Feelings

[brlmski]

being unemployed is exhausting. i just wanna go back to the relaxing cadence of working

[mahi-mahi]

as I get older, I’ve realized that the stuff I really want for Christmas is stuff that can’t be bought.

[wrong]

I don't have many people I can share this with but last year I posted this on c-t


This year, I am happy to post this


i'm here as a permanent resident now! ! !

Spoiler:

i promise i'll send my care share now that this is over

[brlmski]

got a job 8). working as a research engineer at the university of washington

[meatjacket]

Lots of ups and downs in my struggle to be an independent adult. Lots of stuff changing almost all at once which is great and hard to keep up with and bad and not moving fast enough. Overall pretty down but I know there’s some upsides coming up

The bad..
- girlfriend and I broke up after 7 years together. We still live together and plan to until the lease is up. It’s been rough on us being under the same roof because of how different we view the world and our motivating factors. Her idea of fun is not my idea and vice versa. As kids we were the same kind of person but now as we’re older we’re different and know what we want out of the world and sadly it’s not a future with us together. I have no plans to date anytime soon but she’s out looking for people to connect with. This sucks man

However I am a silver lining kind of guy, let’s see what’s going well so far
The good!
- I got a new job and it’s so easy, much less stressful both physically and mentally. Pay is better along w nearly open dress code :-)
- Strokes cover band is going well, we play some originals on the side. Hope to have a show by the beginning of the year!
- credit cards are nearly paid off, almost no debt

[bels]

I always have a headache and it's driving me crazy.

[brlmski]

shedding the majority of my stuff in a cross country move feels great. feel like i could leave some more behind but it's hard to go all the way i think

[archangel666]

the world is so fucked.

[Benson]

Is the whole 'moving constantly in your 20s for school and work' thing unique to our generation or has it always been this way? I just got back from visiting my girlfriend, friends, and family on the other side of the country and it is tough

[CheerUpBrokeBoy]

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[Julio]

life is mad tiring sometimes, lately is one of those times

[meatjacket]

landed a "big" job. really REALLY good benefits as well as nice little perks such as free snacks/food/drinks. Been surrounded by good vibes and crazy events and people. If I had to draw my self as a cartoon, it would be a

BIG BEAMING SUN

im finally happy

[mknro]

not really a feeling but also a sad feeling: what happened to Other shop?

[hamburgerlady]

i've achieved my dream and have been living in tokyo for a year now.
kinda almost feeling like moving again though. maybe somewhere in europe (norway, france, copenhagen).

[CheerUpBrokeBoy]

looking back on my posts in this thread are wild

i joined c-t when i was 19, bored, completely isolated, and inexperienced in basically every possible way. looking back on my emotional growth since then is incredibly affirming

i'm graduating this month, so it kind of bookends with when i joined c-t in my gap year between graduating high school and starting college. i think i can say that i'm happy right now, much happier than i thought was possible two years ago. i know that this happiness can't last forever, but knowing that it came as a result of a lot of hard lessons and personal growth means that it comes from within, and that i can find it again no matter how much my life changes

definitely recommend going through your old posts in here if you were anywhere near as prolific in this thread as i was. if you're in a good place rn it's really affirming to remember how much things have changed for the better, and if you're in a weird or bad place rn it's a reminder that as long as you keep learning and growing through both the good and bad times you'll be okay in the end

love you!

[CheerUpBrokeBoy]

[106-2]

Don't really have anyone I feel comfortable bragging about this to irl, but i've just finished the 2nd year of my BA with a 1st and by far the best feedback I've ever received in each of the essays. I've really got no idea how I've managed it, given the absolutely fucking state of my mental health throughout the school year. It feels like such a relief in one sense, but it sort of confirms an issue I've had since secondary school where I'd get good grades to the massive detriment of my mental wellbeing. I really am proud of myself but it feels sort of marred by that :/