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I feel so performative nowadays
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Anonymous 4d

My identity was built around being preformative and I had no idea. It was built up over time because I didnt feel like I could work alongside life and my own self when I was younger. I don’t know what to do about it pther than to tey to love my inner self, but everything feels so preformative, fake, lile I’m lying to everyone snd myself, but I don’t know who I am without it other than an emotional wreck that just tires out everyone who tries to help me. I just need to go, to run away and never

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

look back, but thats so cowardly , and I am too much of a coward to do it. Now I have another year on the horizon, and I just don’t see the point. I don’t want to make my friends and family sad, so currently thats whats holding me to this earth

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

Please please please help me I just want to be normal and functioning

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

If everyone is truly like me then why havent we all killed ourselves yet

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3d

I’ve been feeling the exact same way. These past two years I’ve been at uni, im not sure who I even am anymore. always putting on these fake performances because I feel there’s nothing to me. And idk what happened this year man but every night I’d come back from class and work and id get really sad and start overthinking about my future and things like if people really like me for me or just who I portray myself to be and how I could ever be me if I see myself as nothing.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3d

it’s so terrifying and a lonely place to be. But Im trying to work my way out of it and find some footing again. And I promise you you’re not tiring out anyone , just because we feel like this doesn’t make us any lesser. If you ever need someone talk to please dm me.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

Thank you 🙏, you will always be welcome in my dms too

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3d

Thank you

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