Depressed at the thought of ETERNITY

[lamami26]

idk just the thoght of living forever,and ever,ever,ever,everevr,ever, scares the heck out of me!!!!! woudltnt we get bored of doing the samet thing evevryday?.... this feeling is ruining my life... im not the way i used to bee.... i wanna think like everyone else... how i was ebfore..... anyone has any tipss or anythng to say to get this feeling out?

[Quahog]

I sometimes feel the same way. But I know that life right now is fine. I don't really think about things like that. I would just enjoy life for right now. Take up a sport, or try writing, or drawing. Things like that. Try joining clubs at school. Doing things like that to get yourself motivated, and not so depressed.

[lamami26]

just the thought of me doiing the samething everyday scares the shit out of mee... and me knowing that i will spend eternity doing nothing..... that i will run out of things to doo.... remember it is eternity.... it scares me!!!!..... remember no end.no end..... i really need some advice in order to get this out my mind is killing mee... i feel like i dont wanna live forever cuss ill run out of things to do and i will get bored... but at the same time i dont want to stop exisiting!!!!! its like im trap and theres nowhere to go... any advice i wanna go to the old me

[Quahog]

We are in this universe. In this universe, at some time, life does end. Nobody knows what happens after that unfortunately. But we have to really make the most out of the life that we do have. Make sure that it's full of joy and happiness.

[lamami26]

you have to know im a Christian..... i beeleive in eternal life.. and i fully beeleive it will happen (if i earn it) so any advice too get this sick thought out of my head
?

[Quahog]

Well if you are christian, you should know that the afterlife will be spent in a very happy place. Life may be eternal, but it will be a happy eternal life. If that is what you believe in.

[SilenceForSilence]

Hey I'm christian too and the thought of eternal life has also scared me very much. I understand how you feel. Just try to keep yourself busy. That's all you can really do.

[Advanced A]

Ok dont think about it.. best advice i can give ya.
Like you say its gona happen sooner or later, its the inevitable, so no point in worrying about it now.

I hope you realise, that as of now with all the possible things there are to do in the world, you wouldnt really be able to do everything in one lifetime.. so rather than sit there worrying about the things ur gona do over and over again in the afterlife, try jam in as much as u can, while u can :o

[aaron4455]

idk just the thoght of living forever,and ever,ever,ever,everevr,ever, scares the heck out of me!!!!! woudltnt we get bored of doing the samet thing evevryday?.... this feeling is ruining my life... im not the way i used to bee.... i wanna think like everyone else... how i was ebfore..... anyone has any tipss or anythng to say to get this feeling out?

u know ive never had that thought of liveing for ever cause i always had the feeling i was ganna killmyself before i turn 20

[nick]

I find the idea of just ceasing to be, having no more existence, no awareness, nothing, far more appealing than an eternal afterlife. We get our time, should use it as well as we can, then we leave. The natural cycle of things, and just how it should be.

[Charleigh]

you have to know im a Christian..... i beeleive in eternal life.. and i fully beeleive it will happen (if i earn it) so any advice too get this sick thought out of my head
?

My nan tells me all that bollox.
You will be in paradise forever. With the one you love. Laughing. Smiling. Joking.
:hug:

[Socio]

I find the idea of just ceasing to be, having no more existence, no awareness, nothing, far more appealing than an eternal afterlife. We get our time, should use it as well as we can, then we leave. The natural cycle of things, and just how it should be.

Yup this is how i think. Since i don't believe in God nor an afterlife i always think about ceasing to exist. It really gets me depressed for short periods of time so i just try to ignore it. Just thinking about never having a single thought or never doing anything ever again just gives me chills. Living and thinking is all i do, and even though life is boring and i don't like it that much i still would much rather live forever. With the lack of a social life i find myself pondering this a lot, and thinking is what i love and the only thing i really do. So it is sad to think of life ending and that my last thoughts will slowly fade into eternity as my pulse diminishes some day.

[Ardensfax]

Interesting thread... I had this very same experience when I was 10... the day before Christmas, of all times... worst possible time really, wrecked that Christmas day!
On that day, the concept of Eternity hit me like a hammer, not nice at all. It took me the best part of five years to get over it. I think I've managed to put it behind me, accept that it's going to happen, and accept that I've got no way of knowing what will happen.

I personally don't believe in the existence of heaven per se, and while I accept the fact that a God may exist, I also accept the fact that a God may not. I'm open-minded, basically. What keeps me going is that fact that I believe that I will have lives after this one, otherwise it would be stupidly improbable for me to be alive now out of all eternity, and never be alive again. I just hope to goodness that it isn't one life over and over again for eternity... I'd never know it was happening but it's still scary.

Also, think about this.
If life in Heaven is infinite, then you would be in heaven now. The probability of being on earth for a ridiculously short time compared to eternity in heaven is impossibly low. This is why I believe that there is no such thing as eternal life. If there were, I would be there now. I hope you can get your head around this, it took me a long time.

Hope this helps... You're not the only one changed by this, I ceased to be who I was when I realised about it. It's like post-traumatic stress disorder, but it does get better over time. Took me five years, might be quicker for you though. Best of luck.

[Magus]

No, I don't believe in Christian afterlife, enslaving women, and stroking young eunuchs -- playing polo with Zeus. Visiting hell. Not at all.

But. I love the idea of eternity, traveling in the cosmos, playing chess with myself, morph myself into a goo; it is so thrilling and exciting!

If you have watched a certain film, you will know what I mean.

[lamami26]

help

[LifeisLife]

I am an atheist so obviously i dont believe in any religion because to be honest i think that religion only causes troubles and fights between themselves.... anyways I think that if you dont like the idea of living forever that then dont think that way, just like me.... i dont believe that there's something after this life, whether its rebirth or heaven (or hell), i think it doesnt exist because you get born through scientifically explainable reasons, live, then die and nobody knows what happens so why fill your mind with the idea that something comes later because it just doesnt make sense because nobody EVER proved that it was there....