Is it normal to feel empty?

Daaam thats exactly how I ben feeling...sometimes I wonder isnt there more to life ?

It seems depressing, I will give you that, but that is part of the challenge and challenges are part of the journey.

That's what life is, a journey and one of the many challenges is to find that reason to keep putting your foot forward. A reason to get out of bed in the morning, to find that one thing that will give your life some kind of meaning.

It's about braving the ocean and the waves and trying to catch as much of them as you can, and when you fall off the board, when you get pulled away in a riptide, when you go out too far or get lost, you keep on trying in hopes that one day, you will find the shore and be able to look back on the ocean and enjoy the view. It's about fighting the undertow and every now and then, you have to endure the sight of watching others be taken by it. And maybe you will never get to the shore, but maybe you will, so you keep swimming.

It's about making the best of the one life that you have. Even, 9 billion years from now, when the Earth becomes uninhabitable and further on down the road, everything turns to dust, destruction, and ruin and a new universe forms, even when no one even remembers your name, or that the human race even existed, even if the laws of physics were to shift, nothing will truly change the fact that you were here and that you lived.

If there is ANY belief in this life worth holding on to, it is that you are here. You are the product of thousands of years of human suffering, strife, bloodshed, pride, hard work and sacrifice and your ancestors have trusted you to further the human race. Even if the entirety of the human race goes to ruin, even if we die tomorrow, there is no afterlife and our bodies become nothing but atoms, molecules and small strings of matter... you were here and you have the chance now to do something about it.

Live, because your only alternative is to die, and if you will not die, then live in the manner in which your ancestors can be grateful for. And if not, live in a manner in which you can be grateful for. And if not, then not. Life is here. You are here. Be here, and be grateful for there are those that are not here to be grateful to be here.

I feel this way too, sometimes. I know. It's depressing. The best thing to do is just not linger in it.

I feel the same way. I think you need more of a purpose in life. There is a fine line between being scared to die and scared to live.

I just want to be free.

Those last three words made me giggle :D cheer up little buckaroo

Damn, thats just like me!!
I want to do something greater with my life, something that people would look and say damn this guy is making a change.
i dont want to spend the rest of my life with a average job, working to same thing everyday and do the same thing everytime..
we need a drastic change, oh well i need something big in my life!

Do you masturbate a lot maybe is why you is running on empties ?

Very interesting responses here. I find it interesting that so many answers relate to why we are here, and people try to explain this through either our limited human understanding of science, or in some cases science-fiction. I was once full of sadness, regret, anxiety, and had such feelings of hopelessness and confusion. The world, and the answers the world tries to give to us,usually leave us in the same state of mind in which we began. One point of view saved me from the death that comes with living, I know we all must die physically, but I am speaking in terms of our spirit, which matters more then the flesh. I was told that we were created in the image of the Creator, meaning we are spiritual beings. Once you begin to realize that you were created, and that your individual life is of great significance to our creator, you will begin to feel compelled to know your creator and seek to fill your heart with something significant that no one, and no thing, can take away from you... EVER. We were designed with a void in our inner most being, that only can be filled with TRUTH, if you try to fill it with lies, you will become angry, hopeless, high on antidepressants... etc. "In the last days there will be many counterfeits", which there are; but there is only one true God with true meaning. And our God, however mysterious God is, has always been right in-front of us, and has revealed to us His glory through His miraculous creations. "The heavens declare Gods glory." Evolution is an unbalanced theory that has not been proven, yet it is taught in our schools as fact! Sexual perversion has become widely acceptable to our culture. The justice system is unjust. Our politicians lie to our face. Our medical system is designed, in too many ways, to make wealth and not health. We have genetically mutated plants to be more profitable yet those same plants carry harmful chemicals which we consume. Now, tell me who you can trust with your soul? What person, or government, or 'happy pill' do you count on everyday for happiness or security? How long until you will die? And who will take care of you when you do? "seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and all else shall be added unto you" The truth is that we are all sinful, which causes anxiety and depression, because we choose to carry that burden on our own heart. We need guidance from our creator, and not from this corrupt world. If you want to understand the meaning of life, listen to what God has proclaimed to us since the beginning of time. God's words are the truth, and His words are POWERFUL. Why do you think that some people get upset while reading this? Perhaps, because the word of God reveals His glory and our sin. People tend to get angry before they admit guilt, but remember this, if you want peace in your heart, you need to accept forgiveness from the only one that can forgive. Don't deny your Lord and Savior because you are too proud! Be set free for EVER, and accept Jesus into your heart today, and live forever, and see what we were made to see, don't let the world confuse you and lie to you and tell you that you are worthless. We are all precious to God, which is why Jesus died for our sins, that we would be forgiven and would be counted worthy in the presence of our Father in Heaven, our everlasting resting place.

Smells like you've got the makings of an existentialist.

I feel this way too, why are we dying to live when we're just living to die. For me some days are better than others and today is the worst I'm drained emotionally music is my cure but today not even music can fix things. I don't have a real problem I have a wonderful family, studies are going great but when I think of what I want to be at this moment in time but I can't chaos within me starts it's like this overwhelming feeling that takes over sometimes momentarily sometimes it can last for days. I used to cry a lot for what reason? none at all but I don't have any tears anymore I don't feel anything anymore be it anger, fear, love or hate all those human emotions I'm just like a stone in my own zone always, my aunt died and I didn't cry I didn't feel a thing but I forced myself to feel to pull this saddened emotion from within because that is what is expected of a human to feel. Tomorrow I'll probably wake up a bit better ready to take on the world but by 10am I could be back again in that corner suppressing every emotion 4pm I'll be happy because there's a football match on. Keep fighting because there's a purpose for each and everyone of us even if we might not see it now the world is a lonely place and it would be lonely without you in it, I'm on way to believing this piece of advice it's taking a while though but one day I'll feel something and I'll move on with life.

It's because you live for no cause. You have nothing to fight for. Find your passion and this feeling will leave you.

Oh I totally agree. I have a very pronounced hatred for pro-lifers, anti-suicide activists etc. Life is pointless and has no purpose other than to reproduce (thereby perpetuating the pointlessness) and die so why not die as soon as you can no longer take the shit?

I often feel this way as well. But partly because I just know that there must be something more than this. I mean, I do have aspirations, but a lot of times I'm just thinking to myself... this is pathetic. A lot of times I think to myself; "Why do people do what they do?", "What are we really here for?"... and ... "Who are we 'trying' to be or live up to?", "Why are we trying?", because when you really think about what the majority of the world thinks about achieving... its pretty much the same as the next guy.

And its not that 'I don't care', because I do. But it just seems like everybody wants, wants, wants. I wanna have an education, I wanna get into a nice career, I wanna have fun and do whatever I want, I wanna have the best food & wine, I wanna have a nice home, I wanna find someone to marry and have children with...,etc. But why? We're all living to die. All I ever hear is people wanting, and striving for something that really is ... in the end.. for them. Its so selfish. Oh yeah, and sex, sex, sex! Thats another thing that seems to be what everybody wants. And its all very selfish, unless you're doing what you do to build a life for your kids future, or you're doing what you do to help out other people. But in the end, its all the same. It all leads to one thing. So... why do we do it? We're all preparing to die. But I wonder about us after death, because I think theres probably something bigger and better. And I think it goes deeper and further than that, but I really don't wanna talk too much about all this. Its depressing and interesting at the same time, and I think this is too long already.

So yes, I have thought about this plenty of times before. I think its normal to have thoughts like these sometimes, but probably not the kind of thoughts you want all the time. Its not a good outlook to have on life, especially if its preventing you from actually living your life whether we're here to die or not.

yeah, but Y SO depressed? Life is a continuous cycle. Anything you'll do will be extrememly repetitive, eventually. Regardless of what you do and where you do it -you'll always repeat it. Some say you even reincarnate in the same pattern. The escapes are either reach enlightment and stop karma, or just find something fascinating to do, something you could dedicate your whole life to and feel good about it.

And off topic -it's not that the ignorance is bliss, but the less you ponder about existential questions that will never have answers the less troubled you become. Personal experience.