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Men’s Mental Health 3w
I’ve tried to stay strong and keep a positive mindset. But it’s so hard, I feel like I’m just not a smart person. I need an internship to graduate for my masters program and I just can’t get one. I feel like everyone else in my program is smarter than …
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me. I’ve been tryna stay positive and just do my best. But no matter how hard I try I end up in that same B range. I’m just so average. I’m beginning to feel like the problem child in my family. Both my older sisters graduated college, worked internships, and got jobs straight away. I’m the oldest son and my dad is still having to give me pocket money even tho I’m 23 years old now.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

I just cried real tears for the first time in idk how long. I haven’t felt my emotions in a while. Idk what to do. I just came here to try and express how I’m feeling. But I feel like I just don’t have the same brain everyone else in my family has. I’m tired of trying not to show weakness, cause tbh I don’t believe in myself or believe I can get a good job. It’s so depressing, but it is what it is. The worst thing is I can tell my sisters are beginning to be concerned for me and if I’m gonna …

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

Make anything of my life. My parents invested so much money and effort in us, and I’m the only one not doing anything. I don’t know what to do with myself at this rate. Idk where to look. It’s just a painful feeling tryna be the best you can be, but knowing deep down you’re falling further and further below your peers and having that constant feeling inside you that you aren’t good enough.

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