Grimrock Litless wrote:There is many of times where I would ask myself what am I doing with my life. Living to me seems soo useless to me, life can easily end at any moment from accidents or what not, what happens after we die? Do we just turn to nothingness and nothing matters anymore? Or is this thought just depression or anxiety. Maybe this is just overthinking, and even if we don't know what happens it's better to just continue living in order to grow up and work for 40 years of your life and retire, only to regret working for so long and having done nothing in my life tho, this thought is normal? Or is everyone just doing the same thing again and again normal for them? No, I ain't the first one to think of this, or maybe I am? Who knows.
As a young person you have most of your life in front of you, life becomes fuller and richer as you grow older, any old fart will tell you that
The internal resolution around life after death is the primary motivation for religion, you can embrace or reject that path by choice, but it does seem to be the most common determining factor in how you respond to thoughts around "after life".
I'm in my mid 50s and despite have a relatively successful life to date my greatest enjoyment in life is watching my two daughters take on the world with great success, offspring are often listed by people as their greatest contribution to the world for many good reasons.
Find things you can be passionate about, causes, hobbies, sports teams, whatever rocks your boat, but invest emotionally in them and commune with those who share that passion.
Try to be a glass half full person, typically they enjoy life more than a glass half empty person.
Regret is a very common emotion, as is satisfaction, very few people get to live a life without regret.
Don't be ashamed to seek professional counsel, they are trained to help you find your true self and purpose.
Some people are like Slinkies, totally useless but great fun to watch when you push them down the stairs