Exhausted & Bitter from Stress

[Mayweather11]

Hi. I don't reach out like this. But I'm at a point where isolation & exhaustion are destroying me. I'm stressed all the time. I have a medical condition that feeds off my stress, throws my hormones out, I don't eat, I get massive migraines & internal complications. I'm trying not to stress. To take things one moment at a time. But I can't win. I'm in a bad place mentally & my situational environment isn't helping.

I'm 27 stuck wih my parents because my financial situation is not strong. I lost my job three years ago to economic downturn & was forced to take on a retail position for bills. Its not living. Its surviving. I feel on edge everyday. I apply for work every other day & receive only negative replies. I feel like I'm drowning with no hope for the future. I feel powerless to change my circumstances no matter how hard I try. I'm overwhelmed.

I'm stressed that years are slipping by & I'm not getting anything done. I live on the edge going hard everyday worried about time. I don't know what I should do to pull out or my Armageddon mindset. It definitely doesn't feel like it gets better.

[Doolhof]

Hi Mayweather11,

Sorry to read you are doing it so tough right now. Amongst all of the negatives, it it possible to find some positives, even if it is just one a day. It can help to break the cycle of unhelpful thoughts.

I need to remind myself of this! It is so easy for our minds to go to the negative and overlook anything that is positive.

Are there activities or hobbies you can do, even when you don't feel like it. A psychologist explained to me, that even trying to do a meaningful and pleasurable activity is a step in the right direction.

I agree, it is hard when we feel like we are going backwards instead of forward.

Can you write down the issues that are hassling you, then choose one of them and write down as many ideas as possible as to how you could change that situation. This might give you some ideas on changes you can make.

Hope you can change one thing to help make each day a little different for you.

All the best from Dools