I don't know what to do anymore

I'm not even sure who I am anymore. I feel like I'm slowly losing myself, piece by piece, day by day.

It's like I'm a puzzle, and someone's taking away the pieces that make me whole. I'm trying to hold on, but it's getting harder and harder.

I look in the mirror, and I don't recognize the person staring back at me. I feel like I'm just going through the motions, pretending to be someone I'm not.

I'm scared. I'm scared of losing myself completely. I'm scared of becoming someone I don't want to be.

But at the same time, I'm trying to be brave. I'm trying to trust the process, to trust that I'll come out of this stronger and wiser.

I don't know what the future holds, but I do know that I need to find myself again. I need to rediscover who I am, what I want, and what makes me happy.

Pfloyd121 · 46-50, M

Mini checklist for finding yourself when lost
Rediscover passions. What brings joy to your daily life? What things do you enjoy doing?
Try out new hobbies to find things you enjoy. Enrol in new classes, meetup events or solo travel in the hopes that something will eventually bring joy through one of them!

Volunteer your time for perspective. Helping others stops us overthinking about our own lives and forces us to gain empathy for someone else instead.

Dig deep and redefine goals. What do you want from life? Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years?

Identify your strengths and weaknesses. What things are you good at? What are you uniquely skilled at? What activities get you in a state of flow?

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

You'll never lose yourself I've found out, but finding out who you really are can be equally frightening and hold the same feeling.

SteelHands · 61-69, M

Yeah 50 years ago there was a claim going around being made.

Expand your mind man. Open up new Vistas baby. Ride the magic carpet. Drop out turn on and tune in.

Turned out that dropping out (becoming a bum ) "turning on" (to drugs) and "tuning in" (communes that became cults) was just people trying to avoid or escape reality.

A few actually solved every problem they had. They moved into a six foot long box six feet under.

I get it. I've been there too.