Everything in my life is messed up. Motivation works temporarily and I'm not suicidal but feel it's pointless to live like this. What should I do to feel hopeful?
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Updated: May 29, 2022
Royalwaterfall
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Jul 4, 2018
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In life hope will always be there, no matter how hard it is to find or no matter if you think it isn't there it always will be. This is so cliche but honestly everything will be okay one day. I can't say it will be today, tomorrow or even next week. But one day.
Anonymous
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Jul 4, 2018
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Find things you love and do it passionately.. go do some volunteering, excercising, draw or paint, have fun and be grateful with every small things that happened in your life :)
Inperfection
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Jul 12, 2018
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Find a passion. Explore. Simple things like going for a walk, distracting yourself. Find something or continue doing things you love and one day you will be contempt with life.
Anonymous
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Jul 15, 2018
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Feel the emotions, I feel like in this day and age people think it's bad to feel sad, it's not. It's here for a reason, learn from it
athenacleere
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Jul 21, 2018
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You believe your life is messed up and that motivation is just a temporary fix, and you believe that it is pointless to live like this but do not believe you’re suicidal. I understand your situation completely, I think some ways for you to feel hopeful would be to point out some of the good things in your life and focus on those and less on the negativity around you.
FaithfulFriend12
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Oct 16, 2018
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I talk to someone to vent out all my heartaches and every worries that i have, i am lucky to have somoeone who feels the same so we took an oath to help each other. it really helps to have someone who understands how you feel, i am never anxious to tell him all my sensitivities and he listens dutifully, he is the reason why i am still fighting in my life. we share experiences and what we do is we talk about what we have learned about it. i am always grateful to have someone who is willing to listen.
Anonymous
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Mar 4, 2020
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First of all, think about your family and everyone who really care about you in the world. They love you and want you to be happy. The will be the light of your light. Whenever you feels hopeless, I am sure they will be glad to listen to you.
Secondly, the world is so big and it's waited to be explored by yourself. Maybe you can try to go out and experience something different. This world is so beautiful and amazing!
Last but not least, doing sports does help a lot. Because after sweating you will forget everything what makes you unhappy. It will makes your day.
0365everydaypeace
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Mar 12, 2020
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Wisdom is not a natural born talent. Wisdom requires a certain level of perceptiveness and experience is necessary. It can be a gift or a curse depending on the circumstances and the individual. For example, a respectful child can know when to speak in specific situations and when to stay quiet whereas a child with little regard for language/behavior could say something that reflects badly on their integrity. A person who grew up being taught financial struggles is more likely to succeed economically in the future because they were taught how to use wisdom in spending things. Some humans with deep emotional scars have wisdom on how to give empathy. On the other hand, they are likely to have triggers due to their past. Even the Bible talks about wisdom stating that, “Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding†(Proverbs 6.7-8 KJV). Thus meaning that experiences can teach and educate a person if they willingly seek to learn. Wisdom is the past dwelling in someone to help change the future.“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere†(James 3.17). hope is knowing how wise you are based on your life experiences. if you falter in situations or circumstances, prove yourself and your thought process wrong. you are your biggest cheerleader and there are always people to help you jump over emotional walls. have hope in knowing that you are worthy and prove yourself that you can face life's challenges. :)
bigheartedhelper
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Mar 15, 2020
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Not everything in your life is messed up. You have some unique qualities, a unique personality, a unique set of traits. It's good that your motivation works - even just a little bit. Positive is key to making yourself hopeful. There is always a point in something, even if you can't see it, somebody else will. And that somebody will be thankful for it because you've just made an impact on somebody's life, no matter how small, no matter how big. To try and make yourself more hopeful, make a list of things you want to do, and do at least one of them per week (give yourself something to look forward to - something to keep going for, a big positive motivation). Throughout the week until that big thing, write a list of 3 small things positive about a day - they can be however small or however big. My last advise to keep hopeful, is to keep smiling. A smile can bring more joy to anybody's face, no matter how they're feeling - and a smile in return might just make you feel a little more hopeful :)
Anonymous
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Mar 20, 2020
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It can be helpful to pick small events and meetings in the future that even slightly excite you to focus on and look forward to. Even if something feels mildly interesting, try connect that interest with your life to make life seem a little more worth living. If this seems like too far a step, another thing you can do is to put a little spin on your day to day activities- like maybe choose a new jogging path, or drink coffee instead of tea. Or, you can try something new or out of the ordinary, like a spontaneous ice cream outing or just a day spent with yourself. Whatever happens, just remember that everything that happens is only temporary. Good luck!
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