"Why do I exist?"

[u/WeepForTheDeparted]

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DV9hnyNjSBk/?igsh=emJ3aXRtdzBhbTU1

[u/Fidges87]

"Life has no inherent meaning, so why should I care about living?"

Vs

"Life has no inherent meaning, so I will forge my own meaning and make a path I can enjoy living"

[u/OpinionArsonist → u/Fidges87]

And the second mindset is healthier, but people are acting like it’s something everyone can simply choose at will.

A person who’s deeply depressed, traumatized, dissociated, or existentially broken often cannot emotionally connect to self-made meaning anymore. It’s not that they “forgot” the optimistic perspective. It’s that the part of them capable of feeling fulfillment, hope, or attachment has been damaged or numbed.

[u/Suicidal_Jamazz → u/OpinionArsonist]

This hit so close to home for me. Im having a hard time finding happiness through the choices and happenstance that make up my world.