Disappointed with life

Does anyone else find that life has just been one big disappointment?

When I was younger, I always thought that everything would make sense at some point soon. Especially as it seemed that all the grown-ups truly knew it all: they knew how to deal with every situation. My parents could solve any problem.

As I have grown up, I have no idea about pretty much anything. I realise now that, of course, no one knows it all, in any sense of the phrase.

And that, basically, life has just turned out to be one big disappointment.

Reply 1

Livethefire

Childhood dreams soon fade, much like all the magical stories that may have been told to you as you grew up. The true magic is adaption and the way we percieve this imperfect world to overcome this "problem" of life, just as your parents would overcome any problem and remain heroic to you.

Reply 2

ßlαcksωαn

17

I think that as children we have the impression that will will be a breeze. But when we actually get here (late teens) we realise that life is quite complicated and every choice we make has an impact. The fact that out expectations are killed makes it a difficult time. When I look at my life I think "what the hell am I doing and what't the point?" But we can't think like this. I just think we need to think about how our actions today will affect tomorrow. All the little things now like uni and study will help us live a better life in the future is what I'm trying to say. You're not alone, hang in there :smile:

Reply 3

M. Amis

Goodness me, no. Quite apart from the indisputable fact that your 'life' such as it is purported to be, given your age, seems under-ripe for post-mortem to the tune of (I surmise) sixty-odd years.

Reply 4

LennonMcCartney

OP

blackswan

"what the hell am I doing and what't the point?"

I definitely share this sentiment.

I have not felt truly motivated, or the drive to go and do something. Even all my hobbies, and things that (on paper) excite me have failed to do the trick for about a year now.

At the moment it feels like I'm just going through the motions for whatever I do. Like I'm doing it all for nothing. I know that we are probably only here to ensure the safe survival of our genes in such a way that those genes can continue to survive (i.e. a stable family, good income, a wife etc.) but at the moment I don't care for all that, and I'm really getting bored of University.

I need to be in medias res: getting a job, money problems, a good girl, and as it is, it feels like I've been in the transition stage for way too long. But the more I think this, the more I feel that when I am in those situations, I'll still feel the same old, same old.

Perhaps it's true responsibility I need; at the moment all I'm responsible for is my university degree which is going fairly well at the moment. I need to be responsible: for a job, for a family and whatever else, and I'm currently far, far away from getting any of these things yet.

Reply 5

LennonMcCartney

OP

M. Amis

Goodness me, no. Quite apart from the indisputable fact that your 'life' such as it is purported to be, given your age, seems under-ripe for post-mortem to the tune of (I surmise) sixty-odd years.

OK, perhaps I meant life so far and in the foreseeable future, has been a big disappointment.

Reply 6

Blue Bliss

6

Suck it up and wait it out I guess. I've been in the same place a lot of times. Little things come along to occupy you. Girls, hobbies, distractions like reading, movies, yadda yadda.

Something will happen eventually.

Life is a bit of a bore though. We cant all be Indiana Jones

Reply 7

pharmgirl

12

You're 21! Horrible age. You feel like an adult but believe me you havent even started. I have a motto. Never judge your future by the crappy day you are having today. Come back next year and you could be doing something you never even dreamed of. I promise you!

Reply 8

danni_bella

17

blackswan

I think that as children we have the impression that will will be a breeze. But when we actually get here (late teens) we realise that life is quite complicated and every choice we make has an impact. The fact that out expectations are killed makes it a difficult time. When I look at my life I think "what the hell am I doing and what't the point?" But we can't think like this. I just think we need to think about how our actions today will affect tomorrow. All the little things now like uni and study will help us live a better life in the future is what I'm trying to say. You're not alone, hang in there :smile:

:dito:

Also you should listen to Waterview it'll make you feel better :-/

:biggrin:

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