Is being disgusted with life(not just your own life, but reality in general) normal?

yeah it happens with everyone

Is being disgusted with life(not just your own life, but reality in general) normal?

The question is what is normal, it doesn't seem healthy though..

All human life or ALL life ?

All human life or ALL life ?
Not just life, but the pointlessness of reality as a whole. What's the point of doing anything in your life if you're just going to die? What's the point of anything existing at all? If you make a contribution to society as a whole, you'll just benefit more people whose lives are pointless, because they'll die too. To use a less general example, what's the point in becoming close friends with people if you'll end up not even aknowledging their existence in a few years. Why read if you'll eventually get dementia and forget it all anyway? Why workout if your body's going to wear out anyway? Why go to college if your going to be in debt for the rest of your life? If you write 1000 books durring your life, they'll be forgotten in a few hundred years when there's billions of new books with similar themes. If you learn everything you can, you'll have nothing to show for it. If you become rich and famous and you're not happy, all the money in the world is useless. If you live a normal life with a family and all that, you'll just end up wishing you would've spend more time working toward accomplishing your dreams. Besides that, everyone who you love will eventually die or become a crackhead, or go to prison or disown you. You'll end up spending your nights crying because you couldn't buy your son the bike he wanted or something equally ridiculous. If you live your dreams, in the end, you'll just think back at everything you sacrificed and think yourself to be a fool. Even if you have a perfect life and do everything anyone could ever want to do, the end result is the same, everything you do is insignificant. What I'm talking about is a discontent for everything, is it normal to have that type of feeling?

Not just life, but the pointlessness of reality as a whole. What's the point of doing anything in your life if you're just going to die? What's the point of anything existing at all? If you make a contribution to society as a whole, you'll just benefit more people whose lives are pointless, because they'll die too. To use a less general example, what's the point in becoming close friends with people if you'll end up not even aknowledging their existence in a few years. Why read if you'll eventually get dementia and forget it all anyway? Why workout if your body's going to wear out anyway? Why go to college if your going to be in debt for the rest of your life? If you write 1000 books durring your life, they'll be forgotten in a few hundred years when there's billions of new books with similar themes. If you learn everything you can, you'll have nothing to show for it. If you become rich and famous and you're not happy, all the money in the world is useless. If you live a normal life with a family and all that, you'll just end up wishing you would've spend more time working toward accomplishing your dreams. Besides that, everyone who you love will eventually die or become a crackhead, or go to prison or disown you. You'll end up spending your nights crying because you couldn't buy your son the bike he wanted or something equally ridiculous. If you live your dreams, in the end, you'll just think back at everything you sacrificed and think yourself to be a fool. Even if you have a perfect life and do everything anyone could ever want to do, the end result is the same, everything you do is insignificant. What I'm talking about is a discontent for everything, is it normal to have that type of feeling?

You are essentially right about all those things, in my opinion at least. But that is not a reason not to enjoy your life and live life to the fullest.
Although its true existence itself has no point, life still has evolved to fulfill its role. The need for social interactions, survival, procreation and the likes are all innate traits of humans (survival and procreation being universal for all life) and there is no reason why we should not follow it. Enjoy what you are and be happy about it, especially since you only have one shot at it. Being mortal makes life more precious.

Don't you see the sheer beauty of life around you ? And I am not talking about humankind but about nature, the little things. Insects, plant life, the sun setting in the evening.. everything ! Look closely, its all awesome. Go to the forest sometime, walk there, do some thinking, be surprised at how calming its is and most of all notice the beauty. :)

I don't think anything I say will have any effect on you at this point since you seem pretty depressed but I do hope you will at least try to see what I am saying.

If you don't want or can't enjoy life for some reason you could ofcourse off yourself, but that would be equally pointless. And you aren't going to know anything about being better off for killing yourself because you are dead !
If you don't want to live for yourself do it for your loved ones, family and environment.

You said you were disgusted about life but now you are only talking about the pointlessness of it. So which is it ? Are you really disgusted about life and existence (seems like the emphasis is on your own existence) or are you simply disgusted at the idea of existence being pointless ?

What I'm talking about is a discontent for everything, is it normal to have that type of feeling?
I don't know what normal is.
But, again, do you really have a discontent for everything or is it just the realization of it all being pointless that makes you unhappy ?

I don't think anything I say will have any effect on you at this point since you seem pretty depressed but I do hope you will at least try to see what I am saying.

Is being disgusted with life(not just your own life, but reality in general) normal?


I have had manic depression or bi-polar problems for years. I take medications that help me very much. Just feeling depressed every once in awhile isn't wrong or bad BUT if it gets to where it happens allot, please seek medical help from professionals.

I have had manic depression or bi-polar problems for years. I take medications that help me very much. Just feeling depressed every once in awhile isn't wrong or bad BUT if it gets to where it happens allot, please seek medical help from professionals.

He is still right though (in my opinion) about existence having no point, the problem is that he has negative feelings about it and let it depress him.

yeah it happens with everyone

Nooo, I didn't know a person could be disgusted with life. I've been disgusted with other people, but not life. Life is what you make of it.

Nooo, I didn't know a person could be disgusted with life. I've been disgusted with other people, but not life. Life is what you make of it.

I think he means that he is disgusted with the 'fact' that life/existence is pointless.

I think he means that he is disgusted with the 'fact' that life has no point.

what?? It doesn't?? How is that possible?

what?? It doesn't?? How is that possible?

On a grander scale, not on a personal one. Although he seems to make it personal to himself.

If you don't want or can't enjoy life for some reason you could ofcourse off yourself, but that would be equally pointless. Indeed that would be equally pointless. I'm too afraid of dieing to do that anyway.

You said you were disgusted about life but now you are only talking about the pointlessness of it. So which is it ? Are you really disgusted about life and existence (seems like the emphasis is on your own existence) or are you simply disgusted at the idea of existence being pointless ?

Actually, I was just really bored yesterday, so bored that I didn't even feel like doing anything.

Indeed that would be equally pointless. I'm too afraid of dieing to do that anyway.

Actually, I was just really bored yesterday, so bored that I didn't even feel like doing anything.

What !? This is a fake thread... ? :bugeye:

What !? This is a fake thread... ? :bugeye:

and I fell for it too...suicidal guy/gal I thought

Not just life, but the pointlessness of reality as a whole. What's the point of doing anything in your life if you're just going to die?

http://www.alcor.org

And in the meantime, love and comedy and art.

Mmmm I've been feeling a bit..down and anxious too. Nothing I can put my finger on exactly. Words such as powerless or overwhelmed come to mind.

I was watching the BBC's history of wildlife programming last night and one statistic really struck a chord. To paraphrase Bill Oddie (stop laughing):
'When the first film featured film in this collection was made there were over 10 million elephants in Africa now there are less than 500, 000."

Well it just 'brings it all home'! It's more than just scaremongering for conservation causes isn't it? What on earth are we doing? Are we completely bonkers? Am I the only one who feels like this? Are there others????

hello is there anyone out there...anyone?

hello is there anyone out there...anyone?

I am here. alone with silence.

What on earth are we doing?
Nobody knows.


Are we completely bonkers?
You have to ask?


Am I the only one who feels like this?
No.


Are there others????
Yes.


hello is there anyone out there...anyone?
Of course not.
That's the pointlessness - there's just you...

So there's not just me, but Oli and the dragon?
I feel much better now.

That's DraQon...

Mmmm I've been feeling a bit..down and anxious too. Nothing I can put my finger on exactly. Words such as powerless or overwhelmed come to mind.

I was watching the BBC's history of wildlife programming last night and one statistic really struck a chord. To paraphrase Bill Oddie (stop laughing):
'When the first film featured film in this collection was made there were over 10 million elephants in Africa now there are less than 500, 000."

Well it just 'brings it all home'! It's more than just scaremongering for conservation causes isn't it? What on earth are we doing? Are we completely bonkers? Am I the only one who feels like this? Are there others????

You are not alone... but i refuse to get depressed over it. Anger is more fitting.

I am angry and teetering on the edge of depression.
And Oli just might put me over the edge if he keeps correcting my spelling. And grammar. And syntax. And ideas (if I had one).
Seriously it's bad I've never felt like this before.

I am angry and teetering on the edge of depression.
And Oli just might put me over the edge if he keeps correcting my spelling. And grammar. And syntax. And ideas (if I had one).
Seriously it's bad I've never felt like this before.
Like I said in post #19, you're not the only one.

mmmm so what to do?

mmmm so what to do?

If I knew that I wouldn't be there would I?
PS Draqon is wonderfully wrong on all of his answers though, so don't go there. :D