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My best friend’s deep in a “creative/artistic/philosophical” phase right now and starting to get pretty kooky.
I’ve known him for 15 years and he’s neither creative, artistic nor philosophical, but he’s been getting weird since October. I wonder if the drug use and heavy drinking from his college days is slowly getting to him. He doesn’t really do drugs anymore, he’s replaced that with extra booze. Kinda worried to be honest.
how old are you guys? some people go through a weird re-inventive phase after college. it's a strangely competitive phase in life for a lot of people and many have to look for ways to make themselves seem interesting and cultured. by the time you hit 30 you realize that nobody cares how unique and different you are and you can stop trying so hard.
We’re both going to be 31 in February, that’s why I’m getting worried.
We all go through weird phases, I know that, but this feels different. I know something’s up but he keeps telling me everything’s fine. He carries a notebook full of gibberish, random words and ‘deep thoughts’ with him everywhere, writes shitty lyrics to folk songs he wants to record even though he can’t play the guitar to save his life and has been drinking a ton of wine since early December. He’s been wanting to lose weight and get into better shape lately (good), but has basically made his diet consist of carrots, red peppers, and red wine and weird yoga poses that don’t work (i’m not knocking it, yoga has helped me a lot for jiu-jitsu). I showed up to his place the other day and at 6pm he was already done with his second bottle of wine and about to start his third until I talked him into taking it easy and to have some coffee. The rest of the evening was him being philosophical and trying to be ‘deep’ and me changing the subject to bring him back down to earth . I wanted to leave but didn’t want to leave him alone.
I talked to his mother about it and she told me ‘oh he’s just artistic’. No the fuck he isn’t, and she knows it.