I’ve reached peak ‘meh’…
Posted by The-all-seeing-pie@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 11 comments
But I feel selfish, I want others to be happy.
Then I get annoyed at myself because I’m a people pleaser.
And so on and so on.
TheUknownPoster@reddit
I thought I peak MEH'd 5 years ago, but My Meh seemingly has no bottom. I think I am heading in a Meh event horizon and will never hit bottom.
The-all-seeing-pie@reddit (OP)
Meh event horizon… that’s both beautiful and scary.
KombatBunn1@reddit
Meh-vent horizon?
Yeah I’ll see myself out..
Contaminated_Water_@reddit
Since I stopped working due to medical my Meh meter has increased to highest level it has ever been.
lcrker@reddit
Welcome!
bailout911@reddit
Maybe it's just the start of my mid-life crisis, but I feel like a lot of things I used to enjoy just aren't worth doing anymore.
Drinking? Used to be fun, now hate how it makes me feel stupid, fuzzy headed and inevitably results in a hangover for most of the next day, even if I only have 1 or 2 drinks.
Social Media? Total dumpster fire all around. Facebook used to be a fun way to keep up with people, see pictures of their kids, their vacations, drop a line here or there. Now it's 99% "suggested for you", memes or ads. X is pretty much the same, except with more racism, bigotry and general douchebaggery. Instagram is a bunch of people who want to be famous doing stupid shit on video for likes. And ads. So many ads.
Sports? Used to live and breathe it. Hard to care so much anymore. I would rather stay home and watch on TV as opposed to going out in who knows what kind of weather, fight the traffic, pay an arm and a leg for parking and concessions, miss key plays standing in line for the bathroom.
TV? Why even bother? I couldn't even tell you what's on most of the time. Probably another NCIS spinoff (Australia I think, really?) and 3 other police procedural clones, plus inane celebrity signing/dancing/reality competitions that I couldn't care less about.
The good news, at least for me, is I have a great core group of friends who share hobbies that I still care quite a bit about (reading, music and triathlon) so I'm not completely "meh" at least not all the time, but if I don't keep myself busy and my mind occupied, the "meh" will set in pretty hard, especially with the current political situation here in the US.
Mindless-Ad2125@reddit
Thank you for writing this for me!!!!
whirlydad@reddit
My kids are teenagers and haven't even gotten a start in the world so I want to stay engaged for them. But I've been really sick with repeated respiratory issues for the last year and it just seems that it's time to ease up on my stress levels and acknowledge I'm not as young as I feel. So I'm trying to pick my battles and learn where to give my energy.
BCCommieTrash@reddit
It took awhile, but I got better at focusing on the people who care in return. Doesn't need to be exactly equal, just needs to be some level of mutual.
foood@reddit
It's funny. At 55 I've somewhat suddenly come to understand how much of my life I lived for everyone else in it. I'm not sure it's been a good thing for much of the time. It feels arbitrary, being carried by currents I have little control over.
twirlingmypubes@reddit
People suck, but you have to at least try. Give then a few minutes of your time then go eat a totinos while watching gi joe.