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Originally Posted by lildaisy
But I keep wondering why we are here on earth, what I am doing here in the world. Why I look like the way I look.
We do not even know why we are here, how we got here and what it would be like if life had never been possible. Then there was just nothing at all .. How strange is that? I probably think too much and too deep and sometimes I am almost afraid of becoming psychotic, although I have never had psychoses.
Somewhere I am afraid of death, on the other hand I long for death because I want to know what happens then, and I feel like I am going crazy about the concerning and anxious thoughts.
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You see, the answers to all those questions cannot derive from a psychiatrist.
These are metaphysical questions and astronomers / cosmologists may give you a hint.
A professional in psychology/psychiatry may give you answers regarding why you are having these thoughts but not the answers to the questions themselves.
The truth is that we don't know why we exist. The logical explanation is because we can
What happens after life? Most likely the same as before birth: Nothing.
What is the meaning of life? There is no meaning, just be happy and creative.
Just like me, you seem to suffer from extreme anxiety and possibly bipolar disorder (we used to call that manic depression back in my old days).
The only known cure to anxiety is love and compassion... accompanied by pharmaceutical substances.