I feel so lost and stuck in life, I don’t even know who I am anymore
I’m 30 and I genuinely feel like I have no identity. I’ve spent years masking and pretending just to make other people comfortable, and now I don’t know what I actually like, what I want, or who I am when I’m alone.
I say things like “I want to be a doctor” or whatever, but deep down I don’t really want anything. Most days I just want to disappear into nothing. I feel empty, like there’s a pit in my chest. Even when I try to reach out to friends I end up overwhelming them.
I went to a doctor once and they just said “it’s depression” but it feels like more than that. I’m so tired of existing like this.
Has anyone else felt completely detached from themselves? How did you start figuring out who you are? Any advice would really help because I’m exhausted.