Is it normal that i think life is pointless?

For around a year now, I've been feeling hopelessly depressed.
Recently it has really taken a hold of me and is warping my outlook on life. I really, truly think that life is pointless. I live everyday feeling depressed and hating everything around me.

Things that are crappy always stay the same. Things that make me happy always change or are taken away from me. I don't feel like I enrich anyone's lives in any way. I just feel like a burden on everybody. I feel like I'm competing in a contest I didn't want to enter.

I just feel that life is torturous and the future is hopeless for me, so there's no point in me sticking around. Is it normal?

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69% Normal
Based on 42 votes (29 yes)
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Comments ( 9 )
  • GoraIntoDesiGals

    "I feel like I'm competing in a contest I didn't want to enter. "

    This is beautiful. As a nihilist who thinks life is totally pointless too and who didn't choose to be born I'm totally going to steal this lol.

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  • ChaoticBunny

    I know exactly what you mean. I feel the same way. I live with 2 other sisters and they don't appreciate anything I do and take me for granted. They treat me like crap and dont care how I feel. Their always taking my stuff and leaving mess everywhere for me to clean up. I also suffer from depression and enxiety since my dad passed away a couple of years ago :'-( I hope you feel better soon, OP.

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  • t17

    It does matter that there has to be a point. If life was pointless, then why would you bother live? Why bother write this? You need to search for a meaning to your life because if you don't then you're probably not going to want to continue to live. Just don't live life with a meaning you don't believe in, search for it and it will come to you. Wise up and quit moaning, we've all got shit to deal with.

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  • Wendell

    That's where you're wrong

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  • Even if life is pointless, what does it matter? You're here, so do what you can with what you've got. Try to accept life for what it is and embrace the pointlessness of it.

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  • BloodRedAndTrue

    everything is ultimately pointless. do what you find interesting to you.

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  • Karmasbitch

    This is a normal feeling, but the key is to change your thought pattern, instead of looking at things as pointless, take it one day at a time and make it your goal to make each day as good as possible and think about the things that don't suck. Even if its as simple as the weather or nature. Just fill your mind with good thoughts.

    I know things suck, but try changing your thought process.

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  • ucipher8

    Life is like this for a lot of people, but you always gotta think about those who for example, don't have an option to post their thoughts on the internet but are struggling to find water or build a fire... I could say things would get better but obviously you don't go for that optimistic crap either so i'd recommend you drink your problems away or use marijuana. Seriously, marijuana makes life's toughest problems Worth the battle. Governments needs to realize this and understand how they could use it to size up any economy.

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  • Hottigene

    I believe that life is a testing ground for people its to see if were worthy for when we leave this world to go to the hereafter to seeif we have passed our trials here on Earth.

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