does anyone else....?

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Registered: 02-26-2007
does anyone else....?
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Mon, 02-26-2007 - 7:04pm
does anyone else out there just all of a sudden get a feeling that life isn't worth living? that you're a total failure in this world and that no matter what you do it will always be wrong? i am in this funk right now that is so bad that i am physically in pain. i hurt all over and all i can do is cry. i feel like i'm just rolling around in self pity for no good reason and that makes me cry harder. does this happen to anyone else?
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Registered: 07-11-2006
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 7:28pm
Welcome to the board! I may not be the best person to give any advice at this moment, I'm going through the same thing as you are. We need to keep telling ourselves that life IS worth living, and there is happiness out there somewhere.
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Registered: 02-12-2004
Mon, 02-26-2007 - 7:50pm

Hi Vermont and welcome to the board... Although I'm sorry you are hurting so badly right now I think you'll find this a safe, supportive place to be!


You mention that you felt like this "all of a sudden...." Have you ever felt like this before? Can you think of anything that may have triggered these hopeless painful feelings? Perhaps a loss, trauma or a major life stressor? These are just general questions I'm asking (and no, you don't HAVE to answer anything we ask here--lol!) just so I can get a clearer idea of what is going on in your life and whether there is any known history of depression (IF indeed that is what you have!).


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Mon, 02-26-2007 - 9:43pm
this actually happens to me a lot. i keep running into the same issues in my daily life, no matter where i am. i move to a new state, get a new job and all the same issue arise. the quality of my work (at my job) is always good, but my employer always has a problem with ME. i have too much energy, i try to do too much...all the while my work product is exemplary. i get laid off time and time again not because of the work i produce, my inability to multi-task or my inadequacy with respect to my technical writing...no, it's ME. it's me as a a person. im so frustrated....i feel like maybe this isn't the right career for me...but it's all i know!! i feel like i can't cope, like there's nothing i can do. i am an honest, hard working person but i always end up the one that is reprimanded at work, not praised for a job well done. am i worthless? is this a sign that this isn't the right place for me? i need help before the demons in my head get the better of me!
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Registered: 02-12-2004
Tue, 02-27-2007 - 11:38am

Hey there,


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Tue, 02-27-2007 - 8:07pm

I have similar career problems, but for the opposite reason. You said you have too much energy. I'm too quiet and introverted at work. So even though I do great work, in the end it seems to be personality that counts most. And I don't have the magic right personality they're looking for.

I've also moved a lot.

I hope that you find the right company that will appreciate you. You sound like a great worker.




Edited 2/27/2007 8:08 pm ET by bluerains
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Registered: 04-01-2003
Wed, 02-28-2007 - 12:30pm
absolutely and the worst part is that I never know when it is going to hit. I can be fine and then one day it is different and I am on heavy meds. Dont beat yourself up about it, let it out and post here so that we can support you. I am online all day and I check this board often so if you need someone, chances are Ill reply quickly. Take care Jessi
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Registered: 02-26-2007
Wed, 02-28-2007 - 5:30pm
i'm home from work today and i'm not going in tomorrow either. when i'm at work i feel like if i don't get out of there i'm going to lose my mind but being home isn't much better. i need to do something all day, i can't just sit home. i feel too guilty for not working. i don't know if i should look for a new job or what. i totally hate feeling like this!