The thing is, right now, I don't want to die. I have goals, which are unrealistic, but I still want them. There are plans I'm looking forward to. Still things I want to do.
But, being alive is so painful. Physically, mentally, emotionally painful. My body is always sore from just existing. I can fix my posture, I can exercise, but that's one more thing I need to find the time and energy to do. I need to spend most of my time doing something I don't want to in order to earn a living. But, that's not quite true, even. I've done the math, and I can't find a way to get by without two jobs. That's going to take up more than half of my life. And then, I need the time and energy to cook, because I can't afford takeout every day, and I can't starve to death. And, also, I need to take care of hygiene and cleaning/housekeeping, or I'll get sick. Also, I'm expected to find the time to talk to family and friends. I'm supposed to have time to sleep, too, aren't I?
The more I think about it, I feel like life gets bad when you're an adult, because you're an adult, and there's no fixing that. I don't like to think so black and white. I know that's a pessmisstic doomer take probably born from my own immaturity. But I just can't imagine a life where you do all the things an adult needs to do, and still feel happy. Some people have others to help them, but what if I can't rely on people? And, even if I could, wouldn't them taking care of me take even more of the little, tiny bit of free time we all have, and then they would be suffering? People say a balance can be made, but I don't know, can it always? If I'm not comfortable with romance, does that mean it's over for me, unless I can brainwash myself into liking it? I know, to someone else, the answers must seem simple, and everything I'm saying seems uneducated. But, to me, the opposite is what seems unfathomable and unreasonable, and I can't understand it if I try.
Huh, I never know when to take things off the vent thread and make a new one. I want people's opinions on this, but I don't know how original of a dicussion this is. Maybe I can find an old one about it, I'm not sure.