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Repressed - self-pitying post sorry!

JK2B, 13 August, 2009 at 16:40 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 4

Don't really know where to begin with this post but here goes.

I used to be such a happy go lucky person, very silly, articulate, fun to be with, carefree, confident, outgoing, and generally didn't care what people thought of me (except close friends and family) - the other day my H asked me where that person had gone and it got me thinking.

To be honest I don't feel that I am any of those things anymore and it really upsets me. I have no motivation for life at all - I do a job that bores me because it pays well and we are planning to buy a house and have a family, I have no hobbies and despite H encouraging me I can't think of anything that I would actually like doing. I don't find expressing my opinions easy anymore, in fact I never speak without thinking, I am bored a lot and TBH feel quite bitter a lot of the time even though I can't put my finger on what exactly I am bitter about. The only times I feel like my old self is on the rare occasion that I have a little too much to drink and obviously that is no good thing! The only way I can sum it up is to say that I feel so repressed but I don't know how to go about fixing it. I am not usually a self-pitying sort of person and prefer to identify a problem and them solve it through action. I can't decide whether I just need to grow up and accept that responsibility and routine is just a part of getting older or whether I need to act to change the way I feel?.

Sorry for such a rambling post - does anyone understand how I feel? Feel the same? What should I do?

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Latest activity by rufus, 13 August, 2009 at 19:17
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    Headless Lois ·
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    Hello, I am a joyless husk, how you doing?

    I find it extremely difficult to get motivated to do things that are 'fun' however, once I do them, I have a good time. I think part of the answer is to just get on and do some stuff, and un-rut yourself. It is so, so easy to get bogged down in the boring, mundane stuff of life.

    I will watch this thread with extreme interest.

    L
    xx

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  • Mrs S Smith
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    Hi there, how's things? Urgh..

    I'm the same. Very much so. Stuck in a dead-end job, been here over 2 years, been 18 months since pay review so struggling financially. Can't get another job for love nor money, used to be "Happy go Lucky" and now I'm stuck.

    I'd have to echo what Lois said- go and do fun things while you can.

    xxx

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    I think this can come from feeling stuck in a rut- you get out of the habit of doing new things then start feeling you can't do them. You stop expressing yourself openly and then lose the ability to, because it seems like such a big deal.

    I think doing new things, whatever they are, can really help. Is it practical for you to do something really different and new to shake yourself up a bit (eg go for a fortnight travelling on your own or on a challenging group trip eg walking tour somewhere you've never been eg South America)? Otherwise, how about a new hobby or class? Challenging yourself in new ways and getting outside your comfort zone can remind you of how free you actually are.

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    Beginner April 2006
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    Hello - Thanks for your replies. I guess you are right, when I think about it I haven't done anything new for ages - I have just picked up a hotcourses paper on the way home and I have decided that if I can't get motivated by anything in there then I will let H choose something and enrol me for september!!

    Travelling isn't really an option at the moment (although that is the true passion in my life!) I think I also need to get over the fact that I can't backpack for my whole life and find something stimulating nearer to home that doesn't include getting on a plane.

    I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this - I guess when I was a kid I thought my life would be so adventurous and exciting when I was grown-up and the reality is somewhat different!

    xx

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    I felt exactly like this when I was in a job that I hated. It paid well, it was with a good employer etc etc but loads of changes there meant lots of stress, which I took home with me.

    It is true to say that I resigned and haven't looked back since.

    Best thing I ever did. I can't believe how much not enjoying how I worked had such an effect on my well-being.

    Do what makes you happy. If there's something you feel you should be doing, then do it.

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