I can see how philosophy can be a curse. Your life is now permeated with questions and epiphanies. To you, these inquires into existence are of vital importance, possibly. A relationship with philosophy may change you completely. The person denounces their gods,or aquires them. Cultural normalities may start to seem silly,unnecessary or violent. You may no longer have anything in common with those you once cared for. Also simply the dedication to understanding may take fervor away from more social activities, which may lead to issues in the social arena. Problems can arise as a philosopher. Example: I do not believe in morality. This statement is simply one acquired in my philosophical journey, it is susceptible to change as further inquiries lead to new beliefs. This statement can cause an uproar in people who may find it easier to attack, than try to understand. Morality is a subject so heavily ingrained in the minds of people in western culture that questioning it could easily be met with attack. Yet, a philosophers job is to question.

The world as it is, is a myriad of variation. Here, exists both pleasure for the human and pain. Our culture though creates the idea in the human mind that only pleasure is possible. This idea could destroy the stability of human comfortability if the human is constantly faced with the actuality of reality. Pessimism may not lead to suicide because it depends on what the pessimist is pessimistic about, and how that effects the body. I think it is necessary to accept reality as what it is truly, and learn how to manipulate what is in existence to acquire the necessary product, which here may be happiness.

I think something is a direct response to human sensory information, and nothing is simply where the sensory organs lack.

Just for fun.

Is the mind simply a product of the mind?

An abstraction.

The product of things that are in physical existence. Where does the mind stand if you were to categorize things in existence?

Photons exist but do not occupy space.

Morality is a concept, a convenient concept, but only a concept. Causation has the same worth as morality when it is related to creating a comfortable social environment. Also causation as a concept does not come with the cultural weight of unnecessary altruism. Morality is also permeated with cultural ideas that may not reflect the needs of the individual.