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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I feel like I'm outside the office. It's as if, with so much writing, I no longer feel its embrace, that which anchors me to it. Now I feel like I'm outside, amidst what I would call my office routine: cooking, walking, going about my day, my home, my strolls, and, well, the fact that my life is a complete mess, one…
Office politics haven't been easy. For quite some time now, everyone has been trying to tear my boss's team apart, by any means necessary, because his main departments, which he coordinated, have become a disaster, and that doesn't reflect well on him at all. He sought to keep those under his command subservient, by…
I feel like I've completely lost my life, that I need stimulation, the disorder, to feel like there's something to do and that not everything is already done, and therefore, that I can be kicked out somehow, that people can take advantage of the space to come and do their thing and take advantage of my order, because…
I don't know what it is but every year I get older, I start to just dislike life and get all depressed, like another year of nothing productive. It's not that I didn't do anything productive, just not really what I wanted or where I wanna be at rn.
I graduated, I've been studying, I've been driving, I have no idea…
For many years now I have been struggling with addiction to pornography. I have tried doing things to distract myself and even hit myself on my hand with a ruler when I disobeyed myself. My porn addiction feels like I have been turned into a puppet on strings, feeling like I am unable to do something about it even…
Hey everyone! So, here's the thing that's been nagging at me: living with ADHD really changes the way you experience boredom, and honestly, it feels like a never-ending cycle sometimes. 😐 You know how people say everyone's got their own little quirks? Well, turns out mine involves alternating between intense bouts of…
It's outrageous that he's working with my former boss. In my opinion, he holds the title, but I no longer see him as a boss because he's doing his own thing. I don't see it as a position that limits my work at the company, but rather as one that only gives directions and sticks to them as far as they can, which is the…
hey, just wanted to vent here for a bit. I've been struggling with this whole tattoo thing lately, and it's kinda driving me nuts. So I got this tattoo a while back, right? It was something super meaningful to me at the time, like a reminder of my own strength or whatever. 😅 But now I'm hearing all these people…
I'm so fed up with the office. I can't stand it anymore, I don't want anything to do with it. Everyone there treats me like an animal, everything is done through gestures and other things. There's no respect for me as a person, I don't feel treated like another human being, but like a freak. I'm angry because a story…
I'm tired of the office. How is it possible that they have access to the cell phone of the girl I like, and I don't? How is it possible that I, who always helped her, get all the benefits that I don't? Benefits that I so richly deserve... The most unpleasant thing is finding out how everyone, in the middle of an…
I'm tired of the office. How is it possible that they have access to the cell phone of the girl I like, and I don't? How is it possible that I, who always helped her, get all the benefits that I don't? Benefits that I so richly deserve... The most unpleasant thing is finding out how everyone, in the middle of an…
bipolar disorder... let's talk about it, okay? i'm just really fed up with the sheer amount of myths floating around about this. there's so many people out there who think they know everything but honestly have no clue what they're talking about. like, one minute they're acting all sympathetic and the next they're…
ok, I've been doing this therapy thing for 2 freakin' months and guess what? No noticeable difference! 😤 Isn't therapy supposed to work magic or something by now? I'm still feeling all bleh and no enlightenment in sight. What's wrong with me? Did I get a dud therapist or is it just typical fluff? heard some quote…
I've been struggling with ADHD recently and it's just exhausting. People assume ADHD is always this quirky, distracted behavior but it's not that simple, right? It's the constant battle to keep myself from getting sucked into distractions while trying to focus on a task. And when I say 'constant', I mean it! Every…
Does anyone else have dreams of falling ALL the time? It's been happening almost every night lately, and I'm at a loss for what it means. 🤔 They come with this weird feeling, like my entire body's just been dropped into some abyss. I've read somewhere that it could be related to stress but who knows if that's true.…