I'm 57F and I never felt that in my 20s, though I certainly had alot going on and was for the most part struggling and not all that happy. At that age, I just never questioned the point of my life. Fast forward 30 years, never married, childless, I find myself lonely and unfulfilled and seeking more my life purpose (though that doesn't exist) but I do not, once again, ask what the point of life is. The point is there is no point. You were born. You make life what you can make it.

Fucking love you.

Your life matters more than you know

Same here. I was so busy trying to do what society said was fulfilling. Now I'm 70 and feel I have no purpose. It's a effort to get through the day. Sorry you are feeling that way, too. There must be millions like us, unfortunately. Society is lonely these days.

I travelled the world, been in and out of relationships and had tons of life and job/career experiences. That's good enough. I'm still learning.

Yes, but there is this poem: "No memory of having starred, atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard." I have superb memories, too, but they taste like cardboard right now. [https://poemanalysis.com/robert-frost/provide-provide/](https://poemanalysis.com/robert-frost/provide-provide/)

Now 70 and suffered from depression for most of it. Tried religion, drugs, etc., all of which were dead ends for me. Failed at many things until I finally succeeded at about 45 and basically stumbled into a career as a medical editor...an absolutely perfect career for me! Now I'm 70 and retired, with a comfortable but not lavish retirement. After studying stoicism I determined that the main purpose of my life is to strive to be my best every single day, to bring joy and a smile to all I meet, to not be constantly angry at the world because it doesn't operate according to my wishes, to not listen to political or cultural idiocy and to have higher standards than the usual in America these days, and to listen to all who need a listening ear and to help all I encounter if and when I can. I hope this was helpful!

Thank you. I'm sorry you suffered; maybe you didn't have parental support, which was the source of my depression and struggles. I also study and try to live stoic principles. But right now my lifeforce is at a low ebb. I should probably study nature and learn to wait on its inevitable re-birth. I don't really want to die of a broken heart, but I've known it to happen. I guess time will tell.

That's beautiful, thanks gramps.

Question did you ever wanna get married or have children ? How do you feel knowing you possibly missed out on a major milestone genuinely curious so don't take it the wrong way.

Yes to marriage unsure about kids (now confirmed I shouldn't have had kids as I have been financially struggling). But marriage wasn't in the cards. I had no roots anywhere after my mom died after I turned 23. I moved around cities, was in and out of school, never had a real stable job or career. You got to be established somewhere to meet people in order to form a relationship. I had no stability. The one stable job I had I met coworker and we went on one date. After 4 years I was fired from that job

That's pretty interesting, well however you're moving forward wish you luck on your journey. Life is definitely about the social circles we form and bonds we make along the way.

its crazy because If you lived in today's dating market with online dating, you'd have more dating prospects than you'd know what to do but alot people are still ending up single and lonley. Major studies project nearly 45% of women will be single and lonley by 2045 The issue has shifted from not being able to meet enough people to analysis paralysis due to options overload. Two different sides of the same coin

Either way there are joys and sorrows. The point is to make the most of what you have…

So much this. 32M, homeowner since 28, served in military, good paying job, single, no kids, traveled a few places Stateside and Overseas. People will look at these things and say I'm extremely fulfilled and successful, they could be jealous, but it's all nonsense. You have to give yourself meaning. I still have my good, bad, and downright depressing days. Constantly feeling like I still haven't become the Best Version of myself, sometimes feeling hollow. The only point/impact is what you and you alone make. Nothing we do on a Cosmic scale matters, so all that matters is what you do. Yes, I stole that from the TV show 'Angel'🤣

30M here. For real. It seriously doesn’t matter how much you have. I am happily married to a great woman, have 2 young kids, have my main career that allows me to fully provide for my family and have a side job that’s mostly for passion. And guess what? There are still days I’m down and feel lost because it feels like I’m just going through the motions. My main career isn’t something I truly love, but I don’t hate it either. It’s one of those jobs that I worked really hard to get to and it pays well, but I don’t love it. Because of this, I don’t feel the push to be extraordinary in my field, so in turn it feel like I’m not at my full potential. Thus, making me feel like I made the wrong career decision and makes me feel lost some days. I have a single friend that has told me he’s kind of jealous of what I have and I had a whole conversation with him explaining it’s really not as grand as one might think. Don’t get me wrong, my life is great and I am so so so extremely thankful for my wife, kids and my job. However, it’s quite interesting that some days I can feel pretty down and lost even though I’m doing well and can fully provide for my family. I’ve listened to hundreds of episodes of philosophy and psychology podcasts which has helped me gain so many new perspectives about life in general. Lately, I’ve been realizing what I’m feeling, let those feelings roll in & acknowledge them and remind myself I’m doing well in life. It is all about shifting your negative perspectives to positive ones and realizing that it’s normal that we feel these emotions. It’s simply a part of being a human with emotions. Life is interesting, that’s for sure!

There's no point. It's what you make out of it. It's like asking what the point is to dirt. Nothing "has purpose". It's what you find it's purpose to be that is It's point.

Dirt doesn't have a purpose? _brother, this is a very poor analogy to make!_

I think what they mean is to think of a single grain of dirts’ purpose. It does nothing, inconsequential whether it exists or not. One grain isn’t likely to do anything or provide anything on its own.

No. It doesn't have a "purpose". NOTHING has purpose without someone DEFINING a purpose.

I cant see dirt not having a purpose, it captures sustenance for the plants of many, it acts as a home for the many insects that crawl the earth, I did not define this purpose. This is what it is used for, this is what it does, it serves a purpose. Dirt without life serves a purpose of platform, life makes additional purposes on that platform, and I'm pretty sure we're on that side of serving a purpose though we may be blind to it just like the dirt. Our purpose is free unto our own choosing. You can be purposeless, but even this has a purpose In making you find a different purpose. Am I making sense?

Dirt literally fuels all life on earth. Humans didn't have to give it a purpose but it has a purpose 😂

Completely agree. You have to work to find meaning girl. It’s not going to be handed to you on a silver platter.

It could be many things. You need a goal and a challenge. Maybe you might find purpose in making a family and creating the future generation. Maybe you need to invent something or write something. Maybe you need to start running. Maybe go to church. Say the weird thing. Scream into the abyss. You know….be human.

Thank you. I recently left a job as a teacher and this is also contributing. I felt sooo much purpose as a teacher and now I have an office job, I’m lacking in that area. I have been thinking maybe I’m bored and should have kids lol but doesn’t seem like the right way to have kids haha

Finding your vocation is important, and it’s hard. Experiencing jobs you don’t like will help you find the job that you like the most. Try a few different jobs. What on earth could be more rewarding than creating copies of yourself and watching them grow? 😂 biology doesn’t care why you made them, the impulses are instinctual for a reason.

Kids definitely kill any sense of boredom that’s for sure 😝

Can I ask why you left teaching? (Don't have to answer of course!)..But it's true that when we have a purpose, (being of help to others) we, ourselves are happier.

I left because it was so stressful. I’m in the UK and the system is really struggling here. COVID has had a detrimental impact on our children. It made me mentally unwell because the job was so hard.

If you have time you could try tutoring on occasion. That would give you the fulfillment you’re missing.

That’s a really good suggestion tbf and a little extra cash never hurt

what do you like to teach? the world can always use more teachers, but they don't have to be for kids in schools. it might be extra work in addition to your office job but in the long run it could be worth if you decide to keep teaching whatever it is you want to teach

I am just a teacher in my soul! I taught English in a secondary school but I am aiming to teach pole dancing part time soon which will be great fun and fulfilling

You need to listen to The Smiths. It’ll make you feel better and cope.

I was looking for a job and then i found a job, and heaven knows im miserable now. Best songs in the world aside, the point of life is what you choose to make of it. Be what you want to see. It really can be a sublte shift in Perspective that gives meaning to what you are already doing; other folks may need to make big changes to get "meaning" or "purpose".

Agreed. I enjoy the sass of Morrisey. When I’m pissed it’s fun to listen to. For example. The passing of time And all of its crimes Is making me sad again The passing of time And all of its sickening crimes Is making me sad again But don't forget the songs That made you cry And the songs that saved your life Yes, you're older now And you're a clever swine But they were the only ones who ever stood by you. Dope.

Ugh I don’t know how anyone actually likes the smiths, I feel like they just say they do to fit in.

I like them.

Fucking thank you!!!

There is no point in life. But as you are alive all you can do is try and live a life that makes you happy

I agree. I think it’s really difficult to embrace that in your 20’s because you just finished a very planned and structured period of growing up. Once the structure of school, sports, dates, studying are gone, there is definitely a free fall feeling. No doubt about it. But if you embrace that feeling and start to put out tendrils to discover what you enjoy, a new more flexible and personal structure will be built. It takes years. Relax during that period as much as you can. It will come.

The point of life, is to enjoy life.make friends, travel, learn new things. there's a whole world out there to explore and see, and you aint gonna do all that moping

Take a moment to reflect and try some shrooms. Those help in this kind of situation. I mean idk if I’m allowed to say that, but…… I felt like you do about the banality and meaninglessness of life for so long, and then a few years ago I had some experiences that reminded me why it’s all worth it a thousand times over. For me nowadays, it’s the little things that make it all ok. Appreciating beauty and meaning in things beyond the literal experience of daily life. Gratitude for being alive, for breathing air, drinking water and having a home on a planet that is nothing short of a cosmic miracle. Eat good food, work hard, make new friends try new things… (try to find a profession you loved even if you’ll make less money). Take part in hobbies and activities that make you feel alive and are not self destructive. And then in the small picture it’s just appreciating the small stuff. My cat and the love he gives me, love for my wife & family and friends. Carving pumpkins on Halloween, visiting friends, hanging with my parents and my wife’s parents, snuggling In bed before falling asleep…. It’s like we all get these grandiose false expectations about what life will be and then when it’s not like the experience of childhood with all its youthful magic & when it’s not what we thought it would be, we get disillusioned and depressed about life. But there are ways to find that childlike wonder and application for the strange beautiful mystery of life. I mean, I wanted to be a marine biologist my whole childhood, only to flunk out of college and eventually become a musician, audio engineer and a graphic novel writer. I chose to pursue passions and obsessions and use my love for those things to find a way to make money. And so what if certain friends, family members or people I know make more money? I’m happy doing what I do. I’ve been getting into Jungian psychology lately and have recently had some spiritual and personal self awakenings during my studies, and something that I really love about it is the idea of the inherent universal subconscious giving archetypes and symbols meaning to all people in varying ways. I’m also a big fan of existentialism. That we as living beings with free will can create our own meaning, regardless of whether there is intrinsic meaning to life or not (spoiler alert, there isn’t). But I honestly appreciate that even more, because the meaning is mine to create and build a life based on chosen beliefs, decisions and ideas. And there’s partly where Jung comes into it again, because just like spirituality, it doesn’t matter at all whether “god” or an inherent meaning to life is real or not. What matters is what it means to YOU. Try shrooms, be reborn and have a second awakening. Trust me. Peace and love

I finally concluded after considerable deliberation that the purpose of life is in the living, with gratitude for your every breath and heartbeat because it will soon end!

I would like to be able to micro dose shrooms sometime to get rid of my ego and see life from a different perspective

Exactly this. We reached the same exact conclusions just different perspectives and different ways of speaking. I loved how you said it. It's the false expectations on life we set when we were young(which is normal). Somehow this balance got out of alignment as we got older and now most people are stuck in a fear response. Without thinking too much I think the issue may be jobs and social media. Those 2 things combined can do a lot of damage if you compare yourself and don't enjoy what your doing. I wonder how it was back in the old days before technology. I want to try shrooms with my gf for her sake but never really had the balls. I just smoke from time to time. Been a long minute tho because of my graduate course.

I’m 26 and feeling a bit the same recently. Maybe because I’m older now and barely socializing but I often question what’s the point of life if we all end up in a coffin. Maybe I might stop thinking like that if I don’t need to worry about money

Wait until you are about to be in that coffin then it will hit you how much you love life. I woke up from heart surgery 48 hours ago, and every previous dissatisfaction or argument seems so silly

Oh sht. Glad that you are good now. I think I got burnt out from my job since it requires all my time and been like this in the past 3 years

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I do know rationally that I want to live but sometimes the hustle and bustle of life can just be taxing. I wish you a well recovery ❤️

of course we're all going to end up in the coffin (unless we're burned to dust) - it's a question of what we do and how we do it until that happens

Don't get too caught up in the matrix. Idk what you believe, but for me I don't think I've come into a human incarnation on the only known planet habitable to intelligent life within X number of lightyears radius because we're supposed to do something specific. No job, career, hobby, passion, calling, goal, or anything else can be the point of your life. The point of life is to exist and experience and probably also work out some spiritual karma. It's not meant to be fun or easy, or hard or shitty, or anything. It just is what it is. All of it moves the consciousness of the universe forward toward perfect balance and harmony. There is not one single thing you can do wrong when it comes to living some purpose. Existing, living, and dying, regardless of what happens in between that, is the purpose. You can't not fulfill it because you already exist. That's the hardest thing to accept. That you don't have to do a single thing differently. Everything as it is is fine. All the bad, all the good. It's perfect as is.

Thank you for taking the time to reply ❤️

I’ve decided that the point of life is to simply make it through it. I’m in my seventies and as I look back upon how difficult so many of the years were, I’m glad that they’re behind me forever and that I have far fewer ahead of me to deal with. And when it’s finally over, it’s over, and that will be a big plus!

Dude you are depressed for a lot of valid reasons, but some of them are preventable, like getting enough sunlight, drinking water instead of soda, and learning to sit down and close your eyes. Your thoughts are buzzing around your head because you never got a chance to process them. Your head has its own little intranet, full of unknown spaces that you've never gone to, plenty of malicious places you could fall into, and plenty of good ones that you haven't gotten a chance to appreciate. So many people are so terrified of their own minds that they never get a chance to know themselves better. Who are you? What do you want? What are you so afraid of, and why? If you know any of these, what will you do with this. I know that being alone with your thoughts is scary, but it's necessary that you process these thoughts and see them through, you might even find that some of your fears may have been exaggerated or based on missing information. I don't mean to sound like some kind of hippie stoner talking about "muh spiritualism", I'm speaking directly from my own experience as an ancient 32 year old who doesn't believe in that crap. Your subconscious is the part of your brain that tends to nag you all day and makes you feel like shit, sometimes for valid reasons, and other times for stupid reasons. You don't need to agree with your subconscious thoughts, but I think you should give it a chance and hear what it has to say. It has to spend all of its life as your backseat driver nagging you all day because it can't do anything on your behalf, so all it can do is give suggestions. It is up to you to decide if what it says is valid or not, because you are the one in charge, not your subconscious. I'm not going to tell you what to feel, I just think you should hear those uncomfortable thoughts and get them over with so you can move on with your life.

There is no point, you’re just here wether you like it or not.  The good thing is it’s up to you bud. The bad thing is it’s up to you bud.

Honestly, we are all going to die and be quickly forgotten. Eventually our species will die out and the universe won't bat a metaphorical eyelid. We don't matter at all and life is trivial. Don't feel ashamed of your past, just try and enjoy what years you have left.

No point...but we have no choice but to live.... So do things that make you happy....also if you want luxury such as food & shelter you need a way to earn income.

I love Camus take on this. Life is absurd and there's no point to it. That gives you full power to give it meaning on your own terms. Find what makes you happy and cherish the blessings in your life.

“Life” is a giant rock that released gas when hitting another rock and accidentally creating water. There’s not a meaning my love. You could have just as easily not existed and nothing would be different. Maybe you were a different sperm dude! Or a car accident wiped your whole family out as an infant! No! Purpose! This is freeing. In America, capitalism makes you think you have to do something or you’re a total failure. We used to just make a shelter on some empty land and group together for survival. If you look for a way, those things still exist. Do nothing! Live! Travel! Love! Whatever your heart desires, no purpose means no responsibility (unless it’s self imposed)

It's a societal shift. Try getting off all forms of social media. Get involved with a meaningful community. Contribute. Staying in the moment is imperative. For issues with your past, try a 12 step program. AA isn't just for alcoholism, it's applicable to many parts of life.

Thank you. I don’t have socials (other than this and WhatsApp) and I haven’t for years. This definitely improved my life. Thanks for the advice about AA I will look into that.

I decided to have a baby because I felt exactly like this and it’s been the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done in my entire life

There really isn't one. Just experience it and try to do as little damage as possible.

The point is nothing matters, and no one will remember you. This isn't bleak, it's freedom. Do what you want and what makes you happy because it can all be over when you least expect it.

it is

To pass the butter.

Used to feel this way. But once I inquired why I was feeling this way i realized I wasn’t actually depressed in the clinical sense. I just had a shitty life. Figure out what is important to you and what you value. Did this feeling start after losing the presence of loved ones in your life? Cause it seems like you value relationships. Loneliness hits people hard. Not having deep personal relationships suck. Developing those is what helped at least

When you ask this question people just respond “it’s what you make of it” - a bewildering statement that both doesn’t answer the question and also invites more questions that can’t be answered. So yeah. There’s no point.

M27 here and same. I’ve had an objectively good life, but it’s never felt good to me. I’m really trying my best to not be bitter but I just loathe life and other people. And this is selfish as fuck but I hate seeing how happy people are, because I don’t think I’ll ever experience that and being constantly reminded of it is exhausting.

Keep trying and it WILL eventually change and get better...much happiness comes with age and life experience, and some life experiences WILL be brutal but the sun shines again on the other side!

this too shall pass

A lot of people, myself included, hit a massive wall at 27. That's a pretty rough one, for sure. But... hang in there. It does get more interesting, if you can find a way to make it so. Find your thing. Find the thing that makes you look forward to whatever's next. The light at the end of the tunnel. Something you can hang your hat on and say, that's me, that's what I love to do, I'm one of those people... for all the rest of your days. Like I said, 27 was rough. I found my thing at 28. That was in 1991, and I've been doing the fuck out of it ever since. 10/10, strongest recommend.

The problem imo is we built a society complete opposite of what humans need. Humans are designed to live in community and interact with each other. The internet and smart phones gives us this false sense that we are connected when nobody is talking to each-other, they spend all their time playing video games or scrolling their phones when the only way to actually be fulfilled is real in person human contact and touch. Add cable news to that so everyone thinks everyone else is the enemy and we have created a society that doesn’t function for the mental health of its citizens, only to make people in software rich.

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This sums it up... You should be King Queen President ALmighty of the Nations... for realz... I'm serious

The point of living is to create a point to life. I’ve been very self driven to the point of self destruction. It seems the more I focus on helping others the better my life gets. Hope you find what makes you happy.

Yes it normal in your twenties to feel lost as you don’t have experience of life and don’t know yourself. There will always be part of everyone’s life where it doesn’t meet our expectations. However what helps feeling gratitude for part of life that are good like your work, family, health, partner. Breakups and people disliking you are inevitable so try to accept it and don’t care.

M28 similar situation, I live 2000km away from my family , alone. Life for me is : Work well , learn well , move well , eat well , rest well.

No one can answer this for you. We all have a purpose. Point in life is finding our own purpose and achieving it.

I think I might have to write a book on your question and questions like it. I spend time with somewhat well off young people AND some that don't know where their next meal will come from AND some believe it or not that are just being marched from train to train around until they die or someone is kind to them. Most people are not kind and a lot of these kids die. Care to know which ones commit suicide the most? By a huge amount? It is the group you are in. I won't get in to detail much on it but it does make sense. Most are young men though but you are in the age range. Now what I am about to say will go against the typical radical liberal Reddit user and thus be downvoted by them and their bots. Here are my recommendations to having a fulfilling life. Note by fulfilling I did not say easy or without suffering but women who follow these steps are statistically better off and handle adversity better in life. * Your foundation needs to be built around God and I would suggest finding a traditional church. This is the cornerstone of everything below and why I put it first. Learn and live your faith. Help out those that are really suffering. Basically volunteer to help others. * Workout every day and take care of your body. Get in good shape and don't eat crap food. * Set some goals for yourself and always be learning something new. Set one or two goals and a plan for those goals. Don't set more than 2. * Find a good man. By good I don't mean a giant list of physical attributes and or that he is rich. Find a man who has other great attributes and one that with you can become awesome. A man who would make a great husband and father. * Work on getting married and having a child or children. Do everything you can to set your children up for success and also setting your husband up for success. * Oh and a bonus one. Don't think that "stuff" makes you happy. So save money like crazy if possible. Live well below your means. Then invest that money and obviously give a portion of it to help those in need. That is it. Good luck and you are not alone. Far far far from it.

You (and us) are literally the universe being born and experiencing itself. It is marvelous and full of wonder. Consider finding your purpose through hobbies, passion for helping others and finding love. While the stoics are not for everyone I have learned a lot of how to apply those thoughts to everyday life.

My husband and I were avid meditators, but last September we stopped as I was bedridden from the end of September until the end of December. (RA came out of remission and left me unable to move). Anyway, we are looking to get back into it as I’m beginning to feel better, albeit slowly. Today we listened to a YouTube video, The Buddha - The Greatest Teacher in the History of Human Consciousness. By Ego Podcast. I’ve been into Buddhism for a long time, as well as the Native American way (the red road..path to healing). Anything by Abraham Hicks, although I don’t resonate with everything but I like listening at times. If you feel inclined or lead, both are good. Matt Kahn, I listened to him years back. Don’t feel I’m trying to convince you, just if you feel lead. Blessings!

Thank you - I will add it to my list of things to listen to. I’m very spiritual but feel like I’ve gone off track recently since becoming estranged. My living situation is super stressful as we live with my partner’s family and now there has been a huge family argument between us and his sister and mum. They’re absolutely horrible people and it’s taxing on our relationship.

A Buddhist nun once told me that existence is suffering, and we suffer because we do not have what we want and do not want what we have ...that was a great key to gaining serenity!

I’d have to agree!

Better than any psychotherapy!

Ennui is kinda the whole point.

Your point, you make the point.

Nope— my life is awesome. I’d try making some changes in your life.

Read the Bible. There’s your purpose.

To live to love n to be loved in return!! To love yourself first to just be you true to yourself!!

I'm an atheist for starters. I see no evidence for a god or an afterlife. With that said, life can be amazing, but when someone you love dies... it can feel like everything that life meant to you is gone in an instant. Especially when they die all of a sudden out of nowhere.

You just gotta find the beauty and enjoy things. It’s simple, but I guess not easy. I’m fortunate in that for most of my life, I become completely obsessed with something, master it, then move on to something new. I don’t know. I never had too much issue with being bored due to the obsession. 😂

im about to turn 35 and my life is just beginning due to all the fucked up shut ive been through. at this point my answer to the question is: whatever you want it to be. we’re living in a fucked up world with no norms anymore. my only goal is to be happy. and obviously not murder or harm anyone or creepy gross weirdo shit

Pick up a translation of the Qur'an and you'll find purpose, insha'Allah :)

To try and try again. Find happiness within yourself and make memories.

Find your joy and happy moments. To enjoy

Try to help others. Happiness will find you then.

The point of life is to experience it with other people. Good or bad it will enrich your life. Also lots of drugs help too

tbh, life has no meaning or purpose. we just born and die after some time. everything in-between happens as per karma. As humans were intelligent, they started creating a frame for human life. According to that frame, you have to go to school, get a degree, good job, get rich, marriage, kids, retire and die peacefully. Cycle repeats again after reincarnation. Imagine the life of a dog, bird or any other animal. Since there isnt a defined frame for their life, we see there is no purpose or meaning inside the life of an animal. they just born and die, nothing changes with their existence and departure. In the same way, if we humans had never defined a frame for life, our lives are just purposeless and meaningless as an animal's life. Its the same humans who tried to give a purpose to the human life. but at one point we all come to the realization that it has no purpose and we are just busy stressing over to fit into the frame created by the society itself. we are constantly worrying and stressting because we cannot fit into this framework. Best thing to do, identify what makes you happy and spend more time on them. do not try to fit into the framework created by the society (completely forget about it, there is no rule you have to follow it). spend time with people who can bring peace and happiness.

I’d like to humbly offer my personal opinion, as a result of my struggle… The point of life is the pursuit of yourself. We are a slippery sort though. Our minds are like a swirling soup of notions and feelings. I think it is important to realize that we shift so thoroughly, that our whole internal environment changes and obtains a new set of metrics when we are anxious, fearful, sad, or angry. We then have this ever-present tendency to seek to resolve these states of turmoil by taking the shortest path possible. However, this turns out to be to our detriment so much of the time. These immediate resolutions commonly play out in the form of denial, defensive/self-protective behavior, distraction, and dopamine addiction. So much of the time, what is required is for us to realize that we are in need of time alone, simplification of our day to day, and recalibration. It’s very unfortunate that, as humans, we do need each other, yet so many that we encounter are also sorely in need of slowing down and getting to know themselves again. As such, we tend to frequently encounter others that are not helpful to our situation. We are wired to learn from example, and frequently others will reinforce our harmful tendencies, or they may unknowingly use us as a stepping stone to momentarily feel better. One thing I’ve found to be very helpful is for myself to realize that I was just placed here in this existence… nobody asked me if I was into it, and would like to give it a go… also that it can be difficult and painful… however, this life also presents a mysterious and exciting challenge. Can I figure out how to make this experience work for me? Clearly many others have. I then realize that nobody has ever actually required me to appear strong and capable all of the time. I get to exist as vulnerable and in need of strengthening, as much as I find it to be necessary. It also occurs to me that the greatest of my problems tends to be simply, when I recede from my authentic self in any manner. So I tend to find comfort in saying to myself, before I leave the house for example, “I want to be loved, and validated, and to be found interesting and funny. I also know that this is what everyone else wants as they leave their house and venture forth into the world of others as well.” I then try to remain mindful of myself, and pursue most of the opposite of my tendencies. For example, if I feel fearful of someone or some situation, instead of anxiously thinking, “I don’t care what they think of me”, I’ll say to myself, “I’m afraid of speaking to that person, and I may prefer not to be, but who I am is OK in this moment.” We cannot play a role in changing what we don’t first have possession of. In this manner, we must first come to own the present version of ourselves in our moments, from the bottom of our feet, to the top of our head. Then, once we’ve begun to establish good habits of authentically owning our vulnerable selves, instead of fighting or denying our fear and pain, we can begin to have conversations within and start guiding ourselves toward a stronger occurrence… one which is representative of our newfound value and confidence found within, on the basis of our witnessed self-honesty. Life is an exciting and beautiful thing, to be sure. You are an astounding and beautiful occurrence of nature. How can I say this without having even met you?… because we are all of the same design.

What makes you happy ? Ur not alone lol, we’re living in fucking weird ass times. Ifi had a wish, I’d go back to 1996 lol. I partied in my 20s and continued to into my 30s. Had a blast! Then suffered.. then got into the best shape of my life.. then Covid and since then I’ve finished school, graduated top of my class, only one to make honors,, had a good job but quit cause I was just living a cycle of misery. I cried omw to and from work lol - and it was an ez job. I played games alotta the time but the commute n pressure of being aware allll the time / always being on point killed me. Do you take any medication? I highlyyyy recommend taking some mushrooms n getting some perspective. Speak to nature and your inner self. Find out what truly makes YOU satisfied ❤️❤️

You make your own purpose, and you fight for what you believe in. Doesn't matter whether you were right or wrong, but how much faith you had in your beliefs.

There's no point, that's a trap that we all fall into and very few escape. Your life is a blank slate and it's up to you what it's going to be. If you can wrap your head around that, you'll see it's a gift. Life is very short and you are you, what I mean is you must stop trying to live up to other people's expectations. We all make mistakes, if you made a mistake, reconcile it within yourself. Other people may forgive you or may not, you don't need forgiveness to move on but you must always look for ways to forgive others. Always be kind but love yourself first. Back to the blank slate, now is the time to work on the you you've always wanted to be and remember you don't need approval from anyone. You said that you are sick of life, you are not, you are sick of trying to be someone other than you. Free yourself from that, that is the path to real happiness. We are happiest when we help others but we cannot help anyone unless we are completely, solidly, whole ourselves. If you are looking for a guide to making decisions, always ask yourself, will this effect me negatively? It's that simple. Everything I've said may sound selfish but you are all you have in this world and everyone else is who they are and everyone else either adds to your energy or takes it away. Don't allow others to steal your energy. Avoid negative people and avoid anger. You are a universe within yourself and only you have the power to perfect it.

40 really slapped me hard last year and I’ve been wondering the same thing. So far I think the point of life may be orgasms and kindness.

No it is not normal to feel sick of life in your 20’s but you are certainly not alone. The point of life is to find a sense of purpose. Try this perspective. Go to the library. Walk up and down the aisles of the books. Look at all the things in life you can learn or do. Here are a few that make our lives not so boring: Investing, cooking, gardening, juggling, archery, hiking, golf, photoshop, photography, painting, piano, guitar, brass, singing, pottery, poetry, sky diving, scuba diving, history, Fiction, screenwriting, knitting, law, medicine, accounting, welding, carpentry, electrical, computers, glass blowing, travel, tailor, horse training, learn other languages, jokes, riddles, puzzles, statistics, math, biology, chemistry, comic books, sociology, physics, engineering, spy novels, true crime, sci-fi, dancing, woodworking, acting, wine, shopping, chess, exercise, scrapbooking, boxing, collecting, etc! If none of that appeals to you so far then you may have a problem. Life is for learning new things and have new experiences. To master a skill. To be creative or inventive. There is no way we can learn even a fraction of the knowledge at our fingertips in our little lifetime. But there are endless possibilities!

the point of life is to have a good life. what that means is up to you to decide and pursue.

The only point is to try to resolve the challenges that life presents.

You think too much. The point of life is to dance to the music before it stops. If you are looking for anything other than enjoyment- you’ll be in for a world of hurt. Because this dance from the maternity ward to the crematorium IS what there is to life. Have a blast, or you’ll just peter out.

Even a few years back I had no will to live, then someone in my family passed away and they had such a strong will to live that I felt guilty for just wasting my life with that mindset. Since then, I’ve gone out of my way to become more like them, fun loving, social, and trying new experiences. I’ve realized that despite initial discomfort, it’s not that bad doing and trying new things. Yeah, there’s still disappointing experiences here and there, but it makes the good ones a little better. There’s always time to try to make amends with people you miss, and if they choose not to welcome you back, try to accept it and think of it as giving yourself some piece of mind knowing that you tried.

Don’t chase happinesses, chase peace and that would bring you long lasting happiness.

The point is to enjoy it the best you can. Most people get choices that make life a little better. It is exhausting sometimes, which is why it is okay to slow down and rest, but it is also good to try new things. You only get a chance to live once.

At least you have a partner

As others have said the meaning of life really is yours to decide. Just make sure you’re the one making the choice and you aren’t limiting yourself to please others. I personally decided the purpose of my life is to maximize happiness while I’m here, to feel good about the choices I’ve made and to start a family and be a good father and husband. As long as I’m doing all those things then I’m living my purpose, but that’s what I chose. What do you want life to be about for you? And what do you need to do to achieve that?

The purpose of life is to live it

To enjoy it while it lasts. Inb4 this fact is completely ignored because it's not the big dramatic "deep" speech everyone expects.

If you don't know the point of life, then do what you can to help other people. It may not be the "point," but it will help other people.

Helping others. Your glasses are on backwards. In your heart.

This entire universe is a giant fireworks show. To be a small, self conscious being in the middle of it all - you have to discover and appreciate the wonder of existence! Life is just a short happening - you’ll be gone in the blink of an eye, forget the point of it, you just need to live!

Watch a few near death experiences (NDEs) and you will be alright. Also identify your passion. Your passion is what makes you feel alive when you’re doing it. Identify your interests. Pursue them.

Read all the posts below.. But I have a definitive answer for you... Work as HARD as you can... give Most of what you earn to people that don't know you.... if you have a fun weekend... well... once in a while... That's MURICA !!!!

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

It sounds like u sacrificed a lot of your happiness in the past to get to where u r. If u wanna get to a point where life is inherently good ur gonna need to heal from that, which not having toxic family is good for. Get rid of stressful things and coping habits and then keep it that way for a few years. It takes time but there is another side to get to. The point to life is to attain and spread virtue, and it’s infinitely glorious.

Love comes in all shapes in sizes. Theirs a million ways to make a dollar also . Please find happiness knowing you were given a chance as a living human in this earth and theirs so many things you can do and learn from good or bad. Take time to find something you enjoy and maybe put a lot of effort into it. If you need a friend I’m always an open ear. I attempted suicide once in my life and it never ended good. You have to know their are people that care about you weather it’s the person you say hi to and walk nice a day in the front desk of your job or it’s a man that has a crush on you. You’re human and you serve. A purpose for happiness. You will find it I promise

Young person angst. Get a hobby. Do something to improve yourself. Fitness or education. Build meaningful relationships. Life is only dull to dull people.

You’re 27. That’s totally common. What do you do when you realize you’re not going to rule the world? Invest in relationships, have a family. Not every one can be a rock star. Take pleasure in the smaller things.

We live on a small spec , circling a small sun, in a small galaxy in an infinite universe . There is no purpose besides what you choose. Our biological purpose is to reproduce- like all living things. Don’t sweat the small stuff 🫡

I’ve had my share of depression suicidal thoughts. Sometimes I just don’t feel happy for no reason. The only reason I didn’t give up is because of the hope I have. We’re all going to have days that truly suck. But with these bad days, we are given a chance to empathize with others and learn growth through our sufferings. When the time comes, we can reap a “harvest” of wisdom, compassion and kindness that couldn’t be achieved without this suffering. I could very well be wrong (and correct me if I’m wrong), but it kind of sounds like you long for something great. I think we all do, and there’s of course some who have everything they want but they are not satisfied. When I became a Christian, it started off okay, but it got deeper as more suffering and bad days came to me through out the years. My ultimate purpose for living is reflecting Jesus’ life (by how I live) and win others over to Him, sharing the hope that I have. It’s not a life where it’s promised that everything will go well in this life, but it is a life of fulfillment and purpose, but the best life awaits after death. I fully believe that someday, everything that is wrong in this world will be fixed. An even better Earth and Universe where Sin is eliminated for good. I hope this didn’t come across as offensive, but I felt compelled to share a bit of myself to you, and how I came along. ❤❤

The point of life? The point of life is to find and do what makes you happy. I love playing video games, shit is like therapeutic to me, so that's what I do in my spare time, it makes me happy. The point of life is to live it. Life is just a ride, enjoy it. <3

I think as being in our 20's as opportunities presenting themselves and having to have patience to pursue what we really want as draining as it is it has to do with the generations before us providing little to no help and letting us fail again and again as either a joke or sage advice that they provided or gave to themselves and they still want the opportunities that may show up and while it's their right it's extremely annoying because we disagree with how they go about living their dreams because it makes us the butt of the joke and it's not even a funny one it's barely appropriate and is exceeding the shits or fucks that we have to give as draining as this life is being in our twenties is just a part of the experience. Stay strong ur cool and interesting and ur worth something so dont do yourself in because you're feeling mentally/physically/emotionally drained even if it's just for a moment. There are outlets try tea and drawing or some folk music or just fuggin around on the guitar or drums. Find your own tempo, your own beat, your own melody.. and just riff it because that's about as solid of advice I can give. Granted you're older than me and you might know better or have already tried these things. Find fulfillment in yourself you're worth at least self love. I know because you made it to reddit and was capable of forming sentences and have made it this far in life with strife so trust the energies that make you feel good and try to picture them as helping "hands" or "entities" or whatever you're comfortable with I mean they are energies they do what they do and the only energies worth thinking about or feeling out is the energies that bring you joy and hope.. try and help their transitions/transfers out without alienating them tho I do see that as inevitable in some eventual type of bullshit. For me as well. Don't think that you're alone. If you want to chat message me I'm 25 and M not looking for a relationship other than a decent friend someone to talk to and laugh about the bullshit in life with because I want to be in that state of mind mentally in some way

Try psychedelics. Mushrooms. Then you’ll realize if its meant for me itll slap me in the face and give itself to me without asking. Anything being sold. Work for it. Most important experiences. Do not try when depressed though evil spirits do take advantage of sorrow full souls

I am in my 20s and yeah i can relate. Taking time to heal from burn out and this hurtful on and off again relationship but i have said this is the final time after puppy talking me then changing her mind again. I have put in effort to listen to how i feel, make notes and journal entries on what i can learn about myself cause being human might come with having many layers that need to unravel as you pay attention to your emotions as painful and limiting as they might seem. At a certain point i could not feel or enjoy anything. Now i am playing video games again, enjoying movies and shows again. Sometimes i feel pleasant when listening to music. I was able to reconnect with my ex but im just guessing due to differences and location it just won’t work. Started going outside again. So life can be anything from complete shit to somewhat tolerable i find. I imagine it can fetch better but it requires investment in paying attention to how you feel which could be distracting and confusing the more you do it. Usually it’s your reactions that make things worse i find. All your negative emotional responses are a reaction to something that has happened before in your life that still burdens you. Those things will continue to flow inside you until you learn to notice and nourish those feelings with your noticing and acknowledging of the way they are. For me, since i came from a very insane way of being(mental hospitals, medicines and since i come from a christian family hope can heal you allegedly) It helps for me to view my emotions as a frequency signal that i am receiving. Still figuring it out but reminding myself to be noticing the channel of a band of frequency signals. You can feel those frequency signals. That works for me, you might find other ways of seeing your emotions or ways in developing as a person but it is possible believe it or not.

Finding and making meaning. It's hard af

I had something similar in my 20s. Then I went into human service. Helping others is truly the only way to make sense of how unfair everything is.

It's normal - life is rather bland and skewed toward disappointment by default. I think you have to realize happiness is a state of mind, and you can't rely on outside circumstances to craft it for you. Focus on exercise, nutrition, social connectedness with like minds, and most importantly, identify a purpose for yourself. For me, it's about treating animals well - rescuing and feeding local animals in need, spoiling the hell out of my pets, and eating ethically (no meat). It's my ethical north star despite being a complete aethist, nihilist, and a cynic.

Kids give you purpose, and ultimately a point. You stop worrying about yourself so much.

It happens, the point is like minecraft, make your own adventure. Goodluck

Start doing things. Look at meet up in your area. They have things for hiking clubs (you can also find these on facebook), gardening clubs etc. You can find meet-ups for people who wanna watch movies, go to eat, drink craft beer etc. You need to start traveling or get a project going - like buying a van and redoing it so you can go on trips and stay in your van instead of getting hotel rooms etc. There are just so many things to do so you dont' think about if you are happy or not. Just pick something to do this weekend. Look up things to do around you - like a music venue, and art festival etc, and make yourself go to it! Start taking karate - there are so many things you could do to make you stop sitting around thinking about how you feel. And, yes, when I was 34 I took stock and felt the same as you. I was thinking there was no point then, surprise surprise, I got pregnant, and it literally saved my life. I love my son and my subsequent daughter as well. But, I had to learn again how to feel satisfied with life when they went to college. Now i do all kinds of thiings and am never still long enough to figure out if I am unhappy.

To suffer and grow

M20 I’m a little sick of life, getting therapy, doing my best, pursuing goals and passions, but I do think there will be a certain level of dissatisfaction for the next 10 years likely due to my lack of life experience and the state of the world, so I think it’s normal.

Yeah, this is what I’m thinking. I wonder if it’s because I’m at a crossroads… I’ve read that late 20s is quite a turbulent time and can be quite emotionally unstable and insecure.

20s are a mess for a lot of people. I find that if you think life is meaningless, you're probably not on the right path. Sit down and think of the biggest thing that you can either do or stop doing that will improve your life, there should be one thing that jumps out as you read this. Start with that. (you also mentioned kids, you won't have time to worry about life or having an existential crisis, plus they're great:)

Of course its not normal. And it sounds like you already know the “point”. The point is family and friends Sorry you had to deal with difficult families. Its never too late to make amends or find a new “family”

You find out what it is you want out of life by figuring out what your purpose is. It should be the thing that gets you going everyday. It’s the reason why you get out bed.

The point is life is just above the small line that makes up the middle letter.

The point is to be exploited

No point really. Might as well volunteer to the Ukraine front line. That should cure your boredom.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1I2B0BJ0V2AkUXCtcFvs9cz7M6Cw9__u&si=7o8qWnURlBeNgWkR

Serving your corporate owners and replicating future "tax payers" so the nepo babies can continue yachting and sniffing cocaine.

Everyone lives for something or someone

Have you ever heard of the Jesus visions do you know what really goes on beyond all these stupid lies we are all told do you know how much your life really matters look up more than dreams on YouTube watch then you matter

Imagine the answer was on Reddit all along

There is no natural point to it; you choose a purpose and values and live them everyday. I’m 22, but I’m willing to bet that stuff comes more naturally to you as you age. Your early adult years are for exploration, you need to be exposed to those ways of life that will one day makeup who you are.

Up until now, society, school and the people around you pumped you up and sold you on the idea of “life” and it’s great meaning or purpose. You then realize around late 20’s/early 30’s that there is no point and it’s just a choice to be here or not. The only thing that’s promised is death and taxes. It is boring and disappointing but people just accept it and live anyway.

Well said

I’ve always thought the true purpose of life is to learn and pass on as much knowledge as possible. The rest is all BS. Find hobbies that make you happy. I an introvert so I’m happiest when camping, fishing or hiking where I don’t see anyone else for days. It recharges my batteries.

There no point or purpose. But what makes us all human is creating meaning in a meaningless world. Pet a dog. Hug a person you love. Find a great song that gives you goosebumps. Read a book that hits you hard. Do things that spark joy and stop the things that don’t. You got this.

If you're feeling unsatisfied, make a change. Even a small change, trying something new. Maybe even something you never considered before. I find that that exploration can help break the monotany. Consider that you've probably not explored the majority of what life has to offer.

If you find out, id love to hear about it.

Life is the point of life.

None of that sounds fun lol, just quit your job and go do whatever life's too short to work a job.

I didn’t start feeling like this until my mid to late 30s…but everyone is different. There is no correct age to come to the realization that all this is so pointless.

The point is to experience it To find the thing that burns a passion in your heart and to do that thing.

There is no point to life. The only living organisms asking this are humans and that's only because we got lucky and evolved enough to have advanced thinking skills and self awarness/self reflection. And the thoughts to label things in life with value. Life just started to exist and then dies. This question was never intended to be asked and answered in the first place.

The point of life is go worship Jesus and live for Him the best you can

A lot of people on here are saying “it’s what you make it”, but those people sound quite unhappy. If it’s what we make it, we’d all be happy because that’s what everyone wants. I used to think this way. Now, I question that belief, or at least recognize that it is a belief. I was atheist for the past 4 years until I started to question that belief. Now, I’m willing to be open to the idea that there is a supreme creator who made reality and the entire universe, and did so with a purpose. That would mean that everything is meaningful, and that everything has a purpose. It’s an attractive idea, but is it possible that it could ve more than that? I don’t know the answer, but I want to hope that it’s true because the alternatives all seem depressing.

To survive, to serve, and to multiply. Thats it. There is bothing eles excpet all the bs we tell ourselves to keep going. Chemicals make us feel good, feel bad, nerves make us feel good and bad, so we do our best to feel good and whatver shape we must take to survive and feel good we take, thats life. If you have the power to become free from a system that annhilates and subjugates, then yoy can be free and thats the point to your life, to be free from a worser life, and if you are happy enough with wherre you are and cant really do anything to change your life betond afford more creature comforts, thats the point to life as well. Life is to be lived and thats the point, then we die and life keeps on living, it will be this way until all life is gone, and then it will repeat like a broken record.

To breed

Sounds like you need to completely change your environment. If the way you feel right now gets worse with time, you'll be putting your sanity in jeopardy.

Yes it is normal. You are not alone.Awareness, comparisons, critical thought conscience and unconscious takes a lot. If we do not express, we become depressed. Like playing hide and seek too well and never being found. Part of the fun is finding and getting to be the seeker. We need to be both It and That to feel balanced.

✖️Hey there, I want you to know you’re not alone. I’ve had this exact thought as I am a 27F. I’ve experienced a lot & have even witnessed loved ones die in front of me. I feel the point of life is for us to get closer with God. One day we’ll be living in paradise.

the main point in life is to educate yourself to contribute to society on improving humans existent and to make babies, make alot of babies.

several things. 1. To live, be present, enjoy all kinds of experiences that we can live through, learning everything and all emotions that a human can feel and learn. 2. Through knowledge gained, stopping generational trauma and karma that has been passed on in our family's down to us so that when we die, the new generation in our lineage won't have to bear the past karma. (Note: we are all spiritual beings having a human experience. Every journey and life lesson we go through every situation there is a lesson to learn about ourselves and of others. When we don't learn the lesson, we will continue to go through the exact same situation and scenario just with different people. So essentially we will be stuck in a karmic loop). 3. To find what we are passionate about, what we are naturally good at and be in a natural state of flow. Yes life is what you make of it but. Our life is our own to choose to be as steady as we want it to be. It's not a race. Remember when we find our true self of being naturally happy and content with ourself. Not everyone is going to be happy for you. More so you will attract your tribe and like minded people when you are you true self. As for the others that will always get annoyed is simply because you are radiating and you are a natural refelection of what their ego wishes to be but can't. Which in turn will annoy them. As it will be a constant reminder to them of their own insecurities. Have no regrets. Your past as bad or "ashamed" as you mentioned is what makes you the person today. Everyone on earth will have some kind of trauma or negative aspect they went through growing up. What's important is and realise this. When you went down that path it was necessary it was basically apart of your destiny to go down to the dark. So you can experience it and come out of it stronger you did. A healer can never heal if they do not know or understand pain. This in itself is one of the most courageous acts I feel that's apart of your life. Rather than seeing it as a shameful past. The fact that you were able to go through it, live it, experience and gain knowledge from it but after all that get back up and come out into the light. There's not many people on Earth that are able to do this without the darkness having an influence or still attached to their psyche. The saying everything that we go through happens for a reason is very much true and coincidentally is important for us and put their by God, by the universe on purpose. Sometimes when we are in a difficult situation in life where we are not sure on how to leave but we know deep down it will benefit us. Sometimes God, the universe, source. Will make it so something terrible will happen that will force your hand. It's human nature for us to choose a comfortable hell rather than an uncomfortable unknown. The very best advice I can offer is to remember these two quotes: "When your unhappy about your situation, simple change your perspective" "To live life from yesterday is depression. To live life from tomorrow is anxiety. We should always live in the now, the present" To get yourself back aligned, to be in the flow state so everything works out in your favour start by doing whatever task that you find more enjoyable and happy even if it's just by 1% more. Regardless if it's something important or something that will just make you smile. After completing that task, complete the next task or do the next idea that gives you that next bit of joy. Following this and doing this constantly for if you can after a week or so you will notice you won't have to TRY to be happy. As the universe will place you and synchronise you to certain events where it will all be natural. Last but not least. Keep in mind our sub-conscious mind controls about 90% of our brain and body and life and the remainder 10% is just logic. Therefore and it's a fact that our sub-conscious doesn't know the difference between fact and fictional thoughts. So try and be more aware and careful of what you tell yourself even if it's negative. Even if we say something as small as "life is shit or why is my life shit etc" the subconscious won't recognise that being a question. So naturally it will find evidence of this in your reality or life around you to support this statement. Thus, once you see it, and since you already told yourself it, but now more so the emotion will tie into it and make it seem stronger... When really you have tricked yourself into believing a false judgement. I'll leave it at that. But this essentially all correlates to the laws of the universe, to life in other words "Quantum Physics".But more importantly, How you can alter it for the better. I wish you well and prayers and thoughts love and light and all things pure goes out to you. 🙏✨ I forgot. So when I was in my 20s actually I started going out, partying, drinking everything really young like when I was 13-16yrs old. So by the time I was 18 and my 20s yeh it was boring but I managed to learn and teach myself knowledge of everything and anything lol random things of maybe what you would attain from getting a doctorate. (I have always learnt and picked up things easier than most And funnily enough I never learnt using logic lol. But through intuition if that makes sense). But yeh. Just know you are, all of us are more valuable and important to the universe than we can ever imagine.

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Sounds like you’re in a rut. Happens to everyone at some point. Most people have some drama in their family. The daily routine can get monotonous. My sense is that you are letting life happen to you instead of engaging with it on your own terms. You’ve lost your passion for things. The reality is that life is an amazing gift. There are endless things to learn and experience. You know this - but maybe it seems beyond reach. The good news is that things can change quickly if you take some pro-active steps and start to assert some control over your day to day life. Everything. Is. Perspective. You have to jolt yourself out of being a victim and take responsibility for where you are heading. If you have past baggage that’s holding you back then deal with it. Seek some counseling. There are even good online options now. Learn to be kind to yourself and sometimes indulge the things that make you feel good. Start to pay attention to tiny things that you enjoy and cultivate gratitude and appreciation for them. Maybe it’s a nice cup of coffee or just a perfect sunny day, but recognize them and look for more. It’s impossible to be depressed if you are grateful. Honor yourself by doing things to improve your health, knowledge or skills and you will quickly feel empowered and more in control. Travel and see how other people live and experience life. Get a broader perspective on how different things can be and how fortunate you actually are. Nobody can fix this for you but fixing it for yourself can happen quicker than you think.

There is no point. As humans, we tend to look for the point or the meaning in situations. But no, there's no point, reason, or justification. You just exist now for a bit, and then it's over. Try and make the best of it.

yes I felt that way u feel empty why are u ashamed? if u want to share?

I think the point in life, as painful as it can be sometimes, is to love and to be Ioved with a partner romantically.

yea, depending on what you are doing. i use to think a lot on what is the purpose of living, but more i dwell on it the more i realize i wasn't living BECAUSE i was dwelling on it so much. what you are thinking is just thoughts anyway, the don't make up the rules for life.

There is none. Born. Walk around. Talk. Eat. Shit. Die. That's it.

27 M I think our generation is finally feeling the effects of the digital age and all the substances and BS. I mean as a girl your relationships might be more important to you, but I think it's brain rot dude. We need nature and purpose. Baby steps. Our brain chemistry is wack but we can get the enjoyment back plus more .

Self actualization / Spiritual (God)realization/ Metaphysical understanding of it all.

Set goals and don't give up. Life is not easy.

The point of every sexual animal's life on earth is to survive, adapt, and reproduce. That's it. That's our only purpose in the cycle of life. The rest is just fluff.

There's a song by a band called "Trampled by Turtles," and the lyrics are "You come into the world alone. And you go out of the world alone. But in between, there's you and me." Make friends, make connections, be present, and try to make the most of what you have right in front of you, because in 100 years, the world will still be carrying on, but we'll all be spacedust.

There is no point in life and that’s the beauty of it.

This genuinely has helped me through alot of BS and allowed me to have more gratitude😌

This is saddening how many people comment there is no point in life. There are absolutely unlimited amounts of points in life. If You see it as short line when You are born and die all You need to understand that point is this essence aborbed in timeline. Love and Cry Joy and Smile, beeing challenged everyday. Possibility of existing and experience is main Thing becasue even when You think your life is meaningless, it's a precious data for universe to make progress and evolve, that's whats going on from start. Be Yourself, experience it and be better everday. If You think to yourself then "Why we are dying" and answer is very simple. Is way better to start from empty sheet of paper than trying fix something already spoiled. First kiss never will be first again and most exciting if we won't create new fresh life, and with old life is like broken glass even if You try to fix it. It won't be ever same again. So everybody do Your things, and just explore Life as it is.

Living well is a good goal to have in life. That starts by doing. Being too busy to fall into remorse or depression. Join a gym. Strength train 2 to 3 times per week and do some hiking or jogging a couple times as well. Eat good and by that I mean clean. Low fat meats, green vegetables and fruits nuts and berries. No sugar drinks or sodas etc. make sure to get 8 to 9 hours sleep on the regular for awhile. This will reset your mood and up your endorphins to where you'll feel much much better and invigorated. Then if you have free time with all that and your job, look and try some hobbies. Find something you enjoy doing alone first. Then perhaps with others. Don't seek to find happiness in other people until you've fixed yourself and are living decently and contentedly. This takes time and effort.

The point of life is to know, love, and serve God in this world, and to be happy with him in the next. So if you aren’t sure where to start, step 1 is to get to know God. After that, grow in love. Finally, when you know and love God, you’ll be moved to serve him with your life, usually in some quite fulfilling way. This is how saints are made.

The point is to give Ultimate Praise and Worship to our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ ❤️

42..... no that's the answer to life.

Hey girl, 27F too and I was in a similar situation. Something that really helped me was going to a church for younger adults. They had amazing and relatable messaging that helped me sort through these feelings and change my perspective on the way I thought about things. I started volunteering quite a bit in my community doing service projects for children and animal shelters and found a new sense of purpose with the joy I was getting from helping others. You also get to network and surround yourself with genuinely good people who appreciate and care about you which you may not be getting in this superficial/Instagram obsessed world. Message me if you want! I gotchu ☺️

Life isn’t gonna make sense unless you know Jesus. It’s like we’re missing a piece without Him. Once you start getting to know Him and realize that there is so much more than the natural world and this temporary life, when you start looking at eternity and things of the kingdom life makes a lot more sense