Avali Nexus

(12-21-2015, 03:59 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: [ -> ]Only takes 6 torpedoes to pop a long range arty usually... Don't underestimate the power of good aim and using things in ways they aren't supposed to be.

Only takes 1 Krogoth.

Took 5 to bring mine down. But that's a story for another time.

(12-21-2015, 04:15 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: [ -> ]Took 5 to bring mine down. But that's a story for another time.

Well if it was a Vulcan and well defended then yeah.

Papyrus's actual theme song.

I simply can't wait for Battletech, it fucking pains me that I can't play it yet.

(12-21-2015, 12:52 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]Just renewed seraphimlabs.com for the next year so that all of the stuff I have hosted stays working, including you guys.

Thank you for keeping this insanityforum up and running.

Today in Eve, I decided to stop being a risk-adverse solo carebear who sits around highsec doing missions. So I moved to lowsec to do missions there instead.

Surprisingly, haven't died to random roams yet, even though I'm 4 (or 5) jumps away from Hek, the Minmatar/Gallente trading hub. This constellation is goddamn quiet.

I swear, I'm gonna have a mental breakdown. Somebody I know insists that I just make all their problems worse, but then they keep coming back to me to complain about all sorts of nihilistic crap, when there are CLEARLY more qualified people than I to talk to. Like, what the fuck do I even do? They're suicidal, they won't go get help, and I have no fucking idea what to say to them.

TAPATALK HAS ADS NOW RIP.

(12-21-2015, 05:34 AM)SilverOtter Wrote: [ -> ]Today in Eve, I decided to stop being a risk-adverse solo carebear who sits around highsec doing missions. So I moved to lowsec to do missions there instead.

Surprisingly, haven't died to random roams yet, even though I'm 4 (or 5) jumps away from Hek, the Minmatar/Gallente trading hub. This constellation is goddamn quiet.

I'm going to find you and hunt you.

The last thing you'll see before you get podded is the flash of my Catalyst's ganker guns ripping holes in your hull.

(12-21-2015, 06:12 AM)Flarezerker Wrote: [ -> ]I swear, I'm gonna have a mental breakdown. Somebody I know insists that I just make all their problems worse, but then they keep coming back to me to complain about all sorts of nihilistic crap, when there are CLEARLY more qualified people than I to talk to. Like, what the fuck do I even do? They're suicidal, they won't go get help, and I have no fucking idea what to say to them.

They trust you enough to bring it to you. But if it is bothering you to that extent, you need to tell them that. Maybe suggest to them someone else that is better equipped to deal with such things.

I will say it here for all to see, that professional help is rarely effective. Very few people are able to open up and actually talk to a therapist, and a fair number of therapists out there are way too eager to medicate instead of actually talking to and resolving the patient's problems.

But there are legitimate guardian angels out there that people needing such guidance can turn to for help. They'll show themselves when they are needed.

(12-21-2015, 06:54 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]Flarezerker

I swear, I'm gonna have a mental breakdown. Somebody I know insists that I just make all their problems worse, but then they keep coming back to me to complain about all sorts of nihilistic crap, when there are CLEARLY more qualified people than I to talk to. Like, what the fuck do I even do? They're suicidal, they won't go get help, and I have no fucking idea what to say to them.

They trust you enough to bring it to you. But if it is bothering you to that extent, you need to tell them that. Maybe suggest to them someone else that is better equipped to deal with such things.

I will say it here for all to see, that professional help is rarely effective. Very few people are able to open up and actually talk to a therapist, and a fair number of therapists out there are way too eager to medicate instead of actually talking to and resolving the patient's problems.

But there are legitimate guardian angels out there that people needing such guidance can turn to for help. They'll show themselves when they are needed.

Well, I try to comfort this person as much as possible, but I keep fucking up, and they dont talk to anybody other than me, so I dont know if I should just listen, or leave them to it. I know that it seems idiotic of me to even consider the latter, but I'm at the point of ''I can't fucking do this any more''.

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Also, this is why I'm ashamed to be a member of Homo Sapiens

(12-21-2015, 06:54 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-21-2015, 05:34 AM)SilverOtter Wrote: [ -> ]Today in Eve, I decided to stop being a risk-adverse solo carebear who sits around highsec doing missions. So I moved to lowsec to do missions there instead.

Surprisingly, haven't died to random roams yet, even though I'm 4 (or 5) jumps away from Hek, the Minmatar/Gallente trading hub. This constellation is goddamn quiet.

I'm going to find you and hunt you.

The last thing you'll see before you get podded is the flash of my Catalyst's ganker guns ripping holes in your hull.

Spoiler

Just kidding. I'm a commander in a respectable mining fleet. I don't kill people unless they are making targets of my subordinates. And even then, more often than not I just put on a show of getting myself killed so the gankers are more interested in me than anyone else.

Even if you were serious, Ganklysts are incapable of killing anything with actual health. That being said, 7000 raw armor alone on my Vexor.

Anywaya, I already have an instadock for my home station (where I also get missions, hooray for lack of clone bay workarounds), and a safespot in a system one jump away. I'll set up the rest in the morning.

(12-21-2015, 06:54 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-21-2015, 05:34 AM)SilverOtter Wrote: [ -> ]Today in Eve, I decided to stop being a risk-adverse solo carebear who sits around highsec doing missions. So I moved to lowsec to do missions there instead.

Surprisingly, haven't died to random roams yet, even though I'm 4 (or 5) jumps away from Hek, the Minmatar/Gallente trading hub. This constellation is goddamn quiet.

I'm going to find you and hunt you.

The last thing you'll see before you get podded is the flash of my Catalyst's ganker guns ripping holes in your hull.

Spoiler

Just kidding. I'm a commander in a respectable mining fleet. I don't kill people unless they are making targets of my subordinates. And even then, more often than not I just put on a show of getting myself killed so the gankers are more interested in me than anyone else.

(12-21-2015, 06:12 AM)Flarezerker Wrote: [ -> ]I swear, I'm gonna have a mental breakdown. Somebody I know insists that I just make all their problems worse, but then they keep coming back to me to complain about all sorts of nihilistic crap, when there are CLEARLY more qualified people than I to talk to. Like, what the fuck do I even do? They're suicidal, they won't go get help, and I have no fucking idea what to say to them.

They trust you enough to bring it to you. But if it is bothering you to that extent, you need to tell them that. Maybe suggest to them someone else that is better equipped to deal with such things.

I will say it here for all to see, that professional help is rarely effective. Very few people are able to open up and actually talk to a therapist, and a fair number of therapists out there are way too eager to medicate instead of actually talking to and resolving the patient's problems.

But there are legitimate guardian angels out there that people needing such guidance can turn to for help. They'll show themselves when they are needed.

They'll show themselves when the stars decide to fucking align, otherwise the person who needed their help will either off themselves or shut everything so far out of their mind that we'll never hear about they desperately needed somebody and no one ever came.

(12-21-2015, 07:18 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]They'll show themselves when the stars decide to fucking align, otherwise the person who needed their help will either off themselves or shut everything so far out of their mind that we'll never hear about they desperately needed somebody and no one ever came.

You forgot that it also needs to be a blue moon on Friday the 13th, with a double rainbow happening at the same time as Hailley's comet arrives, the Sun supernovas, and North Korea finally stops being a militant country. Oh, and China needs to stop child labor, too.

(12-21-2015, 07:18 AM)SilverOtter Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-21-2015, 06:54 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]I'm going to find you and hunt you.

The last thing you'll see before you get podded is the flash of my Catalyst's ganker guns ripping holes in your hull.

Spoiler

Just kidding. I'm a commander in a respectable mining fleet. I don't kill people unless they are making targets of my subordinates. And even then, more often than not I just put on a show of getting myself killed so the gankers are more interested in me than anyone else.

Even if you were serious, Ganklysts are incapable of killing anything with actual health. That being said, 7000 raw armor alone on my Vexor.

Anywaya, I already have an instadock for my home station (where I also get missions, hooray for lack of clone bay workarounds), and a safespot in a system one jump away. I'll set up the rest in the morning.

Oh yes, they really are only a threat to mining barges and weaker craft. Ships actually meant to survive in lowsec and nullsec have no problems defending against one, especially a shoddy T1-meta like mine that only hits for 600 DPS or so.

You're already well prepared to defend against such schenanigans, so all I would accomplish if I had a go at it would be wasting a hull and getting myself a criminal record on my clean-history pilot.

(12-21-2015, 07:18 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]They'll show themselves when the stars decide to fucking align, otherwise the person who needed their help will either off themselves or shut everything so far out of their mind that we'll never hear about they desperately needed somebody and no one ever came.

Better line those stars up then. I've been here all along if people need someone to talk to. But you have to really want to improve, to turn your life around. Marxon didn't, and eventually exceeded what I could offer for guidance. There's nothing more I can do for him, not unless he was willing to take chances and make changes.

(12-21-2015, 07:31 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-21-2015, 07:18 AM)Surge Wrote: [ -> ]They'll show themselves when the stars decide to fucking align, otherwise the person who needed their help will either off themselves or shut everything so far out of their mind that we'll never hear about they desperately needed somebody and no one ever came.

Better line those stars up then. I've been here all along if people need someone to talk to. But you have to really want to improve, to turn your life around. Marxon didn't, and eventually exceeded what I could offer for guidance. There's nothing more I can do for him, not unless he was willing to take chances and make changes.

Welp, since names are being used, the person I'm trying to talk to actually is Marx. Funny thing, isn't it? At times I wonder if he's for real or not...

(12-21-2015, 07:33 AM)Flarezerker Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-21-2015, 07:31 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]Better line those stars up then. I've been here all along if people need someone to talk to. But you have to really want to improve, to turn your life around. Marxon didn't, and eventually exceeded what I could offer for guidance. There's nothing more I can do for him, not unless he was willing to take chances and make changes.

Welp, since names are being used, the person I'm trying to talk to actually is Marx. Funny thing, isn't it? At times I wonder if he's for real or not...

No wonder you're stressing out then. The problem with him is that what he is going through is so severe that very few people can endure it for long by themselves. He really needs a group of people to support him- but at times his episodes get so bad that such a group cannot sustain itself for long.

And because the whole situation is ongoing without having really shown improvement, there is nothing anyone here can do to help him. I gave him my best, but he is beyond my reach if he isn't willing to develop some self-control and find ways to deal with his frustration and stress without taking it out on himself or the people around him.

I had to block him on skype because I was too stressed out myself to continue supporting him, though I might undo that in the coming days if I can keep things together well enough.

(12-21-2015, 07:42 AM)OdinYggd Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-21-2015, 07:33 AM)Flarezerker Wrote: [ -> ]Welp, since names are being used, the person I'm trying to talk to actually is Marx. Funny thing, isn't it? At times I wonder if he's for real or not...

No wonder you're stressing out then. The problem with him is that what he is going through is so severe that very few people can endure it for long by themselves. He really needs a group of people to support him- but at times his episodes get so bad that such a group cannot sustain itself for long.

And because the whole situation is ongoing without having really shown improvement, there is nothing anyone here can do to help him. I gave him my best, but he is beyond my reach if he isn't willing to develop some self-control and find ways to deal with his frustration and stress without taking it out on himself or the people around him.

I had to block him on skype because I was too stressed out myself to continue supporting him, though I might undo that in the coming days if I can keep things together well enough.

Well, see, the fact of the matter isn't that I can't stand him that's stressing me out, it's that he refuses to try. Charity starts at home isn't something he understands, and as much as I'd like to, I can't help him if he won't help himself (or if he tries to blame his issues on me).

(12-21-2015, 07:46 AM)Flarezerker Wrote: [ -> ]Well, see, the fact of the matter isn't that I can't stand him that's stressing me out, it's that he refuses to try. Charity starts at home isn't something he understands, and as much as I'd like to, I can't help him if he won't help himself (or if he tries to blame his issues on me).

Don't beat yourself up over not being able to help him. As severe as his problems are, there is only one person capable of truely helping him.

himself

In my experience with him, all we can do is tell him what we know that might be of use. It is entirely up to him to act on that guidance and make something of it.