Vent Post

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VibrantTerracottaAirCanisterSetInMoscowWithHope
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Saturday, 02 November 2024
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I feel quite numb and sad most of the time. Been this way for a few years. I've lost interest in everything that I used to enjoy. I feel like a burden on my family. Im just a mere waste of space and resources. Im worthless. I feel lonely and distanced from everyone. Feels like the only time my dad talks to me is when its about education or school. Neither of my parents seem interested when I want to share something. I'm not good at socializing. My class is mostly guys (and I'm a girl who prefers hanging around with girls), and i don't like them. Theyre disgusting and weird. All of them have sh!t talked about me at some point too. They have no reason to talk about me so much, but they do as one of their friends is my cousin. There are only 4 girls including me. I'm friends with girl A. I've also known girl K for a while, but I'm not close with her. I don't even know if she considers me a friend. A and K used to be best friends. K had another best friend, who left the school recently. This year K and A started hanging out a lot more again and sitting together, leaving me alone a little. Girl N is new, and good friends with K. I couldn't be close with her either, and it feels awkward. Theyre not mean to me, yes I have been talked behind my back by K before, but we were very young and little kids back then so I don't grudge over it. I know its selfish of me to feel jealous, I have no right to feel that way. A has her own life and right to hang out with others. But I still just feel a little sad when she's with others instead. My class is mostly guys, and i don't like them. Theyre disgusting and weird. All of them have shit talked about me at some point too. They have no reason to talk about me so much, but they do as one of their friends is my cousin. the guys are worse than me, and they don't get told anything. Even my cousin isn't given as many headaches. My friend also has a similar attendance situation, sometimes worse. But she's never been called an irregular student. I've been doing worse in school lately. The grading system sucks too. I feel too unmotivated. I also have a lot of assignments and projects to do, impacting my sleep schedule. Sometimes its hard to sleep. I don't want to wake up in the morning, and I just really don't want to go to school these days. But I don't have a choice so I suck it up. I don't like my tutor either. He's not bad, just not for me. My parents gve me my cousins tutor and I have to study with him now. I don't like having to study along with my cousin, our study speed is different. I barely have time to do things anymore because of having a tutor. Ive never had anyone. I try to push it all to the back of my mind and deal with the present. Its monotonous. Ive been sucking it up for years. This year however, multiple people have been noticing that I apparently seem "sad". I suppose I'm slipping up and having a harder time masking my feelings. I've never wanted to live long. I've always intended to die by 18, after I finish school or before college. It wasn't such a big deal before, I was still young and a while away from those years, so it was a reasonable time. But now I'm closer to the years. I feel conflicted. I've been seeing a weird vision/dream lately too. Its a white room, with a black path. I've walked on it since birth. And now its reached its end. the path doesn't continue further. Im merely standing on the end of it now. I feel a little crazy saying this haha. I dont see a future for me. I dont want to live. I feel guilty thinking about it. My parents shouldnt spend money on my education, since I don't intend to have a future to put it to use. Im useless. I'll never be someone that can make them proud. There's no point of my life. I dont have a right to feel this way. Im ungrateful. I dont like how i look or who i am. I feel fat. I'm not overweight, but my stomach always looks bloated. It makes me feel insecure. My mom pointed it out a few times. My hair always looks frizzly. I feel unloved and unwanted. I feel lost. If I died,my parents wouldnt have to waste money on me anymore. They would have one less kid to worry about. They'd do better financially. They'd have a better life. I don't feel like they'd care much. they'd say I was lost to the devil. Im tired of living. I dont enjoy anything anymore. I don't want to study. I don't want to work. I dont want to play. I don't want to do anything. People call me emo or spoiled. It hurts. I don't ask my parents for anything. why am I considered spoiled? I try my best to be as low of a nuisance as possible. I try to help whenever I can. It's never enough. I'm trying my best. I really am. The constant comparison with my cousin also hurts. "He's a boy and he does so much around the house". I have a little brother. Sometimes it's like he doesn't love me. I get yelled at if I don't teach him his homework and stuff. If he does something wrong, I get punished. I also have religion pressured on me a lot. I'm tired. I've cried for a while. I feel sleepy now.

Sorry for all the writing. Ive never tried expressing my emotions in an online forum before. I feel like an attention seeker saying all this tbh. Sorry, thank you for reading! ♡



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SizzlingGreenEarthMuffinPanInLisbonWithLoneliness 1mo ago

Hey there!


I read your story and it seems like you're having a tough time and I hope it did you good to write.


I don't entirely see eye to eye with everything you said. Life throws curveballs and, honestly, it often feels like a "rocky road," but hang in there!!! 😌


Everyone's journey is different, and comparing yourself to others, like your cousin, can be a trap—it's like comparing "apples and oranges".

Been through similar stuff myself, the whole feeling invisible to family and all that jazz, but remember, perceptions can get skewed when emotions run high.


Try viewing your "white room" vision as a canvas for future possibilities instead of an endpoint. Feeling "unloved" or "unwanted" often has more to do with internal struggles than reality. You're still valuable to those around you, even if it doesn't always feel that way. Keep going, even when the road seems long—it’s not all doom and gloom.


Just keep things in perspective and stay grounded. 🙌

PulsatingTanLightningYggdrasilInLagosWithAnxiety 1mo ago

I read your story carefully (sometimes you have to use the "enter" key! 😉) and totally get that things are feeling rough, but gotta say, don't quite see everything the same way!


Life sometimes feels like a never-ending "project" with deadlines you never signed up for; but remember, everyone has their own challenges.


I had a similar vibe in my school days, feeling "lost in the crowd," but turns out it was just one chapter, not the whole story. those "guys" in your class may seem annoying now, but trust me, they're probably dealing with their own stuff too.


The whole comparing yourself to your cousin is draining, like trying to use the wrong "algorithm" for success. you mentioned feeling like a "waste of space," but that's your inner critic talking; you're definitely more than that. Emotions run high, especially with school, family, and all the societal "programming." Maybe try finding small things that spark interest even if it's just a tiny bit—sometimes it's the little tweaks that overhaul the whole system.


Take care! 😊