What’s the point

Vent (No Advice)

Is there any point in continuing to struggle when I have no more will to fight? I’m 22 now and was diagnosed with AvPD last year, although my therapists wanted to test me for it when I was 18, but they thought I was too young. The worst period of my life, when I didn’t leave the four walls of my bedroom, was in 2022–2023. I’ve made a lot of progress in my life. I’m able to go to the store by myself, walk outside without being afraid of other people, and generally feel okay being around others in public. I even started a non-paying job just to start somewhere. I’m somewhat proud of my progress, but, like, how pathetic is it to be proud of something that most people have learned to do since childhood?
I’m tired of living my life like this, and I know for a fact that I will never have a normal life because I’m terrified of pushing myself further to achieve anything. In the perfect life, I would have gone to university and gotten a proper job. I feel like my life is worth nothing and that it will never get better, so why try? All I have is my family, but at what point do I stop living for them and just let everything go? I’m so tired of life. I never wanted to be here in the first place. This is so embarrassing but I have no one to vent to.

Posted Aug 14, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

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