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Hello friend,

sorry to hear about your lack of enthusiasm for life, it is a sad feeling as I personally have been there before. What sense/use or purpose does it serve to live in this world.. a world surrounded by 'norm' and generally UN-authenticity. To truly know the answer or AID to your question and confusion, you first must dive into the deepest and darkest.. once you are almost there you will 'know'. The last grasp of energy will awaken inside of you to flick that switch inside your mind. To be fortunate enough to be alive in comparison to many others around this world, having the ability to eat/sleep without the fear of losing your life at any given moment is the 1st blessing. Perhaps you should consider traveling? I know you mentioned that you don't feel the need/want to work - home - rest (kill time with senseless & numbing activities to pass time) but maybe for the 'cause' it is worth it.. Maybe work for a little bit, it doesn't have to be anything granduous or something which you have a personal interest for.. Get some cash flow happening, save it up and set yourself up for an unlikely destination, somewhere which is not over ruled by modern western influences. (maybe try south east asia or if daring, india/africa) The reason for this suggestion is because once you go there, you first hand see the 'suffering' and struggles everyday people go through in order to 'survive' (NOT LIVE - SURVIVE).. maybe seeing this site will be able to give you inspiration in order for you to pave your way? Once you return from your trip (or perhaps you might even consider staying there for a short moment to do some volunteer work) .... What you lack is purpose/drive.. something more and outside of yourself... your mental & spiritual state is at a low... you need a CHANGE, this change is from within... I'm not here to preach to you, nor to tell you to turn to some religious craze fanatic.. you need some re-alignment and taste the nectar of life.. 24, you're still young dear friend.. there is more awaiting for you, if you are willing to open yourself to opportunities. I sincerely wish you the best and may you one day be able to reflect back on these dark days and know that you are LIVING.. 11:11 - you'll never know who I am, i'll never know who you are... i am among the many people you supposedly walk past, the random stranger who you know nothing about.. yet we do have 1 thing in common.. we are human, a human which bleed/feels and has the desire to find 'truth' and fulfillment in this mundane world. When you are ready the path will be laid before you.

* i found this thread by accident, i dont know if you'd get this or if this will ever be viewed, I hope it does find you.. You are the answer you've been waiting for my friend. Take life by the balls and pick yourself back up, don't waste life and give up when the journey has yet to begin! *

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If nothing would give you fun, what would you try to do? Any hobby, occupation? Limited budget:

I tried:

- computer games

- checkers

-reding books

-riding on the bike

-spaces and running

- putting the puzzle together

-cooking

-computer programming

I tried many things but everything is just forcing for me. Such a compulsion that I can't really get excited about any of these activities. I do not feel completely fascinated by anything. I can't even look at a film or a show, because I feel pressured to do it. When I forced myself to do it, I accelerated it 2x to finish it faster. With books the same. Computer games too. Music does not interest me either, everything that will go, I cant choose what I like and what I do not like. As for the difference between simply killing time with entertainment and real passion: you can simply ride a bike, and you can read about new trends, be interested in bicycle parts, assemble bikes from parts yourself, repair them, exchange parts and browse with fascination new catalog Specialized bicycle parts.

Another example: If a "fan of beer" drinks because he drinks, it is not a hobby. If, however, he knows everything about beer, not just drinking it, he can brew his own beer, he differentiates beer, he knows how they arise, what is the difference between beer foam A and beer B, it is a hobby in every way. Generally, people often say that they are interested in something, and in fact, just like with this beer, they just drink it and nothing else. Well, that's what I wanted to say in a nutshell to distinguish "quasi-hobbyists" from real hobbyists.

I feel the difference between a real, developing hobby (which even promotes social interactions and improving relationships between people), and a compulsive, addictive provision of instant, easy, unconditional pleasure (which you do not need to work) through various, intensified stimuli in excessive amounts. Everything that can lead (and often leads) to addiction is just such a factor. If someone actually puts together models for a long time, or spends so much time on their car that they neglect their work and relationships with relatives, then in total it could also be pulled under addiction But usually it is not. How many of you know addicts of the instrument, painting, sculpting, origami, modeling or car tuning, and how many addicts of the Internet, television, games, stimulants or gambling? And even if both of them are addicts, there is a clear difference between one and the other. Pleasures are divided into those healthy ones (creative, safe, developing, conducive to a long-lasting and stable sense of happiness) and harmful ones (dangerous, addictive, deregulating the natural chemical balance in the brain). In the first group you have, for example, professional passion, various creative hobbies (such as art creation, motorization, modeling, painting, sculpture, origami, playing the instrument, etc.), and the second group includes the Internet, television, gambling, stimulants and the like. It is a pity that I have no idea how to become a real enthusiast in anything.