Feeling lost

[startingnew]

Hello Everyone

Im wondering if anyone has any tips on what to do when you feel lost?

Ifeel im forever going in circles and my attempts to break that cycle always seem to backfire or i loose interest quickly ( trying new arts, rekindling old interests or a new hobby)

Perhaps its the metal health stuff talking but i feel very lost in the world.

For those who dont already know me im 21 and have been told it can be normal for this age.

Any tips would be appreciated please.

[startingnew]

Hi Ronniefm and welcome

Ican see youve done ao more posting which is fantastic

Thank you for those suggestions too. Im often looking for positive affirmations and sometimes they do help.

[Ronniefm]

Hello there. Thankyou for your reply. Yes affirmations do work, but you must read them over and over until you believe them to be true. Also old worn out thought patterns hold some of us down. I had to get controll of my thoughts and guide them gently to a happy pathway. And keep them there!! Bye

[Lalaleelu]

Hi startingnew,

I understand where you're coming from when you talk about feeling lost. I go through similar cycles. I seem to feel really excited about something for a while but then my interest peters away or I begin to think I'm wasting my time and then stop doing it. Maybe it is normal for people our age - I am 20.

What kind of thoughts go through your head when you lose interest in something and decide to discontinue it? If you know the internal dialogue maybe you can try and counter it. For me it's usually "why are you even bothering to do this. You're no good at it. You're wasting your time on unimportant things". So to combat that I work on lowering my expectations, feeling more self-respect and understanding that if I like doing something it is important and not a waste of time.

Best of luck 🙂

[startingnew]

Ronnie- Thank you, ive found some quotes i like so will try to remember some of those too.

lalaleelou- hello and welcome to you too. i hope your finding your way around the forums abit. also your welcome to join in the freinds cafe-for under 25s if you would like. you can find it in the social threads section.

it depends on the day i suppose, usually its 'i just cant be bothered' i do work alot and have many other things happening so could just be the tireness creeping in.