ivory

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    The bad news, but also the good news, is that it makes no difference what you do. There is no purpose out there waiting for you to find it. However, you need to get clear on what you value (relationships, recreation/hobbies, growth, health, spirituality, career, etc) which means that you're going to have to learn to be comfortable with confusion and doubt in the mean time. You need more life experience which will lead you to know what you want. Just be patient man. You cannot rush this process.

     

    Also, sounds like your'e working through a lot of stuff right now. Life is giving you just what you need right now to develop emotional strength. Focus on that for now. You need to get into the mindset that your challenges are the path. If you are being challenged, and you are not running away, then you are on the path my friend.

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    I just popped out of a very dark time in my life. I spent the last 5 years deep in nihilistic thinking and extreme levels of depression. It was all brought on after the realization that nothing lasts (after a series of losses). Girlfriends. Nope. Jobs. Nope. Pleasant feelings. Hell no. Everything seemed pointless. Why do anything?

     

    I went through years of therapy, read everything I could about psychology and spirituality, meditated, exercised, etc. Eventually something shifted. Quite recently actually. I went from feeling like life was meaningless to it feeling very meaningful. Life started to feel amazing once I decided to face my challenges and take 100% responsibility for every aspect of my life.

     

    Boom!

     

    Now I'm wondering what the hell happened. Those last 5 years were a doozie!

     

    Curious if any of this sounds familiar to anyone.