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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.......

Hey @DJMasters
Just heading to gym now. Going to a different one today for some variety.
Will get my usual coffee afterwards.

How are you today?

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

@MDT gym sounds good, have a great session. Missing my coffee....lol

Doing okay here, alot cooler than yesterday which is good 🙂

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

Hey @DJMasters I think I injured my lower back lol

Oh well.

Having coffee now then home to write up an article.

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

Hams. Heres my 2c worth of comic book psych advice for today lolz

perhaps attributing thoughts to co workers is because you are feeling bad about yourself and or giving off that vibe?

water under bridge re going away coming backperhaps. You are back. Work on affirmations ie the positive list

smile at work, ask for help if need to, deal with people on whatever level works, not as their mind reader lol @MDT

Would goal setting help ? work >money >move out >dare to grow start looking at moving out of house might take a lot of pressure off, seems parents always there somewhere and pressures etc. Go find share house, play alternate reality go to gym have coffee, go to work for 24hrs of 168 hrs week.. allow yourself to fail , get a dog buy a motorbike get new hobbbies, do courses you are interested in , not necessarily work related get a transfer to country with job maybe ? new stomping ground new Hams new growth.. this job is a valuable stepping stone maybe, re your for life comments oh btw look up CBT saying doom and gloom, for life etc is one of categories in that, cant remember what its called anyway its starts with de-bunking thoughts might be worth a look

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

I hate snakes @MDT used to have dreams was huge shiny box in driveway with all different size holes in in with different size snakes coming out of them, like some of the a foot around lol they used to get into laundry and verandah, mum would k!ll them with snakekiller ok 3 strands very heavy fencing wire about a metre long twisted together like a steel whip lol

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

Yeah was thinking about that re home share etc @TAB
I think that will be 2021's aim

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well that means you need to be working til then at least @MDT get some money in bank if you can at least with share place can leave anytime you want and if worse comes to worst could go home again even briefly but always keep a few thousand up sleeve for contingencies .. even go live in caravan park dont laugh if its cheap could be short term option lol

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

@MDT thats not good. Take it easy, hopefully not too painful.

Whats your article on? I think I need to go make myself a coffee now 🙂

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

https://youtu.be/0A9binTPMKU

@MDT

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

Yeah mum had the shits but I can't drive @DJMasters
Was meant to take her to her x-ray or something. I think sometimes she makes a hassle out of not wanting to be a hassle.
Anyway. I don't care.

Yeah my article is on Israel and UAE normalisation agreement.
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