I have no natural talents (drawing, sports, etc) and so I find it very hard to relax. Is there any way I can try find m talents? The only thing I think I can do is talking and public speaking, but not sure how that can be made a hobby… advice?
For me personally I have come to realize that you do not need to be good at your hobbies/interests. It only matters how much you enjoy that activity and brings you want you need. Talent is subjective.
@zcatmom Great advice.
Since you like talking, do you think you’d like to be a mentor to someone? It’s not the same as public speaking, but it’ll get you involved with other people.
@Anonymous But what could I mentor? Like I said I don’t feel I’m good at anything to even do it myself..
@floatingspirit If you’re high school age or older, I was thinking about something like the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. I don’t have any experience with them myself, but I was thinking of something where you can give general life advice (like how to get through school, maybe homework help, etc.). That way you don’t need a ton of knowledge about a specific skill, you’re just speaking from your experience.
You could also try different hobbies to figure out what you enjoy. Jigsaw puzzles are not too much money and help me relax. Some people knit, or make models.
TW: suicidal Constantly fixated on the fact of helping people. I’m always doing compulsions like checking social medias to see if people need help etc, it’s exhausting cause I’m so sad I’m unable to help everyone. I just don’t know what to do and if I’m being entirely honest it’s making me not wanna be here anymore. I’m afraid that if i walk away from my phone for even 5 minutes someone will be in need and in danger and I want be there to help therefore it’s my fault etc. how can i cope with this? Obviously I want to help people but I wanna do it in different ways
Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me
I understand trying to find comfort in your thoughts but what can i do if i can’t keep these thoughts to myself sometimes?
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