What keeps you going?

Yeah I feel the same. It’s a bad case of existential crisis.

But I try not to think like this nowadays. Personally I think it’s just a lot of overthinking, which isn’t bad in itself but just a very bad habit. Because the problem is that I think too big and I’m looking at the overall construction of life and the world as a whole.

I think when we do that, when we look at the grander scheme of things through one whole and large framework, we end up falling into a faster case of questioning the meaning of existence faster than people who simply just live and think in the moment.

So...basically I try not to overthink it. Even if I do know it. I just try to shove that to the back of my head and think of think of things I could be doing now. Watch my favorite shows on Netflix, talk to friends and family, work, relax, etc.

Don’t wait for something bad or inconvenient to happen or for something good and amazing to happen to keep yourself grounded. I agree with your small reasons too but if I’m being honest with myself, it’s not enough to stop myself from questioning it.

Just let it go. Let go of overthinking it. Let go of that concept of the grander scheme and our existence in it. It doesn’t make us any more dumb to not think about it. Just live, you know? Find something to do and do it, whether it’s a big project or not.

At least, that’s how I’m trying to do it. For me though I have dreams of getting some of my own fictional story creations out there in the world. I cling to those dreams and ambitions and just move forward.

Feeling better is difficult and a rollercoaster of a process. I find it easier to just function and enjoy myself in life more than to mull over it.

/r/depression Thread