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I’m wondering if anyone has experienced something similar. Or how have they addressed it

Over the last 9 years I’ve had multiple physical issues that seem real and disruptive, but testing often comes back “normal” or not enough to explain what I’m experiencing. Years ago I had significant eye pain and saw specialists — tests were normal. My eyes improved by taking some special eye drops but have never felt the same since. Later I injured both wrists in the gym; doctors saw minor findings but basically told me they were normal even though I still felt pain. More recently I developed IBS (stomach pain without a known cause) which has affected my life a lot.

There are more examples, but the pattern is what gets me. It feels like every few months or years something else happens and I end up feeling like my body is slowly deteriorating. I’m 25 and I look around at people my age and it feels like they aren’t dealing with this amount of stuff.

I don’t want to torture myself but my hypothesis is that having experienced prolonged bullying between 12-14 years of age has something to do with my issues.

I’m tired of feeling like I’m limping through life physically and mentally. I don’t know what to do

I’ve noticed a pattern with myself and I’m looking for advice or experiences from people who’ve gone through something similar.

On my “good” hours/days, I genuinely care about my future. I feel motivated about things that excite me — learning a new language, working on personal projects, maybe even starting a company one day. I feel optimistic about improving myself and being consistent. But then there are periods where something shifts. Within the week or within the day sometimes.

When I’m in that state, everything becomes incredibly hard. I don’t want to talk to anyone. I stop caring about goals that normally matter to me. I don’t care much about what I eat, and sometimes even basic things such as going to the washroom feel difficult.

The best way I can describe it is: I’m no longer trying to progress. I'm just sad and trying to survive the day. During those periods, distraction and quick dopamine feel like the only manageable things. What confuses me is that when I come out of it, I’m back to caring, feeling ambitious and motivated again. From the outside I probably just look inconsistent, but internally it feels more like I switch into some kind of survival mode.

Ps: I have already been taking bipolar/depressive meds otherwise I feel depressed everyday.

Has anyone experienced something similar? What helped? Any advice? . PLEASE HELP

I’ve noticed a pattern with myself and I’m looking for advice or experiences from people who’ve gone through something similar.

On my “good” hours/days, I genuinely care about my future. I feel motivated about things that excite me — learning a new language, working on personal projects, maybe even starting a company one day. I feel optimistic about improving myself and being consistent. But then there are periods where something shifts. Within the week or within the day sometimes

When I’m in that state, everything becomes incredibly hard. I don’t want to talk to anyone. I stop caring about goals that normally matter to me. I don’t care much about what I eat, and sometimes even basic things such as going to the washroom feel difficult. It is exacerbated with bad news as well.

The best way I can describe it is: I’m no longer trying to progress. I'm just sad and trying to survive the day.During those periods, distraction and quick dopamine feel like the only manageable things. What confuses me is that when I come out of it, I’m back to caring, feeling ambitious and motivated again. From the outside I probably just look inconsistent, but internally it feels more like I switch into some kind of survival mode.

Ps: I have already been taking bipolar/depressive meds otherwise I feel depressed everyday.

Has anyone experienced something similar? What helped? Any advice? PLEASE HELP

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