Feeling empty.........

[alb0zfinest]

Grab a beer. You'll feel much better.

I'm too much of a goody two shoes for a beer

[1stLightHorse]

I understand what you mean bro. What i do though is to simply make a small goal each day that i have to work towards, nothing easy but something that makes me really sweat and suffer for.

I like to think of it this way. Happiness is hard to find. You need to suffer for it, and it has to be self-inflicted. I don't mean like outright masochism, but suffering for self-improvement, like running a longer distance than last week, studying for a few hours longer, getting creative in your job and exceeding your boss' expectations with something...just small things. It can even be as simple as pushups or simple exercises. It sounds boring but i feel like, the more you master the boring little things, the more you appreciate and become content with them, and soon they don't seem so boring at all.

You see i think when people feel like this tend to cling to religion, because it's easy. Clinging to religion is a quick fix, but it doesn't solve anything just like substance abuse. Finding some sense of purpose is just a normal thing and you're absolutely not unusual for feeling that way and you're not weird or mentally ill or anything like that. It's just normal. Just set tiny goals, and the size of the goals will grow on their own. Fashion your own sense of purpose out of this life and you will live contently and with a smile.

[Tomorr]

Bloody hell one beer isn't going to kill

[Dombra]

[alb0zfinest]

I know how you feel, and you may not like this, but it seems like you may be depressed, Depression doesn't always mean you want to cry and kill yourself all the time, but it can also mean a constant feeling of emptiness. Life itself is pointless, it's a fact, but that doe snot mean you shouldn't take time to enjoy it. The best thing to do when you are in this mood (And a professional isn't an option) is find hobbies to distract yourself, going out with close friends, maybe even finding someone to be with.

If this hasn't been going on for a while, then don't worry, we all feel that way sometimes. Life isn't all stars, rainbows, and excitement. In fact, most people go through life without feeling anything in particular (besides small mood swings). So no, you are not insane. It's normal to feel like this, especially since it makes sense when you think of it.

Your right, it could be a form of depression considering its been happening for the past about 6 months or so. But I somehow doubt it. I haven't a reason to be depressed. I have lots of friends, close ones too. I participate in many activities, I'm on the volleyball and swimming team. Nothing is really wrong with my life. I get a bit stressed once in a while because I get lots of homework, but besides that everything is actually fine. I don't have family issues, or anything of that sort.

I think whoever said you are getting closer to understanding reality is right. After all emotions are just a survival tool. I feel no need for them now.

[Blackout]

I believe your problem lies somewhere in your current signature...

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

I have this feeling of emptiness. I seem to get it alot now. Life seems pointless, not in the sense that I want to suicide type of way, it just feels everything we are doing is pointless. Nothing seems to cheer me up. I don't feel pain, happiness, anger, I feel nothing. My mind always seems to be set on how big the universe is and how worthless we are, just a tiny spec in a colossal universe. Everything we do seems as if its without reason, and I get tired thinking of repetition.

You should go to a professional drug dealer (psychologist/psychiatrist) for a hook up. Just walk in and say, "Sup? I'm looking to score some prozac or maybe pristiq? Watcha got?" and you'll be the happiest guy in no time.

Am I completely insane or do some of you guys feel the same way sometimes?

You should find something you enjoy doing and focus intensely on it. I'm writing a book and it brings me great pleasure. It is, perhaps, the greatest novel of the 21st century. Who am I kidding... it's the greatest novel EVER written.

I just noticed you're 18. Many people that age go through similar emotions as you are currently battling. I even got drunk and hugged a tree at that time. So you can expect to do alot of stupid shit before you come into your own. I do suggest not getting drunk at the junkyard and shooting at cans and rats. Don't do that. That just ends up upsetting people.

[Óttar]

I have lots of friends, close ones too. I participate in many activities, I'm on the volleyball and swimming team. Nothing is really wrong with my life. [...]

Do you get to chew on hot Albo girls' behinds often?

[alb0zfinest]

Do you get to chew on hot Albo girls' behinds often?

No lol.

[ALSh]

Gigolo's type of threads are becoming popular these days