Low points in a Man's Life

[@ElishaLong]

What is your rat story? Maybe I'll read some in a future vid. In Filth We Find Friendship. High Thumos Brotherhood www.patreon.com/elishalong

[@garrettwoeller4770]

Eli, I am loving these cigar in the backyard talks and longer form videos. Keep ‘em’ comin!

[@ProdicleSon.]

Same here loving these videos!

[@HeadCrabbyPatty]

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.” ― Albert Camus, A Happy Death Albert Camus was a french "absurdist" writer. Good work, definitely worth looking into. If you are into stoicism etc. Albert Camus might resonate.

[@nephastgweiz1022]

​@@bokistotelIf it was easier to live then to commit suicide, then you would live. So no.

[@HeadCrabbyPatty]

@@bokistotel "Must" is subjective, often not necessary, therefore it takes more courage to live than to kill yourself when the thought of suicide is tempting.

[@joea104]

Thank you sir!

[@zonefreakman]

As a porn addict I've been able to abstain from it for a while from going to the gym, eating healthier, having a more active lifestyle like doing hikes, and getting a fulltime job. It's still a struggle but I look at porn less because I don't feel so much of a pull for it. If you have an extreme desire to overcome porn it means that you're actually extremely attached to it. Detach.

[@greganderson2239]

Porn ruins lives. It ruined my manhood and marriage and led to drug addiction for me.

[@yunglazarus5364]

How do I escape bro. I'm struggling bad

[@joea104]

Next time you get that itch or the thought creeps up on you remember this. The only thing you are a victim to is your own ignorance, your own laziness, and your poor decision making And ask yourself is this poor decision going to serve me in anyway. Use conscious thought, Fortify your mind!

[@jacobleippi]

Enjoying having these on in the background.

[@chevy1221]

Bro I don't even know what its like to be out of the cage. Been in since I was 13 and I'm 20 now 💀It just be like that tho I have problem with my thyroid. Thyroid controls the metabolism of your body. Overactive, you overheat feel like you just ran a marathon, and cant sleep. Underactive, you get very cold and all you can do is sleep. I have both and they alternate randomly. They have medicine to control it but they cant get right dose because of the fluctuation. Either that or my doctor is trolling me. - I used to be a great swimmer when I was younger, and even while suffering mild symptoms In HS I placed in state wide comp and got school records in 3 events. Was going to go to college for computer science and wanted to swim there D1, symptoms got way worse and I had to drop out after 1 semester (WASTED 25k!) That was two years ago. I went from 170lbs fit to 128 lbs in that semester. I'm 6'2 - Now I am literally a useless person. I'm constantly tired (sometimes can hardly form sentences), I live with my parents, have no friends/social life, I only work shitty job in the summer, and all my old friends are passing me by. Theyre already in their 3rd year of college while I have nothing going on. - This summer I've been trying my best to turn it around. -been working as lifeguard (stressful to always stay aware and alert with how I feel, but pays well)(actually saved 2 girls from downing tho), and started my own business where I sell at farmers markets. I was just thinking about what I was good at and could still do, and gardening came to mind. I just sell veggies and flowers that I grow in my grandmas yard. Made 10k from that this summer. -Gained back a bit of weight, I started drinking a gallon of milk when I wakeup every morning as well as eating my usual meals. 142 lbs now (BUT SPENDING A FORTUNE OF LACTOSE FREE MILK) - I'm happy with the weight I gained. I'm happy with the money I've earned. I still have no social life, its tiring to even hold a conversation. The problem I have is that I'm tired man, I dont think I can keep this up much longer. I fell like God set my game to impossible difficulty. I have no idea what to do from here.

[@aspiresk8boarding]

If docs got u on synthroid only and no t3 then yes they’re trolling you.

[@chevy1221]

@@aspiresk8boarding yeah on levothyroxine which is just t4. On Methimazole rn tho cuz I'm currently in overactive mode.

[@ElishaLong]

We have to try to help young Chevy here men.

[@vapor5167]

Not sure where you are located but if in america/canada you could get marek health blood/hormone panel, run by this legend more plates more dates and id suggest getting a full blood panel and then idk what happens next im guessing you get a session with one of their doctors or something not sponsored i live in europe so no experience. That costs tho so first try yt searching "mpmd thyroid" and see if theres any new info, maybe not since you have been in contact with actual doctor but public health care doctors dont really give a shit if you dont have like life threatening injury atleast here in europe. Best of luck to you, tldr; blood panel with all relevant hormones if u dont have one already. Best of luck to u man!

[@adheSTG]

Have you tried natural remedies responsible of thyroid health like iodine and selenium?

[@windman95]

These cigar videos are just something else, Eli...

[@philipmaniscalco6010]

Please keep these long form videos coming. They are keeping me company.

[@Xueqs]

I'm in complete rat mode. 3 years ago when I was still living at my mom's house, i made over $100k in crypto and really thought it was the beginning of the rest of my life. I was gonna invest in a business idea, down payment on a property, and coast forever. And then, as soon as I got it, I lost it. I did nothing with the money because greed overtook me. I watched it go from $120k, to 90k, to 70k to so much less now lol. I still manned up and moved out of my mom's house but I had to learn an entire new skill, work crazy hours, and take every job available. Some jobs idek if I'm proud to admit now. I'm clawing my way out now and I'm gonna be way up again soon. But man I've been in the trenches. I got a pretty good job now and the essence of stability is starting to creep in. It feels weird because I haven't felt it in years. I'm wiser now. I won't make the same mistakes when I'm up again, and I'll diversify my assets to reduce the downside. I will say it's awesome being rat mode especially if you have something that grounds you like a creative outlet, physique, and friends. Over the past several years I've built my best body, met amazing people, and released music I'm proud of. Anyways that was probably more thank you needed Elijah. Thanks for the vids

[@waterzero5461]

What business idea this was?

[@KoreaFirst]

How heartwarming these stories are! In your life and the lives of the brothers around you, we feel the importance, nobility, and love that comes from overcoming and awakening from the hardships and adversities that life brings. No matter how hard it is for a Man, there are countless people who are in a worse situation than you, so getting annoyed is probably the most selfish yet ignorant thing a Man can do.

[@ElishaLong]

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[@FirstclassReject]

damn I thought I had it bad. these stories are badass. props to everyone making it out 💯

[@michelangelo760]

You were talking about a nuke in the beginning of the video. I always found it odd how all of a sudden there is a movie on Oppenheimer, and how the media pushed it down our throats.

[@Conker117]

Russia had the same test we did with our alert system. Its because Russia is threatening Ukraine with nukes

[@kevinchristian9490]

Brother, I think the problem is that we weren’t alive then to really understand how close we were to ending ourselves as a species. It’s important to remember that the egos of world leaders could end us all. Not a conspiracy, just a scary reality. We hope they’d be smarter than that, but we do live with this threat.

[@stefanoicepick]

(((Oppenheimer)))

[@officialthomasjames]

I mean it was a massive scale movie by the best director of our time, of course they are going to market it. The movie also made a ton of people think deeply about the threat of nuclear war.

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@kevinchristian9490thank you, it baffles me how people will say “but why would xyz country do that? That makes no sense!” As a reason for ruling out some bad decisions that kill millions, like that never happens right? Lol happens literally all the time throughout our history yet people still think it takes some super specific and important reason to kill droves upon droves of people when that has never been needed in most hugely devastating wars, it’s usually born out of some absurdly avoidable or silly reason to justify the killing of literally millions upon millions of men women and children.

[@franciscocardenas6716]

I like the idea of this video. This is a reminder of how we all struggle in our own ways and we aren't that different from one another, even if our experiences are individual to us. This could be a good idea for a book too.

[@tommiethrash]

It’s crazy you mentioned depersonalization, I’ve had almost chronic depersonalization/derealization for 15 years. I’ve been “out” or “back in” real life a few times when my thumos was high… it just takes so much from me I get tired, but I’m not giving up.

[@gab6.62.-]

Confessions of a rat- I got cheated on after I bought a ring and was gonna ask her to marry me and went down a a flight of stairs, started smoking and drinking again and even took magic shrooms and got my car stolen/crashed I felt like I’m back at the start and just barely I’m starting to get better but i still get memories everyday about her, if you guys got any advice I’ll take it thanks boys. -Gabriel

[@rock1262]

Stay strong brother , you will come on top.

[@eldaxx13]

Shit happens, you can either let it drag you to the bottom or move on make peace with it, i know it's kinda late, but stay strong brother.

[@lemonke8882]

I had a rat-cage moment all of last summer. I had just gotten broken up with, quit my job, all I had was 8k in the bank and depression. I decided I would be single forever. I joined any and every free dating service I could, hit the gym twice a day, and screwed around with every girl possible. Pure, unfiltered degeneracy. For some reason all I cared about was raising my body count, no matter what I had to say to get another notch on the belt. Kinda miss it tbh. I have a stable job and a girlfriend now. She's very sweet and wholesome. But the rat life calls to me for some reason.

[@rmzo2893]

Don’t give in. Meaningless sex isn’t something you should yearn for. Yearn for a real connection with your current sweet girlfriend. It’s good to hear you got out of that hole. I was in the exact same situation 3 years ago so I know that whisper that comes into the ear. It’ll go away.

[@fiat_ow7876]

Dude. That legit happened to me this summer too. Lost my job, got cheated on, and I went full degen for the entire summer and until now. Depressed out the ass, only hit the gym and tried every app possible but only thing is I couldn't get a date to save my life. More work to be done I guess.

[@GE0attack]

in the whole for 6 years now last year finally started moving up but in summers here in india ( in may ) had near death experience had to hospitalize but skipped hospital because no money avg indian middle class family. after 4 months later back in the whole. 23 yrs of age got diploma 2 private course degrees. but no job becasue had to help in our family bossiness but i have started making moves. Prawn and mast ur bation is the core cope i have because domestic abuse i get every now and then.

[@TheDrunkenBard]

This provides no coffee but may be somewhat relevant in the moment: "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is whether or not to commit suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest-whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories-comes afterwards." -Albert Camus

[@FootballVidsTV]

Love the longer videos bro, keep em coming!!!

[@jeremyashcraft2053]

I have to disagree with you when it comes to jerking off and watching porn. You're right about the fact: "when you're stuck in the cage, why not jerk off?" If your life is empty, the positive emotion induced by orgasm will be something men lean into naturally; and building a better life will make jerking off and porn less appealing in general, agreed. But it can very well be the case that someone is stuck in life because there are things they are clinging to that hold them back from improving their life, porn and masturbation being one of them. Getting rid of something as potently pleasurable as pornography, might be exactly what these individuals need to find the motivation and energy to change. The psychologically damaging effects of pornography are not well known in the "mainstream", but i can assure you porn is destructive in similar ways to cocaine, opioid, or methamphetamine abuse over a prolonged period of time. Issues include: hypofrontality (an atrophy of the prefrontal cortex), down regulated dopamine receptors, and down regulated opiod receptors (endorphins). Which then the 2nd and 3rd order consequences of which are: lowered self esteem, social anxiety, a general apathy toward life, low energy/motivation, social isolation, depression, attention deficit issues, and a greater likelihood to develop addictions in general. You can not improve your situation in life without making a sacrifice, and if your ambition is aimed genuinely high, the right sacrifice might be the sort of sacrifice that you least wish to make.

[@nicolasdazefilms]

I know a guy. 26 years old. He has watched porn for more than 10 years. He became a pedo.

[@officialthomasjames]

I agree. If you have any real aspirations of becoming a man, porn has to be left behind.

[@beauhunt1373]

Confessions of a rat- 13 years of my life in a nut shell Would play games all day I Have 20k hours logged on my steam account Only left my house to get McDonald's Was 120 kg Would jacked off to porn multiple times a day Was alienated from life long "friends" due to trying to improve life Currently 76 kilos and found a new group of friends, I also went on my first date this year and have another date this Sunday...I thank god everyday that I'm out of the cage.

[@filipdobnikar1824]

Thanks for the mention!

[@kaydin64]

Loving the long form videos recently

[@Slickthenick]

like these longer podcast from you learned a lot

[@soioioioioioio34]

All typical crap

[@gerardocantero11]

There is always a way out.

[@bert4313]

Dont you dare go hallow

[@louisupton3740]

Haven't been on this channel in time,nice talk

[@awatkhalid9091]

Keep these up , feels like we sitting right with you fam. also the topics are fire, sure most of us can relate. I'm with you from the start where you mention the alarms buzzin on all our devices lol

[@SebastianHernandez-wp4sv]

Dang this video was very inspiring, and made me feel very humbled and grateful that life is fucking awesome

[@mountainousman]

Don’t allow yourself to become ratatouille - Eli

[@pyruseon1377]

thank you for this.

[@mattderaney4926]

I was at the ATM withdrawing cash when that alarm went off and it scared the fuck out of me bro

[@vicenxio]

The alarm was weird af

[@officialthomasjames]

And Israel gets attacked 2 days later, weird to say the least.

[@spencerdiamond]

Im just now getting around to seeing this vid. Thanks for the shoutout bro! The rat cage is what makes us as men! There’s always a way out fellas just keep working!

[@Alan_the_Red]

I was stuck at my parents' house for most of my 20s. I made these doomer videos at one point, you used to comment on them! That was really cool of you. I had a ton of chronic pain before I made those and I still get tightness and pain from working out oftentimes, which is is why I took more of a mental route with my life. I suffered and hid from people for various reasons, but finally was able to break into the workforce in 2019 and then got an Associate's degree in Computer Science and am now doing a Bachelor's. There have still been struggles, it's a hell of a journey. I should write a book about some of the shit I've been through... I'm doing better than ever right now though. Some girls basically fawn over me when I'm out now it's crazy. I met my gf last year when I was a 28 year old virgin and now I feel like a total stud. It was awesome talking to you that one time Elisha, I hope to do it again sometime. I don't think I quite fit the type of guy to be in your group, but it's fun to cheer you guys on. High Thumos! I don't want to overdramatize the suffering too much though, while it was terrible, I still had some really good times in those years. I met some great internet friends through the doomer vids too. I had a big discord too actually back then, it had like 12,000 people.

[@ElishaLong]

Genichiro taught us perseverance brother

[@Alan_the_Red]

​@@ElishaLong Hell yeah brother! 💪🏻Those games really have the "In filth it shall be found" mentality.

[@Sean-wi6hm]

​@@ElishaLonghesitation is defeat

[@windman95]

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.” ― Albert Camus, A Happy Death

[@julius-christonnreid4675]

I watched this as a reminder that I wasn't alone in this. I love this type of content, it puts a smile on my face and allows me to know that I really can get through this.

[@jon5100]

Cozy videos in the backyard fr ❤

[@Maizeak]

You should do part 2 man, feel like im in the rat hole atm and this shit is great to listen since you’ve came out the other side

[@ElishaLong]

You ever considered joining our group? Genuinely think it would help

[@Micoolaw]

Your RATMODE is what I’ve been calling my GOBLINMODE Edit: just got to the part where you talk about Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Changed my life and sent me on a different trajectory in year 2020.

[@devonnfitness9754]

Damn Elisha I’ve been off this account for awhile but I remember when u only had 3k subscribers, you’re awesome man! Much love from Alaska

[@ihnkim9079]

Realest guy on the internet.

[@soevilspider]

lost my first love 3 months later my job got shut down i became addicted to porn had no money and spent all my hours playing destiny 2, ordering food, was smoking and drinking, gained all the weight i lost back and i just stopped caring.

[@LaMach420]

He really brought up blue b34m 😂 we know too much

[@Rin-id2sd]

I love these longer videos

[@GhostLinx]

I am joining the brotherhood tonight , im 100% sure i will not regret my decision

[@rorschachsjournal2084]

I also smoke cigars, love business, and refer to myself as a rat.

[@oneeyedichi]

funny enough the rat from ratatouille had enough thumos to be a chef when nobody else believed in him 🤣

[@datguy9408]

I finally got everything I thought I wanted: women (low quality), a nice body, record long times with running, friends. But I never felt whole and I realized something. I’m not moving anywhere, I talk about my ambitions but I never catapulted on them. My goal for this year is first move out of my parents house because I’m 28 with a good job so I have no excuse, and look for what I want in a career. Maybe I’ll find outlets where there’s community and when I’m there maybe I’ll find better quality women. Now I’m slacking on my health but I’m not a dumpster fire so I can pick up easily in that.

[@danielcallaghan8940]

Agree with the note about porn use. For me - the biggest thing that curbed my usage was gyming hard and consistently every evening over months of time. Many days i simply didnt have the time or energy. After a while i could go days without even thinking about it.

[@illicit_climbing]

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.” - Albert Camus, A Happy Death

[@SihSih420]

🐀 keep up the videos Elisha!! much love

[@GioMauriello]

You cant spell alien without A LIE. Also Neil A backwards is A lien…

[@robbiediaz9893]

Racescar spelled backwards is racecar too.

[@zonefreakman]

Alright Elisha. I'll join the High Thumos group, finally. Honestly for the past few years I have felt inadequate to be in the group because I didn't think I was strong enough to keep up to be able to support others. I didn't want to be a weak link. But now I'm on a better track in my life and I feel that I can be some value in the group, and that I can make much more progress myself by getting the support of the brotherhood. I'll see you there soon.

[@Art-of-Puppetry]

Literally said the exact same thing

[@jameshill8493]

I was literally about to say project blue beam😂

[@monkeymara2413]

U my brother

[@realrichardyoutube]

I got the alarm today at like 2:30

[@bttlmarc5125]

Needing some help with my stomach it’s been hurting a ton when I wake up from my sleep in the morning I usually think it’s because I’m hungry but once I finish eating the pain is still there. Have gotten to check it up and doctors think it’s just a irritation on my stomach so they gave me some pills to help me with it but the pain is still there after taking these pills for 3 weeks straight now don’t know what it is and it just a pain since my lower back also is weak right now. Thinking of going to see a doctor once I get my car plates. If y’all know what it is or have any idea please help cuz it feels like that fire in the belly dying out

[@zonefreakman]

It's probably your diet. My stomach pains went away and my digestion is way better from cutting out almost all grains like bread and pasta. Eat more veggies, fruit and meat. Don't go down the pill rout, it's literally all that doctors will tell you to take even though they know that the most likely cause is a bad diet. And drink water.

[@soevilspider]

if i had 5 minutes left to live i wouldnt tell anyone im gonna die i would just send messages to people i care about probably hand out a couple accounts to my friends put on my favourite song and just enjoy my last moments until i fade away

[@AidanArt99]

Thumooos!!

[@Joaco.knopoff]

There is a video from team3D alpha that completely changed my relationship with masturbation and porn and I 100% recommend it. It is called something like “30 reasons you are addicted to porn”. The good thing of the video is that it doesn’t portray porn as the source of the problem, but rather as a symptom of poor mental health and bad life conditions like loneliness and lack of purpose. Also, we are biologically engineered to reproduce as much as we can but the requisite for that is to do all the things that you know you should be doing (the personal development stuff). In summary, get you shet together, do what you have to and earn you right to do it.

[@soulofexistence]

How is everything you say so funny man, I swear 😂

[@user-ym9gg6mt9f]

i liked confessions of the Rat Cage Better 🐀

[@midgiefc395]

its always the night shifts

[@ransomrider9703]

I’ll just randomly think what if we got nuked right now

[@eternalnowportal]

Imagine there are many types of aliens that all have different intentions for the planet!

[@eternalnowportal]

Time will tell but I feel you will like it 🎉

[@soulofexistence]

10:29 I love the pause after reading "fat french fry girl" hahahahahaha

[@anymoose]

Based and bluebeampilled

[@Allysroadtorecovery]

Myself doing coke, MDMA, alcohol not giving a fack about anyone else apart from myself. Womanising and just generally being a selfish guy.

[@Perseverance-EJ]

Im praying to the almighty God in heaven, i’ll pray to Jesus and repent. Get outside and sit in silence. Or try and help anyone i can before the bottle pops. Thats just me. But the prayer to Jesus, for repentance and a place in heaven ? Non negotiable!

[@Perseverance-EJ]

In my last 5 minutes*

[@zrivs]

how do i join the discord chief?

[@ElishaLong]

Link in description

[@abdfever]

bro snitching on us here 🗿

[@alyssayu5161]

Yeah I have a rat story. All depends on how you deal with life though maybe some women handle things differently

[@Curbstomp717]

Where do we write the story brock

[@ElishaLong]

Here in the comments. If you are in the group you can share it in the "Pirates Cove."

[@unconscious7x539]

Elisha im looking for a specific video of yours. I think it was titles something like "High T drink" or something. You put dark chocolate in a cup poured over with coffee. Cant find it anymore. Could you help pls thanks

[@ElishaLong]

It's unlisted right now. The recipe is coffee, 85% dark chocolate, and honey.

[@unconscious7x539]

@@ElishaLong Thanks big bro

[@unconscious7x539]

@@ElishaLong one day really need to join the group, just realized recently I’ve been following you for over 5 years. The only youtuber who’s every single video I watch. Unbelievable. It’s crazy how you don’t know me but to me you are like a big brother. God bless

[@JujuBerry]

Lovin this

[@linkiller7625]

Hey Eli I’m trying to join the discord server but it’s not letting me

[@ElishaLong]

What is not working? Is the link broken for you?

[@linkiller7625]

@@ElishaLong I signed up for the Patreon when I click join server nothing happens

[@tamazimikelaishvili877]

5 years into hole😢

[@hyunwoopae6444]

Has anyone here been to Thailand?

[@Godspeed__9]

How can I join the group

[@ElishaLong]

What's up brother. There is a link in the description. Free access for life at level 80

[@werewolfdude776]

Definitely not addicted to porn, just wondering if anyone ever feels this way? The only times I ever go to watch it are when thinking of my past partners are too upsetting, and being in my 20s it’s odd to look at pictures of people I went to school with for that shit lol, haven’t done that since high school 😂just wondering how others feel

[@Godspeed__9]

Bro you're hella funny

[@johns3668]

How do you climb out

[@ElishaLong]

Honestly bro you have to start workin if you're not already. You need resources so that you can move up, without income you will feel stuck. I also would have surrounded myself with stronger individuals instead of being so lonely all the time. I recommend a jujitsu gym. Set some small goals for yourself. Imagine where you want your life to go and start heading there.

[@johns3668]

@ElishaLong thanks for the reply means a lot I'll let you know if I make my comeback

[@ripplechips5391]

Man i wish i knew you in real life

[@FirstclassReject]

confessions of a rat: contemplating life daily after realising I'm a genetic fuckup that probably won't amount to anything. The side actions speak for themselves; selfhate, depression, isolation, youtube, pron etc

[@soioioioioioio34]

Stop calling it pron its fuckin stupid

[@generalyasukethe2nd564]

Onwards

[@JoCaneIII]

Lol😂 make another cup of coffee Brother 💪

[@ITISFINISHED777]

Hey bro, If you believe that Jesus Christ (the son of God) died on the cross for your sins was buried and rose again on the 3rd day you have salvation which is the free gift of eternal life from our Father God in heaven who created us, he is the only way. Cannot be earned, cannot be lost.

[@rend9987]

cool

[@connorthompson1789]

God is real

[@salty3069]

Why the hell you keep smoking cigars Red Auerbach?

[@monkeymara2413]

Swag

[@sheikhskype]

Put Some Quran If I Have 5 Mins

[@soioioioioioio34]

7:20 and god is watching all this stupidity. All part of his meaningless plan of mediocrity

[@steez7864]

🧼

[@Thewhiiiterabbit]

7:33 “… and I’d just slam it….” Man… This had me laughing because I’ve been there with gas station food

[@bigbody_stunnaboss]

I applaud this video