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Comment by bjt2n3904

Man, this is the WORST place to ask for advice. A quick scan of the suggestions:

* Have you tried medicating these feelings away?

* Have you tried drugs?

* Get on a plane! Travel and "find yourself!"

* You have money, why aren't you happy?

* How about you do everything again that brought you to this place... But in a different career field?

About the only real suggestion here is to exercise, find a hobby, or start a family -- but even those posters have an absurdist take that it is a meaningless pursuit. The Mr. Peanutbutter take: "Life is about occupying yourself with pleasant nonsense until you die."

What an indictment of this culture. Their solution is either to therapy this feeling out of existence, distract yourself from it, or ignore it. (Or alternatively, utterly fail to comprehend why you could possibly feel this way when you have money.)

I'm of the opinion that these feelings must be confronted directly. When I was in a similar position, I read the book of Ecclesiastes. I'd start there.

parent bjt2n3904 4 years ago

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