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Date of upload: Jun 17, 2021 ^^
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When my whole Nihilism phase started around 9 months ago I remember feeling lost and meaningless, I was just floating in a huge empty space in my mind and it was an awfully painful spiritual wakeup call. At that time I started diving deep into Marijuana and Alcohol and I wasn't aware that I was losing who I was and digging myself into a super deep hole but in some way it was also a part of finding a little sliver of who I am now. Tom, When you said Nihilism kind of smacks you in the face and tells you to turn the fuck around that gave me chills man, Not once have I ever thought of it that deeply. All in all I'm extremely grateful for this experience that I'm going through. I've changed so many things that I do in my life and now I'm starting to feel so much better in my own skin, I'm not really "grounded" yet but I know I'm getting there. TO ANYONE WHO IS STRUGGLNG PLEASE PUSH THROUGH THE RAIN AND THUNDER! There's sunshine and rainbows at the end mannnnnn.
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Itās so weird how thereās a guy Iāve been following vicariously from the other side of the world for years goes through so many of the same stages as me. I was the guy who thought everyone should do psychedelics, I lived unhealthily mentally and physically, and a bad trip led me to rethink things. Iāve found myself becoming more and more grounded through physical training too.
Hats off to you Tom, and thanks for being so transparent and relatable. Respect from Norway!
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Hey tom I am extremely glad you overcame the deep darkness you had to go through. I remember your Iboga trip and the crisis u had afterwards, I knew you were gonna come out stronger out of it. Psychedelics are not all sunshine and rainbows, they sometimes force us into deep / dark corners of our being so we can face it develop our character even stronger.
Pain is the strongest teacher, pain points us to the path of healing.
A lot of people in the psychedelic community like to pretend their pain is not real (Pain is just illusion bro, it's all in your head, just think positive bro) and just place a bandage and a facade of 'positive vibes, raising frequency and all the other mumbo jumbo', what they're doing is delaying the inevitable, and the inevitable is facing the demons and going through the raw pain, as naked as possible.
You kept it real through this journey, you shared with us all the colors of the rainbow that you had to go through, you made people realise that this is not easy and not for everyone, and because of that I have a huge respect for you.
Here is the topic I think could be interesting:
- How to stay grounded while exploring the world behind the veil.
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In my experience, when your sense of meaning in life is forced onto you by others then Nihilism is a huge relief. A formerly toxic life meaning that was once seen as absolute and inescapable can now be washed away if one accepts that there is no logical basis for an absolute life meaning.
This is a precarious place to be though, without proper wisdom or intuition to create one's own personal life purpose from the ashes then a nihilistic person can become apathetic, resentful, or will even just cling to another toxic ideology.
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Thanks a lot for this video ! Your story is powerful, and I'm happy you feel grateful at this moment !
I remember going into some very dark thoughts too after some quite tough experiences, guided by some curiosity towards discovering the truth, which ended finally by shifting my focus from being grateful and embracing this reality through other aspects to being inside my head.. gratitude is a bliss man, keep it up !
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Good to see you and any other youtubers I watch being happy but also being able to be honest I haven't had an existential crisis but I'm only 27 you never know when things could happen good or bad in life but it's up to you to make it through those dark times when they come but also to be grateful for the good bits that can come with bad moments in life
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Nice to hear someone speaking so honestly about the truth of Psychedelics and the real risks they can pose. Every trip Iāve had has left me feeling empty and suffering with that sense of meaningless, even though theyāve all thankfully been short lived. I imagine you went through absolute hell. Good to see you came through it.
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@yourmatetom
2 years ago
Feel free to leave questions below this video, and I'll answer some next time :) DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL: https://youtu.be/TDdpRMAF-uA You are NOT God Documentary: https://youtu.be/OWsMTavHWfE The infamous Iboga Trip Report: https://youtu.be/cYSS_Csxzqw Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/yourmatetom Much love, Tom
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