What do you think I should do about how I feel about myself?

Question

I wish I were different more than I would like. I guess I wish I was more motivated in life, I keep feeling like I let opportunities pass me by and I can't make myself change, even though I've thought about changing a lot. It takes motivation to change, and what if what you want to change is a lack of motivation, haha. Then you are stuck. I suffered a depression last fall for a lot of reasons, but that feeling was part of what paralyzed me. I work full time at a call center, 8 bucks an hour, but I don't feel like it's the right place for me to be. I want to be more successful. I want people to look at me and be impressed. I'd appreciate if the flamers just passed this thread by, I don't need a bunch of jerks telling me to stop whining and suck it up.

Answer 1

Your mind is very powerful. You are bigger than the"stuck." So don't let it win. Maybe you're giving in to those nasty little gremlins in your head that are trying to sabotage your success. I don't know about you but I'm very visual. I need to write things and see things. You know your strengths... allow them to help you. You write well.. so try writing 3 pages first thing in the morning.. by hand. Don't edit... don't craft... just write.. let it flow. It's amazing what you'll learn about yourself and what may be scary and hindering your dreams. It a wonderful device and very cathartic. Someone said... if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Where you are... is just where you are right now! Who you are.. is far more important. And if I hear you correctly... you want things to change. Getting from A to B can seem overwhelming. Just change little things first.... you'll gather momentum as you get stronger. Go one step at a time, believe in yourself and believe you can do it. I bet you can! Go give it a try:) I wish you the best.

Answer 2

I get the same feeling sometimes, although not so often now...I find that i spend too much time looking at everything i don't have and everything that i haven't succeeded in i go over all this and i want to change and i want to go forward and start doing more, start changing...but the action isn't there and everything remains how it is...so over and over again i repeat these feelings....so my solution...

Try and not look at all this, its about the way you look at things, look at what you have achieved, how far you have come so far, and look at what is good about you and the things that make you happy in life...you have to eliminate those thoughts of i wish i was....and i cant....the key is to have more faith in yourself and look ahead at where you can go and believe that's where you are going and not to focus on why your not satisfied at the moment...you will notice this thought alone will bring a big change to how you feel at the moment. and each time you get knocked back from something what ever it may be you just got to replay this in your mind and push ahead.... trust me...as much as this may sound airy fairy to some, it did too me once upon a time...It really is amazing just what it can do.

I can go on more, but i might leave it at that, after all its up to you to unlock the doors, it sounds to me like your already on your way.