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There are many reasons why people might feel stuck in their lives. For example, they might be experiencing cognitive overload or burnout. It makes a person feel like they lost a sense of direction, makes them unsure of what to do in life, not certain whether anything means anything.
Self-limitation and self-sabotage can cause them to feel stuck, too, whether by not seeking a career, relationship, or anything else they want. They might even have impostor syndrome, where they feel they aren’t worth what they have, that they don’t have the needed capabilities for that. Mental health struggles might play a part in it as well. Illnesses like depression, anxiety, and similar conditions can add to the feeling.
#5
Signed up for rehab shortly after that talk, and coming up on 6 years sober.
#6
It should be noted that feeling stuck in life, while it feels terrible, isn’t something that makes you not normal. It’s a pretty common thing that people experience.
And it isn’t something that has to trap you forever. Sometimes it goes away with time, but sometimes you have to take action yourself to get out of this hole.
For instance, asking for help is always a good option. You know, as the saying goes: “It always gets easier when you talk to someone.”
#7
My psychology professor in college told me that. Changed my entire life. I no longer cared about what other people thought of me or worried about doing g something embarrassing because I knew that they had their own problems and were too caught up to think about me.
Expressing your feelings to someone gives you a chance to voice what’s in your heart and head, and when said out loud, it might dawn on you that perhaps it isn’t as scary as you make it out to be. Of course, we’re not saying it’s an easy thing to do, it is not, but it’s worth it, if you find the guts to do it.
At the same time, a sad reality is that not every single person has someone they trust enough to open up about things like that. So, they must look for ways to get themselves out of a poor mental state, like feeling stuck, all on their own.
#10
I was ignorant most of my life and kept company that never challenged me to grow or improve as a person, or were bad influences. After hearing this, I’ve been very careful about who I keep close. You also learn that although people may truly *want* to water the soil, some are simply unable to.
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#12
"Just because you can explain their behavior, doesn't mean you should excuse their behavior."
That's when I started making plans to leave my a*****e ex.
Some of them turn to motivational elements like speeches and similar. Granted, not all motivational content is of high value; some of them are way too preachy, don’t account for personal contexts that might make their motivations unusable, or other things that can make some people even despise them.
Yet, motivational speeches aren’t the only place where you can look for motivation. You can seek books, they don't even have to be psychology ones, just any fiction will do to look for messages, for ideas, for inspiration. You can also seek it in other people, as again, it doesn’t have to be a motivational speaker. Just anywhere you think you might find it, it’s always worth checking out.
#13
I had been there for fourteen years. I got fourteen weeks of wages as redundancy pay, which gave me time to evaluate what I wanted to do with my life. I decided to give early years education a go, as I thought it would be something I would enjoy, and be good at. Turns out, I absolutely love it. I've been doing it for over ten years now, and there's no better job. The children love me. Some parents thought it was weird having a man in preschool, others know I'm great. Every July, I send a group of children off to primary school knowing that I have done my best for them.
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#15
i’ve gotten so far in my life simply by, asking. worst they can say is no 🤷🏽♂️.
And something so relatively small, like a sentence, might change your life when you least expect it. It might make you realize things you haven’t before, inspire you, or just simply provide much-needed comfort.
In today’s list, you’ll find plenty of sentences that netizens claim changed their lives. So, check it out and maybe some will end up changing yours, too.
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Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds).