What stops people from living life to the fullest?

[0Jason Voorhees0]

I'm not sure where to put this, philosophy or here, so I'm just going to ask it here.

What stops people fro living life to the fullest? Whay does everyone act the way they do?

My response is, they are afraid to. I know I am.  

[sambart]

The first answer that popped into my head was because of money  

[0Jason Voorhees0]

You don't need money to act yourself.  

[Nilly Tsegrah]

Well, money can unfortunately be a part of it. Fear is another thing; fear of fear, fear of rejection, fear of unacceptance.  

[0Jason Voorhees0]

I fear rejection... what stops you guys?  

[Nilly Tsegrah]

Fear of people in general. : That and of being seen as an obese chick. I'm not technically obese - I'm 170-some when I should weigh 120, probably - but I've been called fat, ugly, overweight and it makes me less wanting to deal with people. Hence why I'm introverted. >>  

[hunn-E-bee]

You can live your life to a certain extent, but things are always going to bring you down, and sometimes something is just going to get in your way. I know I can be a rebel sometimes, but I am not going to risk my life, someone elses, or end up in jail just because something looked fun. There is always the money aspect too, but all the best things in life are free, and as long as you take advantage of those things than you are living life to the fullest. See the beauty of nature, take the time to fall in love... it's all beautiful, and all free <3  

[Chaeronia_Syathephos]

Fear stops people.

For me it's that and laziness. sweatdrop  

[soleamorevdo345]

i think people don't live life to the fullest because they are afraid of the consequences or the fact that if they change their normal routines they'll realize that the entire time they've been living lies.  

[0Jason Voorhees0]

soleamorevdo345

i think people don't live life to the fullest because they are afraid of the consequences or the fact that if they change their normal routines they'll realize that the entire time they've been living lies.

Kudos for the awnser! mrgreen I'm gonna start living life to the fullest, no matter what the cost.  

[Master Azrael Reaper]

many people feel they need to play it safe in order to live a longer, normal life. thus, they do not take the risks they ought to, because they fear it might potentially screw up the rest of their life.

keep your solid, decent paying job at wal mart VS take your money and start your own business/ try for your less average dream job
- it could make you richer or happier, but you fear failure, and risk no
longer having that solid paycheck to support you if you do fail.

invest in a new upstart companies stock VS dont.
- they could get to be a big thing, but you fear that they may also fail,
thus throwing away you cash.  

[luvdunkindonuts]

fear. fear of death, fear of what others will think, fear of an unstable situation.

indubitably~

 

[Drunken_Ninja08]

I live how I want to. I have never done anything and feared what people will think of it. I'm too laid back to truly be bothered by it. However, I am extremely shy. Don't ask how that works. Also, there are things I can't do and have to restrict myself on because of money. We have to tighten our belt money-wise because my sister is in college and I am in a private high school. Really, shyness and money are my own two reasons.  

[PelicanBlack]

Fear.
They're afraid that they'll mess up and get hurt, physically or emotionally.
Either that, or they're afraid that once they take a chance at doing something daring, they won't be able to slip back into their comfy life of routines and normalcy, whether it be from getting caught up in the thrill or their settings not wanting them to came back.

Whatever the case of their inabilty to make themselves happy, I hope they do something before it's too late....