It's more common than you think to find yourself in a position where you question if the life that you're living is the one you really dreamed of..
Maybe you thought that the direction your life had taken would be temporary and unfortunately it's begining to look pretty permanent. Or maybe you just woke up one day and you realised that things hadn't worked out quite the way that you really would have wanted? It happens.
So, what can you do about it? Well, the best thing you can do is to try and make some changes. However, to know what you need to change you need to know what's wrong. With that in mind, here are some ways that you might need to make some serious changes in your life.
Your lifestyle
We all like to let our hair down. Maybe you've finished work and you can finally take the chance to chill. However, things start to look a little less fun once that's something you're doing all the time. There's a big difference between a few drinks with friends now and drinking until you pass out nearly every night. If you feel like your lifestyle is out of control and that it's having a negative impact on your life, places like ANA Treatment Centre can help. It's often hard to admit that you need that kind of help, but once you do it can make everything a lot easier.
Your career
If there's one thing that leaves more people feeling frustrated in their lives, it would have to be their careers. Whether you started working somewhere to pay the bills and got stuck there or you thought you had found the perfect job but it turned out terrible, a bad job can make your whole life miserable. The key is to be able to identify the problems with your job so that you can find something better more easily. Is it the kind of work you're doing? Your boss? Your colleagues? identifying the problem can make starting a new career so much easier.
Your relationships
Relationships are often a lot harder than a lot of people think. Sadly romance, and life, isn't like it is in the movies and when that's not the case it can be disappointing. But if your relationship is really making you miserable then remember life is short and so often the best thing that you can do is to leave.. Being on your own might seem scary. I should know, I've done it, but as hard as it may seem, it's better to be alone and happy than with someone and miserable. Take some time to rediscover who you are and what you want from life. It's actually quite liberating (so is the ability to walk round the house in your underwear)
Of course, if you find that these kinds of things in your life are all actually ok but you're still not happy in the way that you feel that you should be, there's nothing wrong with needing to talk to someone for some kind of support. The truth is that mental illness is something that is often deeply stigmatised but there's no reason for that to be the case. If you feel like you're struggling with something like depression, there are always places you can turn.
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