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I’m a black gay 31 year old and I just hate my life. I hate feeling like there’s nowhere to go. I hate feeling like this is as good as it gets. And I hate feeling like I have to prove my worth in every instance just to be here in this place.
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Anonymous 1d

Sounds like you need a more engaging job

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Anonymous 1d

I’m an ICU nurse.

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Anonymous 1d

In Manhattan

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I’m not saying there’s anything inherently good or bad about your job, but just that it sounds like you don’t feel you have a compelling path /progression in front of you to put your efforts into and derive purpose from

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

The only thing that drives me is music.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Yes exactly. Clearly there is some miss alignment between how you spend your time and what would actually challenge you and give you a sense of progress and accomplishment. And I’m not saying that’s trivial to find but I think that’s probably the end goal that fixes your issue

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