I’ve lost all of my patience for anything.

[Pae]

I’ve lost all of my patience for anything.

When I say anything I mean even things I’m supposed to enjoy. Like playing a game, or watching a movie, or reading, for instance. I end up shaking my leg out of no patience and looking at the clock, wondering what time it is, what I can do next…like I’m waiting for something, but in reality I’m waiting for nothing, there’s nothing to wait for, but I do this all the time.

I don’t know why I do this. It’s made me lose a lot of zest for life. Everything I do is kind of like a job, even things I’m supposed to like doing. I hurry up and do things without thinking. I’m emotionally out of it, my mind goes really fast, a dozen thoughts run through per minute, random things, sometimes things that don’t even make sense.

I feel like I want to do nothing but everything at the same time, if that makes any sense.

I don’t sleep…I feel restless…when I sleep I sleep too long, when I’m up I’m up too long. Just nothing seems right.

I don’t know what I should do. What is wrong with me?

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An Undisclosed Location | 3 years, 11 months ago (4 minutes after post)

Your brilliant and you cant contain it…. Some will try to label you add but dont believe it…..Your just on a higher plain then most people and you will someday realize this.. Its a curse and a blessing,

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 11 months ago (1 hour, 7 minutes after post)

the feeling u are describing reminds me of troubled times, the mind trying to distract the from the actual problem. is there anything on your mind you are trying to avoid dealing with?

Help me with: Thoughts on the past…

crafte 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 11 months ago (1 hour, 16 minutes after post)

Hey,

I’ve been through this and I know exactly how you feel.
I’m guessing you’ve got issues you didn’t resolve. Maybe your lonely or disappointed or unfulfilled… more than you should be that is. There is definitely something that’s bothering you and maybe it’s so deep now that you don’t even realize it. Therefore your body is responding with anxiety and impatience.
I use to lay down in bed feeling dead tired and the moment I dozed off I’d get a rush as if my heart was about to explode. It was terrible.

So how to deal with that? Anti-depressants didn’t work for me, but somehow I knew they wouldn’t. Instead I started analyzing everything I was going through. If I was stressed during the day, I’d get panic attacks in the evening even though I was perfectly calm at the time. It all comes back to bite you, but not right away. It happens when you least expect it.

Your best bet would be to deal with whatever it is bothering you. And even if you can’t do it right now, remember that it’s just friggin’ life for crying out loud. There are no rules on how to live and what to do. Just take it easy on yourself and accept who you are. All those freaky little things that make you unique (even only to yourself).

Here’s an example:
I always put the TV volume to an even number (22,24,26 and so on)
Also I often buy stuff in even numbers. Couple of power bars or 4 apples or 6 oranges.

It’s probably a form of OCD, but it has been part of me ever since I can remember and to tell you the truth I kinda like it. I’m sure many people have it, but it makes me feel unique which is a moral boost.

So find that little freaky thing about you and learn to appreciate it.

Help me with: Skyrocket confidence when drunk

biggestfool 6 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 11 months ago (3 hours, 31 minutes after post)

crafte wrote:
I’m guessing you’ve got issues you didn’t resolve.

That is my impression too. I have all the same symptoms as you, but I know what the issue is that I cannot resolve.

Help me with: I just lost 2hr and I don’t know how many brain cells watching T4!

URPa #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 11 months ago (4 hours, 20 minutes after post)

You are avoiding something. The reason you cant do any of the things you enjoy is because you are avoiding something else and you know it. It’s kind of your conscience catching up with you. You wont let yourself do anything until you address what REALLY needs to be done
To be true Im not sure you can fix it on your own as you sound a bit stuck in a loop with it. Technically maybe you could but more likely you need to see a Dr.
You are almost waiting on a magic day or event and you dont know what is but it would solve all of this. Problem you got is that the thing you are waiting on is yourself.
You could fall totally into a breakdown if you dont get your mind calmed down. When you become your own worst enemy (and it sounds like you might have) you need help to set you straight again.
Your brain needs a big rest. Maybe time to put your hands up and say you cant do it on your own.

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TinyXL #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 8 months ago (1 year, 2 months after post)

Hi all,
First time here! Stumbled upon this looking for something else totally (i.e. “why friends go quiet all of a sudden”) Anyway I think the answer may actually lie in Pae’s post itself. Lack of proper Sleep!

Now usually the issue is “…but I CANT SLEEP! I’ve tried but I CAN’T” the short answer is “I know, its not easy” - the much longer answer is lack of sleep gives you these:

1) You wake up to use the bathroom or something, then you toss and turn for three hours before dozing fitfully the rest of the night.
2) Even after being up late the night before, you’re wide awake at 6 a.m.
3) You seem to get ample sleep, but you sleep poorly, wake up irritable and feel tired all day.

The answer is pretty common and has been around for decades now - a quick google search will get you tons of health websites that like to regurgitate this info but MSN won out and so I give you this: http://health.msn.com/health-topics/u…

Things to note /concetrate on:
Try to Stick to a sleep time table (this includes weekends)
Limit your food intake (i.e. especially dont drink or eat 3 hrs before sleeping)
Exercise (4 min a day doing a little running on the spot thing helped me, I’d stop when I was breathing heavily - its now up to 25min - but that’s like after 3 months)
do NOT turn on the computer/TV (BAD COMPUTER, BAD!)

I was kinda hte same way I “felt” that theres a lot to do on my plate and I needed to get Everything done ASAP, and whatever “everything” was - it was always unclear.

I was always reflecting on why this was happening with me, and what part of my life was so annoying/depressing that it kept me in this restlessness rut. Turns out it was more physical than anything else

Of course theres another side to this - once I had the timetable down, I started waking on time feeling fresh etc. and then came across another issue, I was getting bored of my lifestyle.

I mean how much can one do at home continuously? The short answer is: A LOT, studying/exercising/playing a game etc. but After a certain point you need a break from your 4 walls and waking up early will eventually want you to do something else outside of your house. Which is a bummmer since I’ve just shifted to a new country and having no friends and knowledge of the local language I’m pretty stuck!

I’ve come to believe that I’m a shy extrovert, so I guess that means that at some point I’d want to feed off the energy of others by involving them in my discussions and so on…like a parasite (but a nice one! I think…) so yeah my particular situation sucks but hey, consider this step 2 and we’ll call it”potential issues to be” so before coming to “step 2″ I suggest you try getting “step 1″ down hopefully the rest your system gets ends up giving you more purpose.
Lemme know how it turns out

Ali

Hi all,
First time here! Stumbled upon this looking for something else totally (i.e. "why friends go quiet all of a sudden") Anyway I think the answer may actually lie in Pae's post itself. Lack of proper Sleep!

Now usually the issue is "...but I CANT SLEEP! I've tried but I CAN'T" the short answer is "I know, its not easy" - the much longer answer is lack of sleep gives you these:

1) You wake up to use the bathroom or something, then you toss and turn for three hours before dozing fitfully the rest of the night.
2) Even after being up late the night before, you're wide awake at 6 a.m.
3) You seem to get ample sleep, but you sleep poorly, wake up irritable and feel tired all day.

Things to note /concetrate on:
Try to Stick to a sleep time table (this includes weekends)
Limit your food intake (i.e. especially dont drink or eat 3 hrs before sleeping)
Exercise (4 min a day doing a little running on the spot thing helped me, I'd stop when I was breathing heavily - its now up to 25min - but that's like after 3 months)
do NOT turn on the computer/TV (BAD COMPUTER, BAD!)

I was kinda hte same way I "felt" that theres a lot to do on my plate and I needed to get Everything done ASAP, and whatever "everything" was - it was always unclear.

Of course theres another side to this - once I had the timetable down, I started waking on time feeling fresh etc. and then came across another issue, I was getting bored of my lifestyle.

I mean how much can one do at home continuously? The short answer is: A LOT, studying/exercising/playing a game etc. but After a certain point you need a break from your 4 walls and waking up early will eventually want you to do something else outside of your house. Which is a bummmer since I've just shifted to a new country and having no friends and knowledge of the local language I'm pretty stuck!

I've come to believe that I'm a shy extrovert, so I guess that means that at some point I'd want to feed off the energy of others by involving them in my discussions and so on...like a parasite (but a nice one! I think...) so yeah my particular situation sucks but hey, consider this step 2 and we'll call it"potential issues to be" so before coming to "step 2" I suggest you try getting "step 1" down hopefully the rest your system gets ends up giving you more purpose.  
Lemme know how it turns out

Ali

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jeffpoo #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (3 years, 7 months after post)

i need help. i have no patience and dont want to get up ever. i feel like everything i do is a chore for me. i hate my life.

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