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5 years ago, lot of new beginning for me....... now I am ready to move to the next stage in life
Married in 2014....... Now I am ready to move to next stage with baby but its taking forever.
Started a new job in 2014......... Now I am bored and ready for change
5 years ago I was 25 and in France caring for my ailing grandmother. I ran out of FMLA and quit my
Airline job. After she passed I spent a few months getting her affairs together and traveling around Italy, Greece, Germany and Switzerland. I spent a total of about 8 months in Europe before returning to the US.
Right now I am back in France and have been here about 6 weeks...with no immediate plan on returning home. ( Dual citizen). Might stay another month.... or 6 or 10 or 12 ???
it was the beginning of a slow but steady downward spiral...health issues, ageing,
My life had always been a series of spikes and drops...good moments, horrible moments, some meh...probably typical...but over the past 5 years its been nothing but flatline, NO spikes...and little dips here and there that never recover...sigh
5 years is a long long time to go without the ups of life...most of the downs have been slight, a few major (the loss of my dad)…
I spend a lot of time thinking about ways to get a spike or an up somehow...just a couple a year would work...
but its like the part of my brain that creats good feelings, euphoria, giddiness, has been shut off forever
it was the beginning of a slow but steady downward spiral...health issues, ageing,
My life had always been a series of spikes and drops...good moments, horrible moments, some meh...probably typical...but over the past 5 years its been nothing but flatline, NO spikes...and little dips here and there that never recover...sigh
5 years is a long long time to go without the ups of life...most of the downs have been slight, a few major (the loss of my dad)…
I spend a lot of time thinking about ways to get a spike or an up somehow...just a couple a year would work...
but its like the part of my brain that creats good feelings, euphoria, giddiness, has been shut off forever
I can relate. I went through a decade of that myself, starting with divorce and recession (unemployment). The past year has been slightly better as I now have something to look forward to, but still not great. Flatline is a great way to describe it. You are not alone.
Five years ago I was in a job that I absolutely hated (bullying and poor management issues) - now I'm in a job that I love and my boss is wonderful.
Five years ago I was happier with my social life - so many friends have dropped away as they've started having kids, and I haven't been able to make many new friends.
Five years ago I was not exercising regularly - now I volunteer at an animal shelter walking dogs, and I take a Zumba class 1-2 days a week.
My parents have both turned 70 in the past 5 years, and I've watched them slow down a bit. So I'm starting to think about what the future will look like, but so far they are both in good health.
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