OT… I’m just down and angry.

988. Call it dude.

It can't hurt calling but may help a lot.

988

It’s difficult to make any suggestions based on the info given as too many questions to dial down. Doing it here may not be the right way.

Borotiger’s suggestion may be a good one, or your clergyman or spouse.

You need to discuss this out loud and get some direction.

My first reaction is always address those directly causing the frustration. Most may not realize they are causing it, but me saying that may not be the best advice for your situation. Prayers just the same and hope you can work through this.

I will say I made a big career change because of some issues out of my control but it brought more peace.

Please go talk to someone you trust you can be open with. Sometimes it just helps to vent and then the issue is not as big as it seemed to begin with. Best of luck Luke.

I didn’t say you were at that point.

I just said it’s good to talk to someone you trust about your issues. I have no idea if you’re talking about work and you feel you’re doing all of the work and don’t feel appreciated or your family around you aren’t trying to help and don’t feel appreciated. There’s a lot of onion to peel away.

I also suggested you address those directly who are causing you to feel angry and down, because that is my way of doing things. However, it doesn’t work for everyone or in every situation. Not sure what I said that made you think I was meaning life and death. That hotline may also help just to talk.

Also, if you are looking for insight from others here you’re going to need to explain what exactly is getting you down and angry.

If you have someone you trust in your daily life you gotta talk to em about all this, no matter how uncomfortable that may seem. You won’t regret it.

Just hang in there. Do what you can and try not to let the world absorb you. It happens to all of us. If you are a hustler, which is sounds like you are, it is VERY difficult to deal with close ones that are not. I get that.

Talk to someone. There are more people out there that you know that would want you to talk to them about this.

Luke the stressors of life can take the joy out of the world. It certainly has for me at times just going through the grind.

But as a man of faith you know this is just a short period. Your foundation, happiness, salvation is found in our Lord Jesus Christ the creator of all. This will pass I pray in his holy name.

We never understand our personal cross when we are going through trials but become better people and better christians when all completed.

Please find the small things that you do enjoy and do them more. Turn the issues over to God and say Lord I’m placing these at you feet help me make the right decisions going forward. And brother at the end of the day know that you have your salvation if all other things are gone. You truly will live forever because you have been born again of the spirit.

Luke

I’m not trying to dismiss minimize what you’re going through but if you conducted a national poll I’d guess a majority would say they’re not happy. My wife walks around with a pending feeling of doom and I have no clue why.

This may sound silly but while you are working through it try to get more exercise, especially outside. I find that it really does clear my head and give me more energy to fight the fight.

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My home life is difficult due to a multitude of various outside influences.

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Cut those out of your life if you can. Freed me up when I didn't take those on also. They just add to the stress.

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I feel that I’ve lost my joy.

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We all have been there. Find something that brings happiness into your life, and focus on that for a few. Hobby, kids, wife, etc.

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I’m far from home. I’m tired.

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This I know about. I was deployed a ton. Mainly 6 month stints with some a year to 1.5 years. Takes its toll on you and the family. The short ones are gravy but those long ones take it out of you.

Keep you chin up, you will come out of it.