Exhausted

[Thom4208]

I feel like my life is meaningless, I feel like I’m just going through the motions of what people close to me deem normal. But I’m so very depressed and tired of pretending that I’m happy for other people. I’m just tired of living most of the time.

[Hb2003]

life does have meaning you just have to find what is right for you. I am so sorry that your feeling this way . What’s making you happy? what things are enjoying for you ?- Hiba

[Agora1]

Hi Thom4208, you are not alone. I think many of us are going through the motions especially with this Pandemic. The zest for life seems to have been sucked out of all of us. However, it's never time to give up. Life may change from time to time but it's in our survival mechanism that causes us to carry on.

We may not be happy at times and shouldn't try to be for the sake of others.

Happiness can only come from within ourselves. We need to feel gratitude for those things around us that can give us joy if we only look for them. Sometimes we are guilty of not loving ourselves and expect others to do it for us. We need to show love to be loved.

We all have choices in life be it good or bad. When the choice is a positive one we reap a bounty of 10 fold. When negative we get depressed.

In life we must find a meaning for our existence. We all have a reason for being here at this time. Welcome to this site and thank you for reaching out to us. I hope it helps some. xx

[Hb2003 in reply to Agora1]

❤️ always supportive 🫂

[Survivor4Ever]

Yes I sometimes go through that. I find if easier to find the root cause of my unhappiness and to simply just stop putting on a front for people. And having to tell them I need alone time. I find sketching, acrylic painting, making collages out of magazines for fun( any kind of magazines) words or pics , volunteering is one good way to find meaning... that helps me. So does essential oils . As far as meaning. Everybody matters in this world and has some purpose. You just haven’t figured it out yet. Keep your head up and searching. They say smiling for 10-15 seconds makes you feel better🤔.

[icer]

I definitely feel you. Try writing down your feelings, as much as you can. Then do something relaxing like making tea and then maybe something that you admire like reading a good book or playing a cool video game. It'll pass my friend.

[Hidden]

Hi there

Many people do feel like that as if they don't have a purpose in life. As if they are doing what the society expects of em. The only way to defeat that is finding ur passion. What are u passionate about, that will bring drive to you and u will be excited again.

[Alladin]

There was a time when my life felt like that, meaningless. Then I met people who were part of a Bible study. I thought they were just a bunch of weird and superstitious people. But as I got to observe and know them I realized that many of them were well grounded and made sound decisions. So I began to ask myself, do I just wake up, go to work, eat, sleep, repeat? And just wait until I get gravely ill or hit by a truck? I began to read the Bible and asked them to explain some parts to me. It was not easy, the more answers I get the more questions I have. Three years later I started to see that it all made sense. There was enough proof to support that it is a reliable document. Almost everyone I met who were skeptical like I used to be, never really put the time to see for themselves. It has been years, I went through illnesses, terrible accidents, fearful calamities, but the truth from this book has answered almost all of my questions to satisfaction and gave my life meaning. People have all kinds of illnesses and look for a magic pill, when in reality it is not just what they need. I am not saying meds do not work, they do help. But for many people simple little things add up to how joyful or how depressing our life turns out to be. Good habits such as eating good food instead of junk food, good amount of exercise, relationships with friends and loved ones, and for me, knowing that there is hope at the end of my life. So, unlike my old self, I wake up, say a short prayer of thanks, go to work, and spend the rest of my time doing meaningful things like volunteer work that negates the old feeling of meaninglessness.