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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 forumites. I wanted to share a few things, a afew thoughts and a few ideas with you all.

I have had some time this morning to reflect on everything that's happening. I mean in terms of the world (coronavirus) and also my own world (where I am at in life at this stage).

Tomorrow I turn 27 and there is a small element of realisation I am having that tells me things are changing rapidly. I think maby even on a daily basis, I am changing in terms of who I am and where I want to go on this journey called life.

I have been sitting here since about 10:30am and I've read a bit and had something to eat. I was reading a bit about comparing myself ans this is something I tend to do a lot of and especially the case at work for the last few weeks.
Seeing people in their early 20s who for all intents and purposes are "Sorted" makes me feel a bit conflicted. Only to say that this was dissipated rather quickly when I remembered that it's better to compare myself to who I was at some point in the past rather than who someone else is today.

I started to remember memories from travelling in late 2018 and also from last year rand even earlier this year when I was interning.

As time ticks by I also remembe work and being at places I really didn't like.

I guess I had some sort of catalyst this morning in realising that things are on a good trajectory despite things around me being so bad. I think that the effects of covid are bad (in terms of non-virus ones) and this will be bad for some time. I think I'd be a mess now if I did not enact better behaviours and get help when I needed it so many years ago.

Since joining these forums I have found it to be very helpful and beneficial.

I am beginning to see that in life so many things change and yet so many things also stay the same.

Thanks for being here and for listening to my musings as well

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


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Hi all. See above message.

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Hi dear @MDT

Sending lots of warm wishes for today and appreciation of your wisdom good friend xx

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

@MDT great post, and thank you for sharing, very encouraging. Hi five to you buddy ✋

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@MDT Hamza, have a good day. You are doing well. Take care.

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

haha thanks @eth my birthday is tomorrow
I think word got around that it was today somehow haha but not to worry 🙂
Hope you are well 🙂
Hey also to @DJMasters @Meowmy good onya 🙂 Nice to see you both as well

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

Perhaps read your post from 2 years ago in bday thread about teaching in china? Way better off now @MDT

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

yeah I looked at hams bday thread re tomorrow @MDT
Mine in 11 days but 31 years older lol

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@TAB Yeah true that tabs
Lot happens in 2 years doesn't aye tabs

How are you today?

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Not too bad thanks @MDT just at work
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