u/Acceptable_Bird_1193

I’m in my late twenties working in tech support at a private firm. I’ve always been hardworking, but lately my manager has been mocking me in front of coworkers and it’s affecting my confidence and mental health badly.

I feel burnt out, overweight, mentally exhausted, and honestly stuck in life. I want to switch jobs, earn better, improve my health, and rebuild myself, but I feel overwhelmed and inconsistent with everything.

I’ve also been thinking about doing a master’s degree to restart my career, but I honestly don’t even know what field to choose anymore.

For people who were lost or stuck in toxic jobs in their late 20s:

- How did you restart your career?

- What skills helped you move forward?

- How did you handle burnout while trying to improve your life?

Just looking for honest advice from people who’ve been there.

I’m in my late twenties, unmarried, overweight, and honestly exhausted.

I work in tech support at a private firm. I’ve always been hardworking and quiet. I usually avoided conflict and focused on doing my job properly.

But recently my manager has started mocking and insulting me in front of coworkers. At first I stayed silent because I thought reacting would make things worse. Now I’ve started answering back because I got tired of just taking it quietly.

Still, it’s affecting my mental health badly.

Right now I feel like I’m barely surviving. I can’t even think clearly about my future anymore. Marriage, relationships, long-term plans — everything feels far away when I’m struggling just to keep myself together.

I know nobody can magically solve my problems. But maybe someone here has gone through something similar and can tell me how they got out of it.

Things I’m struggling with:

Weight loss

Staying consistent at the gym

Emotional eating

Lack of discipline

Overthinking

Feeling mentally exhausted all the time

I recently started therapy, but honestly it mostly feels like venting right now.

At the same time, I still have dreams:

I want to switch jobs

Earn better

Travel

Become productive

Learn cooking

Take care of myself properly

Help my family and others

Learn how to genuinely love myself

But I feel stuck between who I am and who I want to become.

There’s only one life, and sometimes it hurts thinking about the beautiful years I’ve already lost. I don’t want to keep living like this while life passes by.

If you rebuilt your life from a low point, mentally, physically, emotionally, financially, how did you start?

Not looking for motivational quotes. Just honest advice from people who’ve been there.

Hi everyone,

I’m in my late 20s and I’ve been struggling a lot lately. I feel like I have zero energy and zero motivation to do even basic things. I can’t really understand why this is happening, but I suspect it’s a mix of grief, burnout, and feeling stuck in life.

In the past few years, I’ve lost close family members, and I think I never really processed it properly. On top of that, I feel stuck in a repetitive life loop — I’m in a job that feels meaningless, and my work environment has been quite toxic.

I’ve also been wondering if this could be something deeper like emotional or spiritual struggle, but I honestly don’t know what to make of it.

Right now, I’m struggling with basic routines like showering, cleaning, organising, laundry, exercising, and general self-care. I often just sit for hours doing nothing. I might be dealing with depression, but I’m hesitant about medication and would prefer to try other ways first if possible.

I really want to get my life back on track. I feel like I deserve to live a normal, functioning life again, but I don’t know where to start.

If anyone has been through something similar or has advice on how to slowly rebuild structure, motivation, or mental strength, I would really appreciate it.