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Old Apr 28, 2019, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by aimlesshiker View Post
Why are you beating yourself up for this situation? I have quite a few friends in the same age range as you (I'm a bit younger) who are in a similar situation.

There's no "timeline" in which you live your life. I had the exact same mindset as you in college: if I'm not succeeding in my career and goals, then I'm a failure. My grades tanked, I got depressed, I isolated myself from everyone. But then I found what I really wanted to do, said "eff what other people think," and now I'm in a job I actually like (after many, many years of doing things I hated, just to "prove myself").

You're not a failure, but I know that it takes a lot to change that mindset. It's so ingrained in me that I still struggle with the constant question, "am I doing enough?"
You might want to look into cognitive distortions, too. You say your therapist had a certain look in her eyes, so either you have an insensitive therapist, or you might be jumping to conclusions. A real therapist would NOT judge you for the situation you're in. I've gotta go for now, but I hope you feel better!
Thank you for the post.But the age does matter in the end. If I ever want a kid, it would need to be done in the next 5-7 years here. But I have no money. Even if I work 2 jobs the next few years, I'm not going to have a ton. I just screwed it all up.

That's not even getting to my sexual issues from what happened when I was young. I don't even know what would happen in a sexual situation.

I could live off this if I had to. But it's the everyday pain and suffering that makes it so hard. And imagining this for the next 30+ years. Alone. It's harrowing.