BrittainsWorst
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Good afternoon you amazing bunch of people! (It's 16:01 hrs where I am)
This is my second post on this wonderful forum, thought I'd better introduce myself...
To be honest I am the perfect example of a sidewalker, spending all my cash on frivolous things that I don't need. I have immense difficulty committing to and completing tasks (high school and university were a joke for me). I'm lazy, still live at home in a small town in a more remote area of Australia, and hate where I am in life.
After reading the TMF over the past couple of weeks, I realised that I need to grab some f@cking cojones and get myself out of the rut I am in. The next few paragraphs might give a better description of my rut.
Last year in August, I had a very close brush with death. I was riding my motorcycle to work when a truck tyre dislodged itself from a semi-trailer (trucks here can be up to 50m long, aka road trains) and somehow collided with me at 80km/h.
The front end of my motorcycle was essentially ripped off by the impact and I was introduced to the speed at which life can be changed. I am a preacher of wearing protective gear so I came off lightly bar some gravel rash and a sprained ankle. I'm glad I survived, it sparked a little flame inside me.
I spent two weeks at home unable to walk, dwelling on the breakup of my ex-girlfriend who decided to break up with me a week prior to the crash. She was my first real relationship, so this one struck home hard. I asked myself when would all this pain end?
It didn't, life had to throw another curve ball...
On my return to work I wasn't the same... I was depressed. I had troubles with following compliance (I work in finance) which resulted in me being performance managed. This manifested itself in my mind, I was having a downward spiral which was out of control. I would return home from work and fall asleep at 1800 hrs, mentally drained from stress. Rinse and repeat the next day. This was the final straw, the third thing of the fabled "bad things happen in threes."
Today I consulted my GP to talk about my mental ailments. I needed to speak to someone. Please my fellow friends, if you're not feeling well mentally, speak up. Humans aren't machines and our mind is a powerful tool, that can conquer or destroy itself.
Once I read the TMF book everything was blown out of the water. I saw that I work in an industry that enslaves people in debt. I saw the shackles put on all the young guys and girls I served... Personal loans for $75,000 cars, credit cards that they don't need, you get the picture. My eyes were opened to my stupid past decisions, my laziness and my flaws. My eyes were opened to the light, that I didn't have to be like them or my former self.
I'm angry at myself, for being so selfish and blind for 22 years. However I'm thankful that I'm still alive. I'm thankful for the enlightenement of this forum and the boundless knowledge available on the Internet (who needs a student loan these days, seriously?)
At present, I'm still in a rut. I'm getting out though. I'm selling my belongings and moving to a larger city in Australia, getting out of my 'comfort zone' and giving the fastlane a crack. Time is precious and doesn't care if you're hustling or slowlaning/side walking . We will all die some day. As IceCreamKid says "Get the ice cream!"
I hope to meet some of you people some day. I still have a lot to learn and mental issues that I must deal with but I'm actively trying to kill all the bad vibes before I hop on the roller coaster ride that is the fastlane.
I apologise if my grammar is crap or my story doesn't make sense but oh well! Hopefully I can give back to this community in some form in the future
Thank you.
This is my second post on this wonderful forum, thought I'd better introduce myself...
To be honest I am the perfect example of a sidewalker, spending all my cash on frivolous things that I don't need. I have immense difficulty committing to and completing tasks (high school and university were a joke for me). I'm lazy, still live at home in a small town in a more remote area of Australia, and hate where I am in life.
After reading the TMF over the past couple of weeks, I realised that I need to grab some f@cking cojones and get myself out of the rut I am in. The next few paragraphs might give a better description of my rut.
Last year in August, I had a very close brush with death. I was riding my motorcycle to work when a truck tyre dislodged itself from a semi-trailer (trucks here can be up to 50m long, aka road trains) and somehow collided with me at 80km/h.
The front end of my motorcycle was essentially ripped off by the impact and I was introduced to the speed at which life can be changed. I am a preacher of wearing protective gear so I came off lightly bar some gravel rash and a sprained ankle. I'm glad I survived, it sparked a little flame inside me.
I spent two weeks at home unable to walk, dwelling on the breakup of my ex-girlfriend who decided to break up with me a week prior to the crash. She was my first real relationship, so this one struck home hard. I asked myself when would all this pain end?
It didn't, life had to throw another curve ball...
On my return to work I wasn't the same... I was depressed. I had troubles with following compliance (I work in finance) which resulted in me being performance managed. This manifested itself in my mind, I was having a downward spiral which was out of control. I would return home from work and fall asleep at 1800 hrs, mentally drained from stress. Rinse and repeat the next day. This was the final straw, the third thing of the fabled "bad things happen in threes."
Today I consulted my GP to talk about my mental ailments. I needed to speak to someone. Please my fellow friends, if you're not feeling well mentally, speak up. Humans aren't machines and our mind is a powerful tool, that can conquer or destroy itself.
Once I read the TMF book everything was blown out of the water. I saw that I work in an industry that enslaves people in debt. I saw the shackles put on all the young guys and girls I served... Personal loans for $75,000 cars, credit cards that they don't need, you get the picture. My eyes were opened to my stupid past decisions, my laziness and my flaws. My eyes were opened to the light, that I didn't have to be like them or my former self.
I'm angry at myself, for being so selfish and blind for 22 years. However I'm thankful that I'm still alive. I'm thankful for the enlightenement of this forum and the boundless knowledge available on the Internet (who needs a student loan these days, seriously?)
At present, I'm still in a rut. I'm getting out though. I'm selling my belongings and moving to a larger city in Australia, getting out of my 'comfort zone' and giving the fastlane a crack. Time is precious and doesn't care if you're hustling or slowlaning/side walking . We will all die some day. As IceCreamKid says "Get the ice cream!"
I hope to meet some of you people some day. I still have a lot to learn and mental issues that I must deal with but I'm actively trying to kill all the bad vibes before I hop on the roller coaster ride that is the fastlane.
I apologise if my grammar is crap or my story doesn't make sense but oh well! Hopefully I can give back to this community in some form in the future
Thank you.
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