I lost my religion, now how to overcome depression?

[Willowwww]

I used to be a very religious Muslim who prayed 5 times a day. But I left religion and could not adopt any other religion. And right now, since I cannot incorporate any set of rules into my life, I am in severe depression and living like a leaf. My life has no meaning or purpose. I feel empty. I can't study, I can't wash dishes or clean, even walking feels heavy. In short, I became a zombie. I'm too lazy for everything and all actions feel hollow. How do you think I can get my life in order?

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

You’re deconstructing, depression is normal in this time. A good thing to remember is that even though the structure of the religion is gone from your life, it doesn’t mean structure doesn’t exist at all. If you need external sources, you can certainly find them in other religions or even just on your own. This numbness will eventually leave as you find reasons to get up in the morning and make choices to keep yourself alive. Leaving this religion doesn’t necessarily mean that the existence of God or Allah or any divine entity is impossible. I was raised in the christian church, and left it when I was a teenager and became disillusioned with the hypocrisy of the messages of love and kindness while actively causing harm to certain communities. It took me a long time to learn how to be okay with that, let alone build a new relationship with what I understood God to be. I’m in a much better place now spiritually, and if you don’t feel comfortable believing in a god in this moment, then believe in people. Believe in the acts of goodness a person provides, how kindness can beget kindness, how determination to do even the smallest tasks can be inspiring to another person, how people create beauty in ways you and I individually would never have thought of. There’s a lot to be enjoyed in the world. And if any of this comes off as preachy or condescending then feel free to ignore me lol

[blackgaletiger]

You gotta determine why you left your faith to begin with. Im assuming it was pressured on you because of your parents or society but if you left it for a reason what void were you looking for it to replace?

[strateguy632]

But you have a "set of rules," whenever you drive a car or buy stuff or gather with other people.

If you want "purpose" look inside yourself to see your ability and USE your ability.

[strateguy632]

Tnx for mho!

[jshm2]

Seems your problem is your depression, not your faith.

Get psychological help and the right medicines. Get back into a routine and reach out to family and friends.

[MK1997]

Go back to it

[Willowwww]

Do u think there is no other way?

[MK1997]

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