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Posted Sunday, November 28, 2021
3y
INTP
Pisces
Empty
What do you do to overcome the existential emptiness?
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Matthew
3y
INTJ
Capricorn
There isn't a solution to this, you will die, people will forget you, the universe is massive and so everything about you is meaningless, even if you find something to fill the void it will inevitably be pointless because you will die and any mark you made in the universe will disappear.
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Christopher
3y
ENFP
Sagittarius
As in nihilism? Like feeling you or life have no meaning? You come up with your own meaning for your life. It can be simple or complex, up to you. My meaning for life is to simply enjoy my time here the best I can. Do things I enjoy. It also helps to find what you value in life. The environment? The homeless? Being a role model for children? Technology? You can then volunteer or take steps to get involved with those things. Once you understand life has no inherent meaning, you stop searching for it. And you feel a lot less pressure on yourself to find it.
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Eddy
3y
ENFJ
Libra
Double down on it
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Denis
3y
INFP
Gemini
Do you mean the recognition of your freedom and of the lack of objective reasons to make any genuine choices? I think you would follow Camus’s writing by becoming a hero of the absurd: accept the lack of objective meaning in the universe yet do not give in to the nothing (suicide, the choice of not-being); rather, find meaning despite the meaninglessness. Find some inspiration or source of personal joy or way to help others and use that as a new foundation of meaning. Continue with your new meaning even as you are simultaneously aware of the meaninglessness.
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Theodore
3y
INFP
Aquarius
Accept it. Become one with nothing. And everything. I find my center and do my best to keep moving forward 💯
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Zai
3y
ENFJ
Taurus
Honestly? Faking it til I make it because nothing is permanent & eventually the emptiness fades. Even if it comes back in the future, it's not forever. And so many potential factors play into why it's there...and life doesn't stop for it. So I keep doing what I know I would typically enjoy, or what I have to to keep moving forward even if it doesn't feel the same. Also, if you're a creative and even if you're not, seek a refresher or something to wake you up. Will writing help? Drawing? Dancing? Walking? Hiking? Nature typically helps. Are you burned out? So maybe experimenting with something new. Maybe look for something to shake you up. Or remember a time you were at peace. What was going on then? What were you doing? A specific activity? Were you more spiritually grounded? A new change in environment maybe? Perhaps revisit whatever that was. But I totally understand lol If I don't feel I have a purpose it drives me insane. But these are some things that have helped me cope. Also therapy if that's your thing lol (edited)
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Christian
3y
INFJ
Virgo
Emptiness as is what? What would it look like full? Would everyone's idea be the same? Would some things be right or wrong? I find the idea of happiness and leading a "full" life interesting. Happiness or full could never be defined because they are something we made up. Just like words. In reality the only thing we NEED to do is exist. Be in the moment. Breath. Appreciate all the little things
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Sam
3y
INTP
Libra
Understand that the same way our smallness makes us infinitely insignificant, it also makes us infinitely precious, for not even the stars in all their glory can experience the universe they exist in. Life is the greatest privilege known to man, and for a very short period of time, you have it. So make sure to enjoy every second of it!
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Riley
3y
INFJ
Capricorn
When this happens to me it feels like my brain is playing "what's even the point". I like to read my favorite books, watch my favorite movies, listen to my favorite music. I also turn to comfy works like The Anthroocene Reviewed. This particular story is my favorite for when my brain plays "what's even the point" and the existential emptiness is overwhelming: https://youtu.be/5zbQ--rpa04
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Jorge
3y
ENFJ
Capricorn
Being gifted meaning cures existential emptiness, so finding someone you love will help
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Karthik
3y
INFJ
Cancer
Create you own happiness
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Sylarin
2y
INTP
Virgo
I do beleive that we have soul. I think we must be more then just flesh. Something that's immortal so if you die ur life might end but ur journey will go on just somewhere else. For me life is just a stop where u can learn and develop urself before going on. You can choose from beleaving that everything have a purpuse or nothing have any. I choose the first one. Otherwise I would be highly depressed.
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Mante
3y
INFJ
Cancer
You're thinking about how to overcome the experience of emptiness. Don't think! (edited)
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MO
2y
ISFP
Aquarius
Cocaine
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Missael
3y
INTP
Taurus
Lots, and lots of random subjects to invest a lot of time and very little effort into, it isn't all pointless if I can learn how to make a better version of something or do something slightly better if it ends up improving my experienceses and/or removing unnecessary steps to life, like dealing with annoying people, or slightly more annoying people, why deal with overpriced and not that good candy or drinks, I'll just learn how to make my own for a fraction of the price to suit my own tastes, I no longer feel empty, because I'm in a constant state of midlife crisis, I'm always unsatisfied with something, and that keeps me going, as every time I notice something isn't worth the cost or process, I'll just improve it, that doesn't make me super pip pip about doing these things, the drive comes from liking to do and learn new interesting things, but even then I'm not gun ho and energetic enough to fix every single thing, and that's fine, if everything where perfect, nothing would be, problems need an answer to the question, "How can (I) fix this?", and oh boy, do I love to find answers to all kinds of questions Sincerely, an INTP
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