What now? (Feeling stuck and like a failure)
in Psychology & Therapy ·
wearyrider16 said:You hear more and more sad stories like this lately. I’ve been through something similar myself, and honestly, life can feel like this relentless, messy struggle against constant unfairness. There aren't any quick fixes for you, me, or anyone else caught in this mess... we're all just trying to survive a system that feels rigged from the start.
But look—everyone has their own path to walk. The easiest thing to do would be to just give up, but that's basically admitting defeat. Maybe try seeing a therapist first? They might prescribe some anti-anxiety meds, and if you need them, take them (speaking from my own experience). It's okay. Just keep your head up and try to push through this madness... don't let the world crush you; fight back as hard as you can! Plenty of us are fighting the same battle. You aren't alone, and hopefully, there's some comfort in that for now. 🙂
...as for the job situation and seeing a psychiatrist, that won't show up on your employment record. Legally, they aren't allowed to access that kind of private info... otherwise, who would ever work for the government??? 😂
And thanks for the support, man, I know I'm not alone, but it's just so incredibly hard to deal with your own mess and constantly analyze everything you did wrong and where you missed the mark! The absolute worst part is that both my wife and I used to have great jobs, we were living a totally normal life, but then my branch office shut down, and her pay got cut because she works for a private firm during this recession, and the kids are getting older, and the cost of living is just skyrocketing! I honestly have no clue how people manage to survive and keep going, or if it's even possible to be happy with all this crap hanging over your head! I truly believe I'm a decent guy, I've never been a troublemaker or anything, but because of this situation, all these stupid thoughts are starting to swirl in my brain, and every single month we find ourselves deeper in the red (even though right now it's only a few thousand dollars and we don't even have loans), but our expenses are higher than what we bring in, and we aren't even living a luxury lifestyle so there's nothing left to cut or save! I'm literally losing my footing, and I'm even having these dark thoughts about things like retail theft or gambling or whatever! If someone had told me this two years ago, I would have told them they were insane, but nobody really knows what they're capable of until they hit a brick wall!