“My life doesn’t make sense. I feel like I’m adrift, aimlessly. I don’t know what I want, nothing motivates me enough and I can’t find my way into life. It is quite possible that we feel identified with these words, because we all feel it at some point. Existential crises are inevitable at certain stages of life.
Existential crises usually arise in certain painful situations, such as breakdown of relationships, death of a loved one, disappointment, loss of work.
- In short.
- All situations that generate pain and despair can precipitate an existential crisis.
- Although it is true that for some people it is a temporary crisis.
- For others.
- Not finding meaning in life has a greater impact.
The problem can turn into an existential crisis that makes us feel very lost. We doubt who we are, we look to the future with the insecurity that creates the sense of uncertainty. “I feel so lost, I feel like my life doesn’t make sense, I can’t find a way out. “
The meaning of life is a subject that has been the subject of countless reflections and debates throughout history, many professionals (writers, scientists, philosophers?) They have tried to answer this great question, even if no one could adopt yours as universal. .
The meaning of life refers to the meaning that each person gives to his experiences, to the goals and objectives he has in mind, this varies from person to person, because each individual needs to find his or her own meaning in life, making a journey inward.
Psychiatrist and writer Viktor Frankl, in his book The Man in Search of Sens, supports the idea that life makes sense in all circumstances, because in situations of suffering and adversity, if a person is able to make sense of adversity, he can turn his tragedy into realization, in the form of overcoming.
So, for Frankl, the meaning of every person’s life is out there, waiting to be found.
Each of us writes his own story; we decide how to feel in certain situations and shape our lives day after day.
At times when life seems meaningless, you will probably feel certain emotions associated with this state, it is important to pay attention to warning signs, as they are symptoms that something is not going well and professional help may be needed. You may feel:
Take the time to look inside yourself, take a trip inside, you may need to ask yourself some questions during this trip: should I change my life?, how do I feel, what do I think, what do I want?Am I really who I want to be?
Seeking answers to these questions can guide us on the path of self-awareness, because behind a loss of meaning in life, there may be a lack of self-awareness of who we are and what we want. Therefore, it is likely that, to make sense, we need to connect with ourselves and give us the courage and time we need.
Let’s think about: can our lives really make sense and make sense if we don’t know who we are?Existential emptiness (loss of sense of life) involves loss of contact with yourself, as if you gradually disconnected from yourself. and become a spectator of your life.
The thing is, while you were focused on a goal or a person, you didn’t pay attention to what was going on inside you, so before you said “my life doesn’t make sense,” look inside you, connect with your inner self, with your own being.
“Man is achieved to the same extent that he commits himself to realize the meaning of his life. “Viktor Frankl.