tiktoks of people asking for help keep popping up on my for you page and i cry at them every single time, no matter how small. its always the people who actually have goals and wants to do things with their life, travel, see the world, get married, have kids, etc. its so unfair to them. and im just here, i still have no idea what to do with my life, my life is hopeless, but the world is punishing them instead. why is the world punishing people like that? if i could i would take it from them so they can live their life. im done with mine for all i know
Hey @givingnarwhal9769,
Reading your post, it sounds like these videos affect you quite deeply.
You see people talking about wanting to travel, get married, have children, or simply continue living their lives, and it hurts to see them struggling when they have so many things they still hope to do.
At the same time, I noticed you turned the comparison back onto yourself. You wrote that you have no idea what to do with your life and that your life feels hopeless. That sounds like a heavy place to be carrying on your own.
I am also a little concerned by your last sentence, “I’m done with mine for all I know.”
Are you feeling exhausted with life at the moment, or have you been having thoughts of not wanting to be around anymore?
Thanks for writing in and sharing this with us. Do continue to write and tell us more.
hey there, thanks for sharing. I’m really sorry you’re feeling this way. Crying at those videos and feeling deeply for other people actually shows how sensitive and caring you are, but right now, it also sounds like that empathy is turning inward into pain and hopelessness.
But I need to gently say this: your life is not “done,” and it’s not hopeless, even if it feels that way in this moment. When your mind is overwhelmed and exhausted, it can start telling you very final, very harsh stories about yourself and your future, but those thoughts aren’t facts.
You’re not being punished, and you’re not behind in life. You’re just in a really heavy, painful period where everything feels too much at once.
You don’t have to solve your whole life right now. But you do deserve support through this. Please consider reaching out to someone real and safe, like a trusted person or school counselor. You shouldn’t have to hold these thoughts alone.
For right now, just stay with the present moment. You matter in it, even if it doesn’t feel like it:)