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kryingdriller

I am turning into an ignorant cunt, I don't want to. Please help.

Context: I have always been the guy who was praised to be understanding and accepting of other ideologies. Basically, I checked all the necessary boxes to be a "good human being". I didn't care what others did in their life unless it bothered me. I never got 'triggered' by hate-bait posts on internet. I truly considered myself as a "happiness is all that matters" kind of a guy.

Shit started going down hill when I lost my father last year. my social interactions were down to zero. I spend almost all my time indoors, on my laptop consuming content. My work doesn't require me to go out and 'socialise'. I work from home and 'corporate politics' don't play a role in my job either.

My relationship (been dating my gf for 5+yrs now) and a handful of friends that I rarely go and hang out with are my only form of 'social interactions' that I have now. This lack of socialising had started to bother me and so I started filling my time with reading and "consuming" information to be a more "educated" human. But i don't know how good that has been doing to me. The more news or social media posts or any form of content I consume, the more ignorant I feel about myself. I see myself getting annoyed watching movies when the plot turns to favour ideologies that I don't relate to. And I hate that about this new me.

Nobody around me seems to feel this way. I guess that's because i have been trying my best to not be tagged with the insult of being an ignorant cunt. But I do feel like I am on the downward spiral to turn into one.

It would be great if you tell me what's wrong rather than just downvote this for whatever the reason might be. (obviously everyone can't go around explaining all their views but would be really helpful).

p.s sorry if this post is incomprehensible. Not being able to express my emotions is another thing I have started to face issues with. thanks to the lack of communication I need in my life right now. I have been diagnosed with clinical depression and feel that might be the reason behind this (i have zero clue if I am just using the depression as an excuse. i have stopped therapy as I can't afford it anymore).

Posted Jun 13, 2024, 10:40 AM UTC

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