Post holiday depression

Hey guys, was just woundering if any of you can give me some advice to kick a case of the blues away.

I've been back in the UK 3 weeks now after 8 months of travelling around Aus NZ and Thaland. I've only just turned 20 so as you can imagine it was the best 8 months of my life. Of course all good things must come to an end and reality has dug its claws in again.

I managed to lose 10kg while travelling but I'm still not happy with my weight and as I ave no job I have a lot of free time sitting round the house feeling sorry for myself. I go for a run in the morning but then sit round with only the ros (rat on string - my mums dog) to keep me company. Beofore I left I had a real nice motorbike, and when thins got to heavy or I ot board, I would go blow some steam of on a bendy country lane, but I sold that when I ran out of money and now have no way to get around.

I'm normally an unbeat happy person, but all this sitting round, feeling fat and haveing no money or car/bike . . .I jus feel sorry for myself because allI have is memories and 40p that I found when I took the ros for a walk earlier. My mates won't even take me for a drink anymore because I can'y afford to pay my way. My mums says I should sign up for jobseekers benifit ,but the idea of doing that jus makes me more depresed, I always said i would never do it, but I need the money.

My mum and my sister also add to my worries as they have little care for their health and eat chocolate and crisps and make it very hard for me have a healthy diet. I don't know how to encorage them to lose weight, mum has done weigh watchers in the past to avail and she has tried to get my sister to go to the gym with her, but niether of them stuck with it.

I know I shouldn't feel so sorry for myself, I've done alot for my age, I jus keep thinking I should have more than this, I should be better and stronger than this. Its horrible wallowing i this sea of self pity, but I can't see any way out of it, and the longer it oes on the worse it gets, I can see myself giving up on everything and just liveing of handouts which can't be further from what I want in life.

I'm sorry to share my dipresed thoughts with you all, but you know what its like when yo want to get these things of your shoulders but have noone really to talk to.
 
Anything worth having was never attained by anything but hard work. If you truly feel this way, get up and go get a job, start earning some kind of money. It's a daunting task, yes, but achievable if you put your mind to it (just like working out). Set yourself goals and start making things happen. It's the only way you'll get out of this rut in which you find yourself.
 
stingo said:
Anything worth having was never attained by anything but hard work. If you truly feel this way, get up and go get a job, start earning some kind of money. It's a daunting task, yes, but achievable if you put your mind to it (just like working out). Set yourself goals and start making things happen. It's the only way you'll get out of this rut in which you find yourself.

Great advice Singo.
 
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