And So It Goes wrote:
Having a bit of an existential crisis lately, moreso knowing it's yet another year and decade drawing to a close.
It's evidently affected my well-being, having more depressive episodes lately than ever. Procrastination has amplified as well!
I've been questioning myself, and if where I am in life is right for me.
Fully aware of all my accomplishments that I don't want further praise for, I've been finding pride and self-worth harder to muster.
Perhaps because I have yet to bear fruit from the work I am putting into my writing?
It's something of a catch 22, as I am my own worst critic. I self-loathe, despite an often gregarious nature to my closest and dearest. I frequently put unnecessary pressure on myself, which seems to be exacerbated by my anxiety and depression, both life-long residents in my psyche. Perhaps conditioned from my previous experiences of inflicted pressure from others?
I think it's also to do with being the breadwinner to my fiancee and child. Sure, finance wise, we are going rock-steady, but I know we could be better off, if I simply kept going with the writing, as well juggle the daily tasks at hand. It's tough to keep my creativity alive, alongside becoming physically and mentally exhausted on a day to day basis.
Being unemployed has hardly helped, and the way we care for each other has meant the only way either of us could return to employment is through work that could substantially cover our bills and expenditures.
There are other personal factors that emotionally exhaust me, and the waves of anxiety and depression hit me in a similar vein to a cold or other kind of illness. My partner has tried to reassure me of my self-worth, although she appears baffled when I tell her all of this.
It is difficult. I know I put myself into this situation (and I've dug out of worse before), but there are times I just think "Why am I bothering to try this hard?", and just want to disappear into solitude.
Try to hang in there... been cycling like that too. Not exactly sure . Been observing this coincidence .
weird as it sounds , it is particularily bad , around 3 days before and
Or after a full moon . Been watching this effect for over 40 yrs.. some moon
Try to do stuff that allows me to hide
, or be a hermit during those times.
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