I’m 24, I have no parents, no siblings, and I’m slowly breaking from carrying life alone
I don’t really talk about this anywhere else, so I’m just putting it here because I feel like I’m at my limit.
I’ve been carrying every kind of problem for years now, and I don’t really open up because I don’t want to be a burden to anyone. I’m 24, parentless, I have no siblings, and most days I just feel like I’m alone in everything.
I know I’m still young and I still have a lot to experience in life. I know there’s more ahead of me. Pero honestly, I’m already feeling exhausted to the point where I’m almost giving up, because I’m tired of lifting everything on my own.
It feels like I’m dealing with stress, expectations, loneliness, and the pressure of having to handle everything by myself. Most of the time I stay quiet because I don’t want people to think I’m too much or that I’m a burden.
Sometimes I also find myself envious of people who have happy, close families. Those who can go home to people who really know them, laugh with them, and support them. I also envy those who have siblings they can lean on, or older siblings who guide them and support whatever they do. I wish I had that kind of connection too.
Sometimes I just wish I had someone I could truly open up to without feeling guilty. Someone I can talk to honestly, or even cry to, without feeling like I always have to hold myself together.
Lately, I also can’t help but feel like I’m not really anyone’s favorite person or close friend. I know it’s probably not fully true, but that’s how it feels most of the time, and it hurts in a way I can’t really explain.
I don’t really know how to say all of this out loud, so I’m just saying it here. I just needed somewhere to let it out.