09-02-2013, 07:25 PM
I just read over this and I can relate to a couple of things.
I too stepped away from religion and have had a lot of thoughts of "what's the point of living?"
I've learned to distract myself a bit. Sometimes we feel awful because we need to change, fix, or improve something. In that case we need to think about what we need to do and move forward. Other times we just feel awful. I basically just ask myself what I can do right now for the best possible outcome for the people I care about. Whether I always envy the position, there are people who depend on me so even if the whole purpose of my life is to make sure that they have something to live for then so be it.
When I come to the conclusion that the answers that I'm looking for are out of reach or I simply cannot do anything to improve the situation RIGHT NOW, yet I feel awful RIGHT NOW, I find ways to numb my mind. What kind of trivial stuff are you into? Funny movies? Horror movies? Video games?
You can only feel so good before you feel bad again. Likewise, you can only feel so bad before you feel good again. I guess what I'm saying is that if your bad feelings aren't going to lead to something positive, then find a way to ride them out. It works for me anyway.
I too stepped away from religion and have had a lot of thoughts of "what's the point of living?"
I've learned to distract myself a bit. Sometimes we feel awful because we need to change, fix, or improve something. In that case we need to think about what we need to do and move forward. Other times we just feel awful. I basically just ask myself what I can do right now for the best possible outcome for the people I care about. Whether I always envy the position, there are people who depend on me so even if the whole purpose of my life is to make sure that they have something to live for then so be it.
When I come to the conclusion that the answers that I'm looking for are out of reach or I simply cannot do anything to improve the situation RIGHT NOW, yet I feel awful RIGHT NOW, I find ways to numb my mind. What kind of trivial stuff are you into? Funny movies? Horror movies? Video games?
You can only feel so good before you feel bad again. Likewise, you can only feel so bad before you feel good again. I guess what I'm saying is that if your bad feelings aren't going to lead to something positive, then find a way to ride them out. It works for me anyway.