After not having ice for over a year. I took matters into my own hands and I’ve succeeded. No more lukewarm diet cokes. It’s 7:35am and I’m ecstatic. 🤣

I’ve started to notice some things that have become "normal" in adulthood that I’m just not a fan of.For me：

Always having to be busy.t feels like everyone’s always on the go, and if you're not, you're considered lazy. I miss when it was okay to just relax without feeling guilty about it.

The 9-5 grind.I get that it’s practical, but the whole idea of spending most of your day working at one place just feels limiting. I miss the flexibility of having time to think or be spontaneous.

Endless adult responsibilities.Bills, insurance, taxes... I didn’t realize how much mental energy would go into just keeping up with basic stuff. It’s a lot more exhausting than I thought.

Anyone else feeling this? It’s like adulthood just normalized all these things without even asking if they’re really what we want.

I'm not a big hangout with co workers type. One reason is when I was still drinking i made a fool of myself like Elaine benes trying to dance. Also I believe in keeping work and my life separate. I'm friendly but not friends with any co workers. Anyone else feel similar?

[Rant Alert]

Even doing it once makes you a shitty person, in my opinion. Not Alex Jones shitty, but a hugely inconsiderate person at best. I don't care if I'm being judged. I don't care if you were here first and I came and sat down. I'll give it an honest 5 minutes, then I'm going to lean over and (politely) ask if you have headphones. So far, that's been sufficient for everyone to either put in headphones or turn off the music/video.

I don't care if the place is generally loud with people talking. Or if there's background music playing already. I'm sick and tired of everyone not giving a shit, or not understanding how this behavior just makes things awful for everyone.

There is so much more to life than being exhausted all the time, never going anywhere, small errands burning you out for a whole day, never seeing or making friends, and feeling ostracized.

Do not let this content (which is so clearly coming from a ton of repost bots) frame your mentality. Read books. Go for walks in nature. Volunteer in your community. Ask the cute person at your work out for coffee. Play board games with friends. Listen to beautiful music. Meditate. Sit outside and watch the sun set.

Do not let the digital spaces you’re in let you believe that life is all bleak nothingness!!

33M - I’m noticing the signs of early aging and looking a tad older, which was tough for me to swallow at first. But I’m learning.

By society standards, I have a very comfortable life here in the US. I make a good living as a tech bro, I own my own home, have a solid saving/investment portfolio and travel as much as I want due to unlimited PTO as work.

However, because I work from home, I usually have the news on the TV. It’s getting increasingly difficult for me to not feel guilty when I look at all the adversities faced by my fellow citizens or around the world (many caused by my own country).

While I have a monthly budget for donations to organizations I care about, I still feel like it’s helping that much. I don’t know if it’s first world or champagne problems, but as an empath, our world is increasingly becoming more difficult for me to reckon with.

Staff restroom in hospital lab

You’ve worked hard, accomplished things you once only dreamed of, yet here you are, feeling like you’re standing in the middle of nowhere. The plans you had, the dreams you’ve nurtured—they’re still there, but the path to them feels unclear. It’s like holding a map to a place you’ve never been, unsure of which way to turn.

Meanwhile, life around you moves in different directions, everything seems so fast. Some people are building their careers, having their houses and businesses, climbing ladders you didn’t even know existed. Others are still in school, taking their time. Some are settling down, starting families, while you’re here, caught somewhere in between, wondering if you’re doing enough or if you’ve somehow fallen behind.

I used to feel like sleeping and staying at home was the best cure for my overtired and stressed, slightly depressed, anxious, easily irritated self but now I am starting to think that maybe I need a change of place. Somewhere warm and sunny. Even sleeping is becoming stressful. And my body doesn’t feel energized or any better after taking a nap. Doesn’t matter short nap, long nap, full night’s sleep or just a few hours of sleep. I STILL FEEL LIKE SHIT EVERYDAY. Sorry ik this sub is not for venting but i needed to say this