life changing revelation

[blarghblarghhhhh]

the following story happened a couple of months ago now. Ive told very few people about it but now im comfortable enough with it to see if anyone else in the world has had a simular experience.

A friend of mine was in a very bad relationship. her boyfriend was verbally abusive and was using her for a free ride as fas as she would take him. I was unaware of how bad the situation was up until the night that this story begins. I dont remember what it was that was said that set it all off but whatever it was it made me incredibly defensive of my friend and want to beat the shit out of this guy. I layed around in my bed for awhile and felt strange but didnt think much of it. I brushed it off as just being extra emotional. eventually i went outside to smoke and the feeling was alot stronger at this point. After tossing it around it my head for awhile I recognized it for what it was. depression. It was different this time. I was above it. I was able to view this emotion that had haunted me for years from a detached distance in my head. It was a completely eye opening experience. I hadnt actually noticed that the feeling had disappeared from my life up until this point. Being able to view it objectively was like looking into my past and realizing why I did so many different things. It was very empowering at the same time.

so my question to you is have you ever had an eye opening experience such as this. it could be completely different, Im just curious to see what things others have experienced.

 

[THEMANWHOIS]

I used to be a jerk. Someone I always hated and I had always thought of myself as a nice guy. But I wasn't. I don't remember what happened to make me change but I just wanted to be a better person. Now I am super laid back and trying to be a good person. I hate looking back and what I used to be and want to just focus on the future.

 

[blarghblarghhhhh]

I used to be a jerk. Someone I always hated and I had always thought of myself as a nice guy. But I wasn't. I don't remember what happened to make me change but I just wanted to be a better person. Now I am super laid back and trying to be a good person. I hate looking back and what I used to be and want to just focus on the future.

I can relate to that to some degree. there was actually a song lyric that resonated with me alot about that something like "nobody treats people like people anymore"

 

[Kpt._Rob]

I've had plenty I thought at the time would change my life forever. But none that actually did.

 

[Generator]

I don't think so. I know what you mean though, as there have been times when I've viewed my life objectively and realized what my problem was, but as far as I know, I've yet to be able to change it. Actually, just recently I think I've come to discover a new problem I have, but I'm not quite sure what it is.

This post probably makes no sense to anyone but me, but what I'm getting at is, no I have not had any life-changing experiences; at least, not any that actually stuck.

 

[Ekit]

When I realized that god didn't exist.

And that I didn't really care.

 

[Riobux]

I think it may be when I was about 16 or 17. I was into reading at that point and had read a few books at that point (e.g. The Wasp Factory which I was given as a gift). I then remembered that someone had said 1984 was a very good book. So I picked it up and read it. While it seemed far off, it made so much sense and seemed to ring true of a lot of things I had observed in society. It rung true with recent wars, it rung true the amount of surveillance and even rung true about the idea of a government that wasn't trying to help it's citizens, but rather the other way around. They were abusing their citizens so they could have power and keep power.

It got me very into social psychology and sociology. It made me question things I had never questioned before like why people just accept the things they hate like the chav subculture. I think it's part of the reason why I find myself able to do better in sociology than I probably would of otherwise. After all, there's no fun to be had memorising different sociologists and their theories on certain phenomenons. However, I just find myself interested in what they have to say. I find it interesting how Marxists think that the upper class abuse the working class into creating labour so they can get rich, socialising them to accept the large economic gap. I find it interesting how self-fulfilling prophecy (and in rarer cases, self-negating prophecy) can influence how people turn up. I find it interesting how the media can twist people into a state of moral panic by creating folk devils and coming off as a moral crusader while all they do is exaggerate the news, make predictions and use symbolism of a culture, all while picking and choosing what to report to express their views. There's just so much. The only thing I've yet to understand about sociology is the severe lack of a sociology movement that strives for equality. That combines Marxism, Feminism and Black Feminism (because I can't think of a pure sociological movement that looks at ethnicity and discrimination) into one block of equality. One that strives for equality all the way. Sure, pure equality is a laughable joke because there are biological factors. You have men stronger than women due to testosterone. However, a lot of things are nurtured and socialised and these need to be stamped down to equality.

However, I will admit, I'm just ranting now so I'll leave it at that.

Edit: Money making isn't biological.

 

[S.R.S.]

Being introduced to Nietzsche. Other than that I'd say crying about something fictional (MUFASA!).

 

[blarghblarghhhhh]

also for me a little book called the matrix and philosophy and the part where they talked about platos allegory of the cave. that blew my 17 year old mind away.

 

[Velvo]

I think the biggest one for most people is when they realize that life isn't forever, when that really sticks anyways.

The recognition of mortality is a big one, indeed. I mean, sure, you always know that everything ends, but it takes a revelation to make it really sink in. It's an intensely personal experience.

 

[superbatranger]

After I learned the truth of the kind of person my dad was, I realized that not everyone is honest, decent, kind, trustworthy, friendly, nice, or even a good person in general. There are bad people who do things to others we can't really explain. Before that, I thought he was the best dad in the world, someone I could look up to, someone I could count on. But, that all changed.

 

[Velvo]

I think the biggest one for most people is when they realize that life isn't forever, when that really sticks anyways.

The recognition of mortality is a big one, indeed. I mean, sure, you always know that everything ends, but it takes a revelation to make it really sink in. It's an intensely personal experience.

Indeed. When someone dies, or a pet dies, it usually hits you more realistically then just thinking about it or seeing it in a movie.

I don't know, the Neverending Story? The swamp of sadness? That was pretty cry-my-eyes-out-everything-dies.

Maybe that one moment in Toy Story 3 will have a similar effect on today's kids...

 

[The Arc of Eden]

Sad to say, I've always had an objective view of everything and everyone including myself. I analyze and judge everything. I'm always aware of what needs to be done and how to do it, but I myself never do anything to create positive effects. I observe life, all of its complexities, and in the end I do nothing. It's been THE source of my depression. I believe it started when I was 10 when I realized God was just another fictional character created in a book of man. So I guess that was my turning point. Since then I've been nothing but a shadow watching the object I stem from at every angle. Watching it crumble with disdain for its architects, and offering nothing to stabilize its structural integrity.