Discussion Anyone else feel like they're simply not cut out for this world?

[ClownMe]

I just don't think I have what is needed to survive in this world.

I don't have a good work ethic, i get tired too easily, i'm too passive and don't put myself first, i have a short attention span and I lack any kind of social skills.

It's hard to even remotely achieve anything in this world when you have that working against you (among other things).

Anyone else feel the same? That they just don't posses any qualities/characteristics that are essential to success in this world?

 

[PDAnnie2610]

Same. Struggling to end it in 3 months. I really wish I don't have to go but I keep thinking it's for the best. I just want to finish my work before I end it all..

 

[ItsTimeToExit]

Yes, but not in the same way.

This world runs on mediocrity and illogicality and when someone comes a long and points it out and tries to improve things, they are derided for it.

There is no value in intelligence anymore. Everyone just wants to be "right" regardless of the truth.

 

[BrokenArrow]

I have exactly the same thing.

I just burn out with everything I try - jobs/relationships/friendships.

You really need to be peak-performance in most aspects to get anywhere in this world - for every job/opportunity/relationship etc, there's a ton of other people you have to compete with. If you're not a highly competitive go-getter it can be very difficult to be successful when it comes to anything.

Also, the real difficulty isn't in attaining a goal - it's maintaining it for decades and decades afterwards. This is where the fatigue/laziness/depression sets in for me.

I've tried to change my habits/mindset/behaviours so many times. I can do it in short bursts, but it's like a candle in the wind - it inevitably gets snuffed out pretty quick.

 

[Neowise]

I just don't think I have what is needed to survive in this world.

I don't have a good work ethic, i get tired too easily, i'm too passive and don't put myself first, i have a short attention span and I lack any kind of social skills.

It's hard to even remotely achieve anything in this world when you have that working against you (among other things).

Anyone else feel the same? That they just don't posses any qualities/characteristics that are essential to success in this world?

I feel the same. The list of negative things about yourself could have been written by me as well. I do think that most of these like being too passive or having a short attention span are caused by depression which makes it even harder to escape depression. It's like depression makes sure to have an anchor to never leave you again.

 

[newave3]

I don't want to get out of bed.
I don't have the skills to pay the bills.
I don't want to to talk to anyone.
I do want to die.

 

[IWantToSleep]

I'm currently crippled with anxiety so I understand.

 

[Gaybonez]

I just don't think I have what is needed to survive in this world.

I don't have a good work ethic, i get tired too easily, i'm too passive and don't put myself first, i have a short attention span and I lack any kind of social skills.

It's hard to even remotely achieve anything in this world when you have that working against you (among other things).

Anyone else feel the same? That they just don't posses any qualities/characteristics that are essential to success in this world?

I think it is a common feeling. A huge portion of Americans live pay check to pay check, so I'm sure if they were honest they can relate.

 

[FuneralCry]

Yes, I can relate. I think I was never meant to be alive, I have never been suited for this life. I have always had low capacity to deal with suffering and I get tired out really easily. I have always lacked a will to live. It is just my personality and the way I am. I've struggled with this life from the start as I was born with neurological disorders. I also do not have any interest in living as well.

 

[WoodyOak]

I feel like I was born in the wrong time.
For quite some time as a child, I had this feeling that I was meant for something great.
Didn`t know what, was just waiting to discover it.
Lost that feeling awhile back, don`t really know when or why.

 

[brokenwaves]

capitalism treats us all like machines, and those that fail to be profitable are tossed to the side and deemed useless. society thinks it can decide who is a 'worthy' person, instead of viewing us all as having inherent worth. but this shit does not work, we can see that with the millions of homeless and starving people, people unable to obtain basic healthcare and education, people working 4 jobs just to keep a shitty roof over their head and mediocre food on the table. we're forced into a soul-destroying labour system just to overproduce, meanwhile there are so many going without, just to make the rich people richer. i don't know how people can see this world for what it is and still want to live an entire lifetime in it...

 

[russlinjimmies]

I have a decent work ethic and a good amount of skills that have allowed me to do well in my current job and my career, but I don't have a desire to keep doing it.

I have OK social skills, at least adequate enough to maintain some friendships and get on well enough with work colleagues, but I'm by no means a social butterfly. Again, I have no desire for these relationships.

Despite being in a relatively decent position in life I do feel like I'm not cut out for this world because I don't want to be a part of it. It doesn't matter what I do or have I just want it all to go away, including me.

 

[Lost Magic]

I was the replacement child after my brother got killed by a school bus. I think he would have done a lot better in life than I did. I don't think my mother coped well after his passing. I hope they have reunited somehow and perhaps I can join them soon. Yeah, I was never cut out for this life.

 

[Cheemo]

I just don't think I have what is needed to survive in this world.

I don't have a good work ethic, i get tired too easily, i'm too passive and don't put myself first, i have a short attention span and I lack any kind of social skills.

It's hard to even remotely achieve anything in this world when you have that working against you (among other things).

Anyone else feel the same? That they just don't posses any qualities/characteristics that are essential to success in this world?

YES. I totally feel you. I constantly talk about how all my life decisions, paths, and growing up has made me into someone that doesn't belong in this world. I'm super privileged and never really learned how to be independent so I feel like after college when I go into the "real world" I won't be able to handle it.. I'm 28 as well. All of my friends and classmates are married and have kids and houses already.
On top of not being prepared correctly for the real world I am pessimistic and self loathe because I feel like I'm spoiled and lazy. I feel like it's embarrassing to be my age and not know anything.
We are in this together. The world isn't built for people like us. We must belong somewhere..

 

[Simba]

Yes ,im faulty ,like the short cartoon animation that i saw once on youtube something to do with the words "You're pretty " and like people who are disabled gay etc black or whatever are deemed ugly and sent to be dead with rest of pile.. i dont feel like i really belong in this world.. if only i didnt have any of dissabilities n stuff then who knows.. im dont look great either .. its like what i read one time online i remember some person saying person with autism if they look good then you sort of like see past the autism cause theyre great looking n whatever.. but if you arent as atractive ... well then i guess its tough luck thats life

 

[it's_all_a_game]

I sure do. I feel like working all your life just to make some fat cat richer is pointless. I'm a rather sensitive person; most people nowadays are too rude and cruel for my taste. I think today's culture/art/entertainment/etc. is shallow and lacking in depth, and I have no interest whatsoever in it. My values - e.g., kindness, human connection - are incompatible with our society's current ones - i.e., narcissism & wealth-accumulation.

 

[LONE WOLF.]

I wish l'd been born a hundred year's ago when there wasn't any Social media, like Fakebook and Twatter! I despise unreality TV and the so called celebrity nobody's that think They're the mutts nuts because they've been on one episode! I want to run a blade across their throats and enjoy the dawning of realization in their eyes that their just about to die because their a Twat! Oh how badly l want to meet Thanatos so so badly! Death Please take me away from this world of Sheep before my mind snaps and the real Horror begins!

 

[bunnies]

i have a constant feeling of "i'm not supposed to be here", if that makes sense? so i don't think so. i feel totally alien and like i don't belong here, i don't belong anywhere. i definitely do not understand how i ended up being the fighting sperm.

 

[allthebodiesinthesea]

i'd be surprised if anybody on ss doesn't

 

[OnlyTheWind]

Yes, and it sucks. Wish I had the willpower to be a full-blown ascetic, but even then I'd still kill myself.

 

[Outsider]

I've suffered since beginning of school. There I was shy, withdrawn, sad and felt that I'm wasting time and life. I couldn't adjust myself to be like others. Now I'm 31 years old and I feel similar. I'm crippled with social anxiety, depression, struggling to adapt to society, working a job or bonding with new people.

 

[one.way.out]

Yes. I've always felt alone. I used to be very hard-working before I got depressed actually, and (if you want my advice in this regard) being hard-working is just kind of a habit, and if you can get into a groove, you'll be fine. Of course, it's easier said than done. I can't work hard anymore, so. Don't be mean to yourself over it. I'm also unattractive, self-sabotaging, not a good person.