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Old Mar 08, 2015, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by CosmicRose View Post
Couple of months ago I broke up with a great man who took me out to places and was my emotional rock. During our relationship I was suffering from major anxiety because I have an anxiety disorder. I also realize now that I was pushing him away a lot because I've never had a good relationship before and I was terrified of it (apparently that's common with Adult Children of Alcoholics like me). I tried to get him back but he said "I don't know what I want right now. I don't want you to wait for me when I go on deployment because when I come back I don't know if I want to, or if I meet someone else later." Ouch.

I also really hate my job and every day is a struggle just to do the work. I'm planning on saving up enough for a down payment and hopefully move to another state in 2 years, but then I'll have to get another job.

I feel so alone. I have no friends. I only have 1 sister and 1 niece and my dad. I don't talk to any other family members. My sister and my dad don't like talking to me because I keep asking them what I should do or what direction I should take in my life and they get tired of saying "I don't know, you need to make that decision, not us." But they won't even help me with ideas, they just keep saying I don't know and then walking away. Then they get mad and yell at me if I tell them they aren't helping. I have no support. I'm scared. I'm depressed. I pray to angels I don't even believe in at night and say things like "Please god take this anxiety away from me. Please angels help me get through this life, I don't think I can handle it."

I can't believe I broke up with the one guy who could have helped me. I can't believe how stupid I am sometimes. He wanted to marry me, I could have been saved by him like a knight on a white horse and I broke up with him! Now it's just me alone again and in the exact same position that I have been for years. Depressed. Can't afford college. Working a crap job that no one respects. Constant anxiety. Agoraphobia. No friends. 22 and wasting away with no life. Hopelessness. Pessimism. Shaking because of anxiety. Paranoia. Worst of all, I turn to alcohol when I get nervous which is a trick my alcoholic mom taught me at 14.

I need advice. Something to make me feel better. I feel like I was a mistake and someone else could have lived my life so much better. Can't believe I broke up with him. Now he's totally over me, because I'm such a screw up and he knows it.
Hi CosmicRose,

The scariest thing I heard you say by far is the bit about alcohol. Please consider how many people's lives have been absolutely destroyed by alcohol. You know what to do.

As for your situation with your ex bf, not liking your job, being hopeless and so on, give yourself a little bit of time to recover and just drop thinking about your bf and job and prospects. When you're feeling bad, it's a good time for a spiritual awakening. You might like this, for instance,



If you are feeling hopeless or depressed, I really think "SNAP CLUB" is a good thing to do:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4299822-post117.html

This will also keep you in present moment awareness. See the top of the thread for more details and post #105 for what I think is the best general plan if you're depressed.

- vital