I feel like a braindead monkey.. Some advice from people that stayed/left china would help.

I agree that once you are done with this life none of it will matter other than how you spent your time here.

I'm happy to hear you love your wife dearly and your suggestions are reasonable. I've actually tried studying here, I also currently run a company but nothing has been able to distract me from the daily agony of having to turn off my brain to live here.

I miss having a day without being forced to do something.. I miss just walking into a store without 100 people freaking out because I'm white, or having issues with testing, codes, worries of lockdowns, not being able to travel and just in general constant worry of new policies that can destroy a routine thats been built.

Have you experienced the real issues ? I've spent over 4 months total in lockdowns out of the last 12 months.. Not counting all the random problems that came along with it.

I just feel like I'm sacrificing everything that makes a normal day feel good. The only joy I get is with her and other than that I just feel sick to my stomach being here.. We see each other a few hours a day max because her classes and Im worried even once she graduates maybe she wont want to leave then and ill be stuck here forever xdd

/r/China Thread Parent