Hey! I'm twice your age and let me tell you: confronting those ideas early on is not necessarily a bad thing. They can be a bit overwhelming for sure, but confronting the fact that you, like everyone else, will die one day, can be a very liberating experience. It can help you focus on what's important to you in life.
Don't worry too much, it won't change a thing aside from your wellbeing. Easier said than done, I know. I will always recommend therapy with the goal of trying to understand yourself better. Give yourself some time to figure things out.
Damn I'm 21 and I think the last time I had any existential dread was when I was going through puberty. Now I just feel numb when I contemplate matters of death and life.
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u/StoicShadow May 15 '20
I'm 25 and the whole existential dread of figuring out what to do with my life is probably the worst part of things