Re-entering society after hunting

[Choupique]

Back at work now.

Struggling, big time. I've already been accused of being too direct once today.

 

[OXN939]

Sucks.

The older I get, the more I notice this. After 4-5 days in the mountains, coming back to civilization is getting harder and harder. I find my senses completely change when I'm out hunting and there's this sense of "this is how I was supposed to live" feeling that takes over while I am out and then we re-enter society and everything is so loud, stinky, bright, and pointless feeling.

Anyway - it's a dreary day full of meetings and appointments that fund my hunting adventures. Just wondered if anyone else feels this when coming off a hunting high?

Give this one a listen. Not surprising at all the effect is noticeable to a bunch of us.

TL;DR- patients with hospital beds that view nature recover significantly faster and have a better prognosis than those who view four walls. Giving kids an hour of time in nature every day provides the same neurocognitive effect as Ritalin.

 

[chasewild]

100% same feeling. I call it post-hunt depression lol


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Yup. Same thing for the last 25 years.

 

[HunterGatherer]

Back at work now.

Struggling, big time. I've already been accused of being too direct once today.

 

[huntsman22]

glad I don't have to deal with 'society'......

 

[dusky]

Yes!
It's why I became a Wilderness Therapist. People have forgotten this most basic medicine as we all know.
I explained my Return to Civilization depression cycle to mentors back in the day and the advice I was given helped some. In a nutshell, be as Wild as you can be each and every moment of the day, wherever and with whomever. It's obviously not equivalent to that prolonged wilderness state but it does cut down on the disparity. Part of the reason I got so high way out there was because in town I wouldn't be Me and out there there was no act to keep up. Had to find the balls to be me in town... within reason...