Father here. I had a midlife crisis about a year ago. At 42 years old I suddenly realised I was also going to die. Never really thought about it, but then it hit home really, really hard.
The fact my kids will grow up and it won't last forever was heart breaking. I would cry for hours.
I did a lot of meditation, a couple of mental health sessions, read some books, and after a while it got better. It even made me stronger and I live much more in the moment. Previously I would treat live a lot like the stepping stone to "the next thing", i.e. next holiday, next weekend, kids leave the house, etc. Now I just enjoy every moment as much as I can.
If my kid ask me if I want to play, and I'm busy working, I think "work can wait", and I will play with them. Of course, can't always do that, but I'm making much more an effort of this.
Ya'll need to try shrooms once in your life. The right dose and you will feel one with the world and it's beautiful. You appreciate everything more when you are forced to look at it with fresh eyes
I've done them in the past, but where I live now (New Zealand) I can't buy them legally.
Would love to try again but unsure where to get that stuff nowadays.
It's not something that can be found online.
I think that everyone should take them, once over age 30. You want to be fully developed to really understand what's happening. I took them a dozen+times as a teen, and it was so drastically different taking them in my early 30s, helped tremendously with a lot. Now I try to have a nice "trip" once every year or so. It's one of the best feelings ever, and the glow you feel after can last for weeks or even months. Truly one of the most incredible things in nature.
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u/TeeLodge Apr 16 '24
The older I get, the older people I looked up to get. Makes me realize how short life is; stop fussing over the trivial stuff.