Unless you remove those unwanted thoughts from your head, you’ll continue regretting how much time you wasted away. I know that seems easier said than done, but if you're already at a place of extreme disappointment with your life, what more do you really have to lose?Personally, I wasted plenty of time just because I was afraid to go after the life I wanted.

I aim to write about very human issues which so many of us are afraid to speak about openly.And I dream to create a solid career with such writing. Just take a look at all of the unashamed adults taking real joy in their passions — it’s enough to inspire any adult to pursue their truth.Watching Mister Rogers last year helped inspire me to pursue a real writing career, and I'm so glad I paid attention to those feelings.If you're feeling down and out like you've lost your way, or perhaps have never even found it, it's easy to tell yourself that you don't deserve to dream big.

Those fears kept me stuck making choices I didn't even want. Iv just about completely cured the lisp and I feel like I finally got my “communicator” working I wanna make friends and make people laugh I just wanna smile man but I feel like I have to dig down even deeper now and commit to college and hustle for 3 more years....I feel like a bitch that I’m complainingPeer support for anyone struggling with depression, the mental illness.Press J to jump to the feed. After highschool I was an extreme introvert due to having a lisp. But today, I can confidently say that although my life isn't exactly where I want it to be, I'm proud of how far I've come and where I'm going.And it’s occurred to me that a few of the tactics that have helped me change my ways might even help you too. But I think I've hit a new low. Started the business recently and cured my lisp. That's a great way to look at your past, even if you aren't especially proud of yourself right now.There's a lot of trauma in my past including a family history of mental illness, abuse, and some very poor choices I've made along the way.

And I feel like a complete looser. If he devoted his life to sharing the good news that every single person has something good to give this world, surely I could go after my dream to write about difficult topics.My big dream is to create a body of work that helps other adults manage their big feelings in a positive way. It feels as though the depression I’ve struggled with for more than half of my life is a physical being that’s purposely keeping me from moving. Have you gotten any good leads on stopping the lisp?Really I just want a reliable 9-5 that gives me some money to grab drinks and have fun on the weekends.since I never got to be an extrovert or have crazy times.

things have been good but I don’t want to do this for the rest of my life. That caused me to pick a weird career path as a painting business owner.

Sometimes part of depression is that we beat ourselves up for not doing certain things. Although you may have grown up to believe that adults aren't special and responsible people don't have big dreams, I'm pretty sure that your freedom and future rests upon your ability to see the world with such childlike wonder.You'll be amazed at just how far those steps will take you. You aren't living a wasted life, because you have no obligation to "achieve" anything. …

To do this I will have to go back to school and live with my parents till I’m 26-28.

Heck no! I've spent years working on coping mechanisms and ways to make my life better and I think I've done quite well. People are trying to contact me – I should get back to them, but I can’t. I’m currently having anxiety attacks every night.