How can I find a “why”? There is the saying “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how". I am not suicidal to any degree, but I feel stagnant and stuck, with nothing concrete to drive me forward, to push myself toward, to fight for, or to make more of myself for. I want a purpose to strive after, but can’t seem to understand or find one.

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Anonymous Practitioner · Accepted Answer

Ime, all 'why's are built upon other people.
The kinds of people are always different, but it's always people. I'd start trying to find a community you'd like to exist in, then contributing to it (the easier way to do that is to "keep showing up", ime, until you're undeniably a part of it). Working for/with the people there (which doesn't even have to be a physical place) is the strongest 'why' i can think of

Note that it has to be people who are reasonable. You cannot use a hate-group as a community of this kind, because they *will* shed members on a whim. The people should be decent as a baseline (which is the majority, so it's fine)