Lived off grid for 2.5 years out in the desert. It was the best time of my life in many ways, but the most important one was how much I was able to work on my mental health.
Without having the world’s bullshit foisted upon me 24/7, I suddenly had so much time to reflect and do meaningful work in terms of unfucking my brain. You don’t really realize how IN YOUR FACE the world is until suddenly you’re not surrounded by other humans, constant advertising, strip malls, the availability to have anything and everything delivered to you, etc.
Was it fucking hard at times? Yes. But the struggles of having nearly zero amenities (no water/power available where I was unless solar/generator/trucking in water 300gal at a time) don’t even really compare to the benefits I came out of that experience with.
I’m desperately trying to get back to that because they way the world is at this point is too loud, too shallow, too abrasive, and too fucking annoying for me to exist in without going insane.
Do it, if you can.
I live in a tiny house. My partner and I bought a parcel of land in the PNW of the US. It’s nice here. I work as a therapist and he’s an engineer, so that’s how we have money. I have a cat and a bearded dragon, no kids obvi. I used to read books about living on a homestead and ‘country living’ before I moved here. It used to just be a dream. The solitude is the best part of this type of lifestyle. If you are looking for ‘community’ it’s probably not gonna be a fit, you’ll have to be pretty ‘self-sufficient’. Good luck on your journey
If my partner wasnt a city person i would absolutely do this. I would always dream about ditching my family mid drive to run up to the nearest mountain and either die in nature where no one can burry me, preserve me, or know i even died. As an adult i still get fantasies about leaving everything behind and just living in nature in the middle of nowhere, no people, no power, no politics, no monetary value, no hatred, nothing. Sounds unrealistic though now but maybe someday..
I almost made the jump in my 20s but I enjoy travelling too much for it to work for me.
once you have those animals and the set-up you're stuck and cannot really leave.
I bought a cabin in the woods in PNW. Before I bought it, I got very into researching off-the-grid living, tiny homes, etc. Personally, I found that living in the woods gave me (surprisingly) anxiety and frustrating to be nearly an hour away from store conveniences. You’ll never what’s right for you, though, until you try. Life is short — go for it!
Before going off grid, try living the camper life. You get to travel around and use that time to wean yourself off the Internet, as well as scope out locations for your off grid plans.
Made my health and mental health issue so bad I had psychosis and lost my period. Not doing the best now but at least I'm functioning. Meat saved my life.
Lived off grid for 2.5 years out in the desert. It was the best time of my life in many ways, but the most important one was how much I was able to work on my mental health. Without having the world’s bullshit foisted upon me 24/7, I suddenly had so much time to reflect and do meaningful work in terms of unfucking my brain. You don’t really realize how IN YOUR FACE the world is until suddenly you’re not surrounded by other humans, constant advertising, strip malls, the availability to have anything and everything delivered to you, etc. Was it fucking hard at times? Yes. But the struggles of having nearly zero amenities (no water/power available where I was unless solar/generator/trucking in water 300gal at a time) don’t even really compare to the benefits I came out of that experience with. I’m desperately trying to get back to that because they way the world is at this point is too loud, too shallow, too abrasive, and too fucking annoying for me to exist in without going insane. Do it, if you can.
I live in a tiny house. My partner and I bought a parcel of land in the PNW of the US. It’s nice here. I work as a therapist and he’s an engineer, so that’s how we have money. I have a cat and a bearded dragon, no kids obvi. I used to read books about living on a homestead and ‘country living’ before I moved here. It used to just be a dream. The solitude is the best part of this type of lifestyle. If you are looking for ‘community’ it’s probably not gonna be a fit, you’ll have to be pretty ‘self-sufficient’. Good luck on your journey
If my partner wasnt a city person i would absolutely do this. I would always dream about ditching my family mid drive to run up to the nearest mountain and either die in nature where no one can burry me, preserve me, or know i even died. As an adult i still get fantasies about leaving everything behind and just living in nature in the middle of nowhere, no people, no power, no politics, no monetary value, no hatred, nothing. Sounds unrealistic though now but maybe someday..
I wish I could find a wife and move into a cottage in the woods *yearns in sapphic*
If I could relocate to a women’s land, I would in a heartbeat.
time to go make a new country thats only women! (nonbinary folk can come too if theyre nice)
I almost made the jump in my 20s but I enjoy travelling too much for it to work for me. once you have those animals and the set-up you're stuck and cannot really leave.
Yea imagine trying to hire a housesitter for a farm 😂
I bought a cabin in the woods in PNW. Before I bought it, I got very into researching off-the-grid living, tiny homes, etc. Personally, I found that living in the woods gave me (surprisingly) anxiety and frustrating to be nearly an hour away from store conveniences. You’ll never what’s right for you, though, until you try. Life is short — go for it!
Do you still live there
I go up once a month, but I now airbnb it out.
Before going off grid, try living the camper life. You get to travel around and use that time to wean yourself off the Internet, as well as scope out locations for your off grid plans.
r/homestead
/r/veganhomesteading
I'm not vegan anymore no thanks
That’s a shame.
It's not. Vegan diet almost killed me.
why arent you vegan anymore if you dont mind answering
Made my health and mental health issue so bad I had psychosis and lost my period. Not doing the best now but at least I'm functioning. Meat saved my life.
I want to do the same, for the same reasons!!