SaraJ429 Member

I am told my life looks super glamorous and exciting on Instagram because I’m constantly traveling both for work & pleasure. The truth is I consider my life pretty mundane and stressful. Social media really does deceive!

Should I check out there? I’m a huge beach bum!

I’m really familiar with the area. I’m thinking of moving to Orange County, San Clemente area.

Added :) would love love love to chat!

No not at all! I really really appreciate all of the comments and suggestions. To address some questions I see in here - I DO exercise plenty (at least 4-5x a week) and it frankly doesn’t help much ☹️ I used to regularly lift weights and do CrossFit but found that it actually tends to make my anxiety even worse for…

What helps you redirect your focus and mind?

I recently started to do that! Helps a lot :)

Thank you! Wishing you and your husband a very long, healthy and happy life together!

Wow what a lovely story! God bless to a healthy happy and long marriage! And thank you for your condolences! He was a very special person and is so greatly missed by all who knew him.

Not to sound conceited but being beautiful or even conventionally doesn’t guarantee anything either. Just more crap and unwanted attention to wade through!

Wow! This is a lovely story... you have a very beautiful family. God bless!

This gives me hope. Here’s to many more years of health and happiness!

Lovely story and couple! Wish you many more years of health and happiness!

Great looking couple! God bless!

Aw thank you! How old were you and how did you meet your partner? If you don’t mind me asking!

Sound advice! Thank you so much 💕

So kind ❤️ thank you

Yeah I have a different perspective. My struggles just wear me down and while they have made me “stronger”, I was already strong enough to begin with.

Thanks for your response! I definitely agree with this. When I say “people” and “friends”, I mean the people closest to me who I have never seen struggle in any capacity. Doesn’t mean they haven’t but if they did, their struggles just seem to pale in comparison to mine.

Yes, so true. I need to put my faith in karma and hope it all comes back to him.

He is not an only child, he has a younger sister, but I am pretty sure his mother is narcissist. Not a flown blown narcissist but definitely has strong traits of narcissism. Father is sober and a good husband/father now but was an alcoholic for most of his childhood. It's not a mystery why he turned out this way.

Yes :( I would say that's the exact feeling I have. At the risk of sounding like a toddler, but it all seems very unfair.

Thanks so much! I never thought of doing that but it does sound very therapeutic. I will try it and see how i feel :)

This is so very true. Unless you have experienced a relationship with a narc, you can't really understand the impact it has on you. It's very traumatizing and I consider myself a very strong willed, thick-skinned person.

you speak the truth friend

Yeah I loved it!

Listening to this now. Thanks for sharing :)

I have lots of hobbies! I love to read, do CrossFit, kayak, go to the beach, run outside and go out to dinner. My big hobby now is jewelry making. I loved it as a kid and recently started up again. It turns out I have quite a talent for it...I get TONS of compliments on what I make. I have always had a knack for design so…

These feelings definitely come from suffering from anxiety as a kid and never really feeling like I fit in when I was younger. I felt lonely a lot growing up. It really wasn't until I graduated high school that I developed a strong circle of friends. I was also a really awkward kid. I didn't grow into my looks and become…