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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.......

hi @MDT sorry to hear you have had a crappy few days, it is ok to have them, i hope tomorrow is a good day for you, i hope you can get out to the park or some outdoor activity and recharge the batteries

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

@outlander @Shaz51 @Zoe7 @TAB @Bunniekins @BlueBay @Meowmy @Everan @Appleblossom @frog @eth @Gazza75 @Angels333 @Sophia1 @Faith-and-Hope @CheerBear
@Ant7 @Adge @Former-Member @Owlunar @Scarecrowe @Dani1981 @Molliex @Jacques

Honestly I think I am tormenting myself over lots of things. Just going to drop it here. As follows:

Work: I am of the belief that I need a better job in order to further my career goals and aspirations. But lately I have struggled to articulate what they are exactly. I believe this is because I am too much of a realist. I have a knack for writing and research. What can be done with this is I am unsure of. My current job at the moment slowly crushes me but it's money in the bank. But maybe i need more than that.

Relationships: I am sick to death of this topic I will say outright. It's everywhere now. I am 26 and never had a gf and I feel like a loser and people will look at me oddly because of it. I know this is only something that other people can control - I can't control other people's opinion of me. That is a big thing for me to say because of what i used to be like in relation to what others thought of me. Even today driving around I was thinking this to myself. I am unsure of what comes next in that realm. But i think it'll.just be more challenges and pain... more mountains to overcome.. more explaining my history...

So much of this topic does come back to adolescence. Due to the influence of certain figure heads of authority.. far too much time in high school was me worrying about religion and hell. I know some people are religious here. I'm not trying to be respectful. I'm just saying what's true for me. Talk g about relationships, sex, intimacy and all that stuff with people who were older than me in religious authority positions was bad. I raided this once with my psychologist and also my p doc. Nothing ever happened that was physical. Thank god for that.
But the perception I had of girls was warped and stupid. Only through experience did this area of life become clearer.

Home life: I am thinking of moving out. My home lofe is fine. But i believe it may be damaging me on some level I am unsure. My parents are great and have done a great job raising me. But i find it's hard to sometimes do what I wish to at times. I feel isolated at home.

Social life: I am of the belief that I need to bust a few blockages in thus area. I don't even know what I mean by this. But i feel like a loser and people may see this in me.

A lot plagues my mind. Many burdens.

It's hard

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

Just do my suggestions from ages ago @MDT

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

@MDT Hams I will be truthful with you. Your life is pretty good as far as I can see it. Sure you would love to have a gf right now but that will happen through either work or friends socializing. Home life is fine either moving out or staying isnt an issue. Work .... well no one ever is totally happy with their work so go and apply for new work. It is up to you Hams you are young, have friends , have a job and have a loving family. Not bad as I can honestly see it. Love peaxx

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

What were they TAB?
@TAB

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Hey pea @Bunniekins
I know. It seems fine.
But there are many skeletons in the closet.
This is why I don't like talking about problems.
People think I am spoiled.

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

@MDT seriously Hams you will find a girl. The perfect one, we all dont want you going out with just anybody just for the sake of being with someone. She has to be special for our Hams :)x

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

@MDT you are a great guy. Kind, caring which is not usual for young men these days. Please dont worry about things so much as they always work out in the end. 🙂

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Geez. Go buy some fun Hams @ I wont mention it again

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Disagree @Bunniekins @MDT re 'perfect' gel
Think in working one
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