“We need to acknowledge that the existential dread, the exhaustion, the tears, the sadness, the insomnia – and so many other pleasant things – are symptoms. Do all those things you enjoy, think long and hard about your life and find ways to make it better, stay in bed if you want to, take that long bath you’ve been dreaming of for months on end, pick up a hobby and everything, ease the symptoms, but along with all those things, please try to understand the underlying causes behind them.
“Are there external causes? Have you always had those symptoms? What triggers them?
“Otherwise, those thoughts will come back. They will grow stronger, and they will force you to realize there is something wrong. They will twist your mind, make you believe things which are not true, lead you to despair and sometimes, to the wrong way out.”
Kira Writes, “Existential crisis“
Chel Owens 
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Like my other authentic friends on here :), she’s shares great advice about mental illness.
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I shall check her out
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Wow, thanks! Hope it helps. 😊
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Thank YOU.
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I don’t think we have to go deep into our thoughts to find underlying causes, meaning and/or unresolved conflicts. From what I’ve learned, to simply accept and observe without judging or trying to change what is observed is enough. For me its almost impossible but to fight a thought is only to fight our imaginary self.
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Valid points. I feel the need to at least head them off before they spiral.
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