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    Adam
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    Hi My name is Adam and I am new to the Tiny Buddha. So a couple weeks back I quit my job without anything else lined up because it Was not for me and was mentally destroying me, it took me a couple months to build up the courage but I did it. I now find myself lost a lot of the times and feel guilty for leaving because I am 27 and live at home with my dad. I saved up money to last me a bit and I am leaving for Thailand in the new year for a month. I just get extremely bad anxiety about what I am going to do with my life. I have car payment and some other bills that need to be paid and I freak out over spending the smallest amount of money. I am hoping my trip to Thailand will be life changing because I haven’t gone backpacking before in my life, but I just have so much fear about my life and running out of money and relying on my father at the age of 27. It may sound really dumb but I can’t fight these thoughts it just totally brings me down.

    As for schooling I finished high school and graduated a police course about 4 years back but lost interest in policing.

    I also want to add that I have no debt just a car load which i know there are people out there in way worse positions but I just can’t seem to get that spark of confidence where I want to tackle the world.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    #122221
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Adam:

    You left a job that was destroying you- you did the right thing. Now that anxiety is hurting you, you have a new challenge. And there will be more. Try best you can to take one day at a time. When anxious, take one hour at a time. When anxious it is not the time to figure out what to do with your life.

    Go to Thailand, take a break from the distress you experienced for a long time: the job and the aftermath of quitting. Take the vacation you need and well deserve. Get lost in the unfamiliar and the unknown awaiting for you there.

    Post before or when you are back from Thailand, will you?

    anita

    #122250
    Adam
    Participant

    Yes thanks. Its nice to have support like this. I try my best to overcome the anxiety just sometimes I feel like I’m just so low and I can’t get my thought or anything straight.

    #122268
    Anonymous
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    Dear Adam:

    You are welcome. Thinking more and more will not resolve your anxiety. When anxious, distressed, the brain is foggy and you can’t see through the fog. Being relaxed will clear the fog. I hope that your trip to Thailand will clear that fog and allow you the clarity needed to think. Postpone thinking about your life plans (other than paying your current bills) until later, after the trip (or during the trip) when you are calm.

    anita

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