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I can relate as well. When you start something ambitious anew, it’s exciting, you have a clear vision for the future. A couple years down the line, you’re a different person, reality hits hard, expectations haven’t been met, dreams become nightmares. You feel trapped into that life, it’s total pain. High risk low reward. All pain and no gain. Quitting is a daily thought (why am I subjecting myself to this? What do I get for this sacrifice?), but that could come with great loss, a big hit on your ego, and an identity crisis. We’re often fed success stories of people who worked hard and made it, and we’re told if they did it so can we. Bullshit. Many tried as hard as these successful ones and failed miserably. Failure stories are never told. Nobody wants to hear from a “loser”. That’s the reality of trying. You’re probably gonna fail and it might not even be worth it really. You’re not gonna have anything to show for it. TL; DR just a rant from someone who’s gone through a series of failures in recent years.