[EyeThought]

Everyday, it's the same thing that is constantly on my mind: how screwed up this world is that we are living in..

Money, war, power, freedom, equality, poverty, how the system works, how so many people are too blinded by all their distractions to notice these things. The more I know, the more disgusted I feel.

I can't enjoy anything anymore. I don't feel connected to anyone. My mind feels tired constantly.. I feel like I can't be satisfied untill everyone is treated equally.

The only thing I can do to escape is playing games. It gets me into a totally different world. Which I feel is becoming too much of an addiction and gets in the way of the things I actually want/have to do.

I used to be such a positive person. I was positivity itself. Now I'm the opposite of that. I feel like I know too much and can't go back to that way of life.

Any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!

[LostIntrovert]

Yeah, humans are certainly not angels. We're basically just really smart monkeys. Like so many other animals, we feel close to our families and our "tribes" but we are territorial and we generally don't like strangers. Some degree of selfishness and xenophobia is in our DNA because those traits helped us survive in prehistoric times. Unfortunately because we're so smart, we are capable of building much more destructive weapons than teeth and claws.

Not all of us are too blinded by distractions, though. A lot of people are still really trying to help in whatever ways they can, even though the impact is usually only on a small scale. Have you tried volunteering? That might help you feel like you are making a difference.

[ScientiaOmnisEst]

I know the feeling, at least somewhat. The world scares and troubles me at times - my method since childhood has always just been to ignore it, cowardly as that might sound. But it still hurts. I don't really buy that people are "too blinded by distractions" to notice, though.

I personally tend to be more troubled by abstract values or situations than by actual happenings. I mean, there are supposed to be good things happening, or good people trying to remediate those world problems. Assuming that's true...

There's nothing I can do, or anyone else can do, except live through it and try to make your own little improvements, live well unto yourself. Find people who share those values and cherish their company.

Now if I could just follow my own advice...

[hsalmon21]

I feel the exact same way. Humans are terrible and we suck the life out of nature and Earth itself. There's a lot we do wrong. But there is also a lot we do right.

Have you heard of the "black jaguar white tiger" place? it's run by a guy rescuing circus lions and other big cats. He is a moral man doing a brave and dangerous thing. Or Humans of New York on facebook? This guy photographs random people and tells their story with their picture. It makes you realize that not everyone is evil. You only see the bad because social media and the news feed and thrive off of bad news.

I used to really hate our world for a while but then i realized that I have only one life on this earth. Do i live every day cursing under my breath how terrible every one is? Or do i view myself as a beacon of hope for myself - that if i don't know a good person, then I will be that good person. You do what is right and when you are on your death bed, you can say you lived a happy life, not a hateful one.

[elevatedsoul]

i know what you are saying
its not that humans are bad... its this system that the bad ones have developed to keep their evil power... and that humans are too gullible to look past the smoke and mirrors...

i dont know what to say about it besides it is completely and utterly disappointing... considering the intensity of emotions that we can have... if we could just direct them to the "good" emotions... they dont want a peaceful loving compassionate world...

sorry... i wish nothing more than this to be different as well...

[Clara22]

Originally Posted by EyeThought

Everyday, it's the same thing that is constantly on my mind: how screwed up this world is that we are living in..

Money, war, power, freedom, equality, poverty, how the system works, how so many people are too blinded by all their distractions to notice these things. The more I know, the more disgusted I feel.

I can't enjoy anything anymore. I don't feel connected to anyone. My mind feels tired constantly.. I feel like I can't be satisfied untill everyone is treated equally.

The only thing I can do to escape is playing games. It gets me into a totally different world. Which I feel is becoming too much of an addiction and gets in the way of the things I actually want/have to do.

I used to be such a positive person. I was positivity itself. Now I'm the opposite of that. I feel like I know too much and can't go back to that way of life.

Any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi
Thank you for sharing. I agree with all what you said about humanity. But you knew this before. Still you used to enjoy life. Now you cannot do it anymore. Did the world change? No, the world is the same. You changed. I am not a doctor, but I think you may have depression. Depression is a condition and I experience it in this way: it is like there is a negative energy that has been released or triggered and it is floating around in my mind and then would get attached to any idea conveniently (like the idea that the world sucks) and would drag me down. Sorry, my English is not good enough. Hope you understand what I mean.
So, depression is a condition and we need to do something in order to improve and feel better. Some people do meds and therapy, some people do alternative approaches, some people like me combine different methods. I see that depression can have different causes (including brain function and some illnesses) but for sure the way society works triggers depression.
Ok, hope this is helpful.
Please, keep posting