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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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G'day all

Some errands and writing today

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Had a go at more writing but I was getting caught up on details. Need to take a step back from it and look at it from a new angle.

This morning was good. Went to place to get my sisters stuff. Went okay. Was a nice day to be out

Tomorrow I may get a massage on my shoulders coz they are sore.

Did some washing too.

Haven't given work much thought beyond what is needed.

I actually thought it was Friday earlier. Lol

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@MDT sounds like a nice, peaceful day for you. Enjoy.

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How are you @Meowmy

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@MDT hey Hamza, the day is ending and it's getting dark here. Okay here just resting take care

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Ok @Meowmy
Good on you my friend 🙂

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G'day @MDT ! I'm so happy that you are continuing with your writing yet have found the 'space' to step away when you realised you needed to take a break. That takes courage to step away so well done! When I write at the moment, I'm so focused on getting everything out of my head on the topic of choice that I'm writing g on that English grammar skills like proper paragraphs tend to go out the window. Let's just say I think my high school English teachers would have a ball with the red pen in terms of marking! I plan on doing some more writing over the weekend after I go looking at more rental properties on Saturday.

You mentioned possibly going for a massage tomorrow. That sounds heavenly to me! I hope you do go for it as it's important for each of us to spend time on self-care. Go and enjoy it, I say!

I'm really enjoying following along with this thread of yours as you have great insight which is to be encouraged and I like that in you. You have so many great qualities and I'm seeing that here. Keep hanging in there, Hamsolo01👍

Talk later and stay safe!

Judi9877☺️💐

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Your message was very kind Judi

Thank you for that 🙂

Yes - I am the same in regards to getting all the things out onto the page to the point where structure and grammar can fall apart.

I think my issue with this piece atm is that I am actually unsure of what I want to say. So by getting all I know about the topic out and all I THINK I want to say out... I am stuck.
THEN the real words of substance can emerge. Perhaps it works out at the ratio of 5 to 1.. so for every 5000 words typed out about 1000 are of substance.

But I find the process cathartic and I can also mould some of the other things as well.

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@Judi9877 message above my friend

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G'day all
Who is around today?

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