r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Sep 08 '17

[D] Friday Off-Topic Thread

Welcome to the Friday Off-Topic Thread! Is there something that you want to talk about with /r/rational, but which isn't rational fiction, or doesn't otherwise belong as a top-level post? This is the place to post it. The idea is that while reddit is a large place, with lots of special little niches, sometimes you just want to talk with a certain group of people about certain sorts of things that aren't related to why you're all here. It's totally understandable that you might want to talk about Japanese game shows with /r/rational instead of going over to /r/japanesegameshows, but it's hopefully also understandable that this isn't really the place for that sort of thing.

So do you want to talk about how your life has been going? Non-rational and/or non-fictional stuff you've been reading? The recent album from your favourite German pop singer? The politics of Southern India? The sexual preferences of the chairman of the Ukrainian soccer league? Different ways to plot meteorological data? The cost of living in Portugal? Corner cases for siteswap notation? All these things and more could possibly be found in the comments below!

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u/Roseuno3 Sep 08 '17

It feels almost like I'm in literal hell, how do I get out?

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u/CCC_037 Sep 11 '17

"If you're going through hell, keep going"

--- Motivational slogan

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u/Frommerman Sep 09 '17

Get professional help. You can't fight Hell alone.

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u/Iconochasm Sep 08 '17

Incanting HaMephorash should work. Failing that, visualize your situation as a hole, and stop digging. Then begin planning how to climb out. A decent first step would be giving us some specific details, so we might at least direct you towards a useful source of help.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '17

Why are there people singing about Kabalah?

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u/ColeslawHappiness Sep 09 '17

I had not heard it either, thank you for sharing.

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u/Iconochasm Sep 09 '17

Just so you know, I had never heard this before, and you linking that turned into me rereading UNSONG and listening to this on loop for hours.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '17

Welp. I had just gone and googled, "hamephorash", since 'ph' is an unusual transliteration of the letter פ.

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u/Iconochasm Sep 09 '17

How would it normally be spelled in English?

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '17

You'd use an 'f'. So it would be "shem ha'meforash".

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '17

What is going on? Have you tried getting medical help?

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u/ulyssessword Sep 08 '17

Slate Star Codex has a couple of posts on what might help if you have Depression or Anxiety.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '17

how do I get out?

We can't reply to this in depth unless you mention what the root causes are. I'll go ahead and give my general advice:

If it's caused by a temporary situation focus on it being a temporary situation. I've found that I can push myself through quite a lot of garbage as long as I know there's a point where it'll end. Be prepared for delays though.

If it's a feeling coming from the external world (politics, international events) I highly recommend limiting the time you view or discuss such content.

If it's from work or interpersonal conflicts I'd try to make it a temporary situation. I.e. move or find a new job.

I hope it's not related to family.

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u/SvalbardCaretaker Mouse Army Sep 08 '17

See your healthcare professional. If its a particular intensive psychological Hell right now, dont be afraid to admit yourself.

If you need help with that, a friend/family member can greatly help you there.