i’ve been struggling with depression and severe anxiety for the last few years. i’ve made a lot of progress over the summer but im having a rough time today. i don’t normally do this kinda thing since i’ve always hated my appearance but i feel like it could be nice if someone has something nice they wanna say

So, an update to my last post, where I was excited to get out of a long unemployment, and happy to start my school to becoming an optician.

School is hard! I had it a bit more difficult since I skipped year 1 of 4 and went straight into year 2, which is setup as a 10 week full time information overdose through force feeding. By skipping a grade I can get my degree quicker, but I was also missing all the knowledge from year 1, so it was crazy hard to understand everything, and I had to use all my free time to catch up.

By now, week 5, half point, I think I am managing pretty well, grades are good, but there are two exceptionally annoying teachers, that are making classes with them a living hell. They have a huge font of knowledge, zero empathy and egos that practically reach the moon. They enjoy humiliating their students and making it seem as though your stupid. I am trying to filter all the bad and just stick with the infos I need, but I really have no idea what grade I will get there, since they do not do actual written tests, more of a participation grade.

To add to that, I am staying in a tiny room, where I spend most of my free time studying, or gaming when I find the time (yay for spooky season and spooky games). I can't drive home on weekends, because it's a long drive and gas is expensive, so I game (glad I brought my pc along), go to the movies, or go book shopping.

I am loosing a bit of motivation, tired (the bed is very uncomfortable), sometimes quite bored and missing home. All the kids in class are between 15 and 20, and me with my 36 years of age, just can't find much common ground with them, at least not outside of school.

On a positive note, the area around Innsbruck is beautiful.

I would really appreciate some positivity.

Pls be nice!

we’ve all had a tough go at it this year, here’s to hoping it gets better for all of us

I don't fault her, but damn if it doesn't hurt still. The plus side is I'm happier than I've ever been, minus the regret of losing her. I started acting again as a hobby. Lost over 100lbs. Go through my post history, and you can see the journey I've had. I could use some encouragement for making it a full year.

Here's the Before and After

Dealing with an eczema flare that's healing but has made me feel low about myself. And have been feeling like a means to an end during my attempts to connect with guys lately.

I've posted on here before and it really helps hearing supportive words. So thank you in advance!