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- 08230823
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I feel the same way, I’ve been struggling with this for so long and avoiding thinking about my future. I feel a lot of shame around it sometimes. But with help from my therapist and my family, I’ve realized that I need to give myself more compassion. Life isn’t easy, and it gets even harder when you have a mental health disorder like OCD. You’re not alone and you’re not a failure. You may be struggling and that’s okay, you’re allowed to struggle. You don’t have to be perfect
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- FalseGodsFalseGods
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I'm 36 and I have a secret for you: nobody knows how to adult. I literally wing it every day. Nobody has it sorted out, nobody knows what they're doing. I laugh every time someone gives me responsibility. I still hang out with my friends and get too drunk and do dumb shit. Some days I barely manage to feed myself. It's all good. Whatever you do, it'll be fine. Just keep showing up every day, it's all you need to do ;)
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- JustmesadlyJustmesadly
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- 3y ago
I was in that position and a year later I’m still struggling in that position. No one prepares you to be an adult and it sucks
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- ????
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- 3y ago
I just feel like such a failure:(
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- JustmesadlyJustmesadly
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- 3y ago
@?? You’re not a failure. Life is freaken hard. And being an adult is even harder
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@Justmesadly I'm just having such a hard time like motivating myself and then everytime I've gotten a job I feel too stupid for it
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- ????
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- 3y ago
@?? And have anxiety attacks
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- JustmesadlyJustmesadly
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- 3y ago
@?? You’re not stupid . It takes time to learn a job. And no one can motivate you but yourself. You have to find that within you
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I’m a young adult, second year in college and I rented my first apartment this year. I’m moving in exactly 1 week, and god this whole process is beyond stressful. I’m excited to live separate of my parents and have my own place, but can’t stop stressing about the “what ifs”. What if my neighbors suck, what if my landlord sucks, what if me and my roommate don’t get along, what if I can’t function on my own, what if I mess up my rent, what if I develop debt, all the what ifs of adulting are weighing me down. I should be excited right now, I should be hopeful for the future but ocd once again ruins everything for me. I wish I could appreciate this new start instead of worrying so much about it. Anyone else go through something like this?
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