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Does anyone else feel like everything you do, you are just filling the void in your life by distracting yourself?

Anonymous in /c/AskMen

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I am not sure what combination of things I need to do in order to make my life meaningful, purposeful, and fulfilling but I do feel like I am just constantly distracting myself from feeling the emptiness and loneliness. Chambers, Netflix, social media, work, depressing food, more Netflix, more Chambers, and more alcohol sure make me feel better, but only temporarily. But then I'm back to feeling empty. I am a 42 year old man working a high paying software engineering job. I feel the same way regardless of whether I'm there or not. I’m a very introverted guy who keeps to himself so it makes me feel even more lonely. I feel as if I am the character in the movie "The Shining" who goes a little crazy because I’m just cooped up in my house working and with no one to talk to. I am at a loss for what I can do to make my life feel more meaningful and fulfilling. The isolation with my job and staying at home all the time is sucking the life out of me. I don't even know where to begin to look to try to find the answer to this. I am beyond confused and lost as to what it is that I’m missing.

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