The finer points of life that people usually aviod(and some school exam troubles)

[Lontes]

Why hello there. i'm new here and I have an unsolvable problem

 How do I prevent myself from taking a path I desire to take. essentially, I think about everything, truth, life, death, my mind works a million miles an hour yet its hindering me and lowering my emotion.

Here is a sample of what I think about. Please, I warn you if you fear lack of purpose and meaningless then stop reading now.

I am on a path for truth. so far my conclusion is that there is no truth within this world apart from absolutes which are created from unabsloutes. lets say we have a piece of iron, 100% iron with no other particles of anything in it. we can truly say that is iron. because that's the truth right? now if you see a desk can you say it is a desk? no because what exactaly makes a desk? if I remove a leg is it still a desk? if I destroy it is it still a desk? its viewed different to each person. so therefore it cannot be truthfully called a desk. its our perception of a desk.

Things like beauty, ugly, good, bad, none of that exists. its all just opinions, different to each and every single person alive. What you think is bad I might think is good.

Our opinions are our ideas, our perception is our way we see things creating our opinions which can in turn create our perception. and both of our opinion and perception combine and create our behaviours, our actions.

I also think about words and how they are just sounds we make that we give meaning to. Take away that meaning and what do you have? There is no truth in words and it goes so much further.

yes there all all the basics like why do we exist and what is our purpose and truth be told there is no given purpose or reason we exist. so I created my own. For fun.

Okay, so these thoughts might be what others consider bad for me but I consider them to be eye opening and insightful into the future. but what I want to know is how to stop them from flooding my mind consistently without removing them for good or distracting myself with something else which is what I have been doing yet now I need to focus on school work because I have my year 12 exams in less than a week. any help is appreciated yet please try not to be too daft. I'm not an idiot or someone who can be simply persuaded and encouraged by the usual helping techniques. I have too much knowledge for that(yes I sound cocky... all well). I would love people who understand to be able to help. if you don't understand you can try anyway.

Thanks

[Zeal]

Hi Lontes,

Wow, you certainly have a lot of different thoughts occupying your mind! That must be exhausting at times! I tend to overthink, but not in the way you've just described. I overthink situations in my own life, and sometimes comments people make. I have (thankfully) found meaning in my life. I am 22 years old, and it took me about 20 years to find out what I really want in life, and what inspires me. I have almost finished my second year of a psychology degree, which I have been really enjoying. I want to counsel and help people who may be struggling.

With Year 12 exams so close, perhaps try to have the mindset that, if you focus on these tasks and do the best you can, you can then indulge your passion for philosophical thinking by studying at university. Performing competently in your exams will give you a good chance of being accepted into the course you really want to do at uni, if that is where you would like to study. If TAFE is where you're interested in studying, then doing well in exams will set you up for that too. There are so many unique subjects to choose at uni. For instance, you could study a Bachelor of Arts, and choose subjects such as Philosophy, Anthropology, Linguistics or Creative Writing. These subjects allow you to think creatively or deeply. Anthropology could suit you well, because of your abstract way of thinking.

Also, studying for exams will give you a break from your abstract thoughts continually circulating in your mind.

I hope I said something that wasn't daft! 🙂

Best wishes,

SM

[Narniakid]

Hi Lontes, welcome to the forums and thank you for sharing with us.

You, my friend, have an absolutely extraordinary mind. Use it to your advantage - definitely take on board what SM has said regarding creative outlets like Philosophy. I also encourage you to get out all these thoughts through a creative outlet like writing in a diary, as it will help you to clear your mind ready for study, and also keep track of your thoughts.

Crystal

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi Lontes,

Thanks for reaching out to BeyondBlue.

You have a very interesting perspective on things which reminds me a lot of the 'ACIM' (A course in Miracles).  I remember the second module in this course was exactly what you mentioned about a desk - "if I destroy it is it still a desk?"  The idea of this course was that since we create our perception of objects (such as desks) and people, we can actually create anything - because our perception of things is what matters and not society's predisposition to things, like a desk being called a desk.  

Maybe this sort of perspective might be a little more helpful than thinking that we have no purpose?  Because then, instead of thinking that 'we have no purpose' it can be about thinking 'what is my purpose' or 'what do I want to create?'.  This way, it can be more curious than flattening.

Hope this provides a different insight.

Take care,