Are you happy with your life? If not, Why?

[bambam333]

I've been clean and sober for 5 and a half years now, so that's a huge plus. In 2017, I was forced out of the only thing that I've known as a profession for 17 years. The past 2 years have been a struggle financially. I'm in debt up to my eyeballs which is something new for me. I keep praying that things will improve. I'm 51 yrs old, a convicted felon, and literally have no marketable skills. Although I have a lot in my life to be grateful for, the financial situation gets me down sometimes

I filed bankruptcy and it was the most relieving feeling getting out from under that perpetual debt guerilla. They started giving me credit cards within 6 months I don’t use them but bankruptcy isn’t half as bad as people think

 

[Cityofgrit]

Any thoughts as to what that emptiness might be??

I think some of it comes from not seeing any of my friends and consequently, not doing anything besides my routine.

 

[hurricane]

@hurricane yes everything right in general terms

Heart asides jokes idk maybe niacine is mandatory to fix taquicardia by cow meat

but great im working to hapiness everyday man

Good to see you. Glad all is well.

 

[hurricane]

I think some of it comes from not seeing any of my friends and consequently, not doing anything besides my routine.

Break that routine bro. I know easier said then done.

 

[TideGear]

I think some of it comes from not seeing any of my friends and consequently, not doing anything besides my routine.

I see friends and still have that empty feeling. Nothing seems gratifying sometimes. I think I feel that way because I do an unsatisfying job and it's mind numbing. I'm trying to save for an investment opportunity and it's slow rolling. Have a hot girlfriend but nothing excites me about her. Have a 13 yo son with tourette's who I see about one a week. Mostly my mind focuses in on the professional stuff, that's what eats at me the most. Life really isn't that bad, it's just boring and doesn't satisfy me, I'm not sure anything would.

 

[Prospect]

This question is extremely difficult for me to answer and I don’t know why. From the outside it looks great! Great job doing what I love to do. Wife who is not only beautiful, she devotes her life to satisfy me and the kids. My kids are everything I had hoped they would be, athletic, smart, and overall great most of the time. My problem is I am never going to be satisfied or content with life, or at least haven’t to this point. I get upset with my wife way too much over little things and usually to stubborn to admit when I’m wrong. She doesn’t deserve to be treated anything less than the Angel she is. I need to reflect on things and prioritize what’s important in life. Most of all I need to be a better husband and put my wife first rather than being the selfish, pessimistic, high maintenance, husband I’ve been of late.

 

[Avies48]

Life is a constant uphill battle with small commercial breaks of happiness.

Fuck YES it is, sometimes a loss of hope sprinkled in and never fully happy or content ...

 

[Avies48]

I have been clean and sober 8 years today, I own my own place, have an amazing girlfriend who has two awesome kids..so instant family. I volunteer with Special Olympics powerlifting, I am close to my family. The thing is, I don't seem to have friends anymore, and an empty feeling chases me around. By societies standards, I'm pretty blessed. Inside... I don't know sometimes.

Good on u for sobriety takes a strong person to stay sober congrats

Dont worry man once u get a fam friends seem to be fara d few between, BELIEVE ME i am the same way, empty feeling because ive always been use to having loyal and true friends and its something thats been missing for years for me too and thats probably the reason why i am the way i am anymore, no one to count on, no one to hang with and do stuff with.... Lonely island .... But i am blessed in other ways

 

[Avies48]

My situation is in the shitter. I just moved to downtown Portland to be closer to my job. Unfortunately I moved into this nice apartment with a couple. I’m just now figuring out they’re lunatics that physically fight eachother all the time.

Fawk go thro a punch or 2 it might get reallll fun, hells yeah wrestle them in puudding get to it fuck yeah

 

[Demondosage]

Yes!!! I just found out I saved 15% on my car insurance

 

[Avies48]

This question is extremely difficult for me to answer and I don’t know why. From the outside it looks great! Great job doing what I love to do. Wife who is not only beautiful, she devotes her life to satisfy me and the kids. My kids are everything I had hoped they would be, athletic, smart, and overall great most of the time. My problem is I am never going to be satisfied or content with life, or at least haven’t to this point. I get upset with my wife way too much over little things and usually to stubborn to admit when I’m wrong. She doesn’t deserve to be treated anything less than the Angel she is. I need to reflect on things and prioritize what’s important in life. Most of all I need to be a better husband and put my wife first rather than being the selfish, pessimistic, high maintenance, husband I’ve been of late.

Damn dude THIS is most of us, i mean cmon look where we typin at@ a forum used for vanity etc.... Ill never be the model body figure id love to look like, but thats ok,

I as well, need to learn how to be a better husband and father, i suck at both but also hate people alot more than i use to and didnt have a great father figure to learn from, so its not easy and everyone says if u want to change ull find a way blah blah blah, shit after being her almost 50 yrs, i aint changin much more than i already have, and thats not easy sleeping knowing im just a dick and dont like it, so maybe hormones and tryin for that model body i want will get me there

 

[T-Bagger]

I filed bankruptcy and it was the most relieving feeling getting out from under that perpetual debt guerilla. They started giving me credit cards within 6 months I don’t use them but bankruptcy isn’t half as bad as people think

Sadly, my experience was not the same. No one came at me with credit card offers and I had to finance every vehicle at 24% interest.

 

[hurricane]

This question is extremely difficult for me to answer and I don’t know why. From the outside it looks great! Great job doing what I love to do. Wife who is not only beautiful, she devotes her life to satisfy me and the kids. My kids are everything I had hoped they would be, athletic, smart, and overall great most of the time. My problem is I am never going to be satisfied or content with life, or at least haven’t to this point. I get upset with my wife way too much over little things and usually to stubborn to admit when I’m wrong. She doesn’t deserve to be treated anything less than the Angel she is. I need to reflect on things and prioritize what’s important in life. Most of all I need to be a better husband and put my wife first rather than being the selfish, pessimistic, high maintenance, husband I’ve been of late.

The fact that you want to be better for your wife is a positive.
Remember that the next time you start acting in a manner you don't like.

 

[hurricane]

Sadly, my experience was not the same. No one came at me with credit card offers and I had to finance every vehicle at 24% interest.

24%. Damn!!

 

[T-Bagger]

24%. Damn!!

Yeah bro, that’s what you get when your credit is crap.

 

[bambam333]

Sadly, my experience was not the same. No one came at me with credit card offers and I had to finance every vehicle at 24% interest.

Damn that’s rape my man. I ain’t using credit cards anyway because if I don’t have the money now I’m not gunna have it when it comes time to pay fuck credit cards. I just buy hoopdees with cash no car payment either. It was a relief filing though because I would have spent the rest of my days paying that shit off from a very expensive child custody case

 

[T-Bagger]

Damn that’s rape my man. I ain’t using credit cards anyway because if I don’t have the money now I’m not gunna have it when it comes time to pay fuck credit cards. I just buy hoopdees with cash no car payment either. It was a relief filing though because I would have spent the rest of my days paying that shit off from a very expensive child custody case

My biggest debt is my student loans right now, which can’t be filed against

 

[bambam333]

My biggest debt is my student loans right now, which can’t be filed against

O yea your fucked on those. Shits horrible what they do with student loans thank god I was a dumbass and didn’t do school and now I’m realizing I may have been the smart one not going

 

[T-Bagger]

O yea your fucked on those. Shits horrible what they do with student loans thank god I was a dumbass and didn’t do school and now I’m realizing I may have been the smart one not going

They say trade schools are the route to go now

 

[bambam333]

They say trade schools are the route to go now

Looks like it everyone I know that did college except for a select few owes 100k and has some 50 60k a year job and all the misfits who didn’t go owe no money working trades or blue collar jobs making 100-150k sittin pretty comfy