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The hard part of a life, written by the person living it: depression, anxiety, loneliness and burnout; losing someone; getting out of a violent home. What it is like and what got you through. Your own experience, not advice to strangers.

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k@killedreams Hard times

I hate prom. Not because I hated dressing up, the music, or seeing everyone having fun. I hate it because of one memory that I still remember clearly. I went to prom with a friend I had a crush on, and even though I was nervous, I gathered enough courage to ask her for a dance. I reached out my hand and waited, hoping she would accept it. Instead, she slapped my hand away and said she was tired and not in the mood. I tried to laugh it off and act like it didn't hurt. I went…

@rodriguezpct Hard times

​Lo que estamos viviendo actualmente en Venezuela es una prueba de fuego para la salud mental. Desde el lugar donde vivo, en Barinas, la realidad eléctrica se ha vuelto implacable: nos calamos hasta tres cortes diarios de cuatro horas cada uno, sin contar las fallas intermitentes que suman más de diez horas al día sin servicio. Cuando a ese panorama de apagones constantes se le une un sol inclemente y un calor agobiante, el desespero toca la puerta y dan ganas de salir…

@aminul Hard times

It is time to head back home. In my previous post, I mentioned that we were staying at a hospital in Dhaka because my cousin had suffered an eye injury. He has already undergone a major surgery. We might be able to return home in a few days; the doctor is expected to let us know today when we can leave. However, it is deeply saddening that the doctor has indicated his eye might not fully recover to a 100% normal state. Yet, anything is possible by the grace of the Creator,…

@TheMage Hard times

I truly value seeing peoples , places and things from all over. read does this better then any large social. this place is very much a old school melding pot. for a smaller place with a tighter feel its very worldly. another day , another... whatever on this end. beer and some cherry gem dab at 6 something in the morning... not very professional. but truth is I am well no negative rants ill just say if a single soul valued me I would know and everything would not feel like…

@aminul Hard times

Good morning to everyone from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. However, none of us are doing well right now. Recently, my cousin met with an accident. He and a friend were playing with a gas lighter (used for igniting fires) when it suddenly exploded, striking my cousin in the eye. He sustained a severe injury to his left eye. The injury was so critical that it could not be treated in our hometown; we had to urgently transfer him to a hospital in the capital, where we are…

@Damilopez Hard times

Hola amigos perdida como siempre en contra de mi voluntad por el apagón de 26 horas. Yo aprovecho para publicar y leer sus posts cuando trabajo, pues como soy dependiente en mi propio negocio, en el momento que no hay clientes entro y veo todo lo pendiente. Ayer me fue imposible pues tampoco nos esta entrando agua potable y tuvimos que llenar el tanque a cubos entre toda mi familia. Terminamos agotados. Es increible como hay gobiernos que no priorizan la población. Son las…

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@ZehraSky Hard times

I am not in a good place mentally right now and it is affecting my relationship. Last night, I said hurtful accussations to my boyfriend that have no basis just because I was hurting and I wanted to hurt him as well. I know that it is not good but at the time, I just wanted to lash out. Earlier this morning, my sister was just saying something that normally would not have set me off but this time it caused me to scream at her. I screamed at my sister for such a small thing.…

@CatCrochet Hard times

I sometimes want to give up my work now that I saw a glimpse of what was really happening in the backgrounds. That was the first time I was disgusted of my work and the salary I'm receiving. T'was really sad. But I really need this job right now. Magtitiis na lang ang person.

@Nitu1 Hard times

Some things written in your destiny simply cannot be avoided no matter what. I remember how desperately I prayed for my mom’s recovery throughout September and October of last year. All day long, I would search for what food to feed her, how to handle her treatment, and what prayers bring healing to the sick. ​I remember seeing a reel where it said that if you catch rainwater in your hands and recite a specific dua, your wish comes true. I waited so eagerly for the rain and…

@yoieuqudniram Hard times

I'm having a hard time since yesterday. I made a huge mistake at work, I trusted my excel template too much and got a very huge amount short difference in the billing I made. The boss called me to his office and to punish me, he made me write a memo for myself which Imade with the help of AI, I was pretty much harsh on my self on the memo and yet today, I discovered yet another mistake on another company billing. Honestly, I was pretty anxious all day, masking it with a fake…

@Damilopez Hard times

Bueno, decidí publicar ahora en este momento del día porque en mi querido país, decidieron quitarnos la electricidad desde las 10 de la mañana y no creo que luego pueda volverme a conectar, porque ya esto es hasta mañana. Saben que estamos 24 horas sin electricidad. a veces resulta incómodo tener que decir estas cosas sobre el país donde uno vive, pero bueno, hasta cierto punto esta página es una manera que nosotros tenemos de desahogarnos y de enseñarle al mundo lo que…

@psyche26 Hard times

Not a good day today 😔 Everything feels heavy. I just want this day to be over 😞 I tried my best but still not okay. Tomorrow will be better, I hope 🙏 I need some rest now 😴 Please be kind to me today 💔

@TheMage Hard times

woke to the sound of gun fire. hunting season... bahhumbug a bunch of drunk rich fools chasing deer down in four-wheelers is not hunting its just entitled animal murder. most dont even use what they kill just shoot and leave em. I will firmly to the end of my days hate the middle class and above here. brainrot morons that follow there wealthy "betters" and flip flop between the same parties and treat anyone that dont have what they have as less then. its why I am the way I…

@RaemaKhan Hard times

Why does this happen? 🤔 Sometimes you just can’t take your anger out on certain people, even when they take their anger out on you. 💔 For some people, the only way to deal with all that anger is to silently bear it, hold everything inside, and eventually cry. 😔💔 Sometimes tears become the only way to let the pain out. 😢🫂

@Mariagioia00 Hard times

A Letter From My Past Self 💌 I found this email today, and it honestly brought back a lot of emotions. It was a letter I wrote to my future self a year ago, when I was going through the pain of losing my furbaby. Reading it again reminded me of how much that moment hurt. Sometimes I wonder if writing these letters is actually a good idea. 😂 Instead of forgetting painful things, I somehow end up remembering them all over again. But I’ve been using FutureMe for years, and I’ve…

@Evegrace Hard times

Most days we just have to keep moving, keep smiling, keep hoping, keep living even when we do not know what's next in our lives. We just know we do not want to do the normal but then, the script we wrote for ourselves isn't going the way we wish for our lives. The physical exhaustion isn't what's burdening us, it is the mental and emotional exhaustion that keeps weighing us down and makes us keep asking ourselves questions that we just can not give a vivid answer to because…

@Ellehcim Hard times

Feeling a bit vulnerable tonight. I know I love my family so, so much. I always say I wouldn't exchange them for the world... But sometimes, I wish I was born into a functional family. I never fully grasped what that looks like, and I don't think I ever will have the luxury to enjoy that. I know we're all trying so hard to make everyday work, with our own efforts, hidden prayers, and improving our behaviors. And yet, some old patterns that have always been there will just be…

@Usagi Hard times

I was honestly raised in a toxic and conservative family where in my family treated me as a black sheep. I don't know when it all started, if I was a cry baby or just a hard headed and naughty child that my parents used to curse me all the time. When my curiosity arise, I learned to be a good daughter but my family always blamed me on everything. It's like every inch of my move is like a wrong turn and I could make a mess. It is so hard to be with a narcissistic parents. I…

@Butterfly01 Hard times

I was scrolling through social media when a post caught my attention. The creator said that being unemployed really humbled him, and honestly, I could relate. I used to have a corporate job. The salary was okay, above minimum, and most importantly, it was stable. But at some point, I started thinking that maybe I could do more. I wanted to earn more, have more freedom, and eventually work from home. So I resigned. I honestly thought things would be easier after that. I…

@19Doc.Dude_ Hard times

More or less we all are stumbled some where in life where slight misunderstanding makes huge impact for blaming game Early in me study and practical days we usually get blamed for misconduct and procedural errors 😢 Because patients tells seniors different story when they are accompanied with you. And we get sacked 🥲🥲

@Karent Hard times

Una vez recuerdo que mi mamá estaba súper enojada, y me echó la culpa que yo le había sacado 100 pesos , en aquel tiempo valía (ahora no vale nada ese dinero 😅), cuestión que ella insistía que yo se lo había sacado, y de verdad que jamás le e tocado ni una moneda a ella ni a nadie, pero ella sin preguntar sin averiguar nada, me dió una paliza , me dejó toda marcada las piernas y cara , fué horrible. Luego llegó mi hermana y mi mamá le contó que me había pegado porque…

@Usagi Hard times

I wasn't expecting a purely Bipolar diagnosis this week. I thought I am healing but sadly, this is gonna be a life long journey with this mental disorder. I thought I was gonna be ending my medications but turned out I was about to take another set of pills to stabilize my mood swings. Sorry if I keep being a mushroom here. My episodes are a bit chaotic these past few weeks and I really trying to be okay.

@yoieuqudniram Hard times

arrived work at this state; I was feeling heavy and didn't even dare bathe this morning. Now the shift is almost over and Im ver excited to go home and sleep. Anyway, I've had less sleep these past few nights, there are just so any things that I wanted to do but no power of doing. I am quiet but my head is very noisy and no one else can hlep me. I felt so helpless and stuck; I wanted to earn more but also afraid orf new environment. Seeing some of my colleagues leave the…

@ramonoropeza Hard times

Capsule #7: Payday. Today is payday in my country. Usually, people have their pay deposited directly into their bank accounts, but for those of us working for a public agency, it’s different. As part of its authoritarian political coercion, the government uses a specific system to issue payments: the Patria system. On payday, the system assigns an amount—typically $150 at the official exchange rate—to your user account. These funds are released based on the numerical order…

@gertu13 Hard times

The most fortunate thing I’ve ever experienced in my life was when I was sick with advanced cancer. I thought I wouldn’t live to see my son finish elementary school. I prayed and prayed so hard, asking to be able to see my son finish sixth grade, and then I was able to see him finish his fifth year of high school and, finally, watch him graduate from college. Oh my God! How lucky I’ve been. Every year, I thought I was going to die and wouldn’t be there to see it. Now I just…

@MicroReylatos Hard times

I survived two earthquakes, one of 7.2 and another of 7.5. I live on the 13th floor, and it was terrifying on June 24th. I felt like my life flashed before my eyes. More recently, there was a fire that lasted for over a week, and I almost died from inhaling toxic fumes while I slept. Luckily, I woke up in time. I hope life will be kinder to me for the rest of this year.

@Kirchoff Hard times

The Waiting Season Nobody Warns You About There's a kind of waiting that nobody prepares you for. Not the waiting for a bus, or a reply, or a result you'll get in a few days. I mean the long, quiet kind — waiting to see if the thing you're working toward is actually going to come together, with no clear date attached to when you'll know. I think about the story of Joseph a lot when I'm in that kind of season. Not the dramatic parts — the coat, the pit, the prison — but the…

@ramonoropeza Hard times

Capsule #6: Fear and unhappiness. "I don't believe in hitting rock bottom. There were many times I thought I’d hit rock bottom, only to discover I could fall even further." — BoJack Horseman. I have to say that since losing the bakery, everything has only gone from bad to worse. The moments where I manage to regain some hope invariably end in disappointment. It wasn't just the bakery; my mother's car broke down again following an accident that still has me facing legal…

@Evegrace Hard times

Lately, I crave quietness, I wake up having the feeling of disappearing to where nobody knows me, where I can not be reached or found. Away from everyone and anyone I know or who knows me while I move on with life.

@RaemaKhan Hard times

With a heavy heart and tears in your eyes, you sit alone in a separate room, surrounded by complete silence, darkness, and solitude. You spend hours alone with your own thoughts—blaming yourself for your mistakes, then defending yourself against your own accusations. You feel heartbroken over the things you did wrong, while also crying over the pain and injustices you had to endure. So many people go through this quietly. They need a moment alone just to let their tears…

@Nitu1 Hard times

Some of my self-realizations— The journey of life for an honest and middle-class person is not a bed of roses. If you want to remain honest, you will face fierce opposition from the dishonest people around you. If you stay silent, you will be told that you are mad and don't know how to speak. If you avoid everyone, they will still taunt you about it. When they see that no matter how much trouble they cause, you don't give a damn about any of them, they will do something that…

@TheMage Hard times

had a dream someone cared. woke up very shaken... hate the dreams of people that can never be there can never help. hate the dreams were I have a partner and a life thats well... alive. wake up in sweat and tears over people that are out there right now know I am suffering have been so so long and truth is this. my feelings my needs my family my life all mean nothing unless iam worth x or can help someone get y. I cant... I have only me and it was determined long ago that…

@gertu13 Hard times

Physically, I have only one scar—the one from my C-section. In my heart, I carry many scars. Some are fainter than others. I just try not to touch them so they don't become sensitive.

@valadhiel Hard times

I'm happy again, bored of reacting to people trying to bring me down. But idk if I can still post here. I'm conserving my KT. So much stuff to do, so much stuff to be fond of and grateful for. I'm caring less and less of those who involved me with their decisions. I'm tired of people pleasing. I'm tired of it all. I just need to focus on myself. Tide is high at the moment, bye for now I guess.

@Usagi Hard times

Been inactive for a while because I am being "not me" again. What's happening to our world? Actually I starting to feel really scared because of the nonstop rain her in the Philippines, the earthquakes happening around the Pacific ring of fire regions, the disaster in Nepal and now the surge about Covid 19 again... I am starting to think about what they call, 'rapture' and wonder if that is true... but who knows? I also went to my Psychiatrist last week and now I am under…

@Nitu1 Hard times

After finishing the pre-primary level, when we moved to a new neighborhood and a new house, I enrolled in a new school and studied there all the way up to high school. However, my experience at this school was far from pleasant—especially after entering high school. There was a teacher whose behavior toward quiet and solitary students was utterly atrocious. He subjected me to so much bullying that I dreadfully wanted to avoid going to school just because of him. Five years…

@Gaftekloriginal Hard times

Learnt in every way of the journey so far I am currently in a phase that I haven't shared with people that much because I don't want a situation where I will be pitied cos that will break me down the more😅😅😅. But in every way of the journey so far, I have learnt a lot and it keeps coming to me to take note of them. 1. I have being taught the importance of good health, my greatest fear now is having an health issue, I won't even pray it for my enemy to experience it cos it's…

@equipodelta Hard times

It hasn’t been easy for me, but reaching this place of inner peace has meant overcoming great hardships and struggles – and that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped altogether. It’s powerful to maintain and regain control over yourself and your self-confidence, especially when you’ve hit rock bottom and lost everything. Good morning! The sun rises every day. Blessings

@ms.cheng Hard times

Today, I don’t really know how to explain what I’m feeling. I’m tired—not just physically, but emotionally too.There are days when I feel like I’m carrying so many things at once: work, responsibilities, worries about the future, and the pressure to keep going even when I honestly just want to rest. I’m trying to stay positive. I’m trying to remind myself that everything will eventually fall into place. But today, I just feel overwhelmed. Maybe I don’t need to have all the…

@Gelyn101 Hard times

Happy 2nd birthday in heaven my Phoenix Angelique. Eternal rest in peace in God's grace. I've missed you so much bb. We will never ever forget you. We love you😔. Its been 2 years now. The pain is still here. The regret, guilt, sadness, and longingness will stayed here forever but I promise to carry on with my life and be strong despite this feeling. Kakayanin at sana balang araw maluwag ko nang matanggap nang buong-buo.

@ms.cheng Hard times

Still Hoping Being a solo parent has taught me that strength doesn't always look like having everything figured out. Sometimes, strength is simply waking up, going to work, providing for my children, and choosing to keep going even when life feels heavy. I’ve had seasons of financial struggles, career uncertainties, disappointments, and moments when I questioned whether my dreams were still possible. But I learned that being tired is not the same as giving up. I may not have…

@ZehraSky Hard times

Friendship breakup One of my biggest regret is losing my connection with someone I once thought of as a soul sister. The accumulation of being the person who she trauma dumps with and not being able to turn to her for support is ultimately the reason for the faded connection. Life has been more peaceful since we stopped communicating, and I no longer have to fear receiving a long message implying self harm or worse late at night. But sometimes, I miss her because in a way…

@TheMage Hard times

no context ramble... mildly grim. sorry? not sorry. got up at 3:35 this morning. had a dream I was married and had kids... shame that will never com to pass. some folks are not remotely motivated by the stupid backwards way of the world. some of us its about those around us. family , friends. sadly in a world were its 100% how much you are worth to others. my parents and I have no support. few years back my mothers battle with cancer showed me how little people care in…

@Yash Hard times

I woke up feeling tired. This is my body telling me I need to rest longer. How can I rest longer when bills are everywhere and it doesn't take a rest... Often we look for someone to blame... Someone to help us... Someone to save us... No one comes. We only got ourselves to got our back... Life sucks but so are the people around you ...

@Asa Hard times

The Day I Almost Gave Up what saved me The Day I Almost Gave Up... And What Saved Me* Last month I was sitting on my bed in Delta State My account balance was ₦200. My data just finished. And I had 3 tabs open: "how to make money online", "side hustles in Nigeria", and "jobs near me". I was tired. I told myself "Asa, maybe this online thing is not for you. Maybe you should just go and look for 9-5." That was the day I almost gave up. The Breaking Point The worst part wasn’t…