Can you go outside? Find some contact with other living things? Start a new hobby? Anything to give you a little variety.
this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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I switched accounts because piefed.world is down again. I do take long walks outside at night. Finding people is tough because I'm in the middle of nowhere and I can't drive. The only time I can interact with people is when I go to work and that hasn't yielded anything positive. I have plenty of hobbies already, I just can't force myself to focus on them.
It sounds like you're describing the restlessness from lack of purpose or direction in life.
I think about my life as it exists, my life as I wish it existed,
This sounds like a great start for purpose and direction! It sounds like you have a vision of what you wish your life was like. How are you doing with your planning and execution on making your life go that direction? That's purpose. That's direction. For me, it quiets the restlessness. If I make progress that day on my plan or execution, when I lay my head on the pillow at night I know for sure if I've taken a step toward where I want to go. For me this has been a tremendous source of comfort.
I just want it to stop. I can’t focus on anything, even videogames which I very much enjoyed. I just sit and rot.
I've experience this too in the past. Those things aren't satisfying because they are just distractions, and I have an awareness they don't change anything for me positively. I feel like I haven't earned that relaxation at that time, because I'm ignoring what I should be doing productively instead. This isn't to say that all distractions are bad, but only engaging in distractions, when you have something you want/need to accomplish, is bad. Relaxation is the reward for effort expended.
Have you ever completed a project or met a personal goal and had that restlessness go quiet, even for a short time?
Have you ever completed a project or met a personal goal and had that restlessness go quiet, even for a short time?
Actually yes. When I was diagnosed with OCD, I made lots of life changes. I got on medication and was attending therapy regularly. I confessed things to my therapist that I thought I'd take to the grave which really helped. Things were going good until I had a falling out with a friend who treated me like shit. Then there was another friendship that I fucked up. I could have avoided both situations entirely but hindsight is always 20/20. That in combination with some other things sent me into an even deeper depression than before. I pretty much reverted to my old ways. I'm still on medication but it doesn't help like it used to.
Still, I remember what it was like to be in relatively good spirits. I miss it so much. I wish I could be that version of me again. I liked him (mostly). I wasn't scared like I am now. I had a positive outlook.
I wish I could just shut my brain off
Meditation will likely help:
That actually helped quite a bit. Thank you! I shall make this a daily routine. I appreciate it!
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Hey dude, I dont know what OCD is, but some problems you described seem to be from a single source I would assume.
Wasting time watching porn.
If you want to have more time to spend on your hobbies, If you dont want to think and lust about aritifical porn, If you want to escape porn and get yourself busy reading something.
Then I recommend you to read this: https://easypeasymethod.org/
It helped me so much, changed my perspective around porn, and gave me more free time to use on personal hobbies.
Honestly man, give it a read!!
You will have something to busy yourself with, which I assume might relieve you from thinking about your regrets. AND will help you become a better version of yourself.
All the best dude, I hope this first step encourages you to do more.
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To me, doing yoga or meditation or sometimes working out the only thing that stops the thoughts. While yoga can be hard on your own, meditation is perfect for doing yourself. The point of it is to get rid of thoughts and be more in the present and accept it rather than dwelling on the past or dreaming of a future that doesn't exist.