Is it normal to feel as though life is totally pointless?

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I'll try to make this as painless as possible.

I'm devoid of all energy, I never feel hungry but I still want to eat I'm always tired but find it hard to get a good nights sleep. I don't look forward to anything and I lose concentration quickly. I feel like a worthless insignificant speck, especially around my family. I'm just the back-up for when no-one else interesting is around. I just feel lifeless and so lethargic. I just wondered if anyone else get this? There's more--but there's no point in boring everyone.

Thanks in advance...

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  • bigtoy
    12 years ago

    psm45 is right - it's depression. I went through this when I got divorced. Of everything I tried the best thing was multivitamins with ginseng. Sounds stupid but being down make you not want to eat and not eating causes deficiencies and defiencies make that you don't function well ie sleeping, thinking etc. Try it - you have nothing to lose!

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    • dappled
      12 years ago

      Good advice. Whether or not ginseng has any effect (I personally think it does, although science says no), the act of taking control and actually doing something to improve mood is often beneficial in, and of, itself.

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      • bigtoy
        12 years ago

        Thanks dappled! I'm not sure either whether ginseng works or not as it could be the combination of vitamins in the supplement I take that made the difference. Definitely wasn't psychological as you infer because I started taking them for a totally different reason - low immunity levels that was causing skin problems. The skin problem is going away, but what I noticed shortly after taking the multivitamins is that I had much more energy and a much clearer head for thinking and getting on with life. I don't get stressed out about anything even though I have loads of problems to sort out and they really used to get me down. The iron in the pills is great for giving you an appetite, too!

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  • psm45
    12 years ago

    Depression, hypoglycemia, adrenal fatigue

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  • Death_Rises
    12 years ago

    Life is not pointless it think we were put on this earth for a reason i was told whn i was very little that we only get one chance at life why not make it good and wonderful before we die see life is beatiful and so awakining its something that we cant replace because its just a purpose that we have to fufill for us to understand why we r here.

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  • EdgeFencer
    10 years ago

    omg ESPECIALLY the back-up part. When ever I think I'm good friends with someone and we wined up with a group all of a sudden I'm just there and that's it. Everything I bring up from that point on is either mocked or makes me look like some idiot. One of the many reasons socializing isn't my forte

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  • BloodRedAndTrue
    10 years ago

    i feel the SAAAMEEEE way every day of my lfie

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  • UliNalaMansae
    12 years ago

    You're depressed, simple as.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    It's because your living life without a purpose.

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  • Ldizzy1234
    12 years ago

    I feel the same way, and frankly, for the longest time I've thought I might be suffering from severe depression. But I haven't spoken to really anyone about it. And once I had the chance in high school, because someone told the school psychologist they thought I was depressed. I lyed to the counselor telling her I was fine with this bubbly facade. And all because I was worried about it being on my record.

    Now, I think that was the stupidest mistake I have ever made in my life, because its ten times worse than its ever been before. I have really no appetite like I used to. I eat because I know I have to. I don't sleep, and if I do fall asleep it takes me until 2 in the morning, and my body just randomly wakes up 3 to 4 hours later. I'm never really happy, or excited for anything. Okay, I'm not gonna list everything.

    But my advise for you: Don't wait. If you know you need help, get it right now.

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  • Blackwargreymon
    12 years ago

    Life is pointlesa, deal with it:D Just have fun:D

    (Thought it was more of an existential crisis,)

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  • SoccerStud88
    12 years ago

    you should probably kill urself...well not really, dont do that

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    You're depressed, basically.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    So you're not eating and it makes you feel depressed? Maybe I'm too high for this.

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