Does anyone else never feel fulfilled or satisfied with their lives?

[VeganFishFingers]

I can’t work out if it’s just me or not, but I’m never satisfied with my lot in life and always feel like there’s something missing or there’s more to life. It doesn’t matter what I do it’s always the same. It’s almost like I don’t know what the point in life is? I don’t know want to feel like this, Ive got a lot going for me. I know that. But my life feels so shit and I don’t know how to change that!

Have you tried writing a list of what’s wrong in your life and what’s right in your life? That might help you to see what needs to change. I don’t feel dissatisfied. My life isn’t at all perfect though, and there are several things I’d like to change.

You need to embrace the futility of life

The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Relax.

Read how to do everything and be happy by Peter Jones.

I get this somewhat, it tends to wax and wane depending on what else is going on, how stressed I am Etc. My mind tends to wander to the what is the point of all this at these times and feeling dissatisfied, abit lonely, like I need to do or be more. I don't know whats behind it really but I am an anxious person and I think that's what mainly drives it, along with lower self esteem.

We are the same
Constantly fire fighting one thing or another it's draining

Peter Jones book was a load of upper class university educated twaddle

I’m the opposite. I feel pretty happy and satisfied. I have had shit things happen but life is life isn’t it? You’re a long time dead and a short time alive. Don’t waste it wanting ‘something else’

YES @Wormholes life is pointless. So freeing. Be my friend

@SlB09

I get this somewhat, it tends to wax and wane depending on what else is going on, how stressed I am Etc. My mind tends to wander to the what is the point of all this at these times and feeling dissatisfied, abit lonely, like I need to do or be more. I don't know whats behind it really but I am an anxious person and I think that's what mainly drives it, along with lower self esteem.

Yes I’m pretty anxious and have low self esteem as well. I also have a tendency to ruminate a lot.

Yep, I'm firmly in the rumination club! CBT did help

Reporting for duty!! I’ve a deep-rooted sense of not having achieved my potential, coupled with a deep and well-hidden streak of envy that eats me up. Driven I think in recent years by divorce and a grim determination to be recognised as independently successful and regarded in my own light. I am not sure when I will be satisfied. I’m 50 and am at final interview for a role that would bring stability and pension, but will make me a small fish in a big pond. Because of child commitments, and very little time for personal growth/hobbies, I attach a great deal of personal identity to my job recognition and cant stop having an eye out for the next great opportunity (getting to final round is the furthest I’ve got in several years.) I just completed a postgrad and while I loved the learning, I am ridiculously fixated on where I ranked in the class.

I definitely get long periods of time when I feel like this. It always feels like it's not me who gets any good things. However, having lost someone dear to me aged 21 in December I think I have changed. I embrace the days where all the good things happen and I have periods of time when I feel content and happy. There are low and dark days but I try not to sweat the small stuff. Life goes up and down and you have to live with the lows and embrace the highs. They are there if you stop and survey the world around you

Yes. But my life is incredibly small due to a shit childhood and poor choices resulting from that.

I know I should have overcome it, worked harder etc but sometimes life knocks you back so many times you just give up.

No. Not at all. And I'm definitely an under achiever.

Third in my school in my exams...went to Medical school.. but dropped out because I didn't actually want to do it (parental pressure).

MBA, excellent career.... but became a SAHM because the career got in the way of motherhood for me.

I'm now in a basic admin role and love it. No stress and it doesn't impact on my life. I have simple needs. I am content.

Lots of my Uni friends are successful, but are also permanently stressed, some with stress related illnesses. They don't get my lack of ambition. I don't get their need for more, especially as they don't seem to enjoy what they have.

It's just our different personalities I suppose. Very difficult to change.

OP I suggest working out like a MOFO - you wouldn't believe the number of people I know in my industry who got into fitness to shake exactly the kind of feeling you are describing. It's such a huge cure all for so many of us, from PTs I know to people who became competitive athletes. I think a lot of people I know would fall apart without regular exercise & the whole healthy living thing. That's mostly because us humans were designed to live in a way where you get a lot of outdoors time and loads of strength & endurance activity and good nutrient from natural foods and without all that we malfunction and end up with mental, emotional & physical issues.