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January 4, 2025 at 7:56 pm #441278
anita
ParticipantDear Kane: I will read and reply to your post here and to your original post in your new thread on Sun morning (it’s Sat night hhere).
anita
January 5, 2025 at 8:05 am #441288anita
ParticipantDear Kane:
Thank you for sharing more of your thoughts so openly. It’s clear that you’ve been on a challenging journey, and your reflections show a deep understanding of your situation and your desires for change. Your insights in all your posts reveal a deep understanding of both your family dynamics and your own internal conflicts.
One thing I’ve observed in general, is how often families suffocate individuals within them. The needs of the family can become so overwhelming that they overshadow the personal growth and happiness of its members. It’s not uncommon for someone in your position to feel compelled to prioritize the family’s well-being over your own. This dynamic leads to a situation where personal aspirations and emotional needs are neglected. Here are some thoughts and suggestions that might help you as you move forward:
It’s important to acknowledge and validate your emotions. Your feelings of love, frustration, and fear, as well as your desire to find happiness in your family’s well-being, all your emotions valid and deserve recognition.
Understand that your intrinsic motivation to love and support your family comes from a place of deep care. It’s okay to feel proud of the selflessness and empathy you’ve shown. Understand that you can’t change much of your family’s dynamics, but you can manage your expectations and interactions with them. Focus on what you can control and let go of what you can’t.
Recognize the difference between being supportive of your family and taking on too much responsibility. It’s healthy to find a balance.
Also, recognize that your worth is not solely defined by your ability to support your family. You have intrinsic value as an individual.
Setting clear boundaries with your family is important. It’s okay to encourage them to take responsibility for their own lives while you focus on your own well-being.
Acknowledge and celebrate your accomplishments, no matter how small they may seem. Each step forward is progress and deserves recognition.
Break down your ambitions into smaller, achievable goals. This can make the journey less overwhelming and provide a sense of accomplishment along the way.
Remember, it’s okay to prioritize yourself and your well-being. You have the strength and resilience to create the life you want. By acknowledging your progress, setting boundaries, and focusing on personal growth, you can work towards a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Wishing you all the best on your journey.
anita
February 18, 2025 at 5:14 am #442929Kane
ParticipantHello again, I’m just treating this as a sort of semi-update as this is part of my journaling I’m regularly doing as I feel I am sinking lower yet with the same functionality as before, and mentally feel weaker than ever when I try to be as aware as I know I was before, like a muscle you know you pushed too far.
Excerpt Name: You don’t have the energy to do great things… you create that energy when you start them.
I struggle with the application of free, in the moment, choice of will.
That right now, I can work on my apex class, right now, I can attempt to be more real and proactive in my conversations to get a more real result I want out of my family so they can get better…
Right now, I can do all the healthy things in the world, take a jog, work out, apply methods to my schedule to get what I want, how I want.
That small step to starting it all…I hesitate, I feel a repulsing sense of if this is right, is this… to me?
All my young-er life I’ve known who I was, and I entered my own plague of problems purposely because I had a absence of issues, and I wanted to understand why my family was so embroiled in them, and learning to have actual problems, with that, I found the fallibility we have as humans, that when you are flawed, there’s this sick, twisted, but secure feeling of having an excuse of not being more, enough.
An excuse of incompetence, for your life not being better, because there’s a sort of atmosphere that’s a constant dull of your life, waiting for moments to begin and end, of negative things like pain or loss, to good things like warmth and happiness.
This infallibility of mindfulness comes with the territory of not having your life together, unbundled, of not living your life thinking, “This is how I chose to exist, to live, and to grow.”
We learn to ask why, to understand meaning is relative, but the moment your grasp loosens, you’ll struggle to ever maintain the grasp you unconsciously had before ever learning to question the meaning in life.
I questioned so much in my life, but the moment I stopped asking, lost my grasp with all the burden this life gave me as I sought knowledge to understand and help, only to learn no method is a sure-fire way to secure my only thing I know that makes my life worth it? I doomed myself to the mishmash of partial nihilism, struggle, and lack of knowledge that comes with a “unlived” life.
Risks, do they even want to improve, what do I have without them, will I have anything if I decide to live for myself, is it really that easy to give up on them like that, after enduring so much for this knowledge to help and assist, do I still love this knowledge the same as I first did once my personal studies started garnering results? Heh, I know that last one’s answer…no.
Any emotion is like an ember that sparks in this sea of burden I find myself in.
I want to learn so much, how to draw, animate, rig my own digital avatar, each with realistic use towards a more grand goal of improving the general mental health, acuity, and awareness of the world.
Sounds so hard, yet there are examples recent and not of how people created ripples through the world, intended or not, and I desire to use them all to bring anew a start of growth of will that has softened and grown feeble in the strength society grants in the ability to just- exist… “float”, like on top of a body of water, still, and often inert of purpose, true will or desire…at least a realized one.
A grant from the application of society to be placid in one’s existence.
I want, at least, if someone simply wants to live and enjoy life without an overarching goal or desire, of consciousness, for it to be-
INTENTIONAL.
And that ability for me, of intentionality, that I was blessed with the first moments I began to live consciously, has been scarred, traumatized, burned, driven to drives of insanity, making this blessing as much a curse, and pierced with a weapon that is still there, TO THIS DAY!
To counter that boundless will, my mental energy is constantly sapped by this constantly dirty, mindless environment, by constant combating negative throws of prejudice and mindlessness I thought I would never have because I’m in a state I would finally say is similar to all of my family’s norm, to having that HARSH, TRUTH, uses as a weapon against me the day I first was aware as I first remember SCREAMING OF MY PARENTS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO LOVE EACH OTHER!
I think I hear crying when it’s laughter, I think I hear arguing when there’s silence, and WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE IN THEIR VOICES?!
I consider this the lowest I’ve ever been despite still being functional, of being in worse dilapidated states, of feeling okay.
Cause that’s the level of being “operational” I had to learn to be to keep this life of mine going.
Degenerated to this…
February 18, 2025 at 9:01 am #442953anita
ParticipantDear Kane:
It’s courageous of you to share your journey and thoughts here. It reads like you’re grappling with a lot of complex emotions and experiences.
Your metaphor of a muscle pushed too far resonates. It’s challenging when we feel mentally exhausted and struggle to find the energy to take those small steps toward our goals. The idea that energy is created when we start doing things is a powerful reminder.
The concept of intentionality and the desire for a purposeful life is something many strive for. It’s tough when that sense of purpose feels scarred and burdened by past experiences and a challenging environment.
Remember that it’s okay to feel the way you do, and it’s important to give yourself grace. Your desire to learn, create, and improve mental health and awareness is inspiring. Even when it feels like you’re just floating, taking small, intentional steps can eventually lead to meaningful progress.
You’re not alone in this journey. There are many people who have faced similar struggles and found ways to create ripples of positive change. Keep seeking the knowledge and understanding that drive you, and don’t be afraid to reach out for support when you need it.
You’re stronger than you realize, and every small step you take towards your goals matters.
anita
February 18, 2025 at 1:22 pm #442957Alessa
ParticipantHi Kane
I’m sorry to hear that you aren’t feeling so good right now. You seem burnt out, with the weight of the world on your shoulders. Please be gentle with yourself. ❤️
Regarding changing family dynamics. They can change, for the better for the worse, it is up to the individual.
You can be an inspiration to them. You can teach them. But it is up to them whether they listen or if they prefer to carry on. Pay attention to how they respond.
I’ve been there. My sister got through it. My Mum gave up.
Unfortunately, these things take time. It is not an easy thing to do. People change a little at a time. You will be hurt in the process.
Some advice I received from my therapist was to view unhealthy people who refuse to change as ill. This means not having a full relationship with them and protecting yourself.
Putting your needs first for a change might be helpful when you are feeling down. What do you need right now?
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