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Lacking direction, unsure of what I need to do and generally just fed up.......

Lacking direction, unsure of what I need to do and generally just fed up.......

Hi all.

I have made a new thread here. I need to do this to make it feel real and important or else it'll just be another comment I make on an already existing thread. There are many areas in my life where I feel like giving up. I don't really care how irrational it may sound. I don't care if it's silly. It's just how it is for me at the moment.

I've never been as good as what I am now (on paper) and I put that down to the supportive environment here on the forums.


But I am struggling again.

There are many things on my mind and in my life that are causing me to rethink a lot of what I thought I knew about family and friends. I need to review some things again.

I am also getting lazy around my physical health and diet. I eat a lot more rubbish and I've put on some weight (in the bad way). I used to be quite skinny but then I went to the gym and sorted that out. But lately I have had 0 motivation for exercise because I find it so boring. It's just really boring. I have no enjoyment in it anymore. I think I never really did, but I did it just to be healthy. Now I just don't care. I don't see any utility in doing it anymore.

I feel like giving up on dating. There are just too many fake people in the world and I am exhausted by it. I am also thinking that my lack of relationship in early 20s and late teens is a turn off for many girls my age. I'm trying to see the benefits in my situation but I don't believe there are any.

My sister's health is progressively getting worse. So is her social health. She is having fights with her friends. Mum babies her about a lot. It's not helping. Dad has given up I think. And he is also likely doing "things" behind my mum's back and she is turning a blind eye to it. I have no input on any of that so I simply have to sit by and watch it go down.

I hate my job but getting money is important. I had this conversation with my parents the other day. They seem to have the belief that I can get into something I want to do. I don't. I am trying to find the light and the way forward with that but I don't know how they can see it. I have a desire to go into journalism/writing. But that environment is so political and I don't think I'm able to "pick a side". My internship taught me how I can do it. But it's just such an effort. I don't know if I have the stamina to get there.

I think that's all I can think of for now. I am sitting here on my pc playing a videogame and waiting for food to arrive. I am worried I will just get worse if nothing is done. But that urgency seems small compared to anything else I can do.

In a nutshell - I am not well.

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Re: Lacking direction, unsure of what I need to do and generally just fed up.......

Ahh Hams @MDT my situation is so similar I am depressed and unhappy in my job at the pool and desperate to get out. I have just enrolled at TAFE to study the Diploma of Mental Health. I hope it's a good choice for me. I have decided to keep working while I study so I know it won't be easy.

As for your decision, I think it's about finding the right balance and only you can know what that is.

XOXO ANGELS333

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Thanks @TAB , hoping the same for you.

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not really doing much towards enacting plans here atm @Former-Member but have a good feeling about it if that makes sense lol

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Yes it made sense 😊 Sit with the good feeling and let it happen as it happens. Wishing you all the best for whatever your plans are. @TAB

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thanks @Former-Member

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@Ant7 @Former-Member @Angels333 @TAB

I just got off the phone with some university people about a course they are offering.

It isn't eligible on HECS or FEE Help and even with a loan it would require a 2k per month payment.

It's an intensive IT course bootcamp. It's all about cyber security and IT. It turned out it was an interview! They sprung that on my without even knowing! What a rort.

It isn't even recognised unless you sit a course outside the university. Stuff that.

Anyways. I think I can cancel it out as an option.

These things are just testing my patience I swear to god..... Not in a good headspace anymore.

I also forgot to mention that today I spoke to the mental health charity about working with them again and there is some potential in that area.

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I'm really done with all of this sh**

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just leave things for a while been trying to say @MDT

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Re: Lacking direction, unsure of what I need to do and generally just fed up.......

exactly. so just leave it @MDT

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Idk

I'm sorry @TAB
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