How can I (26F) make my life more fulfilling?
I am really struggling at the moment with fulfilment and my life as a whole.
I am a very passionate and creative person with bad mental health. I really struggle with motivation as well as the lack of belief that I can make things work. I always talk myself out of ideas or pursuits because I don’t believe in myself or because I know that I couldn’t motivate myself to keep it going.
At the moment, I work 45 hours per week with a 1 hour commute (there and back) each day. I am out of the house 12 hours a day so I have a few hours in the evening and weekends. It’s simply destroying my soul and I loooooong for free time to feed my creativity and do the things I love. But I’m either too exhausted or spending time catching up on chores and errands that I can’t do during the week.
I watch videos of people who work part time or from home or influencers who don’t have full time jobs (typical jobs, I mean) and I wish it was me. I wish I didn’t have to earn money to live and that I could reduce my hours. I know it would at least be beneficial to find a role closer to me but it’s hard and my notice period is 6 weeks
Posted Feb 19, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC