I’m feeling suicidal

Right off the bat I’m admitting that I’m feeling kinda suicidal. I don’t think it’d be easy to do as I don’t have East access to means of killing myself, but sometimes I wonder why I continue living. And it’s for a couple of reasons, and I’ll elaborate.

I feel like my expectations are too high. I keep thinking I’ll create this amazing stories that will become pop culture phenomenons, but I can’t help but feel I’m getting my hopes up too high. Even if I did succeed, I don’t think I’m mentally prepared enough for that kind of attention. But what’s really bugging me about this is that, I’ve done some REALLY embarrassing things, and while anonymous I’ve talked about them online and I feel like I ruined my chances of ever being taken seriously.

But I’m really scared that I’ll just become a nobody, someone who is just another cog in the machine, brainwashed into doing the same things over and over again and thinking I’m free. But then I worry that if I do my own thing, I won’t be good enough and I should just quit.

And don’t even get me started on driving. I’ve talked about it plenty, but everything seems to support my opinion that humans do not deserve such machinery, as we’ve fucked things up with it so much. Whoever invented the car is my worst enemy.

But my biggest issue is on what even happens when we die. The evidence seems to OVERWHELMINGLY support there being no afterlife, which is fucking terrifying! But even if there is an afterlife, most of them sound pretty terrible, and I don’t know if I could handle existing forever.

But I often think about how humans will become extinct and how the earth will be swallowed by the sun, and how we’re all just heading into non existence and the universe will forget us. I have my issues with religion but I ABSOLUTELY LOATHE ATHEISM TO THE VERY CORE!

It seems like no matter what, I always seem to find a downside, and it just seems so much easier to just end it all before it even begins. I wish I didn’t have the mind I do, and instead had some condition where I stayed a child forever, so at least I’d have an excuse for not being able to do the things that I can’t. A motivator I have is to continue living so I can create the things I want, but if they end up failing I feel like I should take my life because at this point I really have nothing else to live for.

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  • Boogienights

    Your problem is that youre overthinking everything. Your thoughts, ideas, opinions and beliefs are nothing more than impermanent phenomena like clouds in the sky. You actually dont have to listen to or believe any of it. Its just like an endless tape stuck playing on a loop in your head.

    Lots of mindfulness and meditation ie buddhism has helped me realise this. You need to detach yourself from your story. Its ok to want things, to have dreams and goals but believing that you can only be happy if... and when... is setting yourself up for misery. Most people live like this so its very normal.

    We have been indoctrinated by the culture, society, parents to believe that happiness is out there somewhere in an imagined future when we attain, accomplish, achieve A, B and C but the truth is that true happiness is not dependant on external conditions at all and its only ever in the present moment. If it was dependant on external conditions then its not worth having because nothing out there lasts. Externals can definitely bring you pleasure but its all impermanent and unsatisfying and leads to craving for more. You cannot see this while you are distracted and your mind is racing at a million miles per hour. You can not think your way to understanding. You must train the mind to be still and see it for yourself.

    It has taken me about 7 years of daily meditation as well as annual silent retreat to understand this. To witness it. To see that I already have happiness within. To see that I have a choice. To begin to awaken. For some people it takes longer and others less. I had to take this path because I was so deeply unhappy and anxious about life, about everything. When you slow down and let go all is revealed. Do not follow the way of the world. Live in it and do what you have to do but do not be fooled by the glitter and sparkle. It only leads to suffering. All you need to do is Be Present Now! Sounds easy but it takes practice. Awaken to reality.

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    • That’s really good!

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      • Boogienights

        Hope it helps you in some way. Youre not alone in your struggle. Many people feel this way. If youre interested in learning what I learnt have a look up insight meditation.

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  • lordofopinions

    You spoke the truth when you said: "But I’m really scared that I’ll just become a nobody, someone who is just another cog in the machine, brainwashed into doing the same things over and over again and thinking I’m free." Welcome to the real world.

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  • LornaMae

    There is no failing in creation. The purpose of creating is the joy you get out of it. It sounds like you're more concerned about recognition and success than what your creations bring to you and your personal growth and artistic being. While this is a guess, does it ring true?

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    • Possibly

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  • IDontLikeFuckingNiggers

    then commit suicide by dying of old age

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