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Why I feel the way I do
TheNightmare
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1. I go to this place to try to get my functional skills, but I don’t like going at all. It feels like something I have to do rather than something I'm motivated by. I feel really embarrassed and self-conscious about doing this.
2. I failed my exams in school and college, and it’s been really hard for me to get over. It’s affected my confidence in what I’m capable of.
3. I can’t drive a manual car, which makes me feel discouraged. People doubting me just adds to that anxiety.
4. I’m really worried about my future. I fear things won’t improve, and I’ll just be stuck in this frustrating cycle. I think it’s just that I’m a bit stuck in a rut right now.
5. I don’t have a girlfriend, which makes me feel like I’m falling behind others in life. Since I’m at home a lot, I often daydream about having one, which just makes me feel more lonely and stuck.
6. I feel like my friends and others are doing better than me. They’re getting jobs they enjoy and passing their driving tests, and it just makes me feel like I’m falling behind.
7. I’m struggling to figure out what I’m good at, and I don’t have much self-confidence. I just don’t know where I fit in, and it’s hard to imagine a future where I reach my goals.
8. I have goals, but with all the setbacks I’ve faced, it feels like I’ll never get there. Right now, it just feels like these goals are getting pushed further and further away, and I’m worried it’s going to get too late.
9. I obviously don’t work yet, and that’s the main point in all of this. Not having a job just makes me feel even more inadequate and worried about my future.
10. I feel like this community is all I’ve got right now, but I also know that I might not have it forever, and that’s a bit scary. It adds to my anxiety about what’s coming next. I really appreciate it. At the moment, it just feels like a journal because every day is a bit of a battle, and most days I think now the negative thoughts take over. I feel like I’m just a bit stuck in a rut.
11. I think therapy might be a way forward for me, but I’m not trying to make excuses. There are barriers, like I mentioned before, that make it hard. I did have a look last night and heard I could get it for free and that there are different places that can do it, but taking that first step is hard. My barriers are worries that it might not work out, along with worrying about what others might think of me seeking therapy. I sometimes worry people might see it as a weakness.
2. I failed my exams in school and college, and it’s been really hard for me to get over. It’s affected my confidence in what I’m capable of.
3. I can’t drive a manual car, which makes me feel discouraged. People doubting me just adds to that anxiety.
4. I’m really worried about my future. I fear things won’t improve, and I’ll just be stuck in this frustrating cycle. I think it’s just that I’m a bit stuck in a rut right now.
5. I don’t have a girlfriend, which makes me feel like I’m falling behind others in life. Since I’m at home a lot, I often daydream about having one, which just makes me feel more lonely and stuck.
6. I feel like my friends and others are doing better than me. They’re getting jobs they enjoy and passing their driving tests, and it just makes me feel like I’m falling behind.
7. I’m struggling to figure out what I’m good at, and I don’t have much self-confidence. I just don’t know where I fit in, and it’s hard to imagine a future where I reach my goals.
8. I have goals, but with all the setbacks I’ve faced, it feels like I’ll never get there. Right now, it just feels like these goals are getting pushed further and further away, and I’m worried it’s going to get too late.
9. I obviously don’t work yet, and that’s the main point in all of this. Not having a job just makes me feel even more inadequate and worried about my future.
10. I feel like this community is all I’ve got right now, but I also know that I might not have it forever, and that’s a bit scary. It adds to my anxiety about what’s coming next. I really appreciate it. At the moment, it just feels like a journal because every day is a bit of a battle, and most days I think now the negative thoughts take over. I feel like I’m just a bit stuck in a rut.
11. I think therapy might be a way forward for me, but I’m not trying to make excuses. There are barriers, like I mentioned before, that make it hard. I did have a look last night and heard I could get it for free and that there are different places that can do it, but taking that first step is hard. My barriers are worries that it might not work out, along with worrying about what others might think of me seeking therapy. I sometimes worry people might see it as a weakness.
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