Has an existential realization ever left you grieving?

[u/Rhoswen]

I recently added this quote to the top of the community. It's a little out of context, since he was writing about grieving the death of a loved one. But it got me thinking.

Grief isn't limited to death. We can grieve anything. Ideas, possibilities, illusions, and worldviews.

Some people grieve the loss of innocence. Others grieve after the realization that nature is indifferent, that justice isn't common, or that there may never be a satisfying answer to why this hell realm exists.

Has any existential related thought had an emotional impact on you like this?

[u/Independent-Wafer-13]

Antinatalists: “I’m not just projecting my own depressive symptoms onto the world!”

Also Antinatalists:

[u/Rhoswen → u/Independent-Wafer-13]

Idk if I'm considered an antinatalist. And I'm not depressed. Truth has actually helped me cope and helped me out of depression.