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What's the point of living? (lemmings.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Especially if your existence is a constant failure... When you own nothing, you have no future, job and no woman wants you (and you still a virgin as an old adult)... Recently I've feeling suicidal again, I don't think I have the courage to do it, which makes this worse,I can't even stop this from messing with me.

Sorry if you are bothered by this but I'm feeling really rotten. Just... Don't tell me to get help, that's not a possibility. I'm getting tired of just waking up alive.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why are you measuring yourself by the standards of a Hallmark movie?

If you think being successful and having sex with good looking people will make you happy, why is Beniffer getting divorced again? Does Elon Musk seem happy to you?

There is a concept in psychology called "adaptation" where over the long run, people maintain about the same level of satisfaction with their lives. Extraordinary fortunes like becoming paralyzed, or winning the lottery only effect this base-line of satisfaction temporarily.