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TransTrender
Gold Member
Overall good
I wish my dick was a little bit longer and I dropped to my pre-COVID weight
I wish my dick was a little bit longer and I dropped to my pre-COVID weight
ThatStupidLion
Member
6.8/10
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Getting better. 6 months ago I was on the verge of getting serious depression but my life has changed for the better. Started a new job, finally beat my crippling 2 year insomnia, my gym training is going somewhere again and I somewhat found my love in gaming again. Also have a long distance relationship going but I’m still not sure where that is going. 7/10 overall I’d say.
CrankyJay™
Member
On the surface it’s great but I have that 43 year old malaise setting in. Finances are great. Went back to my previous company after they gave me like a 40%+ raise and bonus so now I basically make 200k a year in a city with a relatively low cost of living.
My wife makes a decent wage as well as a partner in an accounting firm.
Still, I still find myself comparing myself to my peers, and I’ve come to conclusion that the only thing getting in my way is my own insecurity and neuroses.
I also have occasional crippling anxiety about my own health (as far as I know I’m relatively healthy).
I just need a perspective change, or a therapist. Still, despite my money situation I live pretty well below my means. Just weird.
My wife makes a decent wage as well as a partner in an accounting firm.
Still, I still find myself comparing myself to my peers, and I’ve come to conclusion that the only thing getting in my way is my own insecurity and neuroses.
I also have occasional crippling anxiety about my own health (as far as I know I’m relatively healthy).
I just need a perspective change, or a therapist. Still, despite my money situation I live pretty well below my means. Just weird.
Wildebeest
Member
Far as I'm concerned, life can get lost and go bother someone else.
Bojji
Member
I have my fair share of problems but honestly I have never been better. I have loving woman by my side, pretty stable (i think) job and i can play games and do other stuff that i like in my free time.
I often think about death, health problems and how fucking short and fragile human life is but most of the time i just LIVE.
I often think about death, health problems and how fucking short and fragile human life is but most of the time i just LIVE.
Tams
Member
It's alright.
I pay £25 per month for my accommodation including utilities though, so really it could be much worse.
I need to start doing something I have an actual real interest in though, and actually learn something consistently; something I haven't done since school (oddly, university killed all my passion for learning).
I pay £25 per month for my accommodation including utilities though, so really it could be much worse.
I need to start doing something I have an actual real interest in though, and actually learn something consistently; something I haven't done since school (oddly, university killed all my passion for learning).
sedg87
Banned
Probably a 2/10 - both mentally and physically. I was at a 9/10 I think around 2021 before everything began to plummet. Had a great job with plenty of friends, managed to save up a deposit to buy my own place, and was going to the gym; The whole gym thing was fantastic. I never went there to build major muscle or anything, I went to get my type 2 diabetes under control. I've been type 2 since 2007. I was taking over 10 tablets a day and was told I'd be on insulin soon. After 3-4 months at the gym, I went from 14 stone to bang on 11 stone (196 lbs to 154 lbs). I went from an XL t-shirt to a medium and I felt amazing. I had my HbA1c tested and my blood sugar was around 30 if I remember rightly, which is the range of someone who isn't diabetic and has perfect blood sugar. Got a bit of a hammer blow when I went to my next diabetes eye screening; My right eye has some sort of hemorrhaging...I forgot the exact name. A couple of months later, the lady who I worked for through an agency came up to me mid-shift and told me I wasn't needed anymore. This was only a few weeks after both my supervisor and manager had told me I was getting a contract. Having to clean out my locker and being escorted from the premises in front of friends and co-workers was a particularly low point (Thought I had done something wrong, but the company is almost gone. 200+ redundancies in a month.)
Since then I have really struggled. I haven't found a full-time job since October 21'. I've had plenty of job interviews. I failed one because I have craniofacial hyperhidrosis - A crap combination when combined with anxiety. I've got to the door of some interviews and had panic attacks. My sleep is atrocious; I've had periods where I've been awake for 30-40 hours. I contracted pneumonia in Feb of last year and haven't been the same since. Had a kidney infection in November. Pneumonia again in March this year. Dizzy spells, joint pain, muscle spasms, headaches, neck pain, and a weird thing with my arm where it'll sort of move suddenly and quickly without me trying to move it. Think I'm starting to become agoraphobic, too. Won't leave the house if I'm alone, and when I do, I'll go out when it's dark, lashing it down with rain, or when the town is quiet due to people being at work. I always used to go for walks at the weekend with my sketchbook, but that's become very diffcult.
Not had much contact with friends, but a couple have questioned why I haven't found a job since 2021. Being labeled lazy isn't nice really. I receive unemployment benefits which is £334 a month. I was getting £520 a week when I was at my job. I don't want to be unemployed. I would love to go back to earning so I can buy manga, games, go to the cinema with my niece, sign up for the gym again, buy decent food, and go back to saving for my own apartment/flat. Living with your mum at 35, having no girlfriend, no friends or any money in your bank account is proper fucking loser stuff. Sorry for the wall of text.
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Since then I have really struggled. I haven't found a full-time job since October 21'. I've had plenty of job interviews. I failed one because I have craniofacial hyperhidrosis - A crap combination when combined with anxiety. I've got to the door of some interviews and had panic attacks. My sleep is atrocious; I've had periods where I've been awake for 30-40 hours. I contracted pneumonia in Feb of last year and haven't been the same since. Had a kidney infection in November. Pneumonia again in March this year. Dizzy spells, joint pain, muscle spasms, headaches, neck pain, and a weird thing with my arm where it'll sort of move suddenly and quickly without me trying to move it. Think I'm starting to become agoraphobic, too. Won't leave the house if I'm alone, and when I do, I'll go out when it's dark, lashing it down with rain, or when the town is quiet due to people being at work. I always used to go for walks at the weekend with my sketchbook, but that's become very diffcult.
Not had much contact with friends, but a couple have questioned why I haven't found a job since 2021. Being labeled lazy isn't nice really. I receive unemployment benefits which is £334 a month. I was getting £520 a week when I was at my job. I don't want to be unemployed. I would love to go back to earning so I can buy manga, games, go to the cinema with my niece, sign up for the gym again, buy decent food, and go back to saving for my own apartment/flat. Living with your mum at 35, having no girlfriend, no friends or any money in your bank account is proper fucking loser stuff. Sorry for the wall of text.
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Edmund
Member
I'm good career wise but everything else is bad.
Took 6 years to get over a broken heart. A girl that I loved so much suddenly left me for another guy. (She modeled for a L'Oréal commercial and is just fucking gorgeous) Right when I was about to recover, my dad passed away very suddenly. He was in great health. We were watching the world cup and talking and enjoying the match when he suddenly had a stroke out of nowhere and died right before my eyes. Dad and I were close and I miss him every single day. Tmr will be the 6th month anniversary of his passing. For the first 3 months of his passing, I've had chest pains every single day and I had difficulty breathing. I started to feel a little better from the 4rh month but last week the pains came back again.
I have a very severe bleeding disorder as well and I bleed into my muscles and joints every few days. I try to hit the gym 1-2 times a week to strengthen my muscles. I also have overactive bladder and I pee very often at night even though I'm on medication. It leaves me really exhausted every day.
I try to laugh and make people laugh as much as possible because I'm a positive as fuck person. I might be going through a lot of pain but nothing can get me down.
Took 6 years to get over a broken heart. A girl that I loved so much suddenly left me for another guy. (She modeled for a L'Oréal commercial and is just fucking gorgeous) Right when I was about to recover, my dad passed away very suddenly. He was in great health. We were watching the world cup and talking and enjoying the match when he suddenly had a stroke out of nowhere and died right before my eyes. Dad and I were close and I miss him every single day. Tmr will be the 6th month anniversary of his passing. For the first 3 months of his passing, I've had chest pains every single day and I had difficulty breathing. I started to feel a little better from the 4rh month but last week the pains came back again.
I have a very severe bleeding disorder as well and I bleed into my muscles and joints every few days. I try to hit the gym 1-2 times a week to strengthen my muscles. I also have overactive bladder and I pee very often at night even though I'm on medication. It leaves me really exhausted every day.
I try to laugh and make people laugh as much as possible because I'm a positive as fuck person. I might be going through a lot of pain but nothing can get me down.
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pennythoughts
Member
Hobbies are good, career is good, health is good, finances are good, relationships are good.
Worried about family members health, finances, etc.
Sometimes I worry about the state of the world, my country, etc. Bit of a balancing act between staying informed and doomscrolling. I've donated to a few things but at the end of the day I'm responsible for myself and others for themselves.
Worried about family members health, finances, etc.
Sometimes I worry about the state of the world, my country, etc. Bit of a balancing act between staying informed and doomscrolling. I've donated to a few things but at the end of the day I'm responsible for myself and others for themselves.
Alex Anderson
Member
I'm putting the thread on ignore so I don't have to see it.
That should answer your question.
That should answer your question.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Barely keeping my head above water my children and Gaf are my only refuge and have been for a while. Having a wife with cluster b personality disorders is pure hell.
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The ninja farmer
Member
Doing alrighty thanks. Things in many areas could be much, much worse. So very satisfied with how things are and where my family and I are at 
Got the career under control and having some fun adventures and taking on new challenges and responsibilities. So all good there (they pay me to stay at home all day, which make my commute just the best
). No pressures to relocate (the nearest office is about 5 hours away) and my boss never questions my work load or task delivery.
My kids are all doing well, even the so called ‘black sheep’. Proud to watch them grow into functioning, working adults and as a single parent, it makes me feel the future is full of promise
Health and life, well the worst we have to worry about just now, is trying to find a dentist. So glad for that (well not really, but you know what I mean)
Other than that everything at the moment is looking good with no worries (well thinking of moving house, my mortgage is just about paid and although the house isn’t the most expensive it’s a home, not just a house, if that makes sense.
So do I change, just for the potential cash benefits in hopefully future years ?? And the dream of a private driveway and/or garage
. First world problems I know 
Came out of a serious relationship over 5 years ago and after some ‘me time’, got back out there. This has been the only part I can’t get right just now. But will keep trying, I know what I want, just she is proving difficult to find
So still areas to improve in and the next couple of years could be interesting and have some potential (I signed onto a 5 year project at work, all indicators are green going forward and as long as there is no desperate cost cutting. I think the near to mid future is secure, for as long as I want it to be and keep delivering in work
But to everyone doing good or bad. Just remember that’s it’s very rarely a sprint in life and mostly all marathon. Sometimes it just goes a little better than others. But if isn’t going well. Dig in there, you can do it and life will come back around again for you
Got the career under control and having some fun adventures and taking on new challenges and responsibilities. So all good there (they pay me to stay at home all day, which make my commute just the best
). No pressures to relocate (the nearest office is about 5 hours away) and my boss never questions my work load or task delivery.My kids are all doing well, even the so called ‘black sheep’. Proud to watch them grow into functioning, working adults and as a single parent, it makes me feel the future is full of promise
Health and life, well the worst we have to worry about just now, is trying to find a dentist. So glad for that (well not really, but you know what I mean)
Other than that everything at the moment is looking good with no worries (well thinking of moving house, my mortgage is just about paid and although the house isn’t the most expensive it’s a home, not just a house, if that makes sense. So do I change, just for the potential cash benefits in hopefully future years ?? And the dream of a private driveway and/or garage
. First world problems I know Came out of a serious relationship over 5 years ago and after some ‘me time’, got back out there. This has been the only part I can’t get right just now. But will keep trying, I know what I want, just she is proving difficult to find
So still areas to improve in and the next couple of years could be interesting and have some potential (I signed onto a 5 year project at work, all indicators are green going forward and as long as there is no desperate cost cutting. I think the near to mid future is secure, for as long as I want it to be and keep delivering in work
But to everyone doing good or bad. Just remember that’s it’s very rarely a sprint in life and mostly all marathon. Sometimes it just goes a little better than others. But if isn’t going well. Dig in there, you can do it and life will come back around again for you
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
I finish my graduate degree. I have no concern other than deciding where in the world I go on vacation.
So far I'm calm, just the last thing I'm looking for is a girl that worth it for my life, a lot of girls are ungrateful and ordinary that only want money, I cut them out of my life.
Now I am the one who decides what this girls, offer to me.
9/10
So far I'm calm, just the last thing I'm looking for is a girl that worth it for my life, a lot of girls are ungrateful and ordinary that only want money, I cut them out of my life.
Now I am the one who decides what this girls, offer to me.
9/10
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Grildon Tundy
Member
How???
diffusionx
Gold Member
Deeply unsatisfied which is why I'm posting here probably, nothing against you guys but I think I tend to go on these forums when I'm in that place.
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Puscifer
Member
Eh, 2/10
I moved to one of the shittiest cities on earth, Rochester NY, for my spouse and what a retarded decision this was. I had to be blunt recently and say if this job doesn't get me back to California than were divorcing and I'm back to Texas near my family because I'm not letting any ones mental health be a deciding factor in my decision making, go to a fucking therapist next time.
Even if we bought the place and have the deed with the money from the sale of the house in California I can't believe I'm saying this, but i'd rather have my mortgage in California than a deed in New York. Place is dog shit, the job opportunities are fucking trash, the people are the worst.
I moved to one of the shittiest cities on earth, Rochester NY, for my spouse and what a retarded decision this was. I had to be blunt recently and say if this job doesn't get me back to California than were divorcing and I'm back to Texas near my family because I'm not letting any ones mental health be a deciding factor in my decision making, go to a fucking therapist next time.
Even if we bought the place and have the deed with the money from the sale of the house in California I can't believe I'm saying this, but i'd rather have my mortgage in California than a deed in New York. Place is dog shit, the job opportunities are fucking trash, the people are the worst.
Trogdor1123
Member
Pretty good overall. Kids are pretty good, wife is good, work is good, family is ok.
Wish my house hadn’t flooded, my sister in law wasn’t a certified lunatic, and my mother in law wasn’t dying of cancer but on a whole, pretty good. Even these things sound worse than they are. My house was well insured so we’re getting all new stuff, my sister in law means well and is a good person, and my mother in law continues to beat the odds everyday and things are not looking as bad.
It sounds crappy but the issues aren’t anything anyone else doesn’t endure so it’s not “bad”
Wish my house hadn’t flooded, my sister in law wasn’t a certified lunatic, and my mother in law wasn’t dying of cancer but on a whole, pretty good. Even these things sound worse than they are. My house was well insured so we’re getting all new stuff, my sister in law means well and is a good person, and my mother in law continues to beat the odds everyday and things are not looking as bad.
It sounds crappy but the issues aren’t anything anyone else doesn’t endure so it’s not “bad”
NecrosaroIII
Ask me about my terrible takes on Star Trek characters
I settled in life, but it's not so bad.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
Spring/summer when the weather is nice and I’m not in winter survival mode my desire for women/money increases I gotta eat a lot of fiber and do more cardio to keep the dog in the cage winters are easier mentally but harder physically. Spring/summer is harder mentally, but easier physically. To make the mental game easier I got to increase the physical game - just walking more and staying busy physically most of the time. Always moving. if i gotta stay in place im chewing a lot of gum lol I just want to get spring/summer over with. I’m jelly of people in the southern hemisphere since its winter for them im feeling aggressive and I can start sensing aggressiveness in other brothers right now this is when fights and road rage/incidents that could be avoided happens so be careful out there
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
It’s ok to vent, right? Honestly, I think life would be better if I wasn’t married. The kids are great, even with my one and only being a special needs kid. We have a great time together. My career, best it’s ever been. I’ve been offered two jobs, but declined because I like my current job. Money is fine, no debt. My spouse and I have a hard time getting along. I knew her six months before we got married and those crazy things people say when you tell them about it are starting to show. We didn’t really adapt to each other and it shows. We were in counseling together during the first couple months of dating. Now that seems crazy. Wouldn’t that help resolve some issues? I went to counseling for months and all it did was transition to my own personal problems. It didn’t strengthen us. It’s the equivalent to meeting a hookup and them inviting you to therapy for yourself.
I sometimes have this feeling like I could accomplish more and do more. I want my own home. I’m sick of her telling me it’s her home. It doesn’t feel like my home. I feel like I’m not where I want to be in life. I don’t feel like I’ve got my corner of the house. I’ve got the corner of the house that the lady of house provides for me. We talked about divorce, but she says she’ll make me pay child support and spousal support. She won’t let my mom see my kid. Basically, she’ll throw me under the bus if I ever decide I want to leave her. Other than that, things are pretty good.
I sometimes have this feeling like I could accomplish more and do more. I want my own home. I’m sick of her telling me it’s her home. It doesn’t feel like my home. I feel like I’m not where I want to be in life. I don’t feel like I’ve got my corner of the house. I’ve got the corner of the house that the lady of house provides for me. We talked about divorce, but she says she’ll make me pay child support and spousal support. She won’t let my mom see my kid. Basically, she’ll throw me under the bus if I ever decide I want to leave her. Other than that, things are pretty good.
mclaren777
Member
I'm obviously not sure where you live, but this might be a helpful tool...
https://www.acts29.com/find-a-church/
AJUMP23
Gold Member
The church I am leaving is an acts 29 church. And I am leaving because they are so hardcore in it. So I am going to say thanks but it gave me some churches to avoid.
kingwingin
Member
If I owned a gun I’d shoot myself.
Not bad enough to get one tho
Not bad enough to get one tho
Hindsight is 20/20, but counseling during the first couple months of dating is probably something you shouldn't be doing even if she's the crown princess of Denmark. Well, maybe then. But love makes fools of us all.
If things are miserable at home with no prospects of improvement, and you're paying for everything already, how bad is the prospect of child support really? Life is too short to live the next 15 years with someone you don't get along with at all. Understandably tough situation though.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
That’s a very good point and you’ve given me some clarity to work with. Thanks!
gaming_again
Member
I just changed my job and it seems so good so far. 8/10.
Since having a child my marriage has turned into us being roommates and I’m not sure how to fix that. My wife has forgotten how to relax. 3/10.
Money is fine, we don’t worry about anything but I’m not sure how we’ll ever raise the finance to move to a bigger place, which is what we need to do asap. 7/10.
Overall, good, all things considered. I think the next big drama in my life will be somebody developing a serious illness. My parents are old and my social circle is hitting 40.
7/10.
Since having a child my marriage has turned into us being roommates and I’m not sure how to fix that. My wife has forgotten how to relax. 3/10.
Money is fine, we don’t worry about anything but I’m not sure how we’ll ever raise the finance to move to a bigger place, which is what we need to do asap. 7/10.
Overall, good, all things considered. I think the next big drama in my life will be somebody developing a serious illness. My parents are old and my social circle is hitting 40.
7/10.
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scoobidoo112
Member
Could be worse.
Have a bachelors degree, decent job, stable income, good amount of savings, own a nice apartment in a pleasant neigborhood.
I just need friends, that's the one thing I miss. I grew up in a disfunctional family, which made me an unstable child, so I missed out on a lot of socialization, was pretty much an outcast all throughout middle- and high school.
Thankfully I had a decent college experience which helped me deal with a lot of those issues, but sadly it did not result in long-term friendships.
The older I get, especially with a full time job, the harder it is to meet people, and being a lonely, semi-depressed person with all this baggage on my shoulders does not make me someone that people are likely to engage with.
But hey, it is what it is, for the most part I am at peace with it. At least I like my job and I have more than enough things to entertain myself with.
6.5/10
Have a bachelors degree, decent job, stable income, good amount of savings, own a nice apartment in a pleasant neigborhood.
I just need friends, that's the one thing I miss. I grew up in a disfunctional family, which made me an unstable child, so I missed out on a lot of socialization, was pretty much an outcast all throughout middle- and high school.
Thankfully I had a decent college experience which helped me deal with a lot of those issues, but sadly it did not result in long-term friendships.
The older I get, especially with a full time job, the harder it is to meet people, and being a lonely, semi-depressed person with all this baggage on my shoulders does not make me someone that people are likely to engage with.
But hey, it is what it is, for the most part I am at peace with it. At least I like my job and I have more than enough things to entertain myself with.
6.5/10
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Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I sometimes wish I don't wake up at all
ThatStupidLion
Member
this is kinda dark, but i find comfort & humor in how fucking shitty 90% of the posters in this thread lives are ( or at least how they feel they are)
im right there with you folks! and it’s kinda relieving. man, just looking at everyone around me irl, youd think the world was goddamn rainbows and unicorns for them, even though i know its not.
im right there with you folks! and it’s kinda relieving. man, just looking at everyone around me irl, youd think the world was goddamn rainbows and unicorns for them, even though i know its not.
NightmareFarm
Member
Fairly satisfied. College is going well, lots of great games are coming out, I don't have any financial issues.
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
there is an idea of a IDKFA, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory, and though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable: I simply am not there.
BigDeadFreak
Member
The fact that I'm not a millionaire aristocrat with the sexual capacity of a rutting rhino is a constant niggle.
Aside from that, it's pretty good.
Aside from that, it's pretty good.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Eh I'm one bad news/trigger away from sticking a whole insulin pen into me and taking an unending nap.