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'I'm Bored and Dissatisfied and I Have No Idea What I Want From My Life!'

Your mother taught you not to trust yourself when it's exactly what you need the most.

Heather Havrilesky
Jun 19, 2023
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Ocean (1979) by Helen Lundeberg

Hi Polly.

I’m in my mid 20s and it feels like I have been stuck in a cycle of discontent for about eight years now (since I started university). I don’t trust myself, and am basically lost in every aspect of the world, and am terrified that it will always feel like this.

Most recently I have moved to a new city, have started…

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