Yeah i guess they mean it deeper than that
I was never able to shift very well
I've gone into deep states of meditation using shifting methods but never what is described as actual "shifting"
i mean as a person who has been severely derealised for half of my life i can say that derealisation can feel very, very, very weird, so if let's say shifting is akin to derealisation or just derealisation itself, it doesn't surprise me people might actually believe they shift
i mean as a person who has been severely derealised for half of my life i can say that derealisation can feel very, very, very weird, so if let's say shifting is akin to derealisation or just derealisation itself, it doesn't surprise me people might actually believe they shift
I want to say I'm sorry for bringing this back up in tulpa questions I searched channels to see if I could find other discussion of the shifting but I couldn't, so sorry again But I agree with most of what you have said, the community used to be super unhealthy especially in 2020 (I entered my psychosis era bc of shifting influence but tbh I'm skitzo so) but I feel now like the community has grown and nobody condones perma shifting, only temporary. Also ik I said you don't really thing it's real and dw I have no beef with that you do you, I have just been raised by witch parents so I believe in alot of that stuff^^ But I would love to communicate and discuss reality shifting and your experiences within the community sometime as I love sharing information and gaining information and opinions of others! (Sorry if this is weird I have the social skills of a rock plz let me know if I said anything wrong^^)
I believe that shifting definitely is possible, but as for the methods, I'm not entirely sure. I know tiktok likes to say they have their methods down to a tee, and if that works for them, then that's fine and good, I just feel like it's far more complicated than the common, more mainstream view of it.
2:22 AM
I say that it's possible mainly because I place a lot of my beliefs on the existence of a multiverse, or parallel realities, even in a less literal sense, and it impacts my personal experience as a headmate in a system, and on my general outlook on life.
2:23 AM
I'm also typically very open-minded; I think that generally a wide range of things deemed "impossible" can and are accessible with the right process, or mindset.
Since we plan on also being small business owners in the future, it gives us motivation XD
2:45 AM
I just meant moreso popular mainstream beliefs on shifting as a general theme, using tiktok as my example, but it is more widespread, I'm sure.
2:46 AM
Every method works for different people, the process of doing anything is a lot more nuanced than simply: "Step one:" "Step two:"
2:47 AM
It could definitely help, and I won't discredit that, but every brain works in its own unique ways to an extent, so some things might work better than others.
at this point i'd honestly be surprised if any method of shifting worked for me since like
i tried so earnestly for a long time but never really got it
yet when i tried tulpamancy i got it instantly?
2:50 AM
i've considered getting back into shifting but i'm honestly super doubtful now and idk how i'd come back from that
"The shifting community" is a bunch of children & mentally-children adults who have no idea what they're doing, no thorough and critical discourse to base their recommended beliefs and practices on, and for Tiktok specifically, is all about getting views.
2:55 AM
Tiktok in general is a horrible place to be, between incredibly uninformed people giving out information purely based on their popularity, trends and culture that are horrible for shaping young people's self-images, and content that is literally giving people artificial ADHD, like videos of any substance requiring part of the video be playing an unrelated "satisfying visual stimuli" video to stare at, which is destroying young people's abilities to focus on anything at all
2:56 AM
Seriously, just do not use it and you will be better off for it.
i've considered getting back into shifting but i'm honestly super doubtful now and idk how i'd come back from that
@Kei Wendt - jump
No use trying again. I get that not everything works for everyone, maybe you just need to try a different method? Think about it a new and different way? It's a lot easier said than done, of course, so I wish you good luck.
2:56 AM
no use not trying again*
2:56 AM
jesus christ im sorry, my brain is fried. I meant you should try again if it interests you.
Seriously, just do not use it and you will be better off for it.
@Reisen - jump
I've been considering using it solely for my career, since I am an illustrator who takes mainly online clients, I need an audience to make that easier. I see benefits to the platform, but also loads of downsides with often detrimental, extremely harmful effects.
Getting involved in that content (shifting) is just unnecessarily risky at best. Meditative states -> Visualization are the healthy way to experience states akin to lucid dreaming while awake, and of course, lucid dreaming for when asleep.(edited)
Getting into "Shifting" is just opening yourself up to incredibly uninformed information, expectation and beliefs, and general bad influences from other unstable people.
2:59 AM
If reality shifting is metaphysical, you're thinking of astral projection.
I'd just suggest going in with an open mind, remaining respectfully skeptical, and trying things out yourself before making any concrete decisions on the matter.
i treat shifting more like lucid dreaming anyways so i'm not too worried
i guess i think of it as more psychological
but i'll stay skeptical when taking in new information about this stuff
Escapism will always lead to negative life outcomes compared against learning strategies for coping, improving your mindset, and making actual changes to your life to improve living conditions.