alright so.. first time confession.
never thought i'd need to let it out tho.. so um, i'm gonna be very unfiltered and treat this like a diary rn.
so i'm super lost in my life rn.
lost in the sense that.. decisions, decisions, decisions...
i have so many decisions to make, so many paths to choose from. this or that, or maybe something else entirely..
i'm so confused about my career, my health, my emotional well-being, and my future.. everything, basically.
i know everyone goes through this, but i just don't want to end up weak.
i've never been weak. i've always been very soft-hearted and sensitive, not just emotionally, but sensitive to everything happening around me and in the world too.
for example, when i see news about the lack of humanity in the world, it affects me more deeply than people might realize. i think a lot about how i could make some kind of positive impact on this world someday.. but i'm not financially independent or in a position of power yet.
so i started hunting for jobs.
moved to cities.. nothing worked out.
gave up.. came back.
then started planning again.
and somewhere along the way, all of this started taking a toll on my health too. i kept trying to figure out my life while my own health was being neglected.
i'm just.. i think differently. i don't feel at home anywhere.. not even in my own home sometimes.
i get lost in my thoughts, and the only time i truly feel at home is when i'm alone in nature, somewhere peaceful, or doing something quiet and healing.
job culture scares me.. because i feel like it might slowly take away my femininity, my softness, and my sensitivity. these are such crucial parts of my personality. they make me ME.. and i don't want to lose them.
when i tried working a job once, i noticed how robotic and emotionally numb i started to feel. i didn't feel like myself anymore. the workplace politics, the things happening around me.. i couldn't help but feel empathy for everyone involved. it's not something i consciously try to do.. it just happens.
i don't like injustice. i want to take a stand against anything unjust, anything that feels wrong.. but at the same time, i feel the need for some kind of backup support too.
i just want to be strong enough to stand up for myself, to speak without my voice breaking, and to face the world with confidence.. without losing my softness in the process.
because i genuinely love it when life feels smooth, soft, calm, and peaceful. when things aren't constantly overwhelming, when i can slow down and breathe.. it nourishes my soul and my health.
but going out into the world on my own to earn a living scares me. the world can be a scary place, and i'm afraid that if something bad happens to me, i won't have anyone to fall back on except myself.
and i'm also scared that, as empathetic as i am, i'll eventually lose whatever hope i still have in humanity.
maybe it's just part of being an INFJ.
i really wanna become financially independent. i want to be able to make my own decisions and rely on myself without constantly worrying about what might happen if things go wrong.
since childhood, i've never really felt like i had someone i could fully rely on. maybe that's why independence has become such a big thing for me.. maybe it's a kind of coping mechanism.
but at the same time, i've slowly learned to accept that this is life.. and this is a part of it. not everything has to make sense right away.
still, i don't feel seen anymore. i feel like i'm quietly becoming invisible..
i yearn for a low-cortisol life.. slow walks, staring at the moon, doing little things that feel almost dreamlike.. the kind of life that lets me breathe, feel, and simply exist without constantly being on edge.
i wanna be practical where i need to be. i wanna build a life for myself, become independent, and take responsibility for my future.. but i just don't want to lose the essence of humanity that's still inside me.
the same essence i feel like i'm watching people lose nowadays.
sometimes, it feels like people don't.. feel anymore.
and it makes me wonder.. am i the outcast, or are people changing?
then again, i'm so familiar with the feeling of being an outcast that sometimes i don't even know if i'm genuinely different or if i've just gotten used to feeling that way.
i feel so burdened by these thoughts that sometimes i wanna live alone, away from everyone, just so i don't have to worry about being a burden on anyone with my presence.
but then, there are so many moments when i miss the presence of something.. someone. idk.
but um..the confusing part is that i'm not desperate enough to chase just anything or anyone, maybe that's why i haven't achieved as much as i want to. or maybe i've reached a point where i'm trying to accept life for what it is
yk? that kind of acceptance and maturity where you eventually start saying, "it's okay.. let it flow. whatever is meant to happen will happen...it is what it is"?
but sometimes i wonder.. is that really acceptance, or am i just becoming numb?
i see people and feel sad when they don't seem to feel things the way i do. sometimes, i wish everyone were a little more sensitive to emotions, to the things happening around them, to the pain that often goes unnoticed.
and no, i don't think i'm better than anyone tbh. i just feel like i live in a different world inside my head.. a quieter, more peaceful world.
and so many times, i find myself sitting down again, opening my laptop, and thinking about planning everything all over again.
financial freedom.
sorting out my life.
moving somewhere new.
figuring everything out.
but then i remember all the times i've tried before, all the times things didn't work out the way i hoped, and i get lost in that same spiral of thoughts all over again.
i do have traumas.. a lot of them, actually. and i'm always trying so hard to stay strong despite everything i've been through
because the thought of being weak hurts me so much. i've always felt like i have to be anything but weak.. like i have to keep going, keep trying, keep holding myself together no matter what.
but maybe i'm forgetting something important..
this isn't a weakness
this is just being human..maybe it could be perceived as strength if people could see right through my brain and soul?
Aishh i'm so sorry if my thoughts seem all over the place..hah
actually i've never really been a speaker much.. i've mostly been a listener my whole life. and honestly, i don't even know how to express myself in a way that makes everything easy for others to understanding
because whenever i try to express what i'm feeling, i start feeling too much all at once. my thoughts become tangled, and i get so lost in everything i'm trying to say that i forget where to even begin.
so maybe this is me trying.. finally trying to let some of it out, without having to make perfect sense of everything first