A Plea to the FFXIV OF Community

[Sigma-Astra]

These issues so many people suffer from are caused by the ease of fundamental living with very little effort put forth for our need of survival. Food, shelter, water, warmth, sex, these are all basic yet must have things that we are wired to put forth first and when it is so easily attainable it leaves all of our minds in a place where we are susceptible to negative things.

My suggestion is very simple to help rid the mind of negative ailments, put yourself in a situation where the things we take for granted must be earned by only yourself. Take a few weeks and set up camp. Real camping, no food no tents. Make your own shelter, find and prepare your own food, create your own warmth. A couple weeks relying on yourself to live on a basic level will do people who suffer a lot of good. Anxiety and depression quickly goes down the tube when your busy surviving on that level. People come back from a true experience like that with a different point of view on life.

....Forgive me if I'm a bit skeptical here, but sticking a highly anxious or depressed person out in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on their backs would probably seek only to elevate their stress levels further, not reduce them. Camping isn't for everyone and dear god, I wouldn't recommend that towards anyone suffering with depression and anxiety to leave themselves stranded in the middle of the woods with no basic survival training or supervision. They'd be more likely to go suicidal in that kind of situation, especially if they're scared or extremely uncomfortable.

Adults aren't the only ones who suffer from mental issues, children do as well. I wouldn't let a child camp by themselves out in the middle of nowhere with wild animals and other things prowling about.

I think you've read or watched too many stories of people having a deathly encounter that brings life changing or altering views as a "cure all" for different types of scenarios here.

[NephthysVasudan]

....Forgive me if I'm a bit skeptical here, but sticking a highly anxious or depressed person out in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on their backs would probably seek only to elevate their stress levels further, not reduce them. Camping isn't for everyone and dear god, I wouldn't recommend that towards anyone suffering with depression and anxiety to leave themselves stranded in the middle of the woods with no basic survival training or supervision. They'd be more likely to go suicidal in that kind of situation, especially if they're scared or extremely uncomfortable.

Adults aren't the only ones who suffer from mental issues, children do as well. I wouldn't let a child camp by themselves out in the middle of nowhere with wild animals and other things prowling about.

People have really funny concepts of "helping" anxious people lmao. (Agreeing with Sigma)