I realized something today, and I hope that this helps somebody.

getting upset that they are apparently having the time of their lives?

Operative word: apparently

Working at insurance firms while I ‘m spending my days succumbing to my mental illness and nursing a failed relationship?

Do you have a genuine bona fide mental illness, or are you "depressed"?

May I ask which mental illness? I realize that's prying...

And it will suck being the one that sits at home, watching other people earning their shit and you have nothing.

There is ZERO stopping you from going out there "earning" your own "shit".

Work hard. Don’t be a bitch, but know when to say “no.”

Also, learn when to say "yes" rather than succumbing to bitterness and finding comfort and warmth in tearing down others.

If this post prevents one girl from becoming obese because she eats her feelings

Cop out and excuse.

because she never gets to express them,

Cop out and excuse

or from staying with a mentally abusive boyfriend just because she’s been with him for years and is comfortable with him

Once again: don't kick yourself from bad decisions in the past. Fix that shit and move on.

Yeah, I know I’m 23. I know I can fix it. And I’m trying.

That's ALSO a cop out. You ain't fixing shit while you're sitting there bitter and tearing down other people.

And finding excuses for everything.

A personal trainer I thought was awesome said he could tell within half an hour if someone was going to make it or not. If they went on about how they fucked up, how they ate too much, how they made bad decisions, how they ACKNOWLEDGE that the power, all the power, resides in THEM, then they'll make it.

But you're not seeking your own happiness, you hate others who've acheived theirs.

But you blame everything on other people.

praying, that if I was a good catholic girl, that if I gave away my answers to please others

becoming obese because she eats her feelings because she never gets to express them

You got one thing right

staying with a mentally abusive boyfriend just because she’s been with him for years and is comfortable with him

Here's a serious word of advice. Right now you're comfortable blaming all your situations on outside influences and playing poor me, rather than succeeding at, not "trying" to fix your problems.

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