Originally posted by: eigen
Whats a healthy way to deal with the prospect of dying and the fact that we are all running out of time.
I myself tend to drink myself to sleep.But you guys ( especially the ones with families) keep going on even though its meaningless.
Your options are as follows, "Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying"
Before you choose an option, I ask that you please read my below comments, and think about them a bit...
1. Know that you aren't dead, and that there is still time left before you die. Don't welcome death, but at the same time, try not to be afraid of it either.
2. If it is truly "meaningless" then you may as well do your best to enjoy life, there's no harm in being happy.
3. Perhaps there is meaning to life, and you just haven't found that meaning...
4. Perhaps the meaning of life will never be truly understood by mankind...
5. Perhaps different people's lives have different meanings, and some have found something worth living for, while other's havent.
6. Once dead, what are the odds of finding the meaning of life then? Assuming there is no afterlife or spirit life or ascention or any of that supernatural stuff. The odds are 0 after you are dead, which means that now, even if you do not believe that there is any meaning to life, you do not know that for a fact, just like how I do not know "there is no god" for a fact. I may believe that there is not, however, that doesn't make it true.
I know these are just words, and you don't know me IRL, and I have no idea who you are IRL, that does not mean my advise is useless or shallow. I have a very close family member who was diagnosed as being Bipolar nearly 15 years ago. This family member is still alive, and has been doing pretty well for the last 4 or 5 years due to treatment. Everyone in my family is very happy that this family member is alive and well. This person is also generally pretty content/happy with life, however, there are still terrible terrible moodswings, where "suicide" is on their minds and they have the urge for self harm. The best thing for you to do, if you have been depressed for a while, and if you are unable to control it, or haven't found a way to make peace with it, is to speak with a psychologist, and if things do not improve, seek out a good psychiatrist and take whatever they prescribe for you. They certainly don't "understand" all there is to know about the human mind, but they do know a lot better then I do, and sometimes, they will find a combination of drugs that "works". One that doesn't dim the wits, isn't addictive, and reduces the urge to commit self harm.
Anyhow, please seek help if you are seriously contemplating suicide.
There is much more to life then just misery and doom.
Find something to do with your time other then just drinking and being depressed. For instance, watch some good movies, something beautiful and uplifting perhaps, but still maybe a bit dark as to not ruin the realism. Gattaca maybe? Shawshank Redemption? or even the Band of Brothers series.
Anyhow, I hope you find at least a small shard of meaning to life.
I don't know what I believe for sure, as to what the "meaning" of it all is, but I personally don't concern myself with it too much.
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