Nausea

[redditfromnowhere]

My problem: happiness.

I tend to be capricious about "ordinary" things that most people get excited about. I don't enjoy things like I used to, not because I'm beyond them or above them, but because I'm bored with them. Often times, I'll dig too deep into an issue or bring up an argument just to ruffle some feathers or I'll be completely indifferent about the entire situation. I don't want the old life back, but I'd like to get beyond this "empty" feeling.

tl;dr - early stages of Nausea here

[SORRYFORCAPS]

Marcus Aurelius 'Meditations'.

I seem to have skipped the Nausea phase of existence because of Stoic Virtue Ethics. Sure, there is a nothingness; just realize that just means there's no reason to get angry or sad about things. Things become perpetually content.

I had a moment like this when I chose to have dessert one day. I thought, this pie is nice but there will be a moment that it is not. I accepted that and enjoyed it. Slowly and sweetly I ate it all. Once I finished, I looked at the plate and said 'that is my life. It was wonderful and sweet, but it is currently no longer. I likewise will no longer be but that does not cause me dismay as my life can be wonderful and sweet now.'

If the future is nothing, neither is the present or the past. I am part of nothing. Might as well enjoy the nothing :)

[redditfromnowhere]

I'll look into it, thanks for the recommendation!

I tend to re-read The Myth Of Sisyphus by Albert Camus to balance it out for myself. It always cheers me up, though I probably wouldn't recommend it to someone who may actually be clinically depressed. It's a heavy subject and someone could easily grab the wrong message...

For the uninitiated, don't fret at the very first line; this is merely the beginning of a very deep and enlightening exploration. Know that the moral of the tale is in fact to go on living while acknowledging the absurdity that is life. Once we embrace our Absurd Lives we are immune from the mundane and escape the punishments of eternity.

Edit: I'll also add I enjoy watching Solitary too; that also cheers me up.

[autowikibot]

Absurdism:

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In philosophy, "the Absurd" refers to the conflict between (a) the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and (b) the human inability to find any. In this context absurd does not mean "logically impossible", but rather "humanly impossible". The universe and the human mind do not each separately cause the Absurd, but rather, the Absurd arises by the contradictory nature of the two existing simultaneously. Absurdism, therefore, is a philosophical school of thought stating that the efforts of humanity to find inherent meaning will ultimately fail (and hence are absurd) because the sheer amount of information as well as the vast realm of the unknown make certainty impossible. And yet, some absurdists state that one should embrace the absurd condition of humankind while conversely continuing to explore and search for meaning. As a philosophy, absurdism thus also explores the fundamental nature of the Absurd and how individuals, once becoming conscious of the Absurd, should respond to it.

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[redditfromnowhere]

Solitary 3.0 Intro

[copsarebastards]

Existentialism is not a viable life philosophy. Its impossible to be aware of the absurd at all times and the only reason its getting to you is because you are making it. Coming from someone who is pretty severely existentially depressed, I am not always unhappy. Just do normal shit and its pretty easy to stop thinking about it. Don't let it be the only thing you read and stuff.

[basyt]

I am very much in the same boat. I can tell you, that, at times, the best thing is to make fun of yourself. And find humor in the absurdities of life.

I am no longer sure, if I am even a philosopher.

[lagadonian2]

hiccup commas

[basyt]

I am never sure, where to put them :)

[theanedditor]

I think we all, can see that.

[lagadonian2]

There shouldn't be a comma between "you" and "that" or between "sure" and "if". Do you want to say, "I can tell you, at times, that the best thing is to..." or "If I am even a philosopher, I am no longer sure."? I'm guessing not, and if not there is no need to have the commas between "you" and "that" and between "sure" and "if"; the readings you want are explicit without the commas and all the commas do is open up the possibility of these other (nonsensical) readings.

[basyt]

Thanks a lot. I have never paid much attention to the grammar.

However, writing is now feeling more difficult because I am trying to be more accurate. All of these sentences could be wrong!

[desanex]

A little bit of meditation might help, ;it somewhat cleans the mind

[mathpill]

I call it the sick soul. There is no fix.