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Originally Posted by yellow_fleurs
Yes, I think what you are saying is wise, and what I was leaning towards. That I must find that balance between introspection and remaining grounded and present in the world. I feel a little like I am losing my grip on reality, and a little like I am in the process of potential growth. I don't think I can make any more progress just spinning my wheels, overanalyzing alone in my apartment. Might try some meditation, reading, time in nature. I may check out that book you mentioned. I do have a tendency towards thinking about these types of things since I was pretty young, even when not depressed, so I think it could be how my mind works. Although my thoughts maybe a little darker due to depression right now. Thanks for the response.  |
Thank you for
your response
Reading and listening to music seems to help me the most. I like that you added 'in nature' to reading. It may seem silly to those who haven't done it, but it really adds something to your reading experience (especially if you're reading something concerning the nature of the world in the first place). Idk if you write, but I've found that nature has the same effect on ones writing.
If you've always found yourself pondering these sort of things and looking deeper into what other's take at face value, then I would say it's definitely how your mind works. And what a wonderful way for it to work! We may have a lot going on in our heads (and it may be too much at times) but I feel more pity for the man that never investigates a thing and comes to all his 'knowledge' by what is fed to him through popular media than I do for the man who drives himself mad with endless unanswerable questions. At the end of it all, the former knows nothing but believes he knows something and the latter knows nothing but the fact that he cannot know anything with definite certainly--and for this, he is closer to true wisdom (this belongs to Socrates--whose ideas played a huge part in saving my life).
Beyond Good and Evil is a good book so far, but it can come off very harsh. I don't know if your episodes are easily triggered (like mine!) but if they are I'd suggest Plato's works before the symposium (where he displays the teachings of Socrates):
Meno, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and
Phaedo. They're all relatively short essays and they've helped me a lot. I do want to warn you though, the apology recounts a death. The only reason I suggest these and not Nietzsche is that I can see how Nietzsche's work could make someone who is down feel even worse (not because I think he's negative, but that it's a matter of perspective and I know that if I was down I would take what he said negatively. That is not to say that you would, I just feel obligated to warn people). I really enjoy your input as our minds are few and far between. It's always nice to find another that dares to question what they've been told about existence.
As a closing thought, I can see that we're at opposing poles at the moment and I hope you don't find my overzealousness off-putting because of that.
Always,
always keep wondering!
-M