I’m feeling emotionally empty, none of the people I’m talking to on my dating apps stir anything in me, my faith in my job is non-existent and I don’t feel at all enthusiastic about my search for grad school.
Not sure if this helps your situation, but I’ve found this helpful for my anxiety, so I figure it might be worth sharing!
I believe that a lot of what makes people miserable is that they’re searching for some form of control. They want to keep this situation in control or that situation or the other situation! They’re afraid that things will erupt into chaos and that things will go beyond their control, even if keeping things the way they are is a bad idea.
But the problem is that life itself is chaotic! Always is. Always has been. There’s a reason for the saying, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” So rather than try to keep things in control, I suggest this instead: embrace the chaos! Embrace, don’t fear, how out of control things can be. Embrace the unexpected things that life may or may not throw at you. Embrace the reality that nothing is ever certain. Do this, and you’ll gain peace of mind in any situation!
Or to make it short, the Joker was right, Batman was wrong!