Life is truly terrifying.

[Whitewash11235814]

My life is literally a nightmare. it's a blow to my heart every second I'm alive. I'm fed up of this shenanigans. It's torture in and out in and out...it's literally the worst I've ever felt...LIFE IS IN FACT A JOKE. IT'S A JOKE ON US, HUMANS....AND IT'S A BAD BAD BAD BAD JOKE.

 

[Bruces]

I agree

 

[Alucard]

Life is a nightmare for all lucid humans.

 

[DeadButDreaming]

Life is a traumatic experience. The only reason people preserve is because they have high hopes for the future, but very few of these will be fulfilled.

 

[bluesky1972-2019]

I think the only reason most people go on living is "hope" things will get better. But I can honestly say my life has had far more bad times than good. I try not to think about my life too much. Just "hope" to be gone soon.

 

[Wisdom3_1-9]

I'm convinced that the phrase "life is a gift" was coined by wealthy aristocrats as a mantra for "ordinary" people to keep them content with their pitiful existence.

 

[Johny89]

Self-awareness can only exist from an evolutionary point if it comes together with the ability to deny death. Unfortunately some are woken up to the reality and become unable to deny death and thus depressed.
Hope is denying death, as is religion, excessive materialism (distraction), etc.

 

[bigdog]

Life can be beautiful but unfortunately for some people it is completely ridiculous torture
Complete scam

 

[GonnaGoBye]

Life is a fucked up game.

 

[bigdog]

I mean is is completely unbelievable bullshit

 

[Deleted member 17949]

I get you, life is really scary and the uncertainty makes it unbearable. It really is hard to deal with.

 

[Painless_end]

Yes. Life is a joke if you are not mentally robust to want to continue living till old age and doing something / anything meaningful along the way.

I know my life is a joke because I have inadequate mental robustness for any kind of personal / professional interests and capabilities. Essentially, I am always mentally dependent on needing a safe, comforting space to stay away from the problems of real life. This doesn't mean I am always like this. I have had my moments, days, weeks, months even.

But my mind has never been strong enough to keep me going for years at a time like others do. I experience extreme mental fatigue and complete disorientation because my mind is internally not capable of handling the tougher aspects of life : sticking to a job, having healthy relationships, having healthy hobbies etc.

It's partly by being dependent on my parents' house that I have survived so far.

 

[Wisdom3_1-9]

I agree. I must be too weak to handle life. I meet other people and hear of the difficulties they've experienced and I think, "How the hell have you not killed yourself yet? What are you holding on to?" I could never have survived what they've been through. Why am I so weak? Why is life so difficult for me?

 

[GKU]

It's so terrifying to just try to exist in this world for me.

 

[bigdog]

I wish someone would just finish me

 

[bea1974]

This is why I'm so grateful for this site. There is a way out, for me. Thank feck.

 

[geogaddi]

It always depresses me seeing parents and kids tv shows portray life as some happy utopia where everything works out for the best and everyone is valued and loved equally etc, when the reality of life for most people is tedium, dissatisfaction, loneliness and at worst trauma and despair. The transient state of mind we call calm and contentedness is just an absence of worry and anxiety rather than a positively happy experience, for me at least. I enjoyed this video/discussion today re optimism bias, apologies if sharing videos is frowned upon here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJGswDlWFYM

 

[Zappfe lover]

Self-awareness can only exist from an evolutionary point if it comes together with the ability to deny death. Unfortunately some are woken up to the reality and become unable to deny death and thus depressed.
Hope is denying death, as is religion, excessive materialism (distraction), etc.

Zapffe's "The last Messiah" explains that really well

 

[TAW122]

I agree with the sentiments and life isn't a pleasant experience most of the time. At best, it seems mundane for the most part, at worst, it's a living hell of endless torment (until something ends it whether it be by natural causes or other forces out there). There may be slivers of pleasurable moments, but they are fleeting.