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By switching from "Life owes me..." to "Life is the gift".

• readthenotes1 4y ago
  My step-mom told me that she came out of a major depression in her 20s by ignoring herself and focusing on what she could do for others to ease their pains (volunteering, etc.). It seems solid advice since part of the problem with depression in general and your description seems to be the inward focus on yourself... Also, I'll add we like different things: "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!”
• fellowniusmonk 4y ago
  How about this thought that is outside that false dichotomy. Life is a curse, but maybe I can make something from it. We were all happier before we existed. Non-existence had no upside but no downside either (practical or existential), we are burdened with existence and the knowledge and uncertainty it brings. But... how can a curious person not want to see how far they can go? The herculean attempt to transcend ones station will probably end in failure, but... maybe it won't, how interesting would that be? And after all, let's be intellectually humble, as much as we know/think that this is all meaningless, what if we are wrong? What if everything IS meaningful? What if we ARE the meaning? Who can truly say for certain one way or the other? Only the arrogant would claim to know 100%. Get weird with it, see what silly shit you can do, maybe your consciousness will drive our von neumann probes, maybe fundemental truths will be discovered in our life time (we are in the middle of an unprecedented technology hockey stick after all. )
• activitypea 4y ago
  I agree, but that's not exactly actionable advice. Any tips on how to get there?