Have you ever felt like its pointless to live anymore?

[hooblabla6262]

Quite a bit when I was a teenager.
Then one day while I explored the depths of space in my lsd addled mind, I realized there was no point to any of it. And in this I came to peace with myself and the life I have.
I was free.

 

[Vegosiux]

Why, yes, yes I did. Been in that kind of slump for quite a while. Then got bored with it and dropped it. Now I'm busy doing more fun things.

Not that I don't still get depressed, mind.

 

[Gennadios]

For a long time, yeah.

My current line of work involves tons of not always positive interactions with the homeless, insane, and drug addicts though, and it's kind of brought things into perspective.

I may not entirely be where I want to be in life, but I'm doing a shit ton better than many people.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, one of my old Planescape RPG characters was in the Bleak Cabal faction.

Basically they believe that life is pointless and there are no gods and the beings that pass for gods don't have a point either, and all that jazz. However, they also ran charities, insane asylums, and hospitals 'cause things may be pointless, but there's no point in suffering more than necessary.

I only just realized the irony. I've become my P&P character.

Thanks for the flash of insight, OP!

 

[Sir Thomas Sean Connery]

I've been a nihilist for a while, so yes, obviously.

Very little anyone can do will last, most people will be utterly forgotten 3 generations after their death and those that do anything bigger will be simply forgotten at a later time.

The universe is so incomprehensibly large, I find it to be the only logical outcome.

http://scaleofuniverse.com/

Just look at that. We're tiny even on our own little blue rock. And that rock is not even a piece of a particle of a dust speck.

Furthermore, it's all simply going to end. The sun will go nova, our galaxy will collide with another and the universe will last so long, heat will cease to exist.

But honestly, it doesn't depress me.

Nihilism is not what people think it is. It has nothing to do with total apathy or not caring about anything. I find the pointlessness of my existence to be kind of inspiring because it allows me to enjoy good things and utterly ignore anything bad.

OP, you don't sound like you're really at a stage of finding existence pointless. You seem to be more simply sad and depressed in a "There's nothing to enjoy anymore" way. 2 different things.

 

[scorptatious]

Yeah, a few times. Hell, I sometimes even thought of suicide.

But then I remind myself that taking my own life isn't going to solve anything. And it's only going to hurt those that care about me. So I just keep moving forward.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

I never feel that life itself is pointless.

I often lose the faith I have for myself and my abilities and start to think that my individual actions are pointless and mundane. I've often wanted to give up on the things I strive for, which in its own way is very much like dying. Never give up on who you are; that's very important.

I always resolve to improve myself and push through the down times. My aspirations, my hobbies and my interests could all be considered a bit odd to everyday folk; a waste of time and contributing nothing worthwhile. The key, for me at least, was to stop caring what those people think and to just do what makes me happy, which is to say, that I should just continue being me.

Just look at that. We're tiny even on our own little blue rock. And that rock is not even a piece of a particle of a dust speck.

I think Douglas Adams said it best:

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.

 

[Excelsior789]

Life has only the purpose you give it. Anyone can use his/her life to benefit society and those around them and to think otherwise it not only foolish, but selfish. Ultimately, a person's perspective means nothing. All that matters is what that person is able to do with said perspective, so it would be wise to view life in a way that permits the most productivity.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

I do feel a little discouraged sometimes because I feel like the way society is right now, I can't be who I really am because of certain people.

 

[Olas]

Ya, I've been there, but I don't feel that way anymore.

The point of your life is ultimately whatever you choose it to be, you were born for the purpose of giving your mother and father the joy of parenthood, but eventually that runs out and what you do from there is your own choice. Though regardless I don't see why you would want to kill yourself. That just sounds like being an angsty teenager.

 

[Ashadowpie]

when it comes to the "circle of life" aspect of the reason to live we dont need to exist at all, Humans are literally a parasite on this planet and the world and everyone living on it would actually benefit if the entire human race with all the buildings and stuff with it just simply vanished. now...thats pretty depressing.

 

[PissOffRoth]

Congradulations OP on opening a thread with more than 1 sentence.

Absolutely not. I love working 14 hour days in the coal mines for my overlords.

Heresy grows from idleness.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

Yep, but that doesn't stop me from continuing to live.

 

[TaboriHK]

Mostly when I was a teenager. It was helpful for to realize that I had allowed my own mind to stop playing for my team. Meaning, you have more control over your feelings than you might think. For me, I didn't realize that there was some dysfunctional part of my brain that got fulfillment out of feeling valueless and demoralized. If that's the case with you, you should take steps to keep yourself from rewarding that behavior.

 

[Sacman]

Well of course... objectively, life is pointless... but subjectively and personally is where we have to find our own reason for being... whether its for yourself, or your family , or any number of things... but to answer your question, in that sense... yeah, all the time, right now even... I'm not so self deluded to think myself as some pillar for others to lean on, or that my continued existence is contributing to any cause, just or not... I'm just a thing, only present to take up space and hope that someone might acknowledge me as something otherwise... so yeah, my continued existence is futile and ultimately pointless...<.<

 

[crazyarms33]

Come on! When life gives you lemons, don?t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don?t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life?s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give you lemons! Do you know who I am? I?m the man who?s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I?m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!

That's what you do. Gosh darn it.

Punch life in the face! If someone's terrible to you, be even more terrible to them! Fuck Jesus, he didn't know what the hel he was talking about when it comes to turning the cheek.

Best post today. I absolutely agree. Thanks for the laugh!

 

[Haukur Isleifsson]

I can think of four times in my life that I felt like not living any more. Can't say I actually considered suicide though.

 

[Dangit2019]

I don't care if it's pointless, I've always loved things without a point.

Even when I was made fun of in middle school, I wanted to get the hell out of there and beat them in the end by having a good life. And you know what? I think I'm doing a good job already.

 

[DkLnBr]

Sadly yes. Back in grade 9 and 10 my life felt like everything was going wrong and I thought that it would just be easier if I didnt have to deal with any of it. Thank god I didnt do anything about it back then, those were dark times. As for now? no. I wouldnt get any crap done on my to-do list if I died.... not that much is getting done now anyway

 

[Wharrgarble]

There are times I've thought about how much easier death is, but I've never actually wanted to stop living. It'll happen to all of us eventually. Some sooner than others. In the mean time, there are people who would be miserable with me dying and people I'd be miserable losing so no, I'm in no rush to get there.