3 weeks ago
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27F, been through a lot this year- ended a long term relationship, moved, got a new job, struggled through major health issues for months, came to the realization I don’t align with many of my friends anymore, struggling to maintain a healthy relationship/boundaries with my dysfunctional family.
I feel overwhelmed, heartbroken, drained, depressed. I’m doing all the textbook healthy things for myself like regular exercise, therapy, getting out in nature, learning new skills and spending time on my hobbies, I even got a puppy. Through all of it I feel like I’m just going through the motions. I’m deeply unhappy and I don’t know what else to do to work through this.
Heard through mutual friends that my ex has moved on already, and I just can’t get myself to do the same with dating. Walking away from that relationship was so hard, but I had to recognize I was not being treated right even after communicating my issues. Since then, my life feels foreign to me- I feel trapped in my body bc of all my health issues, hopeless about my future, hating my present, I feel so alone. It feels like no one has my back, and I know that’s a typical adult experience, but it’s really getting to me lately. I’m trying not to get caught up in a negative attitude toward life, everything just feels so dark even when I try to put a positive spin on it.
How have you navigated difficult chapters in your life? When everything feels like it’s not changing for the better? Do you feel it takes you longer than other people to start over and let go? How do you find peace with your own timeline and circumstances?
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