The theme of my life since age 14 (7 years ago) has been social isolation.
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A cycle of success and happiness then failure and depression.
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Betrayal. Since my earliest memory.
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I would say authority is the biggest theme of my life. it started early when dad made us all go to church…the preacher a Vietnam war veteran. after that it was school and then police doctors and courts.
I’m getting more comfortable with authority. as well as my own authority
Betrayal and resentment.
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Falling in love and addiction.
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As a kid it was unrealized potential. As a teenager it was teen angst. At about 16 it was social reintegration. At 19 it was mental breakdown or psychosis. As a 20 something right now it is recovery.
I hope those are all “themes”, I don’t remember the definition of a theme.
Being screwed over more ways than one. Now I do talk therapy so now it’s getting to know myself again.
Addiction and redemption. Addiction since a young age, 16 or 17. Redemption afterwards. Probably in my early 20’s to the present.
At the moment, I would have to say that family and loneliness are the main themes of my life.
Family has always been a big deal for me. My family always went to my grandma’s or great grandma’s house for the holidays. My parents dumped me and my sisters at my maternal grandmother’s house three times and left us there for several months, but she stepped up to the plate and cared for us, and my uncle chipped in too. I’m far away from my family now, but I talk to my dad almost every day, and I talk to my sister as often as she is clear-headed enough to do so (she is epileptic and pretty bad off between meds and seizures). I talk to Mom maybe once a week, and I call to check in on my grandma every few weeks. I have a great family right here with me, too. My husband spoils me rotten, and my kids are growing up just fine.
As for loneliness, I feel like I have no support often simply because no one really understands when I am bad off except for my sister, and she’s 1700 miles away and often not coherent on the phone. During the day or night when it is just me and the kids are at school or asleep and my husband is at work, I don’t know what to do with myself. It’s like someone takes all the color out of the world when everyone is gone.
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The overarching themes of my life have been social isolation, depression and paranoia. All in equal measure. And they all began in childhood. I’m happy to say that none of these themes apply to me today.
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So close. I’ve been very close to making it in a lot of things. Then figure out a way to ■■■■it up at the end.
Like my I think great-great-great-great-grandfather who started stores. In the end, Walmart destroyed him.
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Being put down. Around 7th grade.
The theme of my life has been cringe!!
I tried. I really did and I picked myself up and tried again.
I’m not sure if I’m winning with it all but I’m in a good place and have carved out my little niche!
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Endless witch trials. If I die in a way that doesn’t involve getting burned at the stake I’ll be surprised
Empty promises. I was set up for success and never got to taste it.
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grandiose intents!
Playing videogames.
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Religion and mental illness
My mom was religious and I caught the religious bug too by the time I was 21. Calmed down with that now but it still features big in my life.
Mental illness was a feature since I was 14. Mostly fear and depression but also paranoia.