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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.......

You’re off to a very good start @MDT . 👍👍👍Enjoy your book, and I hope you manage some self care before returning to work.

I’m about to have a coffee. ☕️☕️

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

Yeah tabs @TAB
I am minded of that.
I don't care much about proving to my folks anything about work. I have made it quite clear that I hate it. But at the end of the day the 2 reasons to go back are that it is paid work that is relatively easy and also it is something for me to do between now and the end of the year.
If i can tolerate it for the rest of 2020 then I think that's the best. Maybe not even that long. I also remembered what it was like having no work last year and I didn't enjoy it. I think I'd prefer to have work than no work. The covid problems seem to be creating issues in the employment market so it'll be some time before it bounces back.

But most importantly I think going back is good because not doing anything wasn't going to help for long. And I can also quit later if I really need to. I'm going to take it week by week. Even if I last 3 week's then so be it. Least I have tried to go back and approach it again.

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

Yeah comfort was also a problem @TAB
It's a cushy job but it's not what I am worth.

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

Nice @Maggie
What sort of coffee do you like ?
I usually drink flat white or long black.

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

I know that @Shaz51 also loves her coffee too @Maggie

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

cant start at the top @MDT ? prob better than lots of other jobs ? dunno, only you can decide

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

okay make a copy of this post maybe @MDT sounds good

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Yeah tabs that's right @TAB

Just need to implement "The Dude Approach"

"The Hams Abides", "this isn't Nam", "let's go bowling" etc.

In other words - stop caring too much about it and just do whatever.

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

I guess I am also reminding myself that I have progressed since 2019 @TAB and that progress is still here. Hasn't been altered by forces above me.

Not watching the news js helping too. Just with my mental health.

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

@MDT hi how are you today 😊

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