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    Joey
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    I’ve been lazy my whole life. I never had any motivation, no drive, no goals, no dreams, nothing. I hated school, and I complained about work. I HATED working. The be blunt, I was garbage. So much so, that the love of my life left me. Now, she has this image of me laying in bed when she comes home from a hard day at work. This breakup has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to endure. I miss her so much. I’d do anything to have her back. But I screwed it up. I took her for granted, and I didn’t even know it. I didn’t even mean to. She was amazing, and I messed it all up. We’ve known each other for 7 years. 7 years of being best friends, and then a relationship that lasted over a year. Now, we barely talk. It positively sucks, and knowing I’m a big reason for that destroys me. I want to tell her how much I’ve changed. I’ve applied for college, I’ve been looking for a better job. I’m literally not the same person. I’ve even been trying to get in shape. But I know that won’t get me anywhere. It’ll just make me look weak. I’ve just never been this much in love before, so I don’t know how to handle this. I’m trying so hard to get ahead in life, to get to where I need to be, and be the person I’m supposed to be, but I feel like I’m not making much progress. I’m also trying to get over her, but she means everything to me…I just feel like I’m at a loss. I love this girl with all my heart, and I’m not just doing everything that I’m doing for me, but also for her, to show her that I WILL become a better person. She always said that she believed I could do something with myself. It just made her mad that I didn’t do anything. I’m tryin to change all of that, but it’d be even better if she were by my side through all of this…I don’t know. I’m just rambling. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

    #170525
    Melissa Pennel
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    Joey,

    I’m sorry to hear about the heartbreak. We’ve all been there, somewhat, and it’s really hard.

    Even though it feels like the only thing that will make you feel better is this girl coming back into your life, that’s actually not true. I know we’ve all heard the trite “no one can love you until you love yourself” line, and I roll my eyes as I read that too, but…it’s kind of true.

    Our happiness comes from inside of us, we just let other people give us the permission to feel it. Other people “allow” us to feel love, feel good about ourselves, feel purpose, etc. And other people really matter, a lot, and love is wonderful. But sometimes the people that enter and exit our lives are more like teachers and mirrors- showing us what we need to learn, what we need to fix, who we want to become.

    Sometimes we learn that with them in our lives, sometimes we learn it because they leave.

    It sounds like you are a pretty harsh judge of who you were, and you’re changing. Be kind to yourself, but self-work is AWESOME. Keep doing it, keep inching along, and keep working on yourself…regardless of whether or not she comes back, you will be a better person because of it. You’re already on your way.

    Also, I think you should watch this video. Don’t be fooled by the title: it’s about a guy who gets his heartbroken, feels terrible, and then…things change. Also it’s hilarious.

    Keep your chin up.

     

    #170609
    Anonymous
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    Dear Joey:

    You wrote: “I was garbage”- but you had a best friend relationship with a woman you value very much. You don’t think a valuable woman would have been best friends with… garbage, do you?

    I used to think that I was lazy too. But I learned that I wasn’t lazy, that my motivation was discouraged repeatedly, throughout my childhood. One way it was discouraged was that when I performed physical tasks like washing dishes, my work was negatively criticized. So to avoid the criticism I stopped initiating any type of physical work.

    If you think about your childhood, do you see anything similar to what I described?

    anita

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