Is it normal to feel that life is pointless?

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all of a sudden I'm feeling this way. I have a good job, friends, family, girlfriend, and hobbies, but nothing really interests me now like they used to. I am almost 30 and starting to feel like nothing I do actually matters at all. Many years ago, I was struggling and unhappy, but at least I felt excited and alive. Even a few months ago I had a couple big dreams and goals that I wanted to accomplish, but they all seemed to lose their appeal to me. None of it is important to me anymore. I don't know what I want, and even when I think I want something, I'm usually wrong. Things that I thought would make me happy just leave me feeling empty. Everything feels pointless and boring.

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  • RoseIsabella
    8 years ago

    Read some Franz Kafka, that should cheer you up entirely.

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    • wistfulmaiden
      8 years ago

      " don't worry be happy" or maybe heavily medicated!

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      • RoseIsabella
        8 years ago

        Cymbalta helps me.
        :-)

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        • wistfulmaiden
          8 years ago

          I'm on Effexor but if like to try Wellbutrin

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  • loopiesoupie
    8 years ago

    Imagine what you would be doing if money didn't exist. Imagine a world that seems fun and exciting to you. Dream as big as you want to dream, even if what you're dreaming seems impossible. You are a player in this game called "Life" so do what makes you happy and remember that in the end it's just a game so don't beat yourself up if you mess up. Don't live your life the way the media, your friends, family, and peers want you to live. Instead go within yourself and find what makes you light up. Really find yourself and don't give a damn about what others think about the real you.

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  • snarkygirl
    8 years ago

    It can be but it doesn't have to be. Make some long term goals for yourself.

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    Being a traveler, when life would get me down, getting on the move would help me a lot.
    This might not be the answer for you, but there has to be something that you could do to get going again. Hell, even a vacation to some tropical isle could do wonders.
    However, if you are expecting life to make sense or have any meaning, get in line, for people have been seeking those answers since time began.

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  • [Old Memory]
    8 years ago

    I find comfort in that life has no point. We all make our own purpose.

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  • NathanScot
    8 years ago

    If u cant live for yourself,then live for others...its just as fulfillng,or so i hear.

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  • ThingOne
    8 years ago

    Become indulgent. It sort of makes a point in a counter-productive way.

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  • PinkHairedFreak
    8 years ago

    You could try volunteering? It's a great way to give back to the community, and you know that you're making a difference, even if it's just putting together bags of food at the local shelter or painting faces at a carnival.

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  • flyingnostalgia
    8 years ago

    Welcome to the earth my friend...and you are not alone. Why else do you think we come to this site?

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