alina to Ask Lemmy · 6 days agoDoes anyone have any advice for young adults that are struggling in life?message-squaremessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareDoes anyone have any advice for young adults that are struggling in life?alina to Ask Lemmy · 6 days agomessage-square72linkfedilinkfile-text
I’m trying to plan my life, but I feel like I’m putting together a thousand-piece puzzle with no picture on the box
minus-squareFlauschige_Lemmatalinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoThat’s what my therapist taught me, as well. My needs aren’t always the same as the needs of the people around me. And I’m allowed to see to them
minus-squareStriderlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoExactly but you do get told as if it were so your whole life. And worse, if you’re not typical, you could develop nasty stuff like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexithymia like me. And now with close to 50 I have to work on the consequences.
That’s what my therapist taught me, as well.
My needs aren’t always the same as the needs of the people around me. And I’m allowed to see to them
Exactly but you do get told as if it were so your whole life. And worse, if you’re not typical, you could develop nasty stuff like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexithymia like me.
And now with close to 50 I have to work on the consequences.