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I feel I need to escape

Hi I am new here and well I will just get to the point......

I have had this feeling inside building up for sometime, I am not stressed, lazy or anything, but I just have this feeling that I need to escape; travel to the other side of the world or something.

I have a demanding job which I do enjoy – technical as well - but sometimes I find myself searching for a whole new carrier altogether, I just want out. I have worked hard, studying to get to where I am, but I get the feeling; if I have made the right chooses - do I really want to be in this field of work. And I feel that I will start to underperform if the way I feel continues.

I’m not in a relationship and feel I am not ready to commit but I sometimes feel very lonely and all I want is to cuddle up to someone. Even though I am not that very social I do go out and mingle, but I have no interest to getting close to anyone - perhaps because I have been burned in the past (I am a very shy and don't take rejection very easily and if so I seem to go on the defensive and give up).

I enjoy writing and find myself creating novels and short stories all the time, perhaps this is a way for me to hide from the world - but I am really good at it.

I just have this acting feeling that I have to escape and get as fare away from here as possible, the desire to fly to Japan or something fare away. My head is just mixed up at the moment.

Regards, SJ

Story shared: 29/11/2006 12:08:14

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#1 by Stevo on 29/11/2006 17:42:17 (id-329).
DO it! it probably seems a bit risky, or scary but travel has been the best thing I ever did. I was in a job where I wasn't sure if I was completely happy with it - much like you I was on the steady road to counter productivity. If the thought of travel, or change in general lingers - you better act on it or you'll regret it the older you get.

As for being burned in the past - we've all been there and I could give you all the cliches in the book, but i'll only give you one that's worked for me and thats 'distraction is the best medicine' for getting over these things. If you're going to distract yourself - why not go to Japan! Sometimes the distraction seems a bit contrived - like you're trying too hard to forget the past, but keep at it as evetually the TODAY will catch up and you'll be caught up too much in what you're doing now and what you've learnt from your bold move to Jap that people (your new friends) will love you for.

Hope this helps SJ all the best

Stevo

#2 by lisa on 02/12/2006 16:51:56 (id-335).
hey i ran away not far but i went it wasnt right for me as i felt very lonely and isolated but i will tell you one thing it made me appreciate everything i had here at home, so wether you travel and love it or travel and hate it it will make your mind up about what you really want!! good luck im excited for u!! x

#3 by Christopher John on 10/12/2006 22:51:51 (id-344).
Hey SJ
Thank you for finding the site and putting a story on here. Pleased that you have already received a few suggestions and comments and hope that it is a start of what you want to here.
Whatever you decide to do I wish you the very best of luck
Best wishes
Chris

#4 by Mariya on 08/07/2007 16:24:35 (id-610).
Find out the courage to fight loneliness and the world is yours!

with lots of love and best wishes

Mariya.

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