Hi, just need to share..

I'm feeling really sad about how my life's turned out.. I suffer from numerous health issues, haven't worked in years, have no education, only have one or two friends left, my family are all emotionally distant/unavailable, I've ruined my looks, am broke and living in a depressing place with no chance of moving elsewhere..

I'm not looking for advice, just needed to get this out.. I'm not giving up and know I need to do something about my situation, but for now, I just need to share how I'm feeling to lighten the burden.. I just never thought my life would be such a mess before 30

[MickeyCheeky]

You can vent and share your feeling anytime... there's always someone who's going to listen.

It's very good you're not giving up, I think a lot of people in your situation would... including me You're very strong.

Thank you so much, MickeyCheeky

[stewartmays1]

i get how you feel i ofeten feel the same but lately i have been trying to do some thing about it i have learnd taking things slow baby steps very helpfull even thio i want it all sorted today
i am trying to put a new outlook on my sad life and so far its helping so i will say dont give up you can make changes

[Hairball]

I am 59 and my life has been not even near what I thought it was going to be. But, at the same time I have talked to alot of people about their life and very very few can say that life has been what they wanted it to be. Just to put things into perspective for you. Life has too many curveballs, death, illness, accidents, divorce, natural disasters , etc.

[PumpkinPieHead]

It's never too late to be who you want to be.

Hi not.dead.yet,
I'm sorry you are in this situation and experiencing these feelings, but I'm also happy for you that you haven't given up. I'm 40 and could say almost the exact same thing about my life that you've written. I only bring up my story because I think "wow, not.dead.yet you still have so much more time to turn things around ." And this makes me happy for you. That you are self aware and working on your life . Now, I acknowledge that this doesn't make it any easier or scary or sad or frustrating for you. I am glad you have this place to work out or just let out the thoughts you are having.
Take care,
Jayne

Thank you all SO much for your replies, your support is invaluable!

stewartmays1, I'm so glad to hear you're working on turning things around, too. I think you make a very good and important point about wanting things to change right away - I was just reading about how to recover from exhaustion, and several articles said it takes as long as it took me to get to this point. I've had a good ten years of not taking care of myself properly and even longer of things messing me up that were out of my control. I can't expect it all to change overnight however much I wish it would. I need to accept that and be kind to myself.

Jayne, thank you so much for what you wrote. It actually made me cry, I was so touched by how much hope you have for my situation. Thank you for your encouraging words I'm also beyond grateful I have this place where I can share my feelings

[Nicks_Nose]

This is inspirational for me, also. I fell on hard times, 3 months ago. I am in a bad way. Never thought that I would be in the position of near homelessness. If I could keep myself inspired... My fiance is keeping me going.

[KristenRenee]

Originally Posted by not.dead.yet

Hi, just need to share..

I'm feeling really sad about how my life's turned out.. I suffer from numerous health issues, haven't worked in years, have no education, only have one or two friends left, my family are all emotionally distant/unavailable, I've ruined my looks, am broke and living in a depressing place with no chance of moving elsewhere..

I'm not looking for advice, just needed to get this out.. I'm not giving up and know I need to do something about my situation, but for now, I just need to share how I'm feeling to lighten the burden.. I just never thought my life would be such a mess before 30

Hi there. I feel you. I don't like how my life has turned out either. I wish I would have made better choices when I was younger. I just turned 50 and I have to work very hard at feeling good or thinking positive. I have to learn to accept things how they are right now but look for a possible solution. Stay in the problem, the problem increases. Stay in the solution, the answer increases. Good luck to you.