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Mom! The depressed stick guy is making me have an existential crisis again

That sea analogy perfectly explained what I felt at age 20. Literally paralyzed by choice and fear of failure.

I am 20. I wish someone warned me. That's all. Like a small warning, maybe in the mail or something.

There is too much pressure on young people to decide who they want to be. It’s ok to change your mind over and over again until you’re satisfied with who you are. we need allow people the freedom to express themselves authentically.

I feel just as lost as I did before I watched this video, but now I don't feel as bad for feeling lost. Thank you

Yes, ridge wallet in philosophy. But iam diogenes, and i don't have money

Also remember, this isn't a thing that just happens in your 20's. I didn't really grasp my wrestling of identity until I was 30. Through my 20's I lived it up with travel, relationships, parties and new experiences. When I hit 30 I had the hard realization that I need to find actual meaning and a path, something I didn't think too much about before. Now I'm in school pursuing something I really want.

I do things for no reason. I live for no reason, I experience for no reason, and Ill die with a smile on my face knowing there was no point to any of this. The only thing keeping me from roping is the fact that there is no point in doing that either.

"Waiting for someone or something to show you the way "

This got me hyped up for a day of school for some reason I'm on the bus rn so thanks

"Tired and hopeless at age twenty-five, he said he was treading water to stay alive" Bro why you have to come at me like that?

"Do you wanna fall in love?" Maaaaaaaan, I wish someone would ask me that.

Remind me in 10 years to come back to this video so I can see where I am in life. I’m 18 now on my first semester of university. Edit: Thanks for all the encouragement! I'm majoring in biology btw

Should of posted this when i was born

Oh man, this hits so hard. I have been struggling with an identity crisis (the moratorium stage) lately and this was exactly what I wanted to hear. I never had much trouble with the first two stages that you've explained but the moratorium stage is just the worst. The depression and anxiety on top of the existential crisis are altogether too much to handle. The desire to find the ideal path, the key to happiness, the one thing that can keep me content all my life just makes it all the more stressful. The worst part of it all is it's happening, and YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. Recognizing what is causing this dread (or any other in any part of your life) is one of the hardest things. Knowing what is wrong genuinely helps people tackle it better. Also, negative identity is something that I genuinely think is the problem with everyone these days. The absolute will to rebel against anything you're being told without rationally thinking about it is just too strong with our generation. Thanks, Sisyphus for another great video.

I'm going through an identity crisis :( stuck in the dilemma of what career to pick. I don't know my strengths and weaknesses. Wrong. I _do_ know my strengths and weaknesses. I just want to believe that I'll get over my weaknesses when probably I'm just in denial. I wish I knew what the right thing to do is. :(

"Your life is your life know it while you have it" Charles Bukowski

i’m watching this during my first semester of uni and it’s like 4 in the morning and i’ve been going through the worst identity crisis and i can’t shake off this awful feeling that something is wrong. i feel as though i’ve just woken up suddenly in a desert in the middle of nowhere. there’s no water or civilisation in sight and i don’t know how i got here and i don’t know how to leave and i keep pinching myself to wake up from this dream but now my arm is just covered in bruises and i’m stuck. i’m stuck. i hardly remember i exist.

As someone who turned 20 this year and is definitely pretty lost right now in life the thing i've resulted to doing is just going with my gut feeling. There has been multiple times in life where I didn't go with my gut feeling and it ended up burning me in the end. Also if I go with my gut feeling and it doesn't end up working out I can atleast say I genuinely thought I was making the right decision and not have to live with much regret because of this.

I read the defining decade in my early 20s hoping to never feel like those guys. At 27, i am hopelessly drowning.

as a 19 year old starting college, i really needed to watch this

I just lost out on the biggest business opportunity. That would have changed my life forever. This was supposed to be a turning point. And now. Back to the sea. How much longer......

I had a phase when I would smoke every single day after college classes just to hang with my ex-friends. Now that I left Instagram, Twitter, changed my number, and moved an hour away I want to see how this shapes me. I’m in a completely different county with no friends just working to be an accountant but not really sure if I’m into that. Being in your 20s is a really confusing age to live in.

Just turned 24 and I'm dying at the idea that I haven't really done anything and feel worse off than when I was starting out.

i feel reading alot of books gives us insight into lives of different people and that seems to help me in my own identity crisis. its a very easy way to explore other alternatives

I’m 22 next month. I was just having a week of breakdowns but watching this and finding that I’m just having an identity crisis, am in my moratorium, has really helped me. Sure my entire world view has been shaken to the core, but finally putting a label to it is a huge load off my chest. And now I know why I feel like I’m falling apart and what I need to do. This came at the perfect time. Thank you

Tonegawa from Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s “Kaiji” said it well, “these people are trash, they are waiting around for their real lives to begin, but they don’t realize their real lives began long ago”

"Life happens whether we choose to live it or not" broo when you realized that, it's life changing

It's almost like none of us where taught about managing expectations

*For those who feel lost in life* Just remember that Roronoa Zoro is more lost than you

This came out at a freakishly relevant time to me. I am extremely anxious about choosing my career rn. It's reassuring to think that this might be a healthy transitional stage in my life. Thank you for making this

I turn 20 in two days. I think the best way to describe the way I feel is out of touch. Every morning I wake up with a pit in my stomach and all I want to do is go back to bed. I run away from my problems and mostly spend my time alone trying to distract from the way I feel. I feel so confused about what to believe and I feel like there is nothing to look forward to. The hardest part is that I am the only person that can do anything about it. I know I will get out of this rut somehow because I definitely don't want to hurt myself or anything, it's just gonna take some time.

(Disclaimer: This is exclusively from my perspective and life experiences). I think a lack of adequate parenting is a major contributing factor to many people feeling lost in life. Parents nowadays (at least mine) have no idea how to guide and mentor their children. No longer are mothers and fathers taking their kids under their wings and helping them to develop life skills, but simply relying on less than adequate systems like schools and au pairs and nannies to do that for them, resulting in people who can recite the quadratic formula on command but have no idea what they like, dislike, or want out of their life.

You should talk about Nietzsche's organizing idea, I found it very enlightening and is also an idea from N that very few people talk about even though is very practical

I'm 22 and just graduated into an endless environment of existential crises. Thank you for your videos

damn it just turned 20 and i already hate it here

Feeling lost rn. I don’t know where and how to fit in. Sailing in this lonely ocean. Trying to shout and wishing to be heard by a boat that’ll rescue me. Always crying from these struggles. The thought of putting an end to myself always come and go inside my head. But scared to do it, because there’s no take 2 in real life. I miss my family and my friends. Hoping and making an effort to overcome all of these. Rooting to see myself happy and still alive 10 years from now:)

I feel like these type of videos are helping a lot of people shape the path they want to go in life. Thank you for this.

I feel like these stages happen more than once, kind of a seasonal depression type thing. And each time we're slightly filtering out the uncertainty, and it's a good reminder of what we can be and how we can achieve it. Kinda like that "you dont know happiness until you've been sad," saying. Maybe the stages get easier, I don't know. But either way I think it's something we just have to accept will happen, a cycle of despair ending in achievement, and be thankful it teaches us something new and valuable everytime. Or maybe I'm completely wrong, I think it's different for everyone. There's no true right or true wrong.

Honestly, I'm 18 but I feel like I've lived life before and there is no point in doing it again. I just started university but I want to quit, not because it's hard, I've never really had to try hard at anything to be good at it but just because why. I don't want a job, I don't care about money, I don't care about being with friends and family, I sometimes even wish that I had no friends and family because I feel that they anchor me to one spot while all I want to do is go out to open sea and drift aimlessly or get in a car, pick a random direction and drive to wherever. Being lost and aimlessness and not having a plan for the future does not make me feel lost. Waking up in the same house, seeing the same people, working with and studying with the same people makes me feel so restless and depressed I can't even explain it.

I'm in my senior year of college and I needed this video.

19 turning 20 in two months not being in college and just working ok jobs that sea feels and sense of worthlessness hits heavy every day and night

I just saw this video at the most absolute perfect time. Thank you, you had no idea how much I needed this. It's like you went inside the mess in my brain and came back with full sentences.

I have no words for the timing of this video in my life. I think that whole reason bein that these philosophies are timeless

It’s my first year in university and I have absolutely no idea what to do with my life. I deeply relate to this video because the mundanity of schoolwork is making me reconsider the choices I’ve made and what I want to do with my life. This video might not solve my identity crisis but it sure is pointing me in the right direction. Thanks for making this video.

You have a great habit of posting exactly when needed. Thank you.

I'm 30 years old...I also often think about the sea analogy.. I often think I'm in the middle of the ocean and I can see the land far away. If I try to swim towards the land I get exhausted and never manage to make it. The only solution is to let the ocean flow to guide me..

Thanks. On behalf of every person who watched this and felt validated and heard, thank you.

You’re not the space turtle yet this pain is so familiar D:

Thank you for your dedication towards explaining such intriguing and noteworthy remarks. The stuck in the sea example reminded me a thing i read. The saying was along the lines of "When no one is there to save you, you become the one who will save you". When one becomes exhausted from their mental health problems, and no one around can help you, if you have a small amount of hope, you start the long search for your own salvation. Many paths are tried and the solution is searched for. Even though it hurts ,you continue.

This was a wonderful video. Your presentation is so clear and your delivery is as comforting as the music behind it.

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This video hit very close to home... I'm 25 and in the middle of that sea, with absolutely no idea how to swim. So many possibilities, none that I am truly passionate about, some that are worth, but not easy or guaranteed to work out, especially not in this atmosphere. Life shouldn't be as messy as it is, damn it all

It’s always good seeing you post more often I love all your videos and they have encouraged me to read more books and write my thoughts down. Thank you very much sir your an inspiration to me.

basically try new things without expectation, even if you think you might hate it. you'll be surprised

It's hard for me to imagine myself ever finding my "passion" in life; Or ever doing anything accomplishing with my life. I'd like to have a life I can look back on and feel grateful to myself knowing it was worthwhile. Based off my prospective I can't help but feel like everyone else knows what they want to do with their lives besides me. Glad to know their are people that have the same feeling as me. Theirs endless possibilities it's hard not to feel a sense of choice overload. Will I ever find the remedy. Will I ever find the life I'm lost in?

somehow i need all of your videos and i come across them at a good time... thanks

I always leave these videos feeling better and motivated. Especially "on depression" and "on anxiety" i love your content ♥

I was an abused child and spent my whole life taking care of people and searching for why I am here and what everything iv ever done and happened to me was for and I feel like this man is telling me exactly what I need to hear and is subtly giving me the answer to my questions on why everything happened

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My 20s were the best years. When I was so certain of everything. I'd had experiences that convinced me a certain version of a certain religion was true and I busied myself in that nonsense for more than a decade. But during all that I was trying to confirm my experiences with verifiable evidence. I couldn't. I also noticed that other people in other version of my religion and in different religions used the same types of arguments I used. All unverifiable. All to be accepted by faith. So it wasn't until my 30s that I began to despair. Began to see that we are stuck in a bubble. We don't know how we got here, why, or where were going, but the world is full of billions of ignorant fucks who didn't exist a few mere decades ago, but who are absolutely convinced they understand all that is necessary to know about existence. And I see evolution has shaped us this way. Not to see reality as it is, because that is ultimately unknowable and that is scary and depressing, but to be convinced in our own ignorance. It's so fucking depressing. And not only that, but many people are happy and fulfilled in their ignorance and will justify all of their disgusting behaviour. As social animals we adopt a hive mindset and create morals which we then ignorantly declare to be absolute. Killing humans is the greatest sin of all. We claim this is because our tribal deity said so, but obviously it's because we are humans ourselves. Slaughtering other intelligent and peaceful creatures like cows and pigs by the billions to stuff our greedy guts is a-okay. And we also justify this with our bullshit religions. We put ourselves at the top of all creation. Some of us imagine our consciousness is at the foundation of reality itself. Seems like another self-aggrandizing delusion to me. I know this is just a stream of consciousness that won't make sense to many because the sentences are somewhat out of context. There's no way out. No absolute standard. No ultimate truth. No destiny. No afterlife. No hope. If I don't want to kill myself then I'd better just start happily pushing that rock up that mountain until I drop dead from exhaustion. Do I really want to pass my genes on to perpetuate this madness called life? Why? Life literally has to feed on itself to survive. What the fuck is that all about? It used to survive on just water and light, but this "wondrous creation" got the idea somewhere along the way that murdering other lifeforms would give off a huge energy increase. Except for photosynthesizing plants that feed off of light, life pretty much is "evil", killing other lifeforms to survive. But I did not ask to be born into this shitty existence, yet here I am. Wanting to survive and pass on my genes for no apparent purpose.

Your videos are more helpful than any counselling I've received. I'm so glad you decided to make this youtube channel. Thank you for sharing your talents with all of us.

I'm glad i found myself alot earlier than finding this. Finally proves the flow in life truly exists. Quit being afraid of being yourselves and do those social experiments you've always been afraid of. To search experiences is to creating your own lives. Stay positive, Family.

felt that confusion ever since i could think critically. the only time i ever felt grounded was when i had nothing to worry about other than things like remembering the schedule of my favorite shows on tv or when i could play with my friends next. ever since i've been under the impression that one day i'll just figure out everything. myself, my purpose, etc. i think the sooner i accept that i might not ever come to a satisfying conclusion the sooner i wont feel so lost.

If I had to guess, this seems like an issue more prominent in the West. I don't know a great deal about the philosophy but Taoism might offer alternative solution here. Instead of going through a phase where you browse a catalog of ideologies or careers to identify with, going with your natural intuition may sidestep this issue. If you have to browse all the options before you pick one, you may fall into the trap of choice paralysis. Once here you may regret picking an ideology even if it is a great option for you as a person. Alternatively, you can do what feels right and don't think twice about it.

This video depressed me, in like all the good ways. It opened up that void of depression to me in an unusually positive manner. Not sure what path I'm going to end up taking and running with, but ultimately sure that I'll eventually come across one of those paths and, at least hopefully, become a useful member of society in some kind of way. Never seen your videos before man, but I sincerely thank you for allowing this realization to come about

Never in my life have I felt more like I had just experienced exactly what I needed to when I need it. I just received a sign of exactly what I need to do and I feel utter shock and awe. This has been a very important 10 minutes in my life, I think.

Just 15 and i know and also hope that by the time i reach 20 i will be leaving a meaningful life so thanks Sisyphus your videos are great

In the midst of winter, man may find within himself, that there is an invisible summer.

I'm 23 now and I think I've recently entered the moratorium phase when I moved away from home to another country. I'm more connected to my goals and more committed to pursue the path I chose some years ago. I did not want to see this video and keep with focused and doing things but I guess there is good information here. I always think that we need to keep trying stuff and being patient in the processes of learning. Guys, to ackowledge your ressistance and remember or find why do you want to do something and the benefits it will bring. finding purpose is tough. For the moment I think I have learn that we need to talk to people in better situations than you, ask them for ways to face this, and watch out with your environment.

Video gave me a crippling sense of depression for I am absolutely lost since the first time I thought for myself. Great work, youtube channel.

More than a year ago i had a strong, deep feeling inside that everything will work out for me in the near future and i'll find my path, today, i'm planning suicide at my 20th birthday in May, as i've found out there is no real path for me, only distractions and shitty ways to cope with life.

Teared up a little at the cold wind of time analogy, damn

What about people who are bound by simply, a lack of choice? Not everyone gets chances to choose in this life, many of em are just fighting for survival, doing whatever they can even though they know they could have reached a higher potential if they could choose to.

Thanks, these videos always inspire me to get off my ass and really try to change myself

@sisyphus 55 Hey man just wanted to say that your channel has seriously been a huge reason for why I have enough cash to survive during covid. Deep conversation on life's meaning among a ton of college educated strangers at a Starbucks got me a huge salary. Just need you to know that the information is not only helpful in dealing with our internal conflicts but also for our understanding of other people around us.

Sisyphus and ridge been goin strong for a few years now 😂

I just started the moratorium stage of my life a week ago, and have been struggling greatly. This video has helped me understand more thanks

It's good to see your channel grow to the point where you're able to get sponsorships in your videos. Can't wait to see you keep growing.

Thanks man. I'm definitely feeling this one. That "lost at sea" feeling. I've been trying different careers, earning different certifications, etc. But the biggest thing that's been eating at me is that no matter how much I improve, how much I continue to strive forward, certain things keep me down. I've asked out all of two women, both this year when I felt I was at my peak, the best I've ever been mentally and physically. Both rejected me on the grounds that I was, and I quote, "just not attractive". That hurt. I used to be obese, but I spent a lot of time getting into good shape. I considered myself a decent looking human being. Now that I've moved away from people and back to my family for community college, I am overwhelmed by this feeling of loneliness and worthlessness. I'm just not enough. I'm getting my EMT certification, but what if that's not what I really want? It won't make me more wanted. And what good is a career and money if I feel dead inside anyway. I just want to be a regular, happy man. One who loves and is loved. Someone who had someone, or something to work for, fight for. I feel so pointless that I kinda wish I could just get blown away by the next storm, either die, or get blown away to another world and start again. I'm only 21 and I already feel like my life is over, I've struck out, and I need to quit and restart...

I think that most people are confused about their identity because they want to know what to do but don’t realize that who they are is already in effect, it’s not so much WHAT you do, but HOW you do it. The things you do have no effect on the universal order, but the way you do them shows your identity. Everyone is unique, but that’s cliché so people write it off, but look at it this way. You and your coworker both do the same job every day, same hours, same place, same task. But the things you say, the attitude you bring, the small insignificant mannerisms you produce that you have no idea that you enforce, those are what give you meaning. Which is why sometimes when you have an identity crisis and people compliment you, you don’t feel like they’re being genuine, because you project yourself outward. They see all the things that you do, you only see what your eyes do, so your personality seems nothing more than autopilot. But the autopilot is what makes you YOU. So next time you wonder who you are, just observe yourself closely, see what you ARE doing, rather than what you WANT to be doing. Because the only path to self actualization is through introspection and observing yourself through the eyes of those closest to you

This one was eye-opening for me. It showed me I still have time to make my inner world correlate more with my outer world. I can be who I want to be to me, and to the world! My identity is no longer closed.

Thank you, really needed this rn.

im less lost in life as i feel just misplaced. everything seems to be.. fine and normal, but i just switch inbetween euphoria at best and, jut feeling horrid andwanting to die at worst. im not even sure who i am, in terms of name, gender. these classifications have become so meaningless to me. i live the absurd. everyone around me is so noisy, loud, they talk all the time but say nothing. i want to run away but im too young to work and support myself so i just feel like a useless leech waisting my time listening to lectures that i do no give a shit about. im not even 20 but.. i dnt know. somehow you feel important yet at the same time as worthless as an ant to be crushed under the sole of someone elses foot.

Do you know any philosophers which talk about the idea of "the feeling of missing out"?.

Wow, you made me feel more comfortable about myself. Thank you.

Phenomenal video, man, thank you. Content like this is really sincerely valuable to people like me, and I really kinda wish I didn't have to go out of my way to find discussion like this.

I’m 29, single, working a blue collar job, with terrible eyesight. I’m having fun, but I seriously have no idea what to do other than travel as much as I can before I die. It’s the only thing that gives me a sense of purpose in the whirlwind that is being human.

Free will is an illusion!!

This made me feel a lot more reassured emotionally and not with all the supporting information. Thank you!

Thank you. Really opened my eyes to my reality.

didn’t to expect this awesome surprise

I'm still lost

This came to me after I finished writing my farewell note, thank you

I love these videos with a mix of major philosophies

Why does it feel like Sisyphus always calling me out whenever he posts a video 😂 they do help a lot with breaking down my own confusions tho

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I'm in this exact state in life rn I really enjoy this thank you

A lot of people say they were around 18-20 when they felt this but i feel like this right now at age 14, and people always tell me to enjoy it cuz it's not something i should worry about right now, but i always feel like i should be making some kind of structure to where i want to go, except i don't know where i want to go and what my interests are. In high school, i plan to try out many clubs to find out things i like, at least that was the plan. I was nervous about trying new things and i want to open up and finally get out of my shell. It seems like all of the videos you make, even if targeted towards specific audiences who are typically older and have more experience, seem to relate to me and I'm so glad I can understand what you're saying when you explain things because I've thought about similar things again and again and I've never been able to explain it quite well when I want to share how i feel and my experience with others. I really like to talk about these types of things to people but people my age aren't worried about that and are busy with their own lives/not interested about the topic. Thank you for these videos, i really enjoy the 2nd hand knowledge from someone else besides myself! :D so thank you! (Just realized this video was uploaded TWO YEARS AGO... that's crazy)