What do you do when you feel like there your life has no purpose?

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What do you do when you feel like there your life has no purpose?

I seriously don't know what to do with myself anymore. It gets worst everyday. I'm so tired of my life. I'm tired of crying every night. I've been doing it for too long. I feel like I'm not worth anything at all. I'm not close with my family. they are like strangers to me. I don't feel comfortable getting close with others because I don't trust them. I always feel so alone and I have a hard time interacting with others. I'm not even like a normal quiet person because at least they have personality when they do talk but me on the other hand I'm just plain weird. I don't fit in anymore and for those who seem to like me I cannot understand why. I feel so unworthy in the eyes of others. I've tried counseling and it doesn't work. I've tried talking with others but it just gets worst everyday. Some days I'm able to go through it and other days I just go down the drain. I don't know what's wrong with me. I feel like they only way that the pain would end is if I kill myself.
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and I want to do it so badly. i have a hard time connecting with others and I just feel like an outcast in the world. I'm about to be a junior in college and I just feel so helpless and believe me I am trying everyday. The only reason why I keep writing how I feel online is because it actually helps me to stay alive and to not actually give in in killing myself because I just want to end this pain. I hate myself so bad. I don't know why I am the way I am. I'm so stupid and I have to pretend that everything is ok so I can appear normal. I'm just fed up

Answer 1

If your life has no purpose the only thing left to do is make a purpose. You have tried counseling and it didn't work? Bad counselor! You are a Sophomore going on to your junior year in college, great! You have ability, you just have to find a purpose for using it! You also have depression which can be a disability. I want to recommend a couple books by and about a person who had a grave disability and overcame it. She was blind and deaf from birth and became an author.

This woman was Helen Keller born in 1886 and died in 1968 as a famous author. Just type "Helen Keller" into Yahoo! search and in the links that come up read a summary of her life in Wikipedia. Her Biography and Autobiography can be obtained through Amazon.com. She had will power!

I also want to recommend another book, an old one. It is:

Abraham A. Low, MD;"Mental health through will training." Willett Publishing Co,, Glencoe IL, 60022, 1997.

This book has been in continuous publication since 1950 and is the manual for the Recovery Inc. support group which was in existence in 1997 and may still be functioning. It is a non profit, non religious, support and therapy group. The book may still be obtained through Amazon.com.

If you have the will to kill yourself you have enough will to do something more rational!

Good luck, good health, peace and Love!

Answer 2

E-mail me if you are inclined to. I know more about what you are talking about than a lot of people. Here's the short version. You were wrong when you thought the military was your purpose in life. You were wrong because that's not what the military is. You were wrong because you were too young to know better. You were wrong because here you are. Civilian and still alive. What were you going to be if you stayed for life and retired after 20 ? What do you do now ? Who can answer that without talking to you, or knowing you better than 1 questions length ? You write a book about what you know and how you came to know it. You become a counselor for other young people seeking to make the military a life. Its a JOB, a good job, with a lifestyle associated with it, but it's not a life. You go to the VFW and decompress with brothers,but don't become a bar fly ! You are small in a big world. So am I and everybody else you ever heard of. This is it. This IS life, not the drill, not the rehearsal, life, the one and only you get. Don't you dare spend it thinking its over and waste what you have left because it took a turn you didn't plan on. You know how to eat a sh*t sandwich. One bite at a time. You learned that one way back in basic. It's still true. Ok, I'll cry with you this one time for your lost youthful dreams and the pain you went through. That's only fair. OK,That's it. Now we start rehab.

Answer 3

OK this might sound really weird but i do it ALL the time..I just go look in the miror and tell myself how pretty i am. Even if other times i dont think i am. Think of some of the great things i do and make and how much of an effort im making.That i really am a good person and other ppl cant c it..Just when u hate urself try 2 find things that really arent bad about you and tell urself it over n over and youll feel better about urself.And keep like an online private journal that you can vent whatever you have 2 and no1 can see.

Answer 4

You have a purpose or else you wouldn't be here. It just may be too early to figure out just what. Everybody is not meant to have an extremely huge purpose like a famous leader or celebrity, but I believe we all have a purpose.
I hope you are not serious about killing yourself.. but if you are definitely call a hotline or 911 to talk to someone.

You just don't know honey, you are not the only one that feels that way. I am somewhat in the same place you are and I am 28 years old. But my faith and of course my son is what keeps me going.
And you know what, my "different" personality is a blessing IMO, my family think I am adopted or something because I go against the grain in almost everything.
But as much as I am against medication, you may want to see a doctor. Even for myself, I am considering it because it's normal to be sad every once in a while but if it is taking over your life, you may have to accept help.
But for your question, what do you do... I would say just give it time, evaluate yourself on a regular basis and in time, IN TIME you will know your purpose.
I wish you the best.. Peace and Blessings.

Answer 5

Dont be so hard on yourself. Everyone feels down about life now and then. Just try and relax in situations. You already have something going for yourself, a junior in college, that is a wonderful accomplishment. See you are doing that. So just give it a little time. Join a club go to the coffee shop. But you will have to give of yourself. Most people will give anyone a chance. Hang in there. Your tougher than you think.

Answer 6

You'll be surprised how much medications can help you through this. You are not anu of those things yu think you are. It is the chemical imbalance you suffer from which plays these tricks on you. Go see a Psychiatrist hon. You don't deserve to live this way, and you're certainly not ready to pass as you might not like what you'll find on the other side on that state of mind. You desrve better and it can probably be easily fix with antidepressants and a support group.

Answer 7

its you making your life like that. and i am very sorry to hear that. but you got get out and enjoy life. you only get one and thats it . you cant be nobody but you. you have to accept yourself before any body else will. you only push a person away for so long before they get closer to somebody else. i want you to know that God has a purpose for you and for your life. the enemy is wanting you to end it . dont let him make you do that to him. and while your reading this i hope that you are no thinking that little thought of your not worthy enough for God to love . he loves you that why he died on the cross. im going biblical right now because no matter what i say the only thing that can help you right now is the word of God. Learn to love yourself . Tell yourself everyday that you love yourself and thank God you are alive today. You are the one thinking your weird when you just said yourself ppl like you. you really dont know how many ppl want to be in your shoes. i cry alot . but i think to myself weaping endures through the night but joy comes in the morning. and crying doesnt mean weakness. I hope you get through this delima and if you need to talk to someone i post questions on here all the time talk to me even if it isnt about the questions i posted . i already made my profile so that ppl can im me and i dont know how to change that so oh well . but the grass is greener on the other side remember you have a purpose. God Bless

Answer 8

Everybody is special and everybody has worth just as you do. It sounds like you may need medical attention, first a series of blood tests to make sure you are physically healthy and if all is well you may need some medication that can help your mood and your thoughts. You may also consider seeking therapy as that too can give you great support. You need someone on your side right now and you need to reach out. It is there..help is there...just reach out a tiny bit and then you will discover what a beautiful person you are. Good luck to you. Cherie

Answer 9

seriously the only place youcan get those kind of answers is from your higher power what ever you perceive that to be, if you dont have a concept of that then look into it and get connected to something, sometimes in destartion I go to an AA meeting (eventhough I'm not an an alcoholic)it's gives me a jump start it's a very positive and uplifiting place to go.
learn to meditate, sont dependo n others for your happiness they can never give it to you only you can make your self happy and peaceful...your mind is powerful you can use it to create death or a new life for yourself. We all have to start over man times in life it is an adventure!

Answer 10

Well, it sounds like you are just lonely. But if you keep telling yourself your the 'outcast' or a weirdo, then you will keep on driving other people away from you. and we dont want that do we? First you should try talkiing and reconnecting with your family. No matter how separated you guys are, they will always listen and always be there to help you. So i want you to keep that on mind. And also i would like you to try to become more active or more outgoing in school activities, and talk with new people. Not everybody is bad.

Well, good luck to you, and try not to commit suicide. Please.