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stuck in a rut

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I'm definitely not living the best life i could be and it's getting me down. I dont know how to change it. I've had a rough year. Went through a bad breakup a year ago, but the man was never really out of my life until last week. He has made me feel really terrible about myself (basically wouldnt committ) I also got laid off last year, got in a car accident (i was fine, but car was totalled) and at the beginning of last year i lost my 13 year old golden retriever. I've had a lot of negativity in my life over the past few years, starting with a divorce at the age of 25 about 6 years ago. So now i'm 31, not old, but feeling like life will always be negative. I thought i'd be married with kids by now, but here i am alone and wondering about my future. My past few relationships have been disastrous. I never know when to leave when tehy get bad. Last winter was awful for me, i basically just sat on my coach every nigth and drank wine. I'm watching my friends get married, move on with their lives and my life seems to be standing still. I have been at my new job for about a month and a half and i dont like it. It's a sales position with a ridiculous quota to fulfill. It's tough to look for another job when you are already in one though

I just want to be happy. I want to forget about the guy who just hurt me, i want to focus on myself. I find that i lose my way so quickly. One week i might do great with the gym and what i'm eating, the next week it might all go to hell. It's like i cant even take care of myself. My place is a mess, i have no motivation to clean it.  I'm probably depressed. I just want to be someone different...but i dont know how to change.

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I could have written your post not too long ago, parts of it still ring true. When I had given up hope of finding that right guy and settling down, it happened. I guess that saying is true! There are still times that I want to change certain things about my life, and find it difficult to start moving in that direction. I did know I was depressed and had anxiety issues. I saw a therapist for awhile, was on some meds that did help. Although I never found "the right" therapist, each one gave me something different to think about.

I hate my job, mostly because I think of it as a "job" - not a career. I would like to go back to school and have a "career". Have you thought about that? Online and evening classes are much more prevalent nowadays. Change is definitely a tough thing, and can only be done when we put our minds to it. It's not something that will happen overnight, it takes time, sometimes a LOT of time! So start out small, change one thing a week or even a month. Try going to the gym on a regular basis (a definite pain for me!), or cook yourself a nice dinner once or twice a week. Don't let yourself fall into a rut, when you find yourself sliding backwards, take note and do something to push yourself up!

You can do anything you set your mind too, we all can! I know it's difficult to job search while you already have a job, I've been there done that - and probably will be again at some point! But use the resources out there like the job search websites, newspaper, etc. You don't really need time off work until someone asks you to go in for an interview. Sometimes they will even work with you, knowing you currently have a job, maybe you can go early or late in the day, or do a phone interview. There's always options and I always believe that everything happens for a reason. When the time is right, a great job will fall into your lap, and things will start to fall into place for you. Sometimes we have to hit a bottom in order to bounce back up again! I wish you luck and I hope you find the change that you need!

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maybe you could start seeing a psychologist or something to help you get back on your feet. They are incredibly supportive and it has done wonders for me in learning to cope with my life...good luck.
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