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Pushing on
Redemption
Community Connector Posts: 4,453 Community Veteran
Ive been doing a lot of thinking lately I’ve been feeling really overwhelmed with everything going on in my life. I know there are people dealing with much worse situations, but that doesn’t take away from how much I’ve been struggling myself. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been having more bad dreams. They often reflect things that are still in the back of my mind, even if I don’t consciously dwell on them every day. Some are about stressful events, like crashing my car or going through more setbacks, and I wake up feeling shaken before realising it wasn’t real. I’ve also been having dreams where something good happens, like getting a new car or finally being in a relationship. One of those happened again today. It was something to do with a woman, like reuniting with someone, and then I woke up and realised it was just a dream. That kind of thing really hits hard because it reminds me of the things I deeply want but still don’t have.
On top of that, my overthinking has been getting worse. I worry a lot about what people think of me, whether I come across badly or if people secretly dislike me. I’ve spoken about this in recent chats and threads, but it keeps lingering. These dreams, both the bad and the hopeful ones, just seem to stir all of that up again. They make the doubts and frustrations feel even heavier. I think it's all a sign that even when I'm trying to push through the day, these worries and desires are still sitting beneath the surface. It’s been hard to cope with it all at once and while I know others might be facing tougher things, I can’t deny that I’ve been feeling genuinely overwhelmed.
On top of that, my overthinking has been getting worse. I worry a lot about what people think of me, whether I come across badly or if people secretly dislike me. I’ve spoken about this in recent chats and threads, but it keeps lingering. These dreams, both the bad and the hopeful ones, just seem to stir all of that up again. They make the doubts and frustrations feel even heavier. I think it's all a sign that even when I'm trying to push through the day, these worries and desires are still sitting beneath the surface. It’s been hard to cope with it all at once and while I know others might be facing tougher things, I can’t deny that I’ve been feeling genuinely overwhelmed.
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Hey @Azziman , good to see you again, hope you have been ok. I noticed these dreams happening maybe 1 or 2 months ago and kinda a few of happened. It's just as you probably know from my other threads, job searching has been tough but also I feel lately like maybe the past week or few weeks my overthinking has been bad. Thanks so much.