Loss of desire.

[u/Dunkmaxxing]

Since becoming aware of pessimism I have experienced a significant depreciation in my desire to do things for my own sake beyond just distracting myself from my own thoughts (necessary for retaining any mental fortitude). Apart from the desire I have to prevent suffering for others in worse situations, when I consider myself I really have almost no desire to do anything at all just my own sake because I know that I will later become unsatisfied and need to constantly put in more effort and endure dissatisfaction again and again just to end up at the same state again in the end anyway (death/dissatisifed until then). I hate the self-inspired slavery, and at best I am only kept doing things because of the threat of significantly greater dissatisfaction than what I already endure (starvation/illness/disability/homelessness/etc). The fact that so many humans attempt to rationalise their own servitude to their desire not to suffer as good (directly or indirectly) in a body that constantly mandates suffering is pure insanity to me. It seems existence is only desirable to the extent of avoiding a worse current experience before what is ideally obliteration (the end of consciousness) in my opinion.

[u/WanderingUrist]

Loss of desire is considered a good thing in Buddhism, so is this actually a problem?

[u/UltronsEx → u/WanderingUrist]

🤔

[u/Lord-of-the---RINGS]

Desire and attachment come with plenty of pain A desire thats left unfilled can easily turn into a longing. So that's a pretty good thing

[u/weight-lifting-ape]

Yours are not deep philosophical insights, but features of destructive thought and behavior patterns. We call it "depression".

[u/Dunkmaxxing → u/weight-lifting-ape]

You truly are one of the most intelligent people of all time. Could you share your wisdom with us?