I've been living in a time loop for years and I still haven't lost my mind... I think.

Last edited by ForeignerChan at 6:44 am, Jan 9 2023

i feel like the isolation and sheer ridiculousness of doing over the exact same day would get me way too fast. like i could find ways to deviate (as time loops go), but i think there'd be like a certain loss of security--as every day would be felt by me but i could never truly confide/recover from the experience.

however! the relief of escaping would probs provide a new zest for life (aside from the trauma/rational concern of a repeat).

I'd go crazy waiting for new chapter that is never going to be released.

This is one of those things where it's probably less time than I think it would take, so I chose the next sooner option than I think it would take.

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it's a tougher prospect if the only thing you carry over to the next loop is your imperfect memory
it'd be frustrating having to repeat the same actions over again just because you forgot what you learned the day before/week before/years before
you're probably not allowed a diary

I could probably last a few weeks. That's it. I have very little tolerance for boredom or repetitiveness in the first place, so my sanity would probably start slipping very quickly after that.

It depends on the day, but I guess it also doesn't. If you know nothing you do has any consequence and after a while, learn all the things that could go wrong, it would all depend on how much you can pack into each iteration. I spend most of my days chilling, if I don't have work or plans.

I chose a few months -- I think I'd get fed up with lazing around and not being able to have new long-term experiences with people eventually. Don't know if I'd go insane, but rather I'd get incredibly depressed. You really can't make any progress on a long-term project either, right? Since the day will reset to a baseline...

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I can't remember if I chose "Days" or "Weeks", but this forum weapon sums up how long I'd think I'd last: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkFgj4dA1w

I would guess at decades. Would take years to catch up to my backlog of media I never consumed. Then there are people to interact with if I wanted to. Would just need to start up variations to not get bored. Manga day, book day, game day, physical day etc. Perhaps once a year rejoin work and try different things there.

Problem would be to build new "stable" habits when you get reset all the time.

Wow that's a really interesting question. Now if it's a situation where I'm forced to repeat the same sequence of events over and over again with full awareness and can't go off script, I'd go nuts in a few days. If I do have free will, I'm not entirely sure how long until I'd crack... maybe never? There's a lot you can do in 24 hours. Plus knowing that you have a reset coming at the end of each day gives you plenty of options. You can skydive one day, scuba dive the next, learn a new language or skill on another, catch up on all the old movies, books, and media you meant to watch or read. You can essentially do whatever you want with the day because you don't have to worry about being fired for missing work or failing a test because you didn't study, etc. If you're stuck in a time loop with freewill where you have a certain amount of money, reliable transportation, and your own home you could live comfortably forever.

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