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This is somewhat of a fairly negative post, so let me apologize now. I have a lot of things to be happy about, and I am really struggling to feel happy. I should be grateful for all of the blessings I have, but instead I keep thinking about how much of my life has been wasted on fictional goals and trying to find something that I stand out in. [more inside]
posted by nidora on Jan 21, 2013 - 26 answers

Can you recommend poems to read for this particular existential contemplation? [more inside]
posted by rumposinc on Jan 4, 2012 - 5 answers

I'm looking for possibilities for meaningful work within my chosen career path. [more inside]
posted by roboton666 on Oct 5, 2011 - 8 answers

I've got angst - the honest-to-goodness, existential, "why are we here?" kind. Two years of trying to shake it haven't worked - and have sometimes made me wonder if it's worth fixing at all. What do I do now? [more inside]
posted by Apropos of Something on Sep 16, 2011 - 48 answers

I no longer derive joy from making art. Should I accept this as a fact and move on with my life, or rage against the dying of the light? [more inside]
posted by overeducated_alligator on Oct 4, 2010 - 14 answers

How can I organize my life when I have no deadlines at all? [more inside]
posted by overeducated_alligator on Jul 28, 2010 - 9 answers

"When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful..." Help me get excited about the future. I'm watching the once-magical parts of the world turn into cold rationality, and I fear for my ability to enjoy life if this trend continues. [more inside]
posted by overeducated_alligator on May 6, 2010 - 25 answers

Angst and melancholy aside, I persistently fear that I will never be able to happily integrate into society. I know I need help, but I can’t figure out how to overcome my negative emotions and in succumbing to them I only feed into my cycle of avoidance and disappointment. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 3, 2008 - 14 answers

What are some rigorous existential or humanistic psychology Ph.d. programs? [more inside]
posted by amileighs on Jul 8, 2008 - 4 answers

[Failed Google-Fu Filter] I'm looking for a web comic that was posted on AskMe a few months ago in a comment. [more inside]
posted by Nerro on Apr 20, 2007 - 6 answers

Where am I physically going to be in 2 million years. Say I am hypothetically buried in a suburb of Boston, MA tomorrow....where am I physically going to end up? Dissolved into the ocean? A couple hundred feet down in dirt? Some of my ashes might be part of the construction of another animal? Where will I be in 10 million years too. Guesses and educated guesses welcome.
posted by pwally on Mar 30, 2005 - 17 answers