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I´m on ‘vacation’ in Europe, but I´ve lost motivation to continue.

I´ve been in Barcelona, Spain for 22 days (!!), doing NOTHING, because I am confused. I´m like, mental. I don´t want anything in this world (except maybe a girl in Colorado, but in the long run it would never work out). I went on vacation because I didn´t like my life and was feeling suicidal. Now I am sick of travelling, but I have nothing to go back to. I quit my job, moved cross country. I have no friends, just my mother who is travelling around the US trying to find where she wants to settle down. I have been looking at going to Italy next, but all the tickets are so expensive, like $180 to get to Rome from here. That might not seem like a lot, but amounts like that add up, and I´ve already spent thousands on this trip. Also, I have no return ticket. I´m just wasting all my money staying here. I´ve been thinking about joining the French Foreign Legion. There is a recruitment center in Marseilles, France. At least then I wouldn´t be confused or have to think anymore, but that would take 5 years of my life away. And 1/10 Legionnaires are killed in combat.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (4 minutes after post)

I don’t mean to patronize you but it sounds like you’re living a dream for a lot of people.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (32 minutes after post)

Ahhh!! Mas! That all sounds amazing! How do you know all that?

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steff offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 191 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (46 minutes after post)

That is just incredible! I would totally do that! Maybe I will someday! Maybe when my sister gets married (my current other half).

Dotspot I would really consider taking Mas’ advice!

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steff offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 191 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (1 hour, 1 minute after post)

thanks so much!

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I´m on ‘vacation’ in Europe, but I´ve lost motivation to continue.

I´ve been in Barcelona, Spain for 22 days (!!), doing NOTHING, because I am confused. I´m like, mental. I don´t want anything in this world (except maybe for a girl in Colorado, but it in the long run it would never work out). I went on vacation because I didn´t like my life and was feeling suicidal. Now I am sick of travelling, but I have nothing to go back to. I quit my job, moved cross country. I have no friends, just my mother who is travelling around the US trying to find where she wants to settle down. I have been looking at going to Italy next, but all the tickets are so expensive, like $180 to get to Rome from here. That might not seem like a lot, but amounts like that add up, and I´ve already spent thousands on this trip. Also, I have no return ticket. I´m just wasting all my money staying here. I´ve been thinking about joining the French Foreign Legion. There is a recruitment center in Marseilles, France. At least then I wouldn´t be confused or have to think anymore, but that would take 5 years of my life away. And 1/10 Legionnaires are killed in combat.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (2 weeks after post)

Hey, dotspot, i dont know you but to some extent i can say i know what your going through..to some extent. I am also traveling, i am 25 yr old lady in US visiting from Africa. I was very excited about coming here, thought i would have a blast! It’s been about one and a half months and i have no friends. it is harder to make friends when your an adult, or i dont know, maybe i do not have social skills. All i know is that it does not feel good. At first i would go out of my way to try meet people but now am just tired, have given up. Don’t know what am doing anymore. But what keeps me going is that someday will look back at this moment and will be like ya, i went through that, it was tough. Problems come and go. Nothing ever remains the same. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Love yourself, even if no one else does. Get all the help you can and need. Remember, it will pass, maybe not tomorrow but eventually. What if you do commit suicide and find that the after life (if there is any) is worse, like dead ppl just laying in their caskets talking bout how it was like to be alive, wouldnt you have wished you had done more when you were alive? We will all eventually die in the end, dont rush into it before time. Again, love yourself, get all the help you can. Live life, embrace both ups and downs. Take care.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (1 month, 2 weeks after post)

If you can’t maintain the motivation to continue a tourist trip that millions of other people would gladly be on then I don’t think that the Foreign Legion is for you.

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