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I will do those things ! Maginalist, you bring up an interesting point because I think that I only need therapy, journalling, etc. when I'm feeling down, but the truth is I get those same 'urges' when I am feeling fantastically and ecstatic -- something I am not as used to. I decided to take a walk, write down my thoughts and the poetry that came to mind.

I am curious if anyone has shared the experience of feeling really excited, happy, positive about the future, etc. and yet having no idea what to do with that energy. Its like I want to scream for joy !! In the past the only thing that has allowed it to continue, yet tamed that overwhelming feeling has been to share the joy with people I trust and who are in turn happy for me. I am just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this ? Thanks in advanced!

Hello everyone, I would like to express my desire to connect with others around my age (18). I want to get to know people of all ages and from all walks of life but this particular message is for the young men and women who, like me are interested in philosophy, self-growth and would like to build new, enjoyable, trusting relationships. My intention is to facilitate connections between young people and meet other individuals who are at point in their lives with whom I can relate, in terms of discovering one's passions, a career, a partner and so forth. Please PM me if you are also interested in connecting and getting to know one another! All the best to everyone; including you older folks with whom I am currently discriminating against and whose company I still very much enjoy and appreciate. Jake

I have no philosophical argument or topic to bring up but I did want to mention this. I wonder if anyone shares this reaction? It really bugs the sh*t out of me when people refer to virtuous women as unicorns. That sounds so incredibly debilitating. Like not only will I never be loved from a woman, but I will never even find one capable of such a thing. Beyond that, it feels highly provocative, immature and deeply undermining of any present or future motivation. For what it is worth, it also seems to me like the vast majority of men who refer to these women as "unicorns" have basically avoided all accountability and self-responsibility in their relationships; and instead blame the woman. I know that women refer to themselves as unicorns sometimes as well, but much more often its from men; and those are just my observations. Does anyone share this reaction?

I am just wondering if there are any plans to do a show on Silk Road & Ross Ulbricht. I think it would be a great way to reach more people, share a ton of invaluable information with the public and I would love to get Stef's analysis on the topic. For what it is worth this was also probably the most heartbreaking and tragic event I have been alive for. Another brilliant, innovative mind stolen by the state. Beyond that, I figure I would mention I have not drank, smoked or done any drugs in years, if ever, nor do I plan to ever again. I am not wanting a Silk Road because I would find it easier and safer to purchase drugs; if someone offered me free drugs now, I would 100% decline. I want a Silk Road because I know that many people appreciated avoiding further fearful, stressful, dangerous situations when purchasing their drugs. Thanks in advanced !

The proof of UPB is by consistency. Something cannot be universally preferable if it is logically inconsistent. I don't think you understand what universally preferable means. If an action is universally preferable, all parties involved must find it desirable. This cannot be the case though because murder involves a victim and people cannot desire to murder while also desire to remain alive while murdering.

This question popped into my head after watching a couple minutes of "Sex, Lies and Rinsing" -- I never finished it. Anyways, this doesn't really have to do with those men, but I wonder if for example a therapist having sexual intercourse with a client would be considered voluntary or involuntary? Assuming the client is voluntary in therapy, there is still a huge power differentiation and the therapist has knowledge and tools which can be used to manipulate the client. I can't think of many other situations like this, but still I think its an interesting question. I think it can be argued both ways that we physically chose to pursue that relationship and so it is therefore voluntary. But alternatively, it could be argued that our mental capacity and capability of making good decisions is being altered. I know, in the scope of things, this doesn't really matter, but I am asking out of curiosity. What do you all think? Thanks !

Oh my.. That is so tragic. Especially that some have children. Its truly heartbreaking.

Woah. I am so sorry to hear that Kathryn. It sounds like you are currently doing therapy with your current partner? Have you done / considered doing it alone, for yourself. You bring up some great questions, patterns and potential issues which sounds like you could benefit tremendously from working through in therapy. Again, I am so sorry to hear about your situation. I can't imagine being so invested in a relationships and finding out he may not be the right person for you. That is incredibly tragic and heartbreaking. My heart goes out to you and I really wish you the best.

You do not !

Don't give your kid time outs!! Be curious and perhaps ask him "Why are you yelling?", "Why are you frustrated?", "What can Daddy do to help you / make you happy?". What do you think ?

My apologies, the message wasn't very well written but my boss appreciated it !! My bad ! Mike, you can delete this post!

Hello everyone !! Hello Shnugwa, I actually just graduated high school 2 weeks ago (from a semestered school). Are you in college, living independently, working? What are your plans and aspirations? Hey Jecht, that is awesome to hear, I really appreciate you sharing ! It may be difficult climb, but it seems that the only alternative is falling to your demise (it sort of rhymes and I think is to a large degree true:). In any case, regardless of how hard things may be, and how it may seem like an uphill battle, atleast for me, I can also finally appreciate the tremendous relief and "ecstasy" from all the wonderful things in the world. I don't know if that makes any sense though. Honestly, I have had a wonderful experience with philosophy. It may has lead me to be very isolated from most people, but it has helped me grow tremendously, cultivate fantastic relationships with few, get me into therapy and really do the work; but mostly, it has brought clarity (what it really means and how) to fight the war against child abuse and support a more positive and peaceful world. What has your experiences been throughout the years? Wow. You discovered FDR at 14? That is awesome. I can imagine it has served you tremendously..? Ricardo, I am adding you right now ! Let's do it ! How about a facebook group too? Im on it right now and will post a link when I am done : ). I would love to connect. This post brought a smile to my face for what it is worth. Susana, heck yeah! I had to do a project for school and a friend of mine help me (see attached -- I don't know if it will work but the Bomb in the Brain, peaceful parenting message). Others have read RTR, etc. Every project I have done in school (even if just for my teacher) had some sort of, if anything, unrelated, explicit message of peaceful parenting, voluntarism, free-market, anti-govt, etc. Anyways, admittedly, a lot of people my age aren't as interested as I am. They may be supportive, but aren't willing to sacrifice toxic relationships, go to therapy, pursue truth no matter the cost whenever possible, and so on. I have certainly got a number of individuals into the free market, at the very least recognizing we should look to the free market, prior to government, recognizing that abuse is bad, becoming atheists, etc. In any case this is nothing in comparison to what needs to be done and can be done. I like to think I did the best I could given the circumstances, but I am far from satisfied. The work will continue and cultivating a more peaceful world will continue. I truly agree, I think to a very large degree it is really up to our generation. It has got to start somewhere, and the sooner younger people grow up to have and support positive relationships, the sooner we will be one step closer at achieving real freedom. The real prison I don't think is governments, but toxic relationships with one another on a personal, day-to-day level. I do agree. I think at the end of the day, it is up to everyone regardless of age, but in terms of weight upon society, I do think we hold the most power. Thanks everyone for sharing. Feel free to reach out, send me a message or add me on skype. I would certainly love to connect with all loving and motivated people -- regardless of age and gender. Let's make things happen !

Its not unfortunate, I don't think. It sounds like you are very intelligent and have a lot to offer the world. I am certain you will feel much more fulfilled and provide much more to world through your many future endeavours rather than incorporating what you didn't in your college essay. Just my brief thoughts. Continue to do what your doing or at least attempting to do; it seems to me like you are / will accomplish great things.

I don't understand the reasoning though... If you end up more intelligent, even more clear in your thoughts and reaction to aggression/threat, etc. shouldn't not spanking be the go-to?

First of all, I am really sorry you were in such a toxic relationship. Have you pursued therapy? It is possible that part of the relationship was / has been a pattern (with your parents / your mother & yourself / etc.) and that your parents may not have been so fond of her regardless. Anyways, just my brief thoughts. It would be interesting to explore further.

Reading UPB would answer your questions.

Don't settle for a bad therapist. I have been discussing with FDRers about therapy, and particularly with some, about the many "FDR therapist" -- who as far as I am concerned clearly incompetent. To start, I in no way intend to say they are all bad, but I am certain that there are some who are -- with whom I and others have worked with. In any case I just wanted to point a couple brief points. We all know working with a bad therapist is not only costly in terms of time and money --- but it is destructive to the mental health. When recognizing you have worked with a poor therapist you are forced to experience the pain of further betrayal from someone who's job it was to parent (or reparent) you. As far as I understand and have experienced, the therapist's job is to recognize and point out your patterns, offer tangible advice, provide insight on events and what may be going on, offer a safe, empathetic space and conversation, provide you with tools to further improve your well-being, and certainly be present in every moment. There are many problems with "therapists" who have not done enough of their own work --- mainly, they won't be able to help you with what they have not worked on themselves. This is inevitable. Once you bring up a topic in which the therapist has not worked through there are a couple possible outcomes. Either the therapist will not recognize what is going on, the therapist will have emotions come up which they will be forced to deal with -- which will inhibit their ability to focus and help you, the therapist will dissociate, or in covering up brought-up emotions, they will refuse to comment and help you with yours. These are just some of my thoughts which I wanted to write down. Am I at all on point? Way off? Please let me know! Be a skeptic; especially if part of you already is. **I say "you" as the person receiving therapy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d_LW6Ik38M&feature=youtu.be Video by Daniel Mackler. Excellent. I certainly agree that it is going against the current; in which most, if not all of us have no real, tangible certainty of what is to come of that. Any thoughts?

No one has to play anymore guessing games ----- politics and government is a big, fat joke that does nothing more than appeal to people's emotions to get what it wants.

As far as I know this has been addressed on FDR (and others--- Daniel Mackler, etc.) to exhaustion. It is most certainly unhealthy for one's mental health, puts physical health at risk and has no real long-term, positive value. Why would someone want to have casual sex with another person? From what I know, it is because they either don't mind messing with other people (they are cold), don't mind finding an escape (essentially an addiction) and / or are afraid of having a deep, intimate emotional connection. As far as I know, competent therapist would never recommend anyone go out an have a lot of sex with people you are very passionate or interested in.

someone else sent me to Sandman ... My entire view of the dude changed. "Sandman" and the MGTOW people are insane.... In my humble opinion. On the video I saw, and the comments, people were bragging about how they fucked around with random girls who had kids. Horrible stuff.

Hello everyone, I would like to express my desire to connect with others around my age (18). I want to get to know people of all ages and from all walks of life but this particular message is for the young men and women who, like me are interested in philosophy, self-growth and would like to build new, enjoyable, trusting relationships. My intention is to facilitate connections between young people and meet other individuals who are at point in their lives with whom I can relate, in terms of discovering one's passions, a career, a partner and so forth. Please PM me if you are also interested in connecting and getting to know one another! All the best to everyone; including you older folks whose company I still very much enjoy and appreciate. Jake EDIT: To those interested, we have grown steadily and significantly over the past while. Starting this group has been an incredible experience and I hope you are able to share a fraction of that! I can't wait to chat and meet you all !

Is there a difference between fear of rejection and fear of loneliness?

Hey everyone. This is just a picture I thought I would share. I made this a couple months ago in (high) school, photography class. Please share with me your thoughts! PS It may be a little lower in quality because of the amount of KB available to attach. I can send anyone a higher quality version if interested #BombInTheBrain