When it all feels pointless
Some questions are not symptoms. They are the ordinary consequence of paying attention.
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What this is about
Mortality, freedom, isolation, and the suspicion that none of it particularly matters: these turn up for most people eventually, often after a loss, an illness, a birthday, or simply a long stretch of doing what was expected. Helplessness about things genuinely outside your control, including the state of the world, is not a distortion to be corrected.
What work here looks like
Therapy here is not about supplying an answer or talking you out of the question. It is about being able to hold it with someone rather than alone at 2am. If the flatness has become persistent, it is worth checking whether depression is also in the picture.
Nothing on this page is a diagnosis. If you are in immediate danger or worried you might act on thoughts of harming yourself, please contact Tele-MANAS (14416 or 1-800-89-14416, available 24×7 across India) or your local emergency services.
Where this often overlaps.
