Has anybody ever lost their passion for something?

Question

I'm not quite sure how to explain this, but I'll try my best.

For more than a decade, for waayy more than half my life...I dedicated my time to soccer. Being born in a Latin American country, my love for the sport was fostered in me at a very young age. I practiced countless hours and probably ran thousands of miles to be able to compete at the highest level possible. I began to finally reap the rewards of my hard work about a year ago when I landed a spot on an excellent team that would surely give me the last push I needed to play in college.

Then my mom made me quit. She refused to pay the fees. Give me rides. Sign the papers (being a minor, I can't play w/o her consent). I was going somewhere with the one thing I loved the most...and she brutally took it away from me.

I could still play high school soccer but something feels sooo off. The love...the passion...it's gone. I never thought that would be possible.

Anybody relate? What happens now?

Answer 1

Losing your passion for what you have dedicated your life too, is like losing your will to live.
I lost my will to write. Working in a commercial environment killed it.
So I started focussing on other stuff and gradually the passion came back.
If your purpose in life is to play soccer, your path will lead to soccer.
It may not be exactly as you picured it.
Don't blame you mom. I'm sure she had a valid reason.
Maybe what's happened is a way of preparation - an initiation - so you will always grab all the chances you get in life.

Answer 2

That happened to me a few months ago with horseback riding. I quit in january due to exams, school, work and community hours = too much on my plate. Also I've been to many stables and they have all been.. not good places. Now, it's summer and I have free time I am looking for a place. However now I can't find one! So it's very discouraging, but I mean, I have been horseback riding since I was 7y/o. I'm not about to give up on something that made me.. me! haha.

Answer 3

I think mabye you should play again or u might reget not. Because i used to do Karate and i loved it and then the passion went away and i still reget quitting :( Mabye once you start to play again you'll get that passion back? well hope this helps! :)

P.s. i play soccer too

Answer 4

Yes. I used to paint & even go on exhibits. I loved art like nothing else... until it became work & people expected me to paint. I guess, I somewhat lost the passion because I use to paint because I just wanted to play...

Answer 5

Its not the same at all but….

likes fish. Big passion. Working at a fish farm started to lose this passion.

Big passion for skiing. Working as ski patrol started to lose this passion.

What does it mean? Guess we can’t cross our work with our pleasure like that. Killing thousands of fish while they where still flopping messed with us. Always worrying who was going to hurt themselves and how bad and when messed with us.

Sounds like your ma’s actions are messing with you.

Answer 6

Well, i once wanted to be a pilot and i told my father so, i had thought about it a long time and was very happy when i decided, but he didn't approve of it, he said it was just like driving a taxi, being a taxi driver was looked as a low job..i was very hurt then, but i forgot about it later. ..
After that though, i never want to be a pilot, my father approval mattered to me..also i never wanted to be be anything.else ..for years i didn't know what i wanted to do and wasted my life..
it was n't his fault, he wanted me to be something more to achieve something greater..
i should be never gave up on my dream though, it was mine i should have fought for it
Now i don't want to be a pilot but i have a dream
life is the pursuit of happiness, and happiness is achieved when one reaches one's values...

Answer 7

i know the feeling of losing your dreams.
i used to dance,act, and went around to USA to preform with my group, but something happened to me. i started experienceing panic attacks, and anxiety, and my mother had to do something about it. she was the main stress of my life, she didnt support me much, and now i had to quit because she said she wanted me tight with education. i didnt get it because i had straight A's, and me and my mom would fight constantly, and it became stressful for me. it was very bad time in my life. i was only 11. it sucks now because im just starting to dance again, and the whole point is to never give up in your dreams, dont let no one get you down, you will get up there, everyone has to get rejects in order to proceed your dreams, good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!