Do you feel a piece of you is missing?

[singingaugust]

I have felt like a piece of me is missing for the longest time. I was always striving to fill it but wasn't suer what it even was. Now that piece has filled I feel like a completely new peaceful person. I have spoken to my friends who have said they never felt that there was a piece missing but AIBU to think I'm not the only one?

What changed for me was that I completed a very ambitious goal of mine. It's so specific and revealing that I will give another parallel example...buying a house. It felt so impossible at one time but after years of hard work i've achieved it. Now it's here it doesn't even feel like a big deal and was rather underwhelming but it filled the hole inside me that must have been doubt, feeling unaccomplished, insecure or something like that.

Do you feel that a piece of you is missing?

YABU -No I do not feel a piece of me is missing
YANBU - I feel a piece of me is missing

Not now but I did. I really wanted a DC3 but it wasn't something we were planning to do for various reasons. When he unexpectedly came along anyway I felt like my world was complete.

I have heard others say similar that they felt complete when that had children or a certain number of children

That's really interesting OP. I know you don't want to say what it was but I am wondering, is it something very linked to your personality like a talent or passion?

I don't know if any of me is missing or not, tbh.

it's linked more to career and I think I mistakenly thought was a passion

Do you feel a piece of you is missing?

Yes she died last week, the most amazing friend one could wish for. Totally heartbroken.

I'm really sorry @Beenaroundtheblocktoomanytimes

@singingaugust thank you.

Yes, my 2 stillborn baby boys 💙💙

I do, but I haven’t yet worked out what it is. I think it’s that I haven’t found exactly the right role for me, career-wise. Even though I ostensibly have a good job I almost feel like I’m play-acting someone else’s job and need to find the best fit for me. Wow, hadn’t realised that properly, so thanks for making me think about it OP!

That’s exactly what happened to me and how I felt!

Yup. Always wanted to be a mum. I pictured my life with 2+ children and it never happened.

Most recently, financial security. Had been chronically overspending and living in my credit card overdraft. Then had awful nausea in early stages of pregnancy and couldn't face shopping (pretty much unheard of, for me) and managed to save up enough to pay off my credit card and close the account.
Woke up the next day with an incredible sense of fulfilment and "wholeness".
I suspect that when DD is born within the next couple of weeks, it will throw that feeling out on its ear 😂

I've finally found a job that I enjoy after 20 years working in roles that I found incredibly stressful. I finally feel calm and at peace.
I could just be in the honeymoon period though.