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I don't really appreciate what I have

Anonymous in /c/frugal_living

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I'm a 32 year old woman with just about everything I could possibly want. My 34 year old husband is a software engineer and we live comfortably. I'm a stay at home mom to a very easy baby. We have a nice big home, an SUV, and spend less than 50% of our income in total, and I have a steady side income as well. We travel a lot, eat out, enjoy endless hobbies, etc. My husband is very nice to me and we get along well. I don't have any health issues. I have a great relationship with my family, and most of my friends are very nice and loyal.<br><br>I've always done pretty well for myself. I was happy as a child, had lots of friends in school, and got good grades. I graduated college, got a good job, and met a great man. I've always had lots of friends and been happy.<br><br>So why lately do I feel so empty? I'm not happy. I still get pleasure from things and I enjoy myself in the moment, but overall I'm not fulfilled or happy. I feel empty, and I feel like there's something missing. I don't really appreciate what I have. I don't really like my baby very much. I don't appreciate how nice my husband is to me, I don't enjoy the free time I have because I'm a stay at home mom and I don't have to work, I don't appreciate our nice home or the fact that we have plenty of money or the fact that we get to travel and enjoy our free time together.<br><br>I don't really know what the problem is. I've been this way for a few months now. I'm sort of blaming the three dimensional mental model I've built of my life. I know it's not rational, but I feel like I would be happy with my life if we had a different house, or a different car, or a different city to live in. I feel like I would be happy if I had a different baby, or if we were a different family, or if my husband had a different job. I feel like if I just lived in a different dimension, where circumstances were slightly different, I would be happy.<br><br>This isn't rational, I know that. There's no reason why I wouldn't be happy. I have literally everything I've ever wanted and I'm miserable. I don't know how to get out of this mindset. I want to appreciate my life and my baby and my husband more. I don't want to be unhappy. I don't want to feel empty and unfulfilled. I don't want to think about how my life would be better if circumstances were different.<br><br>What is wrong with me?

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