Home/Social & Belonging/Social exhaustion/Thoughti spend my days neck deep in the sediment of other peoples lives...social exhaustionloneliness in crowdspersonality maskingShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooi don't know if this counts but sometimes at night i look at my ancient dirt samples in the lab and wonder if anyone outside of like five other people in the world will ever care about this when i'm… …career path regretthis is probably stupid to even type out but my chest feels like it’s full of wet cement tonight and i can't get a full breath in. …career path regretI’ve been staring at these ancient soil samples for what feels like a lifetime now (and nearly is, I suppose), running tests in a lab so sterile it smells like my old barracks after inspection. …purpose searchingI’m sitting here, 2 AM again, looking at another pile of ancient dirt samples (honestly, who chose this life? …purpose searchingRelated ThemesComparison spiralsFeeling Invisible With AgeFriendship fakenessLoneliness in crowdsLosing Friends to Time