u/DowntownMap3387

After smoking weed I completely left alcohol and hated it since then. But I am turning into a maniac, I just over analyze my thoughts and think critically. I have also become very unsocial due to intrusive thoughts and become insecure. I never approach anyone or share my thoughts only respond to them when they approach to me. Should I consider giving weed some break and try alcohol ? I only hate alcohol because of its post-effects like hangover next day.

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Ps - I am not an addict just use substances as stress relief sometimes.

Title- *an overthinker

Should I exercise more ?

After working out of even staying without AC for some times the body gets sweaty it affects the most near the private parts. My groin areas have started to get pigmentation due to sweat and friction and sometimes it's also itchy. How to remove those pigmentation what skincare products do you use there ? I only use soap and water to clean it.

Edit - Men/Women* of Odisha. Ig the problem is common in both genders.

Whenever I try to focus on doing something productive I develop a lot of stress that comes from my past. I have made a lot of mistakes in the past as I was dealing with mental disorders which wasted a lot of valuable time during my prime age. I wasted all of my learning period in my early 20s dealing with addictions and depression.

I was in the creative field and tried to do and learn a lot of things, I also made good progress in whatever I started but eventually due to some mistakes, childhood traumas or environmental factors I got struck and failed to continue to do whatever I tried. It then results in a long break from productivity and I lose all the consistency and efforts I put in it. This resulted in more stress and anxiety, and then I became a drug addict to deal with traumas and stress.

Now after some therapy, I have recovered and become sober and clean. I am also feeling stress-free and less anxiety after some self-therapy and lifestyle changes. I am now 25 and want to start again. At this age without no income or skills I feel like a burden and liability for my family. I try to learn some skills but I am dealing with a lot of regrets from the past.

When I try to learn a topic, I get stressed because I feel I can't do it again. In the past I did learn the same topics and made good progress but now after all those failures, long breaks I have forgotten them and have to start again from scratch. It feels so hectic and overwhelming trying to learn the same thing again and again over such a long period of time and making zero progress. I easily lose interest and cannot even focus for a short period. I get distracted and try to look for some other topics and completely change my career path. But at the same time I don't want to abandon all the skills that I learnt in the past wasting so much efforts and time. I just lost touch in those things due to such a long break, all I need is to start again catch up with the progress. But I always get drowsy, bored and no interest atall. I feel I am so late and behind everyone to be beginner learner again starting things from scratch. On top of that loneliness also becomes a factor affecting me. I am no longer a student with mates learning and competing together. I am all alone solo learner doing things I should have done much before. Solo learning is also so tough. I don't have any guidance or competition to track or check my progress.

How do I deal with loneliness, stress and boost my productivity ? How do I stay focused and avoid distractions during productive time of the day? I just need 5-6 hours productive time doing learning all the things I need without feeling stressed, lonlely and fear of doing the same things again ?

Thank you so much for your kind efforts reading it all so far. I would deeply appreciate your valuable response.

Growing up during teenage and early adulthood I was completely stupid about my perception and mental state and I was painfully naive. Life was easy going during early age so I never paid attention or didnt even care about my childhood sexual abuse which I completely ignored like it never happened because of being a male, its a shame and men can't be weak thing. But somewhere somehow the symptoms were showing up and it was affecting me drastically socially, mentally, academically etc, whenever I failed in something or lacked I took the blame on myself, my imperfections, inability and low efforts. I never understood why I was like this because I always repressed my trauma. I was weirdly aiming to become a perfectionist to run away from problems, avoid people and isolate myself living life on my own terms. I thought I was fine being emotionally numb and cold not sharing feelings and problems with anyone. I was living my life in my own imagination, detached from reality. Completely shy and introverted. People or friends (even myself) were thinking how I can be so innocent, cold and too good a person because I never had any complaints or demands, never had any disagreement or dispute with anyone because I would simply avoid most of the things in social situations. But as I grew older and older life started getting more and more abnormal and difficult. I started failing in dealing with any problems or face any life challenges. I started losing myself, questioned my identity, confidence, my focus on studies and grades got affected, I couldn't say no to others, I got easily influenced, and became a very vulnerable person. I easily got addicted to dopamine rush things , became an addict to drugs in order to deal with my life and further repress my hidden trauma and mental problems.

I was living in complete denial until I met a girl a few years ago during a freelance job. We became friends like normal. But she started getting closer to me, but like every social situation Being an introverted person I would just avoid her. I only entertained people with whom I could do drugs with. But she was getting more attached to me and I also developed feelings for her.

Also I didn't mention it before I also had problems with sexual urges due to my csa, I often get extremely aroused with sexual thoughts I would never understand why, it was so sadly weird and bizarre. So I used porn to masturbate and deal with it.

So this girl, one day she started flirting with me. She started passing sexual comments with me out of fun. This was the moment where I completely lost my mind. I didn't know how to react in that situation. I took that as abuse and offending. I just avoided her, started ignoring her from that day and blocked her from everywhere. I couldn't understand or didn't know why I did that but it was like some self defence instincts started kicking from inside. I didn't want to do that but somehow I did it. Months later I started taking more drugs, smoked a lot of weed, alcohol and developed some type of psychosis state, feeling why I avoided that girl. I should have at least talked to her about it because she didn't do anything wrong it was just fun comments. Flashback from csa started hitting me. I became completely insane. I couldn't understand why I am so weird and abnormal, why I always want to isolate myself, always cold, why I always stay so confused and in a mental fog state, why didn't I defend myself from that during childhood as a male etc. I became more and more detached from reality and lived on negative thoughts only. I developed an intense psychosis state, and it got worse I was taking weed and drugs. My perception of reality is altered.

Then I had no other option, so I went to rehab for a few months to stay clean and recover. My family thought rehab would help me but it still didn't. I got out of rehab, stayed clean but in my mind I was still confused about everything that happened. I knew it was about my CSA but I was still lost and clueless.

I finally accepted it and started to read and research more about it. I started reading a lot about psychology, sexual abuse victims, adult survivors and more. I started getting some clarity in my life, it was shameful, guilt but accurate. Then finally I read a book 'Victim no Longer' by Mike lew and that book shocked me to the core and put me in a state of grave regrets. Reality hit me harder than ever. Not all but most of the long term effects and symptoms of CSA in adult survivors mentioned in the book turned out to be true. I was living all my life in a denial and distorted mental state. Why didn't I find that book earlier? My life could have been much better, I could have avoided all the mistakes and problems, I could have understood myself better but it was too late.

Now I am 25 and, everything is normal now but I am living with regrets and burdens. I have no job and become a liability for people close to me. I wasted my potential and useful time doing drugs and vague things. Till now I have never told anything about it to anyone, my family thinks it was due to drugs I lost my mind but it was never that. It was my deep repressed mental trauma of csa that got intense and got outbursted. Everyday I hate the person that did it with me, I wish I was brave and mature enough to confront that person when I was child and avoided that incident.

Hello. I am 25 years old from India. I have no degree no work experience. I will do a distant degree (bcom or bba) and simultaneously learn digital marketing from one of the online courses/cohort programs like wscube, simpililearn, bluetick academy etc.

I have decided to do digital marketing because I have a good gaming laptop with good internet connection, sitting idle at home doing nothing and turning into a financial burden on my family. I want to learn some skills, move out of the city, comfort zone and start earning and become financially independent.

What skills should I focus on developing if I choose this career ? I have tried learning data analytics, coding through YouTube but they are not structured and due to lack of guidance I am confused. Finally I have decided to do digital marketing with proper training and guidance.

I am worried about the age factor and no previous work experience and qualifications or degree. Will there be any setbacks due to this? Is this the right decision and career choice right now on this stage or should I look into something else.

Also please suggest which online course should I take ?