[–] 81 points 10 hours ago (12 children)

I used to do this when I was on reddit from 2011-2026.

I did it because I'm a narcissist. Like actually, I was diagnosed with NPD in 2023. People disagreeing with me physically hurts. I don't know how to explain it but when a person has a worldview disagreeing with me, it feels like an attack on me and causes this kind of ache in my chest.

Everything just gets translated to, "Oh, you think this way? God, you're fucking stupid! I HATE YOU!" We cannot just disagree because my opinions and worldviews are so intrinsically linked with me. My whole world is me looking into a mirror and seeing nothing but my face. If it reflects something else, that's frightening.

I obviously am trying to be a better person now and don't react the same anymore, but in the day that is why I would do it.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago

    Video games. I got back into gaming and honestly my depression and anxiety have gone down. I been playing Boltgun 2 lately and despite how vicious the game is, it honestly does make me feel better.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    PTO is over and I'm going back to work at my federal contracting job I'm going to be laid off from in June, so now I have the joy of applying to jobs.

    And this current job market is really bad, to put is lightly. My anxiety is through the god damn roof and everything is terrible. At least my girlfriend is here.

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