Venting How can people be functional?

[Defatigatis]

How can the vast majority of people be functional, look at the things that have happened and their circumstances of birth and say: I can't do anything about it, get a job, work to survive 8 hours a day, almost every day, and support theyself?


I simply can't help but feel bothered, frustrated by my current life circumstances, by being born in the economically screwed-up country I was born in, by having to find some kind of job. Sometimes I'm very envious of those who manage to just exist despite so many things. Sometimes I wish I could just cope with it, but I'm too sensitive, I can't do that even if i try so hard... the problem is, that is know life owes nothing to anyone, no matter what that person has been through or who they are – yet, I can't help but just standing still, continuing to do nothing and just waiting for the day I'll finally have the courage to CTB

 

[dragonofenvy]

How can the vast majority of people be functional, look at the things that have happened and their circumstances of birth and say: I can't do anything about it, get a job, work to survive 8 hours a day, almost every day, and support theyself?

On the outside I guess I am functional. I wake up, go to my job for however long, go home, go to bed, pay my bills every month. I do it because I have to. I do it because I know the alternative is worse. I don't think that everyone you see as "functional" is truly happy. They might be people putting on a mask. I still think the same way you do. I wonder how people can bother waking up. Every day I wonder if I should wake up, but I still do for some reason.

If I didn't have my job I wouldn't know what to do. It's not a great job, I'm just a delivery driver, but it does occupy the time. I find it to be relaxing at times, driving an hour to my next stop listening to the radio. Some days I hate my job. Some days it's alright. People need to have something to do or it will drive them crazy. If I didn't have my job I would go insane from boredom.

I don't owe society anything. I don't want to contribute to it. But we live in a system, and have to work within the system. Shaking your fist at it isn't going to change it, it's just going to leave you stuck.

I hope that answered your question.