Personal Experiences, Struggles and Setbacks Around Health
Health and wellbeing rarely improve in a straight line. In these stories, people share what they went through while trying to take care of their body or their mind: a fitness routine that didn't hold, a diet that backfired, a recovery that took longer than expected, a complicated relationship with their appearance, or simply the exhaustion of trying to do everything right.
Some stories are about setbacks and frustration, others about small victories. Many ask the same question: is it just me? Reading how others lived a similar situation can make it feel less isolating, and sharing your own can help you put words on it.
These stories are personal experiences and opinions, not medical advice. For a health problem, a doctor or another qualified professional remains the right person to talk to.
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alright so here's the deal. lately i've been noticing my mental health doing its own weird dance and honestly, it's getting real annoying. one day i'm feeling just fine, energy's up, focus is sharp... everything's in place. but then outta nowhere, BAM! a fog rolls into my brain and it sticks around like an unwanted…
I know how to deal with some of them. I’m not going into details. I just wanna know if one day they’re going to stop. The main reason it’s because november and december sometimes represents hard times for me. Those months were the beginning of a traumatic event.
I’m fine but from time to time they’re back and I…
joining a new gym has not been the seamless transition i had envisioned. in fact, it feels like i'm an uninvited guest at a party where everyone else knows the theme and i'm just trying to figure out how to blend in. i see people who lift weights with such ease, their muscles seem to be effortlessly sculpted by every…
I think that I have some issues when it comes to try to sleep easily. Maybe since I was a teenanger but I’m not very sure to be honest. And I’ve been doing exercise at night and I think that it’s not working pretty well so now I’ll be swimming at morning, and for that I need to sleep early lol. And also I wanna take a…
sitting at the kitchen table, I found myself locked in a staring contest with a mug of coffee that was practically mocking me. hours dragged on, and my focus was still nowhere to be found. my mind felt like an overcrowded file cabinet: thoughts jumbled, and who knows where the important files went. the to-do list was…
i feel like i'm losing it; work just keeps piling on, each task seems more urgent than the last. how am i supposed to keep up? deadlines are looming and no one seems to care about the pressure they're putting on me! my boss is relentless with his emails and calls expecting me to drop everything else and only focus on…
How am I supposed to carry the burden of wanting to do something new or trying something new, or achieving what I want when I know I’m just too pathetic to actually do it, see it through, or even figure out how to begin?
So, what am I supposed to do, then? Just go on living this boring life, accomplishing nothing…
Hey again. So I've been staying with a friend and her mum. She always asks if we've eaten when she comes from work, before she serves herself. This morning she asked if I had eaten breakfast or just had my tea flat? Is it strange that it hurt me because I tried to think how many times my dad ever asked me that. None.…
I've got a problem. It's not drugs or booze (thank God), but it sure feels like a mess sometimes. I'm flat out addicted to shopping online, and it's starting to screw up my life big time. 😬 I've tried to kick this habit countless times, but I always seem to get sucked right back in. There's just something about…
i watched this ted talk on addiction yeasterday and. wow it hit me right in the feels?! honestly im not one to usually get emotional abt stuff like that but something bout the way they explained everything, it just resonated? i couldnt help but reflect on my own habits like drinking socially n the odd cigarette with…
Today at therapy I had this insight about my view of happiness and I found out that I think that I don’t deserve too much happiness. But it’s not true because I’m a human being just like the rest and I do deserve good things in life, I’m not talking about material stuff I’m talking about experiences. This insight was…
lately, it feels like I’m just going through life and BAM! emotions hit me like a freight train. one minute I’m pondering what pasta to whip up for dinner, and the next I’m drowning in this tidal wave of sadness or anxiety. it’s seriously annoying. you’d think there’d be some trigger, right? but nope, it’s like my…
Why am I on the "top" page 🥲 that's cringe. But whatever. Anyways, I've been doing better, usually I get all lonely and existential, especially at night but after many videos, I found something that works. I could be afraid that l that I would end up just as lonely and existential tomorrow but I don't think so, I…
I want to be good but i feel pathetic all the time because nothing happens in my life and im not really interested in a lot of things unfortunately so i dont really go to any clubs and plus i know i grow to despise it because i hate being forced to do stuff i feel like in school that im just on autopilot and nothing…
so lately, i've been noticing this weird thing happening to me whenever i watch porn. it's kinda like my heart starts racing and my palms get all sweaty. it's strange because it almost feels like i'm experiencing some sort of anxiety attack. now, i know it might sound a bit odd connecting porn with this kind of…