Its mine whenever I enter the market :( always late to the party.

What you feel isn’t reality

Is a powerful statement

Me either, but law of large numbers says it eventually will. Just always try to learn from your mistakes

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Me too!

I really like this quote

Thanks. I needed that tonight.

Great advice. Genocide it is.

I’m in a similar boat, but just landed a good job with benefits.. I know I don’t want to live and die in Florida, but I’m not sure if I want to do van life or move elsewhere yet. So I’m going to keep conceptualizing/saving through the next election, and work on getting my mom on board lol

SELL

I got my first book published when I was 39.

short me

lunacy

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Lots of good advice here already.

The truth is, life just knocked you down. It happens. It sucks.

But... That doesn't give you an excuse to stay down and quit. Stand up. Stand tall. Get back in the fight.

So you didn't get into med school -- that doesn't mean you don't know anything. You can do anything with that kind of knowledge and drive. Biologist, chemist, lab technician, food scientist, sports nutrition, teacher, forensics, environmental reclamation. I could go on.

Make a list. Make a plan. Make a backup plan. Get mad. Get pumped up. Get going.

You believed in Santa Claus for 10 years. You can believe in yourself for 10 seconds.

That’s exactly how I see it!

I can for sure understand the idea being felt with anxiety and sadness, but for me it’s a healthy reminder!

Yeah that definitely makes sense! I see that😅

Super hard when your husband has his 4th layoff in 5 years. I have a two and four year old, one of which has Autism. No savings and in threat of being homeless. My mental health has been eviscerated in the last 48 hours.

I appreciate the sentiment, but it’s hard to remember in times like these.

Yes

Just Do it

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So sad

I had a phase of very low self confidence last year. What really helped me is to go and seek out social interaction. Sometimes when it's just you listening to your own thoughts, you can enter a spiral of negativity.

In my case, I knew that rationally, I have no reason to feel sad - I'm in a good place, I've got a job that I enjoy, a comfortable lifestyle, etc. But my problem wasn't rational in the first place, it was emotional, so reasoning it out didn't help me at all. If anything, it made me feel even worse. Outside perspectives were the most helpful in getting me out of that mindset.

I saw the lengths to which my friends would go to maintain their relationship with me, even if I would occasionally snap at them or be unreasonable. Eventually, this convinced me that I did actually matter, at least to them - I had given them plenty of reasons to leave me behind but they chose to stick with me regardless. This ended up significantly improving my mood, and I now have healthier relationships with my friends, stemming from a healthier view of myself.

Is he holding those coloring pens with his mouth 😄?

Honestly a good cry where you let out everything followed by some screaming usually help getting over the mopping for me. Then I can focus on what is next and what I should do