It is so easy to feel lost at times in life. You might feel like everyone else seems to know what they are doing. Other people may seem to be busy with interesting jobs or hobbies or travels or family and friends or all of these things. And you might feel as though you are making it all up as you go along. You might be wearing a mask and pretending everything is fine while wondering if you are messing up one thing after another at times. You might tell yourself that you can’t speak to anyone about how you feel because you don’t want to worry anyone. You might be the one who makes sure everyone else is ok and you might think that you don’t want to be a burden or to come across as self-absorbed.
It can feel very lonely when you are being self-critical or when you are comparing yourself to others in a negative way. It can lead to sleepless nights, anxiety and low mood and depression. It can lead to finding unhelpful coping strategies and you might even notice that you are eating more or drinking more. You might have stopped doing the very things that might help you to feel better and have started to withdraw from others and/or your hobbies.
We can all feel lost at times. Hopefully, it will pass soon. If it doesn’t, it may be useful to reach out for some help to try and work out what you would like your life to look like and how you could make some changes to move towards this. CBT and counselling can help you to do this.
