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SheepKing

It seems to me that back in the day I was really excited about "psi". I remember when I first started practicing psychokinesis all those years back (Yeah, I guess it has been that long), and just practicing hours on end with no results, but still excited and still waiting for the second that something moved.
I remember walking home from school everyday imagining myself covered with energy, moving it around, shaping it, playing with it. I'd walk through the hallways projecting images of random things in areas. Clouds, Spiders, Fire... And I got some really strange responses from people.
There was this sort of unyielding desire to be able to do this amazing stuff.
But now; I'll be lucky to be excited if anything psychic happens. It's just not a big deal anymore. Sometimes I still think "That was pretty cool.", or I'll briefly discuss something that happened with someone else. But most of the time, playing with psi doesn't make me feel like I want to keep doing it. If I close my eyes to meditate and practice, I'll get bored and fall asleep.
Where'd the emotion go?
I can see this as a fundamental problem that people in general have. They are initially excited for a while about something, but as time goes on that feeling fades. This question of where did the emotion go brings us back to many portions of our life. Perhaps identifying why it happens, can help identify how it can be solved.
What is an area of your life that you where excited about, that you have you dreamed about... Yet as time passed you slowly lost the enthusiasm?
It seems to me that back in the day I was really excited about "psi". I remember when I first started practicing psychokinesis all those years back (Yeah, I guess it has been that long), and just practicing hours on end with no results, but still excited and still waiting for the second that something moved. I remember walking home from school everyday imagining myself covered with energy, moving it around, shaping it, playing with it. I'd walk through the hallways projecting images of random things in areas. Clouds, Spiders, Fire... And I got some really strange responses from people. There was this sort of unyielding desire to be able to do this amazing stuff. But now; I'll be lucky to be excited if anything psychic happens. It's just not a big deal anymore. Sometimes I still think "That was pretty cool.", or I'll briefly discuss something that happened with someone else. But most of the time, playing with psi doesn't make me feel like I want to keep doing it. If I close my eyes to meditate and practice, I'll get bored and fall asleep. Where'd the emotion go? I can see this as a fundamental problem that people in general have. They are initially excited for a while about something, but as time goes on that feeling fades. This question of where did the emotion go brings us back to many portions of our life. Perhaps identifying why it happens, can help identify how it can be solved. What is an area of your life that you where excited about, that you have you dreamed about... Yet as time passed you slowly lost the enthusiasm?

Last edited by SheepKing, 4 years, 7 months ago
Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

joke-lain

You finally got control over your psi, and it became an everyday thing to you. It is very clear to me what happened to the emotion. You got bored. Its quite like having a crush, but nothing new happens and sends you farther down that exciting path and you loose sight of it.(this is assuming you didnt find anything wrong with the guy) A better example would be taking drugs of having sex(...) You're brain is exciting and reacts in many ways at first, but it gets used to it and after awhile you have very little emotion towards it
if you dont have withdrawals when you try to stop doing "psi" for longer periods of time, then sex would be a better explanation. And I'm not trying to sound stupid or immature using sex as an example. I'm just trying to give you an example that makes alot of sense.
You finally got control over your psi, and it became an everyday thing to you. It is very clear to me what happened to the emotion. You got bored. Its quite like having a crush, but nothing new happens and sends you farther down that exciting path and you loose sight of it.(this is assuming you didnt find anything wrong with the guy) A better example would be taking drugs of having sex(...) You're brain is exciting and reacts in many ways at first, but it gets used to it and after awhile you have very little emotion towards it if you dont have withdrawals when you try to stop doing "psi" for longer periods of time, then sex would be a better explanation. And I'm not trying to sound stupid or immature using sex as an example. I'm just trying to give you an example that makes alot of sense.

Last edited by joke-lain, 4 years, 7 months ago
Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

SheepKing

This is a possibility; I do not know how valid the relationship between psi and a drug could be. I've never experienced Psi withdraws and I don't believe in vampirism. But the loss of enthusiasm could be boredom.
This is a possibility; I do not know how valid the relationship between psi and a drug could be. I've never experienced Psi withdraws and I don't believe in vampirism. But the loss of enthusiasm could be boredom.

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

joke-lain

yeah thats what it usually is
yeah thats what it usually is

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

SheepKing

Usually based on what? Your response seems generalized to me.
Usually based on what? Your response seems generalized to me.

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Dash

well when you first start out, its like a game, you have fun because your practicing things that are, dare i say.. "magical"
and after a while.. it becomes common, nothing challenges your beliefs and nothing provokes your creativity, because your stuck trying the same things over and over in an effort to get better, and then it becomes like work
a good chunk of people that do this only want proof anyway, so as soon as there is some.. its like.. "oh... ok.. thats real.. ..." and they lose interest
we need to play.. have fun.. try different ideas, and be in it for psionics itself to actually make it into a positive, productive thing..
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its like DDR with only one song
well when you first start out, its like a game, you have fun because your practicing things that are, dare i say.. "magical" and after a while.. it becomes common, nothing challenges your beliefs and nothing provokes your creativity, because your stuck trying the same things over and over in an effort to get better, and then it becomes like work a good chunk of people that do this only want proof anyway, so as soon as there is some.. its like.. "oh... ok.. thats real.. ..." and they lose interest we need to play.. have fun.. try different ideas, and be in it for psionics itself to actually make it into a positive, productive thing.. //// its like DDR with only one song

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

ahmad

Sheep, psi, is very similar to a toy, you know, like when you were a kid, and you wanted to buy a toy or a game, so you keep nagging to your mother, or father to get it for you, and once you get it, you just play with it for a few months, sometimes even days, and then you get sick of it. All people are like that, even adults, they want the things they dont have, but once they obtain it, they quickly get tired of it.
Sheep, psi, is very similar to a toy, you know, like when you were a kid, and you wanted to buy a toy or a game, so you keep nagging to your mother, or father to get it for you, and once you get it, you just play with it for a few months, sometimes even days, and then you get sick of it. All people are like that, even adults, they want the things they dont have, but once they obtain it, they quickly get tired of it.

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Sean

To Sheep's original post...
I notice myself doing that for a lot of things. My solution was to collect as many "hobbies" as I could handle. The minute I start getting bored with one, I can shift my focus completely to another. Work on that for a while... then shift to another... then work on that... then eventually come back around to where I started.
My current cycle is like: ALW (Lottery -> Trance -> OBEs) -> Programming (codeTank -> game programming) -> Music (Finding new bands -> Guitar -> Piano -> Composing)
Lather, rinse, repeat. Over the years I've become good at a lot of things as a result. I never fear becoming bored in one area, because usually that means something else has grabbed my interest, and I work towards that instead.
~Sean
To Sheep's original post... I notice myself doing that for a lot of things. My solution was to collect as many "hobbies" as I could handle. The minute I start getting bored with one, I can shift my focus completely to another. Work on that for a while... then shift to another... then work on that... then eventually come back around to where I started. My current cycle is like: ALW (Lottery -> Trance -> OBEs) -> Programming (codeTank -> game programming) -> Music (Finding new bands -> Guitar -> Piano -> Composing) Lather, rinse, repeat. Over the years I've become good at a lot of things as a result. I never fear becoming bored in one area, because usually that means something else has grabbed my interest, and I work towards that instead. ~Sean

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

SheepKing

Sean: Interesting solution. Would you happen to know off the top of your head the general time frames that all this happens in for you?(How long it takes you to get bored of something?) Weeks/Months?
Sean: Interesting solution. Would you happen to know off the top of your head the general time frames that all this happens in for you?(How long it takes you to get bored of something?) Weeks/Months?

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Sean

About 2 weeks - 2 months... usually in that time frame. One month per hobby is normal for me.
~Sean
About 2 weeks - 2 months... usually in that time frame. One month per hobby is normal for me. ~Sean

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Linked

well i've been practiceing psionics and have only lost about 10% of my origanal enthusiasum. i seem to be able to spark emotions inside myself though so i might be cause my own enthusiasum to be renewed. :|
well i've been practiceing psionics and have only lost about 10% of my origanal enthusiasum. i seem to be able to spark emotions inside myself though so i might be cause my own enthusiasum to be renewed. :|

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

joke-lain

to sheepkings second post.
I meant it was usually boredom. Sorry it was geting late and I was tired (like I am now)
to Dash's first post.
There was once I sent out a weird email about magic. My Ex (freak when it comes to psi) Completely yelled at me and told me I had no Idea what I was talking about and that I didnt even get to understand the meaning of magic. Then he told me later that he had a weird experience with it. (sorry if I keep refering to him, but he is the one of only 2 psi practicing person I know.)
I still had the email, I would post it up. I'll try looking for it.
to sheepkings second post. I meant it was usually boredom. Sorry it was geting late and I was tired (like I am now) to Dash's first post. There was once I sent out a weird email about magic. My Ex (freak when it comes to psi) Completely yelled at me and told me I had no Idea what I was talking about and that I didnt even get to understand the meaning of magic. Then he told me later that he had a weird experience with it. (sorry if I keep refering to him, but he is the one of only 2 psi practicing person I know.) I still had the email, I would post it up. I'll try looking for it.

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Waldo

The key is to find motivation, I think. Find something you really want to be able to do. Then you might be able to push yourself further and further without really getting bored, because you have something you are working towards. It's what I've been doing for a while (in most aspects of my life).
Also, I really like Sean's idea of cycling through interests. I always just worry that I'll lose my know-how in one area if I stop being as interested in it for a while (bad experiences with forgetting how to be good at the violin...). I guess this doesn't have to be a problem, though. Depends how long your personal cycle is. =)
x
The key is to find motivation, I think. Find something you really want to be able to do. Then you might be able to push yourself further and further without really getting bored, because you have something you are working towards. It's what I've been doing for a while (in most aspects of my life). Also, I really like Sean's idea of cycling through interests. I always just worry that I'll lose my know-how in one area if I stop being as interested in it for a while (bad experiences with forgetting how to be good at the violin...). I guess this doesn't have to be a problem, though. Depends how long your personal cycle is. =) x

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Dash

@ joke-lain
um.. 2 things
i used the term magic as more of a description, rather than the actual practice of.. magic..
and since your on this site you actually know more than 2, or at least a mob of unknowns that can be spoken to for psionic related jabber,
just pretend we're distant relatives..
@ joke-lain um.. 2 things i used the term magic as more of a description, rather than the actual practice of.. magic.. and since your on this site you actually know more than 2, or at least a mob of unknowns that can be spoken to for psionic related jabber, just pretend we're distant relatives..

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

joke-lain

...wait, whats this about distant relative...Do you know me...personally? I'm kind of confused.
Actually I dont know THAT many and really dont have MUCH of an experience with psi. I just use common sense and what Akio has taught me.
I know you meant that. But if you think about, psi could really be interpreted a form of using magic if you think about how it is used in fictional book and other things like.
...wait, whats this about distant relative...Do you know me...personally? I'm kind of confused. Actually I dont know THAT many and really dont have MUCH of an experience with psi. I just use common sense and what Akio has taught me. I know you meant that. But if you think about, psi could really be interpreted a form of using magic if you think about how it is used in fictional book and other things like.

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Akio

^_^, Emotion is the epicenter of Psi, Without enthusiasm, you'll never improve, tell you what, If your bored, move on for a while, Try lock Picking ^_^.
^_^, Emotion is the epicenter of Psi, Without enthusiasm, you'll never improve, tell you what, If your bored, move on for a while, Try lock Picking ^_^.

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Dash

@ joke-lain
i was just saying that people here can be relied on for almost anything... like distant family.. they'll give you advice.. but they wont hide a body for you..
odd you took it that.. maybe i remind you of someone? .. macho ex boyfriend maybe? =D
@ Akio
i've actually done that.. picked and old keyless lock for my dad...
its actually kinda fun.. gets old quick though
@ joke-lain i was just saying that people here can be relied on for almost anything... like distant family.. they'll give you advice.. but they wont hide a body for you.. odd you took it that.. maybe i remind you of someone? .. macho ex boyfriend maybe? =D @ Akio i've actually done that.. picked and old keyless lock for my dad... its actually kinda fun.. gets old quick though

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Akio

lol... It hurts if you try to long though...
lol... It hurts if you try to long though...

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

joke-lain

@Dash
Yeah, I'm really sorry. Paranoia is something I was born with, but it grew cause of my ex. (AHHHH, I'm mentioning him again)
I understand what you mean now, and I really do agree with you. I'm sorry, somethings just need to be explained more deeply to me.
@Akio
Yeah, but you sometimes have to be careful. If you get involved in another thing because you bored with one thing, you may loose interest forever. THats almost happened to me before.
@Dash Yeah, I'm really sorry. Paranoia is something I was born with, but it grew cause of my ex. (AHHHH, I'm mentioning him again) I understand what you mean now, and I really do agree with you. I'm sorry, somethings just need to be explained more deeply to me. @Akio Yeah, but you sometimes have to be careful. If you get involved in another thing because you bored with one thing, you may loose interest forever. THats almost happened to me before.

Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

Akio

What happens, was meant to happen, in my oppinion. No point in getting to worked up about it.
btw, *shoots Lain*... just following orders ^_-
What happens, was meant to happen, in my oppinion. No point in getting to worked up about it. btw, *shoots Lain*... just following orders ^_-

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