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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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Hey @Owlunar

You know you always have such insight on here and it is very welcome.

I believe you are right about time out to look for something else. That is the best.

You know today there was an info session at work for the recruitment period that I applied to very recently and didnt get to the the next level. My manager asked me if I was going and she was shocked to hear that I wasn't and so I told her why and she was surprised i I didn't make it to the next level.

Word spreads like a virus around this joint. Damages one's ability to function like a normal human.

You are right yes - depression and anxiety. This year I swore I was bipolar at one point but I wasn't. I take medication under consultation from a doctor (note that for guidelines etc).




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@MDT

have a good day at work. Hopefully your work day will pass quickly so you are able to go home and relax 🌞

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Overall it was okay today. My colleague whom I thought put in a request to avoid me was there today and we had a laugh about the situation from last time. I apologised again but fair to say its in the past. She was surprised that I was passed over for the job ad. But it is what it is. As I said last week - I will never apply for another job at this department again.

In terms of leave I haven't quiet figured that out just yet. I have applied for the Christmas week. But that's it. Even though it's a public service job I've hardly been the beneficiary of the luxuries one may expect from such a role. My flexible work hours was a glitch and I had no control over it. Arguably I should be getting paid more than what I am given there are many bludgers around. Its also a job I have never really actually liked.

I have had somewhat of a crisis about what to do with my life and what direction to go in. I am genuinely stuck. The only thing I am passionate about is my writing and there is no money in that. No one pays good money for insights unless it comes from someone with a high class degree from a top flight university. I have neither.

I don't even want to know what my official pay rate actually is. Its not as high as what I want or indeed deserve but here is the problem... I have absolutely no clue about what to do for a career or opportunities. I hate being stuck. I hate it so much. And I am past "trying" different things because I pissed away that time in my early 20s.

I hate everything to do with jobs, career and employment. There is so much baloney out there about it.
I feel like a loser because I probably am.

At least my day wasn't hell today. But that just isn't enough - going through the motions to avoid hell is not the life I want or deserve.

I have thought of law or business but both require commitment and money. I have no money and adding to my HECS debt is stupid. That is already enough at 35k and I have fat nothing to show for it.

Its a trying time etc etc I get it. But for once I would like some clarity in life.

The way things are at the moment I wont get anywhere. I'll be stuck in this shite job. I'll die alone. I wont ever have a relationship. I'll be stuck in home forever and my entire life will collapse.

Thats how it feels.

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I am sad 😔

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

I'm sorry

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@MDT hey Hamza, don't think too far ahead. It will never turn out the way we imagine. Enjoy small pleasures. Lucky we are still alive, got somewhere to live and it's clean. We still have jobs. Still have some people who care.

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Hey @MDT I'm so sorry you're stuck in this rut at the moment. It's so hard when we are told our whole lives that in order to be happy we need to have a meaningful career. But not all jobs can be like that, and then meaningful pursuits like writing are not able to earn sufficient income to cover basic needs. It's extremely unfair, so it's okay to be feeling lost and frustrated with your circumstances.

I hope something does shift for you soon, and even if you're running out of hope right now, know that I am holding onto some for you

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

the basics hey @Meowmy

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

That's very kind of you @Jynx to say so

THank you for that 🙂

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@MDT

you are not a loser, please don't ever think that. you never know what surprises next year has in store for you. It may turn out to be your year 🌞

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