Do you ever feel like you are living a nightmare?

Question

I feel like that all the time, but I keep telling myself things could be worse, but on the other hand they could definately be better. How about you? It just seems as though so many things that I had no control over have damaged my life to the point that it would take a miracle to fix them, and the people who are supposed to be there to help, only make things worse.

Really shazzam, I'm 36, exactly when does it get better?

That sucks pampered. I had a job once and everytime I walked through the front doors I was afraid, but I tried to cover it with anger, I know what it feels like to have everyone after your blood. I needed the job, because it was the only decent paying job out there I was qualified for, There is nothing like walking into a place everyday wondering what the majority is going to do to conspire against you to destroy your life, and yes they did destroy my life. ;-(

Shingosho, just because my avatar is dressed up doesn't mean I am, and how in the world would you know if I know about a womans shelter or not! For all you know, I could have been in one, I think your answer is rude, and just because some one isn't starving in the street doesn't mean their life hasn't been hard! Judging from your answer, I would have to say, you haven't experienced much hardship or death in your lifetime, because if you had, you wouldn't be so quick to judge another.

Oh, and to put things in a more positive light, being wealthy and actually living the American dream without having to deal with a bunch of cons and theives and murdering, conspiring, thugs might put things in a more positive light also! So everybody, I guess if we don't live in a third world country we aren't entitled to feel anything but happiness and joy!

I'm very soory about your daughter Folkstan, living with that must be a nightmare. ;-(

Answer 1

I don't feel like I am living a nightmare. I AM living a nightmare.

Answer 2

I think that if most who felt like you do, spent no less than six months in any third world country or major disaster area volunteering your time, that overwhelming sense of despair would be put into quick and succinct perspective. I doubt very many would have any desire after that to speak of their own misery and suffering. If going to those extremes is too much for you to comprehend, try volunteering at a local women's shelter. Perspective doesn't have the same meaning when you only imaging what it would be like. Seeing it firsthand would put a clamp on your bleeding woe is me.

And judging by your dolled up avatar, I seriously doubt there is much substance to your misery to begin with.

Shingoshi Dao
2007.Dec.02 Sun, 00:34 --800 (PST)

Answer 3

oh yes all the time. I got a divorce because my ex husband was very abusive and he was messing around with like 30 differen't people. I also had to get a restraining order cause he threatened me and he also said that he was going to come and take our daughter from me wich scared the hell out of me. And I also found out that he's in a gang and doing drugs and my divorce went on for a year and finally i got everything i wanted and he can only have supervised visitation with our daughter but the thing is he has never shown up and him and his mother have told everyone that i said that he can't see her at all. So everyone is mad at me and he know's people everywhere (gang people) and there all pissed so i'm afraid to go anywhere! And I would love to move away from it all but I can't move out of the county!! So im stuck here living in fear

Answer 4

I did before in the past. When it got really bad, then this was a turning point for me to realize that it was my thinking that was making a nightmare out of my life. It was then i realized I didn't have the answer to fix this. then i gave up and started meditating. slowly the nightmares faded and things got better, the more i practised. then i knew that practising meditation was about learning how to become more observant and critical of what one is thinking. Before that I was not aware of what I was thinking at a low level - subconsicously. These 'hidden' thoughts were the problem causing the nightmares. bringing them out into the open, cleared up the bad dreams.

Answer 5

Yes, you are absolutely right. not only u everybody has to face many problems in their life, because life is full of struggle. for example if u want to go to the top floor then u have to go through stairs. like that to achive something u must struggle n sometimes u may be unable, but never give up. u must keep on struggling n one day u will achieve ur goal. so don't be nervous n quite serious because this is not the end of the world...........

Answer 6

Yes, my 18 year old daughter passed away as a passenger in a very bad car accident in August. Her birthday was in November and now Christmas is coming. I feel like I am living a nightmare right now. I know how you feel. But you have to pick yourself up mentally. Whether you are religious or not, you need to pray and just thank god for every morning. Watch how things change for you. Watch Joel Osteen on TV on Sunday Mornings, check your local listings, he will bring you up to where you need to be. Promise!

Answer 7

We all go through periods where nothing goes right for us. Then suddenly things change and we are again optimistic. It seems to take forever but it does improve with time. You hear the saying "life's up and down", you are probably on a downer now, hopefully things will get better soon.

Answer 8

I know what you mean. Would it help to remember that we are all separate, so that what others do is their affair - what you do is yours. There are things in our lives that are totally under out control, and their are things that are not. Some of the best advice I have heard was to look after the things you can control and let the rest slide off.

Answer 9

when i lived with my grandma while my new house was being built i was a spiraling black hole of depression spewing black flames sucking in all of humanity into my infinate nothingness, when i got regected by my crush when i admited my love for her, i felt like i was a flame consuming all life on earth and charring it to a fine dust, when my grandpas died i felt like shooting myself, when i found out that two of my uncles were addicted to porn, i felt like i needed to take a chemical shower and light myself on fire. when my cousin nearly stabbed me in the head with a pickaxe i realized that its only a matter of time untill some maniac killed me and felt like killing him, he laughed at me then, yes laughed, that he almost hit me in the head with a pickaxe! i cannot even express my depression at that point, but after all that and more that i would rather not talk about, im not emo and will never be emo, i just tell myself that if something is painfull, itll end eventually and there is nothing i can do but wait, and if something bad happens, it happens and nothing you do can change the past

Answer 10

i dont know, all i can say is dont be so dramatic. i've, well really me and my best friend have had very similar lives being as we hang out alot. and we have had many horrible things happen to us, and even more instances of incredibly bad luck. but it has always just been funny to us. i know plenty of people with better lives then me, but i am happier then most of them because i dont stress over anything. when bad things happen you just have to be able to step back from the situation and see the humor in it. (aka have a sense of humor about yourself)

Answer 11

Tell me about it. Everytime I get excited about something or think my luck has changed, here comes a steamroller to squash my hope and suck the life out from under me. I learned a long time ago not to ever expect anyone to help because they won't.