There was a hole here

What do you do when videogames can't fill the void anymore?

I'm afraid I'm getting there sooner than expected.

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Drink.

watch some kino

Pressing f5 here.

Unironically this.

Play better games.

You would think that by the time you got bored of them, you might learn how to spell 'video games' in that time.

Alcohol and drug.
No, seriously. At this point it's the only thing left for me. I'm far too damaged to lead a normal life. I don't know how to be a functional person.

I'm thinking about watching movies, but given how it's less interactive and basically a similar thing I'm afraid I'll be delaying the inevitable.

Name some. I could really use Sup Forums throwing me a bone here.

I want to walk away from the abyss, not plunge into it head first.

I rotate my interests between books, movies, music, and games and try to occasionally interact with other people in social settings.

Walk the path of spirituality. Shrooms, lds and DMT all help

Watch Kamen Rider and Super Sentai

Go to the gym
Get a gf

Lift.

Join your cunt military

well to be honest im sick and tired with most of my games after clearing them once and only have like two AAAs i play atm and rest are collecting dust.

It sucks coz i used to like games but now even putting two hours to advancing storyline or playing MOBA feels like a chore.
I´m already trying to learn drumming death metal and drawing ecchi in case i just completely kill the need to play in my brains, that should be fun
What yall think is quitting before 25 for pussies? Should i keep going?

>living an incomplete life
>having a void

I'm not joking OP, do it. Just do some research before you do it, your not le taking drugs for ebin recreational trip dude, you can really find yourself and improve your life. In an alternate universe I'm sure this stuff is regarded as amazing medicine

I agree social interaction is pretty capital. I've started valuing my friends more as of recent.

I'm actually curious about this, but I have been depressed in the past and I'm afraid of bad trips. I want to experience it at least once, but I don't think the time has come yet.

Not into it, but Chroma Squad was amazing.

I have to get back to lifting, agreed. The gf thing... It's not easy for me, but I promise I'm trying.

Yeah, dressing a uniform and joining will surely make me feel less alienated. And, yes, that was sarcasm.

Share your knowledge, I beseech you.

Shut the fuck up

...

You should the fuck up, how much research have you done? Oh right none.

The past doesn't matter, just your present setting and mood. Read some books or youtube it. Definitely youtube alan watts and terrance mckenna

I would research it before trying, but my current mental state is suboptimal. I don't want to get into this while entering what it seems to be a low cycle.

Thanks for the pointers, though.

I recently started converting my loft into a big model railway, halfway through building the floor now.

It's good to find other hobbies and return to gaming when you're ready, don't rush it - maybe finish off the achievements/trophies you need on older games to give you a better feeling of accomplishment.

Nice. Wish I had a hobby.

>I'm actually curious about this, but I have been depressed in the past and I'm afraid of bad trips. I want to experience it at least once, but I don't think the time has come yet.
Mushrooms, regardless of the experience when under the immediate effects, are proven to have long term positive effects even after a bad trip due to some science shit about dopamine.

How old are you? I suggest start reading books. I advice against movies/tv series mainly because many of them released in last 20 years is lireally jew propaganda, dont pollute your mind with that shit (there are some that are worth watching but a lot of it isnt)
Also try anime (if you havent yet), now again alot of if is weeb shit, but there are some good series which will entertain you

Forgot to mention I'm also trying to finish KZ2 online - Pray for me brothers!

Watch anime

Suicide. It's the only way out.

Watch They Live. Film from the 80s. It's a near accurate representation of the world we live in. Free your mind.

you´re cool i like you
also fukken saved that raection image

Second this. I earn 900+ per mount in a third world country and i only use my money for buying food and prostitutes; that's the unique way for escaping from this shit tier reality

Recommend some anime

Long term psychotherapy

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I feel ya famalamborghini. I can't really play games for more than an hour these days. I picked up guitar and that's helped take up time a good bit. If you're really beat up about it, I've heard a hiatus helps.

It's all garbage so just watch JoJo because literally every anime ever is just JoJo but not as good unless you like slice of life autismo shit

>I want to walk away from the abyss, not plunge into it head first.
I'd say go to a psychiatrist, but he/she'll probably make you addicted to jew pills.

>I'd say go to a psychiatrist, but he/she'll probably make you addicted to jew pills.
See a psychoanalyst or psychologist or therapist or any other option really.

>Fucking up the reward system in your brain permanently
Shiggy

Stop spreading such misinformation. First thing my psychiatrist told me is that pills are great until you stop taking them. What they tell you is that you should take them at first to normalise your psyche qucikly, but the only thing that is going to fix you permanently is psychotherapy.

Taking antidepressants for the rest of yoyr life is only generally recommended for elderly patients.

What have you watched already and whats your experience with anime? Surely you have seen dragon ball atleast?

That's amazing. Having a passion really makes everything better.

I'll look into game series I've overlooked. Thanks, user.

I have that side-project on standby, but I'm grateful for the info.

26 and a half. Can you recommend any?

I will.

Any pointers?

I did. My bff loved it.

I already try to apply that to myself. Ancient stoicism being simply a precursor of that. Pretty neat stuff. I'd recommend everyone this handbook.
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I went when I was depressed. The pills really helped. Left them early this year as I thought I might be able to flight solo again. I was correct. I'm not feeling like that again, but I'm afraid of not being able to fill the avoid and relapsing at some point.

Azumanga Daioh
Watamote
Lucky Star
Burn Up W
Burn Up Excess
The Slayers

Plenty of waifus to choose from, tell them I said Hi

Dragon ball z and I love it
My friend recommended bleach and I hate it

That's as far as it goes I'm afraid

Good thing I have
>Books
>Cartoons
>Movies
>P&P games
>Card games
>Music

Get some other hobbies, holy shit.
If vidya is starting to wear you down try reading a god damn book.

If only you knew what you were talking about.
Please stop spreading misinformation.

>I went when I was depressed. The pills really helped. Left them early this year as I thought I might be able to flight solo again. I was correct. I'm not feeling like that again, but I'm afraid of not being able to fill the avoid and relapsing at some point.

Pills are a temporary fix that is supposed to help you get back on track fast. You will relapse if you don't go through psychotherapy.

I know this from experience.

Learn a skill. A real skill. Buy books on it.

I felt the void, then I bought books on learning how to play the guitar, and crocheting, and 3D modeling, and game dev, and all that. It scratches the same itch except you're bettering yourself as a person at the same time

Medication is meant to coincide with psychological evaluations, that's a fucking no-brainer.
A lot of people who are depressed don't actually realize medication isn't for them because they are depressed due to their environment or life decisions.
Medication really only works on people with chemical imbalances, and we don't know if OP is suffering from that or from low quality of life.

I had a (sort of) druggie friend who recently helped me try pot. We were going to do LSD as well, but I had a "bad" trip one of the times we smoked and for some reason that convinced him that I had "too many issues" and that it "might not be a good idea." Pretty much the only option I have now is to try ordering some online, but I hear wildly varying reports from "yeah the cops don't really give a shit if you just get a personal amount" to "don't do this it makes mustard gas!" What would you advise?

Don't do it. Ask your local catholic priest for guidance.

>What would you advise?
Stop being a paranoid delinquent and take control of your life.
Easier said then done.

Better yourself. Learn something. Imagine a you that you aren't utterly fucking disappointed in and work towards being that person.

The reason the hole is there is because you've spent so much of your life on a hobby that has done nothing to advance yourself as a human while other people around you are growing up and becoming successful.

help people

Setting, current mood and your intention are by far the most important things about taking those kind of drugs. Do some research. Do you want to gain anything from it or just go on a fun trip and forget your problems for a while?

>people around you are growing up and becoming successful.

You'd be suprised how many normies do nothing productive and don't feel bad about it.

Social interaction, while equally pointless as video games, is much better at filling the void.

Im in your exact situation OP, but most people here are probably aswell - thats why we're here after all.

I try to switch from
>big AAA titles
to
>Indie games
to
>online competetive
to
>games from childhood

But if it all doesnt do the job anymore, I try to draw and let some playthrough run in the background.
Thats probably not helpfull for you, if you werent into drawing already b4, but sometimes all you can do is take a break and go outside.
At the end of the day Im sure it draws you back to gaming

I hope to learn something about myself, or the world, or anything really. The pot story I mentioned happened within the last year; the reason I hadn't tried it until now is because I had zero interest in tripping "for the lulz" as the cool kids like to say.

Still, pissed at my "friend" as I am, he might have a point. I've always been a little troubled. Nothing like hallucinations or hearing voices or anything, but I've always just been really emotional and generally depressed, even since I was a little kid. I've spent a great deal of my life and the better part of the last ~5 years or so doing nothing but introspect, and it hasn't really done me any favors, so maybe something like LSD will just make it worse. Still, I figure having the option on the table is better than not.

Hit the gym it held me out of a depression

Is there a more incompetent intelligence agency than the CIA?

Heh not to sound like a complete noob but have you tried naruto (just avoid fillers episodes), hxh, if thats not your thing then try watching Berserk, its dark, bloody and serious and if that doesnt work then there is new dragon ball going on and its ok.
Now I suggest comedy, watch great teacher onizuka (older anime so animation is not that great).
Drama? Kokoro connect?

This is bait

I'd still try it at some point, but just focus on getting yourself in a good mood, I know it's hard to do but worth it. Search alan watts on youtube and listen to some videos thats sound relevant to you

No bait, I like trains, videogames and slice of life anime.

I'm a very happy and content person

What's the easiest way to get my hands on some? I don't really have any contacts to speak of, unfortunately.

Dark net?

I'll try, but I tend to orbit morbid shit like Ningen Shikaku, The Maimed and related stuff. I enjoyed those but not sure if they're healthy in my situation.

I try to apply psychotherapy to myself. I know I might be a biased observer but I'm good at spotting counter productive thoughts and nip them in the bud.

I'm a stem fag, employed and all. I'm trying online courses to find something that actually awakens a passion in me like the one this user has. It shows some promise.

I'm actually not doing that bad.

That's some fucking brutal webm.
I'd like to train service dogs. That'd be awesome.

This. Social interaction is GOAT.

I'll cycle through hobbies and try my luck.

Having a routine helps, and even more if you get results. Good advice.

I'm sure there's plenty of them. It's just that the CIA are in many theaters and thus their incompetence shows more often than other countries' spy agencies.

Finished reading Oyasumi Punpun recently. Good and morbid shit.

Kino's Journey?

Is this shit as good as it sounds? I heard about it awhile back but never got around to watching any of it.

I liked that anime.

The biggest problem with this is getting some buttcoin

It's different, so that did it for me.

MOTH

>stem fag

That can range from a braindead corporate/gov't IT job to nobel worthy biochemistry research.

>What do you do when videogames can't fill the void anymore?
I had a few tough years and after that I joined the military.

Things changed.

Not nobel-worthy implies braindead?

If someone says something can range from 0 to a 100 does that mean there is no 1-99?

I mean working for corporate/government doesn't seem to imply braindead to me.

You play any of the following, preferably all of them:
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Silent Hill 2
Okami
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
The Last Guardian
SOMA
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Journey
Demon's Souls
Dark Souls 1
Bloodborne
BioShock 1
BioShock 2
Witcher 1
NieR
NieR: Automata
Drakengard 1
Drakengard 3
Alan Wake
Metro 2033
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Portal 2
God of War 2

Should keep you occupied for a whille.

>journey
>buoshocks

But I've already watched all the Evangelion and Kara no Kyoukai movies multiple times.

If you are the IT guy in some government office/school that pretty much is the lowpoint of STEM and lower than what most humanitiesfags will do.

I'm gonna learn drawing so I can draw waifus with horrible tentacle dicks

That still leaves 23 (twenty-three) other games to enjoy.

I was thinking of learning to draw to. What peripherals and software is best to use? Or pencil and paper?

I just use pencil and paper, I have a intuos 3 but I don't feel like using it yet

Not him but pencil and paper first then Wacom Intuos tablet (Medium) with Krita is a pretty standard way of getting started.

Thanks. I'll go through those. I'll have to emulate some though.

Here's the only advice advice you'll ever need, OP:

kys

Thanks

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Misc: Having Kids

>Okami

Shit game because it emulates the worst qualities of Zelda. It's Wind Waker/ Skyward Sword tier.

Instead, I recommend OP buy a switch and play Zelda. Along with party games and friends. Humans are social creatures. Feeling down? Try relating to the people around you. Chances are, you'll find you're not alone.

Kind of an animated Gulliver's Travels.

>saying art when you really mean visual arts
this really annoys me so stop

>try to become more social slowly by engaging in really non-normie groups on campus like traditional games club and historical reenactors
>too socially retarded to make colleagues or even engage properly with people there
>play one session of Dark Heresy which is akward as fuck because of me
>go to a couple of trainings with the historical reenactors
>leave after a couple of months because I made no social progress

How do you social interactions? Even nerds are way above my abilities.

>Car Flipping

Do you mean antiques? Because cars drop in value crazy fast otherwise.

no

>Triggered by semantics of one word in a large post.