Well, I can say this much: never discuss your philosophy on life and death with your doctor, because you'll need to find another doctor after they flip their shit and assume you're going to off yourself.
I guess it depends on the type of philosophic thinking.
They can happen at the same time, but no, they're entirely independent
What?
The cynicism of reality;
the full spectrum of self awareness;
the layers upon layers of conflicting correct perspectives;
an understanding of the duality of order and chaos;
the crippling nature of battling a skilled Platonic sophist;
unmasking sadism;
the constant internal revisionism of curiosity and self growth;
the abstractions of the philosopher must come at a cost, and one must ask what is the price of thought.
optimistic nihilism. Life is meaningless so might as well thrive.
Not necessarily. Philosophy has several currents of interpretation of reality
