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No, the nihlism you are talking about is completely different. It occours in some major psychiatric disorders, and damn me if I can't think of the name of them - but it's a psychotic disorder, when the person actually believes they have ceased to exist. Believes it. They sometimes go into a completely catatonic state as a consequence.
 

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Martin is right. Nihlism may become a symptom of some psychiatric disorders but it is more a philosophical term where you feel like nothing has any meaning.
 

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Nihilism is the belief that there can be no absolute answer or flawless, fundamental truth to any given system. e.g. It's basic principle is that it's not valid to say "God says that murder is wrong, so we can punish people for murder" because a nihilist would argue that God is not an infallible and fundamental truth - the system only works if you believe in God but if you don't then it becomes an invalid argument.

I consider myself quite the nihilist though I also understand that it doesn't exactly help when anxiety and depression are involved. Basically it leads to questioning and dismantling everything - every belief, thought construct, social value etc. Boundary dissolution at its best, I guess.
 
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