/month/year/lifetime/beyond

Love Sam :)

Sam- Acceptance Of Others 11/9/15

'Ello all it's me Sam, back here because I wanted to make a post about something that I think is very important in this day in age, and that is acceptance.  Recently the world has been becoming more and more diverse, and the younger people like most of you don't really mind what someone's sexual preference is, what their race is, what your religion is, etc.  However there are still some people out there that don't think that anyone besides them is equal to them.  There are people who think they understand what others are going through but they don't.  This space that we have created together is going to be one of acceptance and love for one another, hate and disrespect is not tolerated here, and shouldn't be anywhere else, with that in mind, please try to refrain from putting down others opinions because they are not similar to your own.  If there is someone saying that they think people should wait to have sex after marriage and you disagree with them talk it out and inform them of why you have your certain opinion, perhaps they can change your views. This is true in any situation, even when you're not here behind a screen, try to be accepting of people like this in everyday life, even if you really, really want to throw a brick at them for being so wrong.  If you agree and want this message to be at the fore front of everyone's mind, post a comment to talk about your opinion, or tell a story about when you weren't accepted, because someone here will accept you when that person didn't :) Hope you have an amazing day/week/month/year/lifetime/beyond 

- Love Sam <3

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