I am Always Frustrated

Yes, it’s self-inflicted. No, I haven’t figured it out yet. Yes, I’m working on it.

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In a recent mental-break down, my mother gave me a couple of hard truths, and I have never felt more seen. I was crying in a gas station bathroom, wringing a paper towel and disparaging myself yet again. She said to me “You thought you were going to be an immediate success after college, didn’t you? You thought you were going to figure out…