my friend is currently caught in a downward spiral (one i’ve been in for close to a year), and so I ask all of you, how do you deal with the meaninglessness of life?

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  1. dauphinemoreaux answered: meaninglessness can either cause grief or freedom. for me it means freedom to live how i choose. satisfaction can be found without meaning.
  2. buymesmokes answered: acnolage it and learn to creat your own meaning, that is all that life is about. finding your own meanning to live by.
  3. rustyrhubarb answered: become a nihilist.
  4. fzreokset answered: embrace it
  5. postmodernmarvel answered: anger works pretty well sometimes, got to stop thinking and rage is great for that
  6. thesummerofmark answered: Drugs (and indeed I believe that this is the only sensible answer).
  7. eclaircissement answered: focusing on the little things that make yourself and others happier.
  8. wholesale-hedonism answered: Nine Inch Nails, Fight Club and Nietsche
  9. enemyofthestatist answered: You can’t make life mean something to someone. They have to decide for themselves that someone or something means enough to stick around for.
  10. saligiafugiko62 answered: Just smile and ignore all the others because you live your life. Make it meaningful :)
  11. shecallsmeartemis answered: Life doesn’t have an inherent meaning (as you know). Purpose is something you create, not something you find. Do what makes you happy.
  12. tacrolimus said: I just found a Mint Hermes scarf at goodwill for $.50, I have a bid on it for $56…happiness is accomplishment.
  13. tacrolimus answered: Focus on the meaningful bits. However small. Happiness is what you make it.
  14. absurdreasoning answered: drugs, relationships, books, zen
  15. neightkelly answered: Give it meaning.
  16. canned answered: Embrace it!
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