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Cockroach96
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08 Jul 2015, 12:29 pm

Do you feel guilty for your own existence?
I do. :(


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08 Jul 2015, 6:42 pm

Why do you feel guilty for existing?



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08 Jul 2015, 6:57 pm

I don't feel guilty. I don't think I've ever felt guilty just for existing. To me, feeling guilty means I've done something wrong. Merely existing is not something that I've done wrong, and although I have felt bad about my existence and have tried to end it, I wouldn't call it guilt.


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08 Jul 2015, 7:15 pm

Guilty for existing? You have a purpose in life that you just haven't noticed yet. Seems like your just in a stage in life. :) You can get through it.


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08 Jul 2015, 7:19 pm

Cockroach96 wrote:
Do you feel guilty for your own existence?
No way! I did not ask to be born!
Cockroach96 wrote:
I do.
Why?



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08 Jul 2015, 7:24 pm

I do too. I think people would have been better off had I not been born.



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08 Jul 2015, 7:29 pm

Not me, Ann.

I am enriched by you.



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08 Jul 2015, 7:29 pm

I feel a lot of guilt, but it's not about existing.



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08 Jul 2015, 7:40 pm

Guilt for being born no as it wasn't my choice guilt for some of the things that have happened in the past yes


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08 Jul 2015, 7:41 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
Not me, Ann.

I am enriched by you.

Thanks :-)
I'm thinking of my family, especially my parents.



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08 Jul 2015, 11:07 pm

I did when I was going through a bad depression.


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09 Jul 2015, 1:42 am

I do in a way. I just hate feeling like a burden. My parents do find me funny but my mum especially doesn't understand me and that hurts her because she doesn't know how I think and that does make me feel guilty. I know it's out of my control how I think but the guilt is still there. :?



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12 Jul 2015, 3:40 pm

In school I often got harassed by NT peers. I asked them "What did I do to you?" and they answered "You exist." or "You were born.".


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12 Jul 2015, 6:52 pm

Cockroach96 wrote:
In school I often got harassed by NT peers. I asked them "What did I do to you?" and they answered "You exist." or "You were born.".



Okay, I think I understand where this is coming from now. This is a common and generalized come-back that people of lesser intelligence use. I've observed they use this come-back when they can't think of anything else to say. And I think they do it to gain the admiration of their friends, as they always seem to do it in the presence of others, and seem to feed off their reactions. I assure you, their words should not be taken seriously.



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12 Jul 2015, 7:23 pm

AuroraBorealisGazer wrote:
Cockroach96 wrote:
In school I often got harassed by NT peers. I asked them "What did I do to you?" and they answered "You exist." or "You were born.".



Okay, I think I understand where this is coming from now. This is a common and generalized come-back that people of lesser intelligence use. I've observed they use this come-back when they can't think of anything else to say. And I think they do it to gain the admiration of their friends, as they always seem to do it in the presence of others, and seem to feed off their reactions. I assure you, their words should not be taken seriously.

Yep. In that context, "You exist" = "I am a jerk."



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13 Jul 2015, 3:48 am

The first thing I do on waking every morning is apologise to the universe for my existence. The second thing I do is to determine the best way to make this apology unnecessary.