I feel like my life has gotten so small. I live in a city I don’t particularly like. All my good friends live miles away or other countries. I’ve spent years of my life joining clubs and events, trying to be social and meet new people, but the friendships go nowhere. I feel like a total fool for wasting all those years trying to be liked by other people.
I’m stuck in a very stressful job that I can’t afford to leave because everything else I can do would mean taking a pay cut, and I’m struggling financially as it is. This leaves me exhausted every evening so I’m not going to the gym and comfort eating. I’ve put on weight and hate having to shop for new clothes because I’m bursting out of my clothes.
If feel like every decision I’ve made has been wrong. How can I get out of this, if I’m the one that got me into this state?