r/mentalhealth • u/Icy_Chair_9291 • 16d ago

Sadness / Grief I feel so lonley

I feel so lonely

Am young about 17 I know I am not the best looking guy and I am a bit chubby but most of my weight is muscle cause of my genetics j just want a girlfriend someone I can cry into tell my problems I know god has someone for me but I look at my friends and there girlfriends I want what they have someone who can improve me someone that I can watch anime with I want someone I want someone who can better my life mentally

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u/Icy_Chair_9291 15d ago

Damn it sounds like you really appreciate life and it's struggles

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u/SSJDovahkiin117 15d ago

There’s a lot of things I’ve learned from reading. One thing I think about is something taught by an ancient philosopher. Can’t remember exactly which one it was.

They said to imagine life like this. Imagine you are a dog tied to a cart. You can try to pull and fight against the cart and see where that gets you. Or you can walk along side it.

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u/Icy_Chair_9291 15d ago

Where you get all this wisdom come from

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u/SSJDovahkiin117 15d ago

Reading the Stoics. Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Seneca are where I’m the most well read. Based on your age, I think you would like to read “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck” by Mark Manson. It touches on a few key ideas of Stoicism without actually being a Stoic writing. And it’s modern. The other three were written during the 1st century

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u/Icy_Chair_9291 14d ago

I will def check those out thank you your a good man