@RT Wolf: I think it'll be a good idea to have a friend to talk to like you said, I'll look into it. Trying out some new things doesn't sound bad either. As for being productive: well, I put "productive" in quotes in the original post because a lot of terms, like "productivity" and "worthiness", have lost their meaning to me. How would I know whether something I'm doing is actually productive or worth doing?
I think part of the issue is that, as an atheist, I don't have any foundational beliefs to fall back on. It seems completely plausible to me that there's no actual reason why we're here, existing. If the world can truly be perceived as evolution, as Steve puts it, how would furthering the process of evolution be beneficial? And how do we define "beneficial"? I've been asking "why" quite often lately, but it doesn't always seem like the right answer to ask. Is there really a reason for everything?
@JeffS: Alrighty, thanks.
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I've got my first appointment with a therapist (or maybe it was a psychologist...?) in a few days. Do you guys feel that he would be a be able to help? I'm not sure if he would understand my problem, because I'm not sure how many people experience apathy or depression from issues like mine.
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