Hello friends, I would like to introduce myself as a 23 year old male from a Southeast Asian country. Nice to hear about this forum, I have read it for 6 months and gained a lot of useful knowledge.
Six years ago, a spiritual teacher from my parents said that I am an old soul. I even laughed at this idea, because my life was so bad, and I kept thinking that an old soul would have an easy life because they had so many reincarnation experiences.
However, for the past 1 year, I have seriously researched this topic through many online sources. I have many traits that are quite similar to an old soul. For example, I sympathize with other people’s feelings, even if it’s a movie or a song it can make me cry. Or when I come across a poor person, I get overwhelmed without knowing why. I want to help them but I have no money. All my life I have struggled with depression, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. Since childhood I have always been eccentric, unusual and often teased for being shy. I used to study hard and study well but fap and games have ruined me for the past 10 years, leading to unemployment and disorientation.Of course I have changed a lot as I grow up, but more and more I want to be alone to meditate. concentration and reading. Of course that was just the intention, since I still fap and games, smoking is like an addiction.
I have read many sources to determine the traits of old soul, but they are inconsistent, so I want to ask you how do you know if you are an old soul. Because I’m going through an existential crisis, where I don’t know what my purpose is to live. That’s why I thank you very much for any information you can share with me.
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