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Every night before I go to bed, I lay there reflecting on everything

& Every night for quite a while, I never like any of it.

I'm not where I want to be in life & I've been mostly ignoring all my friends in real life. Everybody always sees me as happy, funny, always able to bring the light out of people.

But people don't know that's not how I really feel inside. I'm very upset with myself & my whole life.
I'm literally crying while I write this & people don't see this side of me. I even do a pretty good job ignoring it until I'm alone with my thoughts.

I isolate myself because one of my biggest fears is somebody asking me how I've been. I don't like my answers. So I hide from the people in my life because I don't want them to ask about me.

I just admitted this to my friend & I told her that even though I'm afraid to talk.. I'm also afraid that if I keep ignoring her then I would lose her. She told me I could never lose her. She said that I'm a rare friend because I'm constantly there for the people I care about even though nobody knows how shitty I feel about myself.

I'll be there for anybody but I don't let anybody be here for me.

So I wrote this to reflect out loud this time. I know I know, just another "sad shit in the nighttime" post. So cringe 🤦
But seriously. I just wanted to say out loud that I am not happy. I'm just trying to figure shit out.
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basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
I've been there regarding isolating myself.
I used to do that often and it was to my detriment. Don't isolate. Talk to people you care about. Instead seeing yourself as yourself, see yourself as another person and then ask "would I give love and support to this person?". Answer is likely yes. Self care is important, dude.
ChiefJustWalks · 26-30
@basilfawlty89 That's actually pretty solid advice. I often put myself in others shoes but not to examine myself.. usually just to understand people better.
You don't gotta listen to this but the "self care" part made me start playing it rn. The way he carves "memento mori" into his coffin before he punches through it is what inspired my first tattoo. Which was "memento mori" on my arm

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