What is one aspect of your life that seems easy for everyone else but is a constant struggle for you?

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1. Life.

2. Getting social cues and reading body language.

3. Housework.

4. Hair styling. I can’t put my hair up in anything but a low ponytail and I have no idea how to even curl my hair properly in a way that it doesn’t look like I’m an uncut poodle who got stuck outside on a windy day.

5. Talking about yourself

6. taking out the trash. i gag at the smell involuntarily and frankly its embarrassing

7. Staying on track when completing a task

8. Having ok mental health or being motivated.

9. Be positive in communication no matter what

10. Socializing and communicating.

11. Keeping in touch regularly with everyone I care about: high school friends, college friends, grad school friends, family (I have a big family), significant other, significant other’s family… you get the picture. I’m on the introverted side and terrible at making plans and texting people, and I also have to fit socializing in around all my other adult responsibilities, so sometimes I’ll realize months or even years have passed without me reaching out to a person. But I also hate social media and how superficial a form of “keeping in touch” that feels.

12. Waking up in the morning, and not have the urge to call out sick.

13. Keeping things tidy. I feel like no matter where I go there’s a constant trail of mess that follows. I’m fully aware of this yet I can’t seem to get it together.

14. Going to bed at a decent hour.
    I just fight it for no reason at all.

    My bed is *hugely* comfortable and perfect yet I insist on trying to stay awake all night like a cranky toddler.
    I don’t understand this at all.

15. Food addiction. Seems like everyone else around me can pick food up and put it down and have zero issues with binge eating. I am addicted to eating food because it tastes amazing. Sometimes i eat to cope with grief(me and death just dont function well together) or eat to cope with stress.

    Inless people have fast metabolisms or really hide it, i feel like the obese schlump that cant stop eating. If i could eat and never gain weight..i would be broke

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17. Exercising

18. Finding time to socialize. And then I evaluate their life and go “Oh, yeah, they don’t have kids. Or a job. No wonder they have lots of time on their hands.”

19. Grocery shopping ughhhh

20. all of it. chores, grocery shopping, small talk, keeping track of time, paying bills on time, paperwork, sitting still and/or straight, not constantly picking at skin or nails, dealing with crowds and noise…

    i’m looking into adhd and autism with my therapist right now. i suspect i might be on the spectrum, although apparently high functioning.

21. I really don’t know how people keep their bedrooms tidy all the time

22. Being the Eldest Daughter.