22M from India, funded startup founder, but I’ve completely lost my spark and don’t know how to move forward.
I’ve been working since I was 18. For three years, I balanced jobs and college, but for the last 1.5 years, I’ve hit a wall I can't seem to climb over.
At first, I thought it was just burnout. I tried everything to "fix" it: I travelled, I bought expensive things to try and spark some joy, and I even quit my job to start my own business, thinking the lack of freedom was the problem. Now, I have a funded startup, but I have zero motivation to work, and since i am not working much i don't take a salary from my company so basically i am broke, after all the travelling and expensive purchases
Most days, I just lie in bed. I’ve stopped working out and I’m watching the physique I worked hard for disappear.
To make things worse, I just got out of a toxic relationship of 4 years. My ex was never happy and completely unsupportive when I hit financial and emotional stress lately. She didn't care about my struggles; she only cared about our dates and what I am doing for her. She keeps asking to get back together, but I have already tried I few times, its always the same, now I know deep down we’ll both be miserable because our mindsets are just too different.
I feel stuck. I have the "dream" setup on paper, but I’m empty. Has anyone else felt this way? How do you start caring again, also i am not even motivated or determined to try the "fixes" anymore, i dont know why
P.S. : posting for the first time, also i used some grammar tools for paragraph framing, so please dont point that out
Posted Apr 7, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC