Hitting the Reset Button

[-Drifter-]

I'm long overdue to hit the reset button. My personality and world-view have become an ever more jumbled and complicated mess over the years of my (relatively brief) life. I've somewhat lost track of who I am and what I believe, the only real constant of my life being that I've become increasingly lazy, introverted, bitter and just... strange (possibly as a result of being my only source of amusement most of the time.) My circle of friends has shrunk down to about one person who lives with me who I don't even particularly care for. So, like I said, I need to reset.

But really, is that possible? Can a person simply clear everything they think they know off the table and start again? Has anyone here ever tried? Has anyone ever succeeded? I could use some help, and these days people on the internet are more or less the only people I know/feel comfortable talking to.

How do you go back to basics and start fresh?

 

[Irridium]

You could try getting Amnesia. But that probably isn't the safest thing to do.

 

[Tiscolfo]

Move, change your name, learn a new language, change how you look, change your back ground and forget everything you ever knew. Not a reasonable answer but really just let go of what you think and believe and let things come up to you and how you feel about each thing individually. and be a bit more outgoing if possible talk to random people and become friends maybe, or check out dagorhir and get active

 

[-Drifter-]

You could try getting Amnesia. But that probably isn't the safest thing to do.

Indeed, I'd prefer suggestions that don't involve brain damage.

 

[Megacherv]

Moving somewhere new is a good way. I'm gonna have to start afresh when I move for University, 70 miles is a long distance in this country.

 

[Blank Kold]

Personality is dictated by both nature and nurture. Short of artificially changing nurture, there is no reset button.

 

[Best of the 3]

Moving is good. It could be something simple that keeps you occupied I guess. New sport / hobby? Who knows.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Heh... you know, sometimes I would think that I would love to do that. I'm pretty sure it's impossible, unless you move to a different country all on your own. Even if everything goes horribly wrong, at least you'll have a story.

Also, it looks like you need to go watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Might change your mind a bit.

 

[kidwithxboxlive]

Well, you could build a time machine or the remote in 'Click' (i think its that, the film where he can skip, pause translate and stuff with a remote but its real life). Im pretty sure that would work

 

[-Drifter-]

Personality is dictated by both nature and nurture. Short of artificially changing nurture, there is no reset button.

You may be thinking about this too much in technical terms.