I’m a 28M , work as a doctor so I see death quite often , it’s not the idea of death that scares me , it’s loosing my mother that terrifies me. Outside my job , I don’t really have any close friends or people I can rely on , just my mother We live in different countries but we speak multiple times a day and I try to see her as many times as I can She sacrificed a lot for me and my siblings , and stayed with my abusive father just so we don’t deal with him alone She spent everything she has on us , and the thought of her dying one day just doesn’t sit right with me , it might be a bit selfish of me but without her who am I , who do I speak to , who do I share my thoughts and my day with I have always dreamt of giving her everything she ever wanted but it’s just not feasible at the time being How do I cope , or how do I prepare my self

I am a 25M, i was currently pursuing a degree in dentistry and was on my 5th year with 2 years remaining in an abroad country. i am the eldest child and has always tried to live a not so demanding life from my parents. My mother was widowed just after I started and did everything to provide for me. Now, the so said country decided to ban me from returning without a proper reason. I have tried every means to appeal this decision to which they didn't not reply to our emails and letters (mine& my immigration lawyer). Now faced with the options of changing careers or migrate to another country I am afraid ngl. I feel so lost now and i really don't know what to do. I feel like my life is over now, a chance at any other major will be done when am 30 years old while my mates were starting at 23. Any chance of having a marriage feels like it is out of the window. I don't want to burden my mother also by going through another major. I just don't know what to do. I know i need to make a decision sooner but i don't know which one to make. I have no one to talk this to, it's just me and my mind in the night running through this over and over again. I haven't had a proper feeling of calm or true happiness in a over a month now. The feeling of being a burden at 25 and a man is also so heavy. I am lost

I really can't stop thinking about how I am so sad, alone, miserable anymore. I feel like no one would care or really notice if I were to disappear... I don't want to kill myself or anything but I do often wonder if anyone would care if I was gone... I also wouldn't mind if my life ended... I just feel like I try so hard over and over and get knocked back down. My boyfriend and I just moved in together and I found out he was talking to a bunch of people on Kik. He was super sexual and sending pictures back and forth. I feel heart broken and even more worthless now. I don't know what to do as I moved over 600 miles away from home to be here with him. I don't really know anyone here, and I can't afford the place on my own and we have 11 months left on the lease.

I just feel as if every time I trust someone for feel cared about I return to feeling worthless and alone. I have got cheated on in every relationship I've been in and it hurts to think I'm not enough... Life really sucks right now and I don't know how to be okay...

Hey everyone,

I just created this Reddit account to share my situation and hopefully get some advice or understand what’s going on.

I’m 23 years old, earning over 2 lakh INR per month, and I’d say I’m good-looking—maybe slightly above average. I have a wide range of interests like music, philosophy, and playing the flute. I can drive a car and bike and have most of the skills you’d need in daily life. I also think I’m smart and not a fool.

But despite all this, I’m still single, and I don’t know why. I’ve talked to a few girls casually but often feel like we don’t connect. I’ve proposed to two girls—one didn’t feel the same, and the other was already in a relationship. I’m starting to feel lonely, both emotionally and physically, and it’s frustrating.

Even though I meet a lot of girls through various activities, I don’t seem to attract them or feel confident approaching them. Some I talk to stay just friends and don’t show much interest. Sometimes, I feel really sad, thinking nobody likes me and maybe nobody ever will.

Has anyone else felt this way, or do you have any advice?

I'm going to be 25 soon in few months and I feel so powerless than ever before.

The feeling of powerless is the one of the things I wanted avoid because I desperately wanted to control my life in a good way. I wanted to rise up from failure. Failure was all I knew and I thought I was done with it.

Now I'm just going to part time job everyday and keep leading miserable life. I'm so tired with this. And I saw people at my age or whitin my age living in successful life. And this made me agry at myself and I blamed me for failing at life.

And, I sometimes remind how I was living in this fragile life and basically had no control, or chances. Feels like I'm a just a tree branch floating down a river. That's how I feel about myself. It makes me so upset but what I'm going to do about it? I don't know.

Anyway, thanks for reading.

Today I learned its vicariously and not bicuriously 😐

so i graduated this year. I started working but wasn’t satisfied with what i was doing and with the money as well. I left the job. I considered changing my field because of some reason i wasn’t able to do bachelors in the subject that i was passionate about. i am doing things on my own. I am trying new things. But I feel like there is pressure that’s like always there that you need to earn. I am still very young and there is no family pressure as well. It’s just my expectations that’s killing me. Even when i try to learn things I am stuck thinking what if it doesn’t work out. I have started to fear future alot. I am anxious most of the time. Also I got severe dry eyes just before I started working. That has made things worse. Life really sucks as a adult. Wish I could be a kid again. My childhood wasn’t that good but alot better than this.

i am a soon to be 21 year old muslim woman who comes from a conservative background. as you probably know in islam dating isn’t allowed so arranged marriages are the go to. my mum has always said i’m allowed to pick my own life partner providing i get my parents involved early on before it turns into a haram relationship. she doesn’t care who he is as long as he’s muslim and a working man on deen

i’ve never been interested in a man before until now. he’s my mom’s best friends nephew and he’s 23. he’s a professional boxer and martial arts instructor. i’ve never spoken to him but secretly went to one of his fights once which i know i shouldn’t have done. i’ve just heard my mum talking about him a few times and i keep up with him on social media

i don’t know why but i feel attracted to him in a way ive never felt to anyone before. i don’t know what a crush feels like but i think about him all the time and picture our life together. my feelings are super intense and i feel like he’s the one, somehow. i don’t know how that works. however this is haram so i need to make a decision and i need to make it fast

i don’t know what to do. how do i know if i’m ready for marriage? i have nobody to ask as my family believe a woman should get married as soon as she enters puberty so they’ll just say i should get married ASAP

i work full time and am in the process of bettering myself daily. i’m learning to drive and am mostly independent. on paper i’m ready for such a commitment but my heart tells me i’m not. i don’t know if i’ll ever feel ready though. i’m super conflicted though because i feel so strongly about this man. i don’t even know how please give me advice, i have nobody else to turn to. i wouldn’t even know how to tell my my mum that i want him in this way. my feelings confuse me. i have never been this desperate before

I just turned 24. Amazing girlfriend of 4 years, I will be graduating with a master's degree with a data analytics job lined up, and I have a portfolio worth around $70000 with zero debt. By all accounts I should be crazy content.

But over thanksgiving I couldn't fight these feelings of inadequacy around my girlfriend's sister and her husband.

They got married after dating for less time than my girlfriend and I. They just bought a truck. They seem very adult.

The weird thing is - I dont want a damn truck. I bought my dream car, a used prius in April for $11000 for cash.

I think I am just jealous of how quickly they established themselves.

My girlfriend, who will be 23 soon, took a break from college to work as a barista and is now back in community colllege.

I know we'll get there eventually - but how did you fight these feelings? I hate it.

Thanks in advance.

If your friend who is in mid 20s studying in college and working full time got their family business robbed with over $30k in damages, got scammed for over $130k on a house property and recently got into an accident, all in 1 year, how would you treat them?

Would you clown your friend for not being able to take time out to go on a day trip with the friends group out in the states?

Would you consider understanding what your friend is going through?

Would you understand that your friend needs to take care of their parents and family?

Would you check up on your friend regarding the incidents during the time it happened only? Would you check up if they’re recovering later on?

I feel like some people are really self centred or don’t understand what goes on until they experience it themselves.

The ability to be self-employed is both stressful and freeing. During my last job hunt I was unemployed for 6 months. Thanks to being knowledgeable about cars, and investing a little money from side car gigs into classes at the Junior College for automotive technology I was able to sustain myself for those months ~5k. After tackling an engine replacement, breaks and rotors, suspension parts, and electrical issues I feel confident I can succeed financially if I were laid off from my main career path!

Just turned 24 and my work just announced a voluntary redundancy scheme and its really got me down. I managed to get this job after working 2 to survive (at one point 3), often doing a day shift and then a bar shift just to get by. I was so excited to get the job and finally be able to have a stable income and build up my savings, but since I'm still technically in my probation, it's unlikely they will keep me on.

I work in higher education, which I thought would be stable but in the UK especially I've found its a complete shit show. I have a degree in Comparative Literature and Journalism and it just feels like it was a complete waste of time and I've made myself unemployable. I just feel like I'm going to be poor and struggling for the rest of my life, living in house shares and never going away anywhere because I can't afford it.

Does anyone have any advice on how to keep going? Is being an adult just being beaten down again and again and being forced to get up again :(

Seriously, what does it MEAN to he an adult, what constitutes maturity, I want to have thirty years of experience after only a year, how do I be mature. :((

I'm 25M and I have a huge problem in my personality. The problem is that I was raised in a way that makes me a very nice and polite person to everyone even to toxic people, raised in a way that allows anybody to take advantage of me, and treat me very bad. This trait is killing me and makes me depressed everywhere I need to deal with people in a daily basis. 😞 I deeply hate to play the role of the victim, but I really couldn't find anything to help me out.

How do you end friendships where one party outgrows the other i.e. it is not mutual?

• Is a “friendship breakup” chat really necessary and effective? What if the other party chooses to double down?
• If the slow drift is not working, is ghosting the only option without things turning ugly?

With spikes in anxiety, hopelessness, and depression Bible sales have sky rocketed.

The world is very sad right now❤️‍🩹

This is a new trend.📈

So social media fame and attention isn’t the answer???

Hi, I'm currently studying for the board exam (LET) and enrolled in a review center. What tips, study techniques, and schedule can you recommend to me? I badly need them since it's already December now and I still haven't memorized everything. I start overthinking if I can pass this. I hope you can give me some advice. It'll be really helpful for me. Thank you!

I'm a sociology PhD student and a long-time Reddit user (including this thread as someone trying to be an adult myself). I've noticed that interactions in different threads and posts can vary a lot—some feel really kind and supportive, while others feel more critical or dismissive.

I'm curious about what shapes these dynamics as part of my research. This study is for academic purposes only and won't be published or shared publicly. I'd love to hear your thoughts:

• What motivates you to post your own posts or respond to others with kindness, support, or empathy?
• Are there particular things about a thread or post that influence your tone or willingness to engage?

Feel free to share any insights or experiences.