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[Duke 2.0]

Is there anything you can actually do without contributing to something?

Cowering in fear of people most days and spending all ones time at home crying

According to some definitions set in this thread simply communicating to us your life is contributing. And it kinda is. We would never have come across somebody quite like you. This is a positive thing here, knowing the amazing you.
 But really just be happy.

[Something Evil]

Go to Pandora.com
Type an artist name into the box.

Or, better yet, a song name. Artists have a pretty wide range of things sometimes, and you might like some better than others.

Is there anything you can actually do without contributing to something?

Cowering in fear of people most days and spending all ones time at home crying

And you were saying I'm selling myself short.
*Looks at Mindmaker's and Duke's post.*
What they said.

[CoughDrop]

That's not going to help much. The only artist names I know are people whom are in the bands who I've already heard.

Hmm.

[Keita]

Is there anything you can actually do without contributing to something?

Cowering in fear of people most days and spending all ones time at home crying

Well, for one you've contributed to my life, you make my days interesting with conversation :3

[Erkki]

*bro-fist*
I'm stuck in this dump for 9 months too.
3 more left now.

Best times of my life.

At hindsight, of course. But then again, the last 1½ years, being in coma might have been better.

Really?
It's been very tireing to me. I really don't get along with stereotypical male groups.
I like to do a good job, but that only has led to people poking fun of me all the time.
Only when I started doing it half-assed like everybody else, they gave me some peace.
I don't feel comfortable in doing so, but I value my mental health.

Well many still consider it a 'coming of age'-ritual. I guess it's supposed to teach you not to stand out and to embrace mediocrety...
This makes me sad.

@MetalMilitia:
Remember that there's always somebody you can talk to around here...

To me it felt like it was actually the most difficult to those people. They let it out that way. I dont think its a "coming of age ritual" but sure one learns social skills and working together with people. Standing out from the mediocrity will help you, as it does in the so called "real life". I got to see both sides of it as a green eared private and a sergeant, and as sergeant, the thing annoying me the very worst was the people doing things, like you said, half-assed, and the ones trying to be "manly" or "soldierly".

Theres a job, the job needs to be done and your team needs to ready for the next one after that, well rested. The types of people you mentioned have no real motivation, they cant work together with others. They just slow everything down, screw up, and they lower the us-spirit and cohesion of the team. To me the ideal soldier in the role and job I had him for would have been a social one with an open mind, as it helps to overcome possible physical restrictions.

If you read about the most successful military units, they have all been not necessarily well trained, but had a good team spirit and motivated people. This has been understood in most the worlds Navies as well: usually at seas, you only salute a higher ranked person once a day, and you dont need to call anyone a "sir".

Edit: also in Waffen-SS... 

[Ochita]

Is there anything you can actually do without contributing to something?

Cowering in fear of people most days and spending all ones time at home crying

*Ahem*
You have at least 2, if not more people who really honestly care about you, and you do contribute. Its always nice when I get home, and I need someone to talk to, and your there.. So you do contribute, even if you don't think that you do.

[Tellemurius]

So recap, bitchfest from my mother and a bloody brawl with my brother all within one hour at night and 5 hours of sleep. The fact that i'm up today is ridiculous, i want my extra sleep so i can feel better.

[Ochita]

Wait, you brawled with your brother?!
....
God man, I really understand your position..

[Mindmaker]

Well, it's actually civilian service I'm doing, so the group is a bit smaller.
The problem is that the attitude is handed down even from the fully-employed workers.

[Tellemurius]

Wait, you brawled with your brother?!
....
God man, I really understand your position..

Yea dude last night, im sorta receded right now from society in order to calm myself down.

[scriver]

If you read about the most successful military units, they have all been not necessarily well trained, but had a good team spirit and motivated people. This has been understood in most the worlds Navies as well: usually at seas, you only salute a higher ranked person once a day, and you dont need to call anyone a "sir".

[Insert obligatory navy team spirit and intimacy joke here]

Really, there were too many. I couldn't possibly choose one!

[Lysabild]

Anyone else get the feeling where it gets hard to seperate your insane and deeply weird thoughts from the real world? Start making shit up and start wondering which was true. Shit I am NOT meant to be alone.

[Darvi]

Eh, that's the status quo here.

[Lysabild]

Eh, that's the status quo here.

Not being able to differ between reality and fantasy is the status quo here?

[Vector]

Read Baudrillards "Simulacra and Simulation."  There's no difference.