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I am desperate (lemmy.ml)
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Need a license, need a car, need to gtfo of this state or country. I have no friends here, no social life, I spend nearly every waking moment alone (either in my rented room or on the porch chainsmoking and occasionally getting drunk off my ass). I walk to work at a fucking gas station that is testing my patience. The times I do talk to friends, it's either playing video games online without much talk or I have to hear about all the cool and social shit one friend in particular experiences regularly. I live in fucking South Carolina in an expensive fucking area where rent is 2k+ a month. I make 14 an hour with incredibly varied hours. I want nothing more than my heart to stop and never have to see another day. I am midlife, but my entire life has been like this for the past 10 years (just in a new area since last year). I need guidance, help, or a rope. I cannot with this shit anymore. I am too tired and too alone to cope with shit. Been trying stoicism, but you can only say, "It is what it is," so many times before suicide is what it is.

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[-] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 2 points 19 hours ago

Not an answer. I see what you're doing now. Go troll somewhere else.

[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Are you sure? I’ve just had the idea of asking someone on a treadmill, so we can have a proper conversation

[-] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 1 points 15 hours ago

Can you please elucidate what the fuck you are trying to say in plain simple English? I'm dumb and need to understand what your point is supposed to be.

[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

So I went ahead and conducted the interviews. Most people were pretty incredulous with me, one guy just said “go try to jog without running and see what happens” then put his headphones back in. Not sure what to make of it all

[-] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Sounds like the interviews went well. After you do those jogs for a couple weeks, next up is seeking a therapist. It's to help you overcome a mental rut. Sounds like something you desperately need to start doing immediately after reading this comment.

[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

With the therapist, should I prioritize my health or should I prioritize my well being?

[-] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Sounds like you need to start with both simultaneously. It's almost like you, specifically, cant do one step at-a-time.

[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Sorry, after all this time are you now changing your recommendation to walking? Or am I reading that wrong?

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