I have mixed feelings.
Is competition actually everywhere? There is hardly any service/product right now that does not make me feel like i am being robbed, and i live in a cheap country, i can't imagine what it feels like in the imperial core.
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2026
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Competition (& ranking) is great. Competition over every little thing is bad.
I'm sure many people can relate. I'm not sure how helpful this is. You sound like you're not from an area currently in a state of war or suffering from famine. So you're probably somewhere where you could try to talk a therapist.
i am actually in crowded city, but unfortunately with poor therapist quality and you need to have long queue (2 hours+) and in the end just to get poor consultation results.
what i mean poor quality such as blatantly says : "just dont think about it", "its not a problem", "you are just overthinking" , etc. they just throw template answer so they can be done with you as fast as they can.
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I had that life for a bit but changed my job. You should explore your options. Get out before it kills your soul.
Move to a calmer city, get a job that pays less but allows you to breathe. Or anything. Just make changes.
Its not normal to feel like that and it's your own choices that is doing it, probably a desire for money or status.
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Yep. It's all over for humanity. Enjoy whatever you can before it all goes up in flames.
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As someone who is also middle aged, I’d say some of this is very possibly looking at the past through rose-colored glasses. Personally I don’t think my life say 15 years ago was significantly less competitive, stessful, etc.
What is different though… I make over double what I made 15 years ago. I’ve had steady progression in my career from 15 years ago. But financially I am not better off than I was then (in terms of how much I have left at the end of the month). Which makes sense, in that while my salary has gone up say 5% per annum, the real cost of living has exceeded that rate.
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