I guess the best example I can think of is Chris McCandless

Then there’s the North Pond Hermit of Maine but I suppose people would not classify him as free of mental illness.

Just wondering how many people are out there living in caves, walking around, hiking trails, hopping trains, or living in National Forests full time who really aren’t mentally ill and just choose that lifestyle. What do you think?

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    I literally did just that for a summer a few years back. An extremely exhilarating adventure, but I got bored of that crap after a while.

    And no, I have never consumed any hard drugs nor would I ever given a fifth of a third of a quarter of the shit I saw on the road.

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          As a recovering addict myself, I can confirm that the worst thing about hard drugs is that they actually are as good as advertised. If it weren’t for that, they’d be so easy to quit.

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            Well, I’m glad you’re breaking out of the cycle. I have seen with my own eyes how that shit turns humans into literal, and I mean LITERAL zombies.

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              I know too well. William S. Burroughs calls it being the “de-anxietied man”. I call it being bulletproof.

              Unfortunately, along with removing anxiety, fear, and regret, heroin also removes empathy, responsibility, and integrity. If it weren’t for that one little thing, it would be so perfect. /s