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Lately, I've been having weird feelings. I feel like there's a vast void inside of me. Inside of my soul. I feel like I'm not living my life up to full potential. I feel like I should be doing more, but I don't know what. I feel unfulfilled.

It's a really weird feeling. I've never really had this before. It's kind of scary. If I feel unfulfilled now, how will I feel at the end of my life?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?

Perhaps you need to let Jesus enter your heart :rolleyes:

ice cream?

Footlong Subway sandwich!

Perhaps you need to let Jesus enter your heart :rolleyes:

What he sait, but minus the :rolleyes: and I actually mean it.

(So there, cynic.)

:fluffle:

Footlong Subway sandwich!

Actually, I wouldn't mind a chicken bacon ranch right about now...

Mmmmmmmmm...

What he sait, but minus the :rolleyes: and I actually mean it.

(So there, cynic.)

:fluffle:

It's not wise to allowed dead people to enter your body, they might have diseases or parasites.

If you're going to let Jesus enter yourself I suggest cooking him until the juices run clear and testing with a meat thermometer.

Volunteer work is a nice way to help fill anothers void as well as your own. Reading to kids or helping with their homework at elementary schools or the Boys & Girls Club. Visiting elderly people in the local nursing homes that have just been put there and never have visitors(youd be surprised how many have).

It helps others and makes you feel good on the inside as well.

It's in the air. Emptiness is contagious you know. Try filling it with something like chocolate or dry-humping.

I do quite regularily, but it could be my inability to cope with my existance being totally without inherant meaning or value, but, you'll get used to it.

Or die trying.

i do feel kind of empty right now, i have been sick and everything i did have inside me, is no longer there

but yes i also feel as if im have unfullfilled my duties, but i dont know what my duties are.

Actually, I wouldn't mind a chicken bacon ranch right about now...

Mmmmmmmmm...

And I was going to tell you; it's called hunger. You need to eat something ;)

And I was going to tell you; it's called hunger. You need to eat something ;)

Well, what do you feed your soul? Grits?

Well, what do you feed your soul? Grits?

chicken soup for the soul, duh...

It's not wise to allowed dead people to enter your body, they might have diseases or parasites.

If you're going to let Jesus enter yourself I suggest cooking him until the juices run clear and testing with a meat thermometer.

Totally heretical, yet totally hilarious... impressive.

If he were talking about a physical hole in him that needed filling, you might even be right. But he's not, and the only way I know of to fill the soul-hole is to let your creator fill it.

Of course you won't believe a word of it, but maybe he will, if he really is looking for a solution, not banter.

was that a subversive attempt at starting a thread on religion without getting people pissed off and your thread promptly dying?

If not, I say join a sports team. Or just run, or work out. Endorphines are lovely things to have pumping through your bloodstream ;)

P.S: DRUGS ARE BAD :mad:

Of course you won't believe a word of it, but maybe he will, if he really is looking for a solution, not banter.

If he's looking for a solution, it's in learning to cope, not clinging to myths, but of course you won't hear a word of it, because after all Jewish myths are the truth, not like those silly Greeks, Norse, or even other Caanites.

P.S: DRUGS ARE BAD :mad:

PPS: Drugs are perfectly acceptable when used in moderation, and not used to cover ones problems. If you say drugs are bad, but drink you're a bloody hypocrit.

You could try taking a few days off to meditate and fast (and if you really want to get into it, spend that time sleep or contact with the outside world). You might figure out what is wrong with you, you might decide that physical comforts are worth more than spiritual ones anyway, and you might get that hallucination where you think your hands are plotting to destroy you so you hancuff yourself to a radiator (and then have to call 911 using only your nose and mouth to manipulate the phone).
You can reach some bizarre conclusions about life on hour #81 since your last conversation, nap or sub sandwich.

I could tell you, but I suspect it wouldn't go over well in NS General, you can TG me if you really want to know, but I also suspect that you already know. ;)

Lately, I've been having weird feelings. I feel like there's a vast void inside of me. Inside of my soul.I feel like I'm not living my life up to full potential. I feel like I should be doing more, but I don't know what. I feel unfulfilled.

It's a really weird feeling. I've never really had this before. It's kind of scary. If I feel unfulfilled now, how will I feel at the end of my life?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?

There is entirely to much peer pressure in modern society to 'be someone' or 'make a difference' or other such pablum.

Apart from the fact that that type of behaviour is inherently anti-social - the 'being someone' or 'making a difference' part - thinking that it is necessary is bound to lead to depressed thoughts.

Instead of worrying about these abstrations, just try and find pleasure in every day. And live a modest life, devoted to doing the things that you enjoy, not the things that other people think you should enjoy. Remember: man is mortal, and the gods are indifferent.

I could tell you, but I suspect it wouldn't go over well in NS General, you can TG me if you really want to know, but I also suspect that you already know. ;)
This has something to do with a giant dildo and a rock shaped like Elvis Costello doesn't it?
You new cultists are all the same, with your rocks and your sex. What happened to the good old fashioned values of teen pregnancy and objectifying women that made this country great in the good old days of 2005?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?

you can always get a goat. ifya know what i mean...;)

This has something to do with a giant dildo and a rock shaped like Elvis Costello doesn't it?

:eek:
who told you?

:p

you can always get a goat. ifya know what i mean...;)
Pets are always nice for companionship.

:eek:
who told you?
No one, for I have just fooled you into revealing yourself! Now I will send a message back in time, informing myself of your cult, so that I will know to mention, so that you will confirm it, so that I can send a note back in time to myself, so that I will know to mention it, so that you will confirm my suspicions, and then I'll know to send a note back to myself, which will cause me to subtly ask you, then I'll . . . .
*Head explodes*

No one, for I have just fooled you into revealing yourself! Now I will send a message back in time, informing myself of your cult, so that I will know to mention, so that you will confirm it, so that I can send a note back in time to myself, so that I will know to mention it, so that you will confirm my suspicions, and then I'll know to send a note back to myself, which will cause me to subtly ask you, then I'll . . . .
*Head explodes*
hehehe......you fell for my plan to trap yourself in a temporal paradox.......wait a minute......if your head exploded you can't hear me.........or can you?:confused:





:D

hehehe......you fell for my plan to trap yourself in a temporal paradox.......wait a minute......if your head exploded you can't hear me.........or can you?:confused:
How would I be hearing you through a text based medium anyway? And if my head exploded, why do I still have this goofy hat?
More importantly, if my head explodes before I send the message, then I'll never know how to start the paradox, which would preserve my head, and then I'd, um, be, er . . .
*head resplodifies*

How would I be hearing you through a text based medium anyway?

I am unable to comment.......it might reveal our true intentions through your discovery of our technology..............................oops, I have said too much

And if my head exploded, why do I still have this goofy hat?

if you don't know, I'm not gonna tell ya.
More importantly, if my head explodes before I send the message, then I'll never know how to start the paradox, which would preserve my head, and then I'd, um, be, er . . .
*head resplodifies*
*slow-mo replay of head resplodify-ing*
yes..yes, all is working out well.........

I do quite regularily, but it could be my inability to cope with my existance being totally without inherant meaning or value, but, you'll get used to it.

Or die trying.
Aw, you sound so much like me. I hate me....:(

Well, at least it didn't turn into a political discussion.

Well, not yet...

*slow-mo replay of head resplodify-ing*
Great! I love slow-mo replays! They kick ass! :D

I am unable to comment.......it might reveal our true intentions through your discovery of our technology..............................oops, I have said too much
But if you really had said to much, couldn't you just delete it? Unless you wanted me to know that you didn't want me to know about your new technology. Or maybe you just want me to think that you don't want me to know what I don't know about your new technology.
Unless that was the plan you had in the first place, and want me to think that you want me to think that you don't want me to know what I don't know, so that then I would launch an investigation and fall for your clever ploy. Or maybe . . .
*head explodes again*
if you don't know, I'm not gonna tell ya.
But if . . .
Ah, I see your ploy now. Very clever, you're just going to keep this up until I run out of extra heads, right?
Unless you really don't want me too look into the hat angle, and the rest was just a clever subterfuge to get me to pass this one. But how could you know I would reach this point if that wasn't your plan all along and . . .
*Double explosion*
*slow-mo replay of head resplodify-ing*
yes..yes, all is working out well.........
Yes, I believe that we have successfully destroyed this dead horse to the point that no one will recognize it. Though I have gone through my entire selection of goofy hats in the process, it will have been well worth the sacrifice.

I also see that my thread has gone massively off topic.

Good job.

I also see that my thread has gone massively off topic.

Good job.

i blame you...

Do I? Have for the last 17 years.

i blame you...

SI! Where the hell have you been?! I haven't seen you around for months!

Here’s something a little more original (okay its very old but maybe new to you)

Finding yourself can help, I'm from Australia and the aboriginals here have an old method for curing psychological problems called a Walkabout, it more or less walking off into nature and fending for yourself, walking, the time alone in the wilderness is a great, I’ve done it (just for the experience) 4 days walking alone, (ok I cheated I carried food and water and a sleeping bag) it leaves everything in a new light and gives motivation to all those idea's that seemed trivial. Generally if you are troubled the idea is to keep walking until your troubles go away, the hardships are what makes you forget your troubles, when your more worried about your next meal or sitting in the rain all night, you tend to forget trivial things like work, friends, relationships etc.

SI! Where the hell have you been?! I haven't seen you around for months!


prison...

:p

Here’s something a little more original (okay its very old but maybe new to you)

Finding yourself can help, I'm from Australia and the aboriginals here have an old method for curing psychological problems called a Walkabout, it more or less walking off into nature and fending for yourself, walking, the time alone in the wilderness is a great, I’ve done it (just for the experience) 4 days walking alone, (ok I cheated I carried food and water and a sleeping bag) it leaves everything in a new light and gives motivation to all those idea's that seemed trivial. Generally if you are troubled the idea is to keep walking until your troubles go away, the hardships are what makes you forget your troubles, when your more worried about your next meal or sitting in the rain all night, you tend to forget trivial things like work, friends, relationships etc.

Hmmm...that sounds interesting. I shall investigate more.

I also see that my thread has gone massively off topic.

Good job.
sorry. :( It's not personal, besides you didn't TG me for the answer anyway, so I had nothing else to do..........

I will behave from now on I promise. ;)

prison...

:p

Dammit, I told you not to fondle the horse in public!

I also see that my thread has gone massively off topic.

Good job.
That's okay. Sometimes off-topic things inspire some random philosophical epiphany. I recommend meditation and not sleeping for as long as you can. Eating's okay: it keeps you awake. Eventually, you will decide to do something worthwhile....or become a worthless bum like me....either way the situation will be resolved.

sorry. :( It's not personal, besides you didn't TG me for the answer anyway, so I had nothing else to do..........

I will behave from now on I promise. ;)

Sorry. I've been neglecting the thread. I just tracked down my best friend from elementery school that I had lost track with. It's amazingly easy. With just the name and the hometown, I got his Xanga. And he writes. I guess xangas are good for something...

And please TG me your answer. I do look forward to it.

Dammit, I told you not to fondle the horse in public!

i know :( . everything was fine until the cops got the home video...

i know :( . everything was fine until the cops got the home video...

Now that we've got the customary humor, sarcasm, and punnage out of the way, where have you been? I missed your humor.

Now that we've got the customary humor, sarcasm, and punnage out of the way, where have you been? I missed your humor.

well, over winter break i had no computer. then i got back to school and had a butt load of work. when i started the school year i was telling myself "im going to get all A's this semester." and then over last few days ive decided that C's are good enough. so im back to waste many hours of my day at NS...

well, over winter break i had no computer. then i got back to school and had a butt load of work. when i started the school year i was telling myself "im going to get all A's this semester." and then over last few days ive decided that C's are good enough. so im back to waste many hours of my day at NS...

Yay for wasting time and getting mediocre grades!

You're at Uni, right?

(I feel so British...)

I had that once and then had an epiphany like I was gonna do something great. So I cranked out a story. It's weird whenever you feel empty or void you have this strange feeling that something's gotta happen you don't know but you know it's coming.

I had that once and then had an epiphany like I was gonna do something great. So I cranked out a story. It's weird whenever you feel empty or void you have this strange feeling that something's gotta happen you don't know but you know it's coming.

Yeah, I kind of feel that too. Like something is going to happen. Something Big. And I have to wait. And that's the hard part,

I had that once and then had an epiphany like I was gonna do something great. So I cranked out a story. It's weird whenever you feel empty or void you have this strange feeling that something's gotta happen you don't know but you know it's coming.
But what if it comes and you still aren't fulfilled?

Yay for wasting time and getting mediocre grades!

You're at Uni, right?

(I feel so British...)

yeah, wku. its been in the new recently (it involves a goat). lol

yeah, wku. its been in the new recently (it involves a goat). lol

Goats don't survive up here. We have snow. It's weirdly soothing.

Sorry. I've been neglecting the thread. I just tracked down my best friend from elementery school that I had lost track with. It's amazingly easy. With just the name and the hometown, I got his Xanga. And he writes. I guess xangas are good for something...

And please TG me your answer. I do look forward to it.
you officially have a very long very personal TG.......;)

South Islands I've had the same exact feelings there too and something big will happen, because you can feel it. It's like all thse feelings are charging up for one big event or climax in your life, and you finally realize what it is and what you have to do to fulfill it. Your thoughts will start becoming coherent and everything will start to piece together and that strange feeling will ultimately culminate into something great for you or anybody you are around. It also means your life is waiting to begin.

South Islands I've had the same exact feelings there too and something big will happen, because you can feel it. It's like all thse feelings are charging up for one big event or climax in your life, and you finally realize what it is and what you have to do to fulfill it. Your thoughts will start becoming coherent and everything will start to piece together and that strange feeling will ultimately culminate into something great for you or anybody you are around.
That's assuming, of course, something disastrous doesn't happen or you overlook your chance, or you're reading too much into fate and karma is going to eat you alive. :eek:

Goats don't survive up here. We have snow. It's weirdly soothing.

i really hate snow...

If you're going to let Jesus enter yourself I suggest cooking him until the juices run clear and testing with a meat thermometer.Sigged.

I'm going to add my vote to the "Get a pet" option.

Seriously, get a kitten or a puppy or some kind of large constrictor snake.

It could be you lack a purpose in life for which you genuinely have an emotional connection. Or maybe you just need a nap.

Lately, I've been having weird feelings. I feel like there's a vast void inside of me. Inside of my soul. I feel like I'm not living my life up to full potential. I feel like I should be doing more, but I don't know what. I feel unfulfilled.

It's a really weird feeling. I've never really had this before. It's kind of scary. If I feel unfulfilled now, how will I feel at the end of my life?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?

I frequently get that same feeling. I know exactly what I want to accompish in life. I know where I want to go, what type of person I want to be. But I haven't fulfilled any of these wants yet. I know that I'm going to have to put up with these feelings of unfulfillment for at least another 15 years, and it makes me feel absolutely dreadful. Life has become my enemy. It's far too monotonous. You get up, you eat, you go to school, you eat, you come home, you eat, you desperately try to find something that will take you attention away from life for a while, then you go to sleep and the process repeats over and over again. Any attempt to add some variation to life results in nervousness and inability to have fun due to one of my many phobias, change in this case. I absolutely hate life, yet I won't even allow myself to consider the alternative without first making an admirable accomplishment. Life. Can't live with it, can't live without it.

Lately, I've been having weird feelings. I feel like there's a vast void inside of me. Inside of my soul. I feel like I'm not living my life up to full potential. I feel like I should be doing more, but I don't know what. I feel unfulfilled.

It's a really weird feeling. I've never really had this before. It's kind of scary. If I feel unfulfilled now, how will I feel at the end of my life?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?

i hear ya
im gonna be out of school in about 8 months, and i dont know what im gonna do after i get out. like i havent got a purpose yet. which makes studying and actually doing assignments kinda pointless. which makes me feel pointless

my advice is talk to someone who can help you figure out where you're aiming at. do something.

and i should take my own advice.

hmmm. that was oddly therapeutic

oh and mines not really an emptiness i spose
more of a feeling that im not quite all there
like transparent, just floating along through life, not really being affected by stuff

yeh...

Sigged.

Woot.

I should remind you, Jesus with a pineapple glaze is sacralicious.

Woot.

I should remind you, Jesus with a pineapple glaze is sacrlious.

I would think the meat would be a bit tough.

I frequently get that same feeling. I know exactly what I want to accompish in life. I know where I want to go, what type of person I want to be. But I haven't fulfilled any of these wants yet. I know that I'm going to have to put up with these feelings of unfulfillment for at least another 15 years, and it makes me feel absolutely dreadful. Life has become my enemy. It's far too monotonous. You get up, you eat, you go to school, you eat, you come home, you eat, you desperately try to find something that will take you attention away from life for a while, then you go to sleep and the process repeats over and over again. Any attempt to add some variation to life results in nervousness and inability to have fun due to one of my many phobias, change in this case. I absolutely hate life, yet I won't even allow myself to consider the alternative without first making an admirable accomplishment. Life. Can't live with it, can't live without it.

That's the same feeling. That everything is a process and and it's a never ending cycle, you want it to end but your so conditioned to it though.

Are you in school. If so, try to join some school activiteis, and if your school does not ahve any, or one you like, TRY TO START ONE! It will give you something to do, a cause. You could also do some Volenteer work, I think that would help, or try to learn a new skill or hobby. Ice Skating, Another laguage, grow a garden, or get a pet. I think this things would really help.

Maybe your depressed, but dont think that yet. Try t get over it, not with pills. Those should be a last resort.

Or just go do stupid things with friends. Go to the mall dressed up really crazy (me and my friends do that), or when your at the store, do things like put giant boxes on condoms in old ladys carts, lol. Just make everything fun.

Dont give up, Life is too valuable to stop. Experince it for yourslef. Dont do drugs either, becuase when your not high, chanes are you will feel empty. what would you rather do, experence life on your own accords, or on drugs.

I'd agree without the sarcasm that Jesus would fulfill this problem, but at the risk of sounding too cotton-candy evangelistic, you've got to realize, Christianity doesn't begin and end with the "God shaped hole in your heart". Salvation, I would hope, would fill your heart with joy, but the filling your heart with joy aspect of it is the result of salvation where salvation is the objective, not the filling of one's heart with joy part necessarily.

go volunteer. I suggest tutoring at an elementary school...sometimes the little runts surprise you and say something that just makes you feel really good.

exercise can help too. Endorphin rush and all that rot. Or, go my way and get a piercing or tattoo.
same endorphins without all that pesky sweat and work.

Footlong Subway sandwich!

I expected Fass to say a footlong something else.

Perhaps you need to let Jesus enter your heart :rolleyes:

That's actually a great idea.

But if you don't want religion/salvation as your answer to this emptiness you feel, i suggest you find something to do to keep you busy; whether it's a hobby, a job, a sport to take up, whatever, if you're busy you won't have so much time to dwell on your emptiness.

and the funny thing about being busy is that, unless you stay busy cleaning your house or mowing the lawn all day (hehe), you're likely to be subjected to social opportunities (work, gym/fitness center, church as prime examples)... FRIENDS!

at any rate, here's a joke. I hope it makes you smile/laugh, if just for a moment:

This guy walks into his psychiatrist's office wearing nothing but Saran-Wrap underwear.

The doctor walks in and says, "I can clearly see you're nuts."


(or "your nuts" of course... this joke is better told orally)

find something or someone to care about properly. work, a woman, volunteering, exercise, jesus, hobbies, sport... it all just points to getting something of some meaning and importance in your life - something to care about.

as for living up to potential, you never know what that potential is until you test it. how can you test it? taking on a different job, or more work, or work harder - aim higher in the short term? bungee jumping? i don't know, but figuring out what that potential is and how to achieve it is half the battle (if you're anything like me and don't (didn't) have a clear direction to that potential and in life)

as a last ditch effort i'd say try and take a break - take a holiday - and try to reassess things

Lately, I've been having weird feelings. I feel like there's a vast void inside of me. Inside of my soul. I feel like I'm not living my life up to full potential. I feel like I should be doing more, but I don't know what. I feel unfulfilled.

It's a really weird feeling. I've never really had this before. It's kind of scary. If I feel unfulfilled now, how will I feel at the end of my life?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?
Learn to simply be, Grasshopper.

Learn to simply be, Grasshopper.
haha...that would have been mine, but I get looked at funny whenever I say it.

haha...that would have been mine, but I get looked at funny whenever I say it.

it's all in the delivery!

This guy walks into his psychiatrist's office wearing nothing but Saran-Wrap underwear.

The doctor walks in and says, "I can clearly see you're nuts."


(or "your nuts" of course... this joke is better told orally)

*throws rotten fruit* BOO!!! GET OFF!!!

To TSI, I'd recommend trying this joke on your friends:

Say: 'Ok, there's this pimp and he's got three hoes. He goes up to the first ho and says "give me the $50 you owe me" and she replies "But I only owe you $25!" And he slaps her *hand gesture* and says "Don't contradict me bitch!"

Then he goes up to the second ho and says "give me the $100 you owe me" and she replies "But I only owe you $50!" And he slaps her *hand gesture* and says "Don't contradict me bitch!"

Then he goes up to the third ho and says "give me the $200 you owe me" and she replies "But I only owe you $100!" And he slaps her *hand gesture* and says "Don't contradict me bitch!"

Then he goes up to the fourth ho...'

If your friends are paying attention one of them will say, "wait you said there were only three hoes!" and then you slap him and shout "Don't contradict me bitch!":p If they're not really paying attention just keep going until they realise what's going on.

Well it cheers me up anyway...

Clearly the answer you seek lies in beer and casual sex. combined in the correct proportions obviously. 30 - 40% beer is about right for me but my standards are low. You have to be careful though. If you get too drunk no one will sleep with you and you wake up hungover and feeling emptier than before. and if you dont get drunk enough youl just feel like your taking advantage of people.

haha...that would have been mine, but I get looked at funny whenever I say it.
Whether I "get looked at funny" regardless of what I say or do is a matter of total indiffence to me. :)

Chitlens!!!!!!!

Whether I "get looked at funny" regardless of what I say or do is a matter of total indiffence to me. :)
haha...its more the fact that getting that look from a room full of people creeps me out.

I say accept who you are today. Make the changes you need to become the person you want to be tomorrow.

You want to fill yourself.
I have two words for you.

Self Gratification (aka Spankin the monkey)

Works everytime for me

I've been feeling the same way recently.

What he sait, but minus the :rolleyes: and I actually mean it.

(So there, cynic.)

:fluffle:

He wanted a sense of purpose, not a sense of nauseia.

I can identify. But can't help.:(

Lately, I've been having weird feelings. I feel like there's a vast void inside of me. Inside of my soul. I feel like I'm not living my life up to full potential. I feel like I should be doing more, but I don't know what. I feel unfulfilled.

It's a really weird feeling. I've never really had this before. It's kind of scary. If I feel unfulfilled now, how will I feel at the end of my life?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?

I tried finding religion. Then I discovered my friends were all I needed. Now I feel empty reading this thread. It's like, just in the middle of my torso. God, it feels horrible. It's making me want to cry. Oh god I wish I hadn't read this thread...

:fluffle: Spend less time on your computer and more time around real people.

:fluffle: Spend less time on your computer and more time around real people.
Nah, real people suck. Avoid all people. Spend your time on introspection.:cool:

Perhaps join a club of some type? I just joined Phi Theta Kappa (honor society) and am already doing some service work. It feels good, real good. Sure, it's not something big or impressive, but it is important to the people affected by it.

Lately, I've been having weird feelings. I feel like there's a vast void inside of me. Inside of my soul. I feel like I'm not living my life up to full potential. I feel like I should be doing more, but I don't know what. I feel unfulfilled.

It's a really weird feeling. I've never really had this before. It's kind of scary. If I feel unfulfilled now, how will I feel at the end of my life?

Can anyone give TSI some advice?

The problem isn't you...it's East Lansing. I just graduated from Cooley and I know from experience that winter in Lansing is SOOOOO depressing. Wait till spring hits, everything will change.

Your body has been invaded by aliens.

I'm full. That is, full on value from the Taco Bell dollar menu.