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Genuine, Genuine Question...
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Ntini77
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After two failed suicide attempts, frequent chats with 'The Crisis Team' and months of therapy, I am still no wiser to the answer of this question.
BELLAMYS END
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Hi, I spent a long time questioning my existence, I have kids a job and no obvious problems. I wanted a reason for why I was here. I was recommended a book called the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. It really did help and gave me the explanations I was looking for, It made everything make sense, well it did for me. Good luck mate.
cockneycarparkm32
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A mates 13 yr old brother has just come out of an induced coma after having a brain Haemorage he is busying himself with physio so he can get back on his skateboard and bmx.
Go see the world mate , it will possibly be the making of you . Go and experience life Google cant do it for you no matter how . Just get out there and make a few mistakes :)
Go see the world mate , it will possibly be the making of you . Go and experience life Google cant do it for you no matter how . Just get out there and make a few mistakes :)
gordondaviesmoustache
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I'm in a bit of a frivolous mood today, but this is truly profound.BoundedCascade said:As human beings we are essentially the universe experiencing itself.
andyhinch
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Make a lot, it tends to be more funcockneycarparkm32 said:A mates 13 yr old brother has just come out of an induced coma after having a brain Haemorage he is busying himself with physio so he can get back on his skateboard and bmx.
Go see the world mate , it will possibly be the making of you . Go and experience life Google cant do it for you no matter how . Just get out there and make a few mistakes :)
green pennies
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I don't know if this will be helpful, but here goes:
I always imagine life as being full of possibilities. Now granted, things like relationships/marriages/family/bank account/legal trouble, that stuff can put a serious damper on things, and that's not even getting into all the strains of the modern world and how it is basically set up to make us feel inadequate and worthless. But when I'm down, I never get to the place where I would want to end it because I have like a possibilities flow chart that is like my buffer between me and the bottom: There's always one last thing I would try or need to experience before I threw it all away.
What I mean is, even if you were penniless, odds are you could panhandle your way to some sunny beach somewhere and just watch the birds go by. You could go get some menial job somewhere beautiful and just live life day to day. Most of us never will. Some will tell you letting go of all the trappings of the modern world is the only way to really be happy, but even if you don't go that far, think of all the advantages you have to be living when you are: you have the internet at your fingertips, effectively you can learn or find out about anything you like. You could learn an instrument, become an artist, form a band, start collecting something, take up photography, meet new people, go someplace new, see new things, eat new food, experience a different place and change your perspective.
The lottery is a bad example, because odds are it won't happen, but what if it did? And even if you never win the lottery, what if you win a lottery of a different kind? What if you meet an amazing person/do an amazing thing/create something wonderful? Plenty of people luck into stuff all the time, be it money, relationships, experiences, or even happiness. You could be seconds away from something extraordinary happening.
Unless you have done cage diving with great white sharks in California, ziplined in Costa Rica, climbed Mayan pyramids in Mexico, surfed in Hawaii, snowboarded in Colorado, skied in Austria, eaten street food in Vietnam, meditated in Tibet, Hiked to the top of Mount Fuji in Japan, (I mean hell, put in your own ideas, I'm just spitballing here) and maybe most importantly, hung out with the loads and loads of poor but oddly often happy people in many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas.. then you have more to do.
If worst came to worst, go to plan B. Otherwise you'll never be able to say if life was worth it or not because you'll never have experienced it outside of your own little corner of the world.
ps - if you are some world-traveling beat poet who has somehow been everywhere and done everything, then I apologize for the suggestion. Either way, I concur with others who have mentioned that talking to a professional can't be a bad thing.
I always imagine life as being full of possibilities. Now granted, things like relationships/marriages/family/bank account/legal trouble, that stuff can put a serious damper on things, and that's not even getting into all the strains of the modern world and how it is basically set up to make us feel inadequate and worthless. But when I'm down, I never get to the place where I would want to end it because I have like a possibilities flow chart that is like my buffer between me and the bottom: There's always one last thing I would try or need to experience before I threw it all away.
What I mean is, even if you were penniless, odds are you could panhandle your way to some sunny beach somewhere and just watch the birds go by. You could go get some menial job somewhere beautiful and just live life day to day. Most of us never will. Some will tell you letting go of all the trappings of the modern world is the only way to really be happy, but even if you don't go that far, think of all the advantages you have to be living when you are: you have the internet at your fingertips, effectively you can learn or find out about anything you like. You could learn an instrument, become an artist, form a band, start collecting something, take up photography, meet new people, go someplace new, see new things, eat new food, experience a different place and change your perspective.
The lottery is a bad example, because odds are it won't happen, but what if it did? And even if you never win the lottery, what if you win a lottery of a different kind? What if you meet an amazing person/do an amazing thing/create something wonderful? Plenty of people luck into stuff all the time, be it money, relationships, experiences, or even happiness. You could be seconds away from something extraordinary happening.
Unless you have done cage diving with great white sharks in California, ziplined in Costa Rica, climbed Mayan pyramids in Mexico, surfed in Hawaii, snowboarded in Colorado, skied in Austria, eaten street food in Vietnam, meditated in Tibet, Hiked to the top of Mount Fuji in Japan, (I mean hell, put in your own ideas, I'm just spitballing here) and maybe most importantly, hung out with the loads and loads of poor but oddly often happy people in many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas.. then you have more to do.
If worst came to worst, go to plan B. Otherwise you'll never be able to say if life was worth it or not because you'll never have experienced it outside of your own little corner of the world.
ps - if you are some world-traveling beat poet who has somehow been everywhere and done everything, then I apologize for the suggestion. Either way, I concur with others who have mentioned that talking to a professional can't be a bad thing.
cockneycarparkm32
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andyhinch said:Make a lot, it tends to be more funcockneycarparkm32 said:A mates 13 yr old brother has just come out of an induced coma after having a brain Haemorage he is busying himself with physio so he can get back on his skateboard and bmx.
Go see the world mate , it will possibly be the making of you . Go and experience life Google cant do it for you no matter how . Just get out there and make a few mistakes :)
True Andy , the more the merrier
foetus
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Hang in there bud! As other people have said, talk to someone. It could help. Easier said than done i suppose.