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Originally Posted by Herculepoirot
Nihilism as defined by the dictionary: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake.
This individual is abusing the language. Depression is not the desire to destroy society or one's self for it's own sake. Only a narcissist person who has no regards for life except their own would adhere to such an abhorrent philosophy. From my experiences people who suffer from depression either want to be unbound from it or understand it. It seems it is harder to loosen the chains then to understand and work within it.
As I said earlier; don't take just one person's opinion(including mine). Broaden your search and for God's sake please don't let this person bring you down. You have enough on your plate.
Regards, M Poirot  |
Where on earth does that definition come from? Nihilism as I'm talking about it is the realization that life is inherently meaningless; that the properties we assign to things are not inherent but are human constructs. Nihilism is supposed to involve learning the "truth" about reality.
What I'm suddenly wrestling with now is how the common reaction to nihilism, existentialism, appears to be rooted in delusion. Ascribing meaning where there is none, viewing order and value willfully, despite knowing they're human constructs. I don't know where to go at all. If I go on perceiving things as meaningful, even just to myself, I'll be deluding myself. If I choose to live a subjectivist life, fully indulging my personal viewpoints that keep things meaningful and beautiful, I'm living a lie. But I'm not sure what there is outside of it, other than something obscenely boring. But that weakness is exactly what I'm trying to avoid; being someone who "can't handle the truth".
In all honesty, I"m just drowning in shame and fear right now. I'm paralyzed.