I had a young friend in a somewhat similiair situation, and talking earnestly with me helped him. With him, he wasn’t noticing anything other than the pain in his life. So I focused on what was paining him, and what else he felt: what made him excited, angry, curious. I pointed out that he cared about more than avoiding pain. I pointed out that he thought the world was broken and wished it could be fixed. I pointed out that he was a bright, capable young man, so why not him? Now he has a quest. So what’s your holy grail?
If that doesn’t move you, I would advise going around asking people if they could talk to you for an hour. Pay them, if you can’t find anyone. Call a charity helpline if you don’t have money. I’m OK with talking to you tomorrow or later. But I don’t know you, and I’m unsure how helpful I could be.
Well, I don’t know what my quest is, but I’ve already noticed that this is what I should be working on, and that already involved having interesting chats with a bunch of people. I should keep doing more of that :-)
I had a young friend in a somewhat similiair situation, and talking earnestly with me helped him. With him, he wasn’t noticing anything other than the pain in his life. So I focused on what was paining him, and what else he felt: what made him excited, angry, curious. I pointed out that he cared about more than avoiding pain. I pointed out that he thought the world was broken and wished it could be fixed. I pointed out that he was a bright, capable young man, so why not him? Now he has a quest. So what’s your holy grail?
If that doesn’t move you, I would advise going around asking people if they could talk to you for an hour. Pay them, if you can’t find anyone. Call a charity helpline if you don’t have money. I’m OK with talking to you tomorrow or later. But I don’t know you, and I’m unsure how helpful I could be.
Well, I don’t know what my quest is, but I’ve already noticed that this is what I should be working on, and that already involved having interesting chats with a bunch of people. I should keep doing more of that :-)