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Greetings! This is my first time using Reddit, and I’m from South Korea. You might wonder, “Why would someone in Asia who doesn’t even live in the USA come to Reddit to ask this question?” Well, here’s my story. (If you’re not interested, feel free to skip this paragraph.)
I served in my country’s mandatory military service as a member of KATUSA (Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army), working alongside the U.S. Army. I’m not saying I was a stellar soldier—honestly, I whined a lot about why I should work hard when other KATUSAs seemed to be slacking off. During my service, I fell in love with a girl, confessed, and got rejected. It was my first love confession ever, and it failed. After that, I started hitting the gym to vent those painful feelings, and my Instagram algorithm led me to discover David Goggins. His grind, toughness, and “stay hard” mentality lit a spark in me.
Where I live, it’s unusual to see someone like David Goggins—an extreme example of positive masculinity. Most people here focus heavily on academics, and I rarely see that relentless, disciplined drive he demonstrates. Inspired by him, I’ve been trying new things to pursue my goals. Before my service, I had no real skills, but now I’ve done an internship at a startup and learned how to build software MVPs with a no-code tool called Bubble. I also started dabbling in finance and coding (HTML, CSS, JS). Still, I have no mentor or close friends who truly get what I’m trying to do.
So, here’s why I’m posting: I’ve never faced a true life-or-death crisis. I’m unsure if I can “stay hard” if something really severe happens. I want to prepare myself by gathering more resources and methods to cope. If you have time, please share your experience:
- What kinds of methods have you used to handle an ‘existential crisis’? How effective were they?
- Do you talk about your problems with anyone? If so, who do you talk to and how did you meet them?
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