Is this with everyone or is it just me?

I feel drained of all energy and i feel like i am being tied down.
My work, my life, my surrondings, my friends, my acquaintences ...everything seem to be suffocating me.
I long for those yesteryears.....
Or maybe i just long for being around people who loved you unconditionaly! Whatever! I have been feeling this suffocation for the longest time now and relationships(huh!!)...they have been the most depressing for the past two years...

When did i transform from the fiery go-getter to this sob story?
I have no idea!
But i know this....i want to break free for once and then come back with all my energy instead of living half empty like this!
Time for a break ...what say folks?

Anyone feel the same?
(i know this sounds stupid to think that all cappies would feel the same....but maybe not. just pinging to find out!!!)

"i want to break free for once and then come back with all my energy instead of living half empty like this!
Time for a break ...what say folks?"

Yup! and the energy! I feel like half the person I use to be! What's happening! I don't feel particulary sad or unhappy; as a matter of fact, my moods are pretty lighthearted! It is the energy thing. I feel drained all the time!

Usually this time of year, I am fired up. I am glad it's not just me! I am taking some flaxseed oil and other nutrients. I do think I need to take off for a while!

i am a cappie and definately relate..... the last few years have been a drag (to put it lightly) i used to be busy, happy, inspired & creative... i've felt like i've been put in a vaccuum of time and space... the time has been good though... i've realised what is important... what makes me happy ( and what makes me unhappy) who i enjoy and love... who i don't... and i am now ready to move on... sadness and anxiety, i have found, are what inspires us to look at what is not working.. think about what will and being frustrated enough to make changes.... think of it as a blessing... you may have had a "just o.k" life instead of deciding to create a great one for yourself.... go for it...

Just as long as it's not with a Libra, right? I am a Libra/ Sun and a Saturn in Capricorn and I am not like your relatives. I get annoyed when I hear the constant generalizations! No two people are the same. Even if we do have similar traits, I don't think people need to run from us! There are alot of good traits Libra has to offer too. I am very creative for one and I love being in a stable and happy relationship and sharing. my best friend is a Virgo and I had another very good relationship with a Scorp/Virgo friend. We seem to click very well! Just my own personal experiences.

Well, this Cappy can hum to that tune!LOL I've felt drained myself for the past couple years..not depressed, just tired a lot, though my physicals are okay. It may be a mental thing being at the crossroads of my life (having just passed the 40 mark-yay!)and trying to figure out my next pathway. In any case, like all things...'This too shall pass'. Only thing is I just don't know what page of what chapter I'm in, and how many pages are left in this book.LOL

What shall pass? what are you talking about! Why does everybody on this fricking board talk in riddles! I cannot understand where you are, what you are talking about! Can you go a little deeper and explain what you mean! I am so confused by all these generalizations! I am not trying to be rude to ya; I just want to understand so damn bad!

...is it because you are 40 or are you feeling the need to explode(restless), like you are living life in slow motion? You said being held down. Yes! Is mid-life mmmmmm? What's going on in your life specifically that makes you feel this way? Is it love, or lack of love? I am asking because I am feeling this too! I am confused about being 40 having no children in my life, no husband, no roots! Everything I asked you, is exactly how I am feeling! I haven't had sex for 5 f****ing years and my life seems on hold in all personal areas and I don't know what I am waiting for—? I am completely drained mentally! Like everything is moving in slow motion! Not living life; just exsisting! Here I am typing on a damn computer at midnight on a Friday in bumb fu**** Egypt! OK, this has been my chapter in my book! The chapters seems to change drastically every decade!!! Not all of it has been this weird! There has been alot of good too. Time to turn the page though. Whatever reason I was here is finished and written. Is it the dreaded 40's thingy?? HELP, please!

64
I guess there are a lot of things one can engage in nowadays, whether you are 20, 40, or even 80 yrs old.
In fact 40 is supposed to be a very good age for cappies, since they don't age like other signs, and they 'usually' but not always, though, start enjoying life and reap the benefits of their good habits earlier on in their lives.
Since you have gone off sex and men for that long my advise is just to forget about all that stuff, and start concentrating on building your 'soul', if you haven't started already.
You've got another 30 or 40 years to live, that is you have lived half of your life,so choose whichever spiritual path that will make you feel complete over those coming years.
A few helpful hints:
- Start meditating, or attend a meditation course/camp.
- Do some charity work
- Work with animals
- Read, read, and read some more
- Reach out and help others, and listen, really listen to the pains and needs of people, and try to help, instead of indulging in self-pity
- Dance, play, paint, play an instrument, be child-like, and have a sense of humor.

i would have to say it is not everyone it is only YOU! and whatever coo- coo juice you have in your glass! put it down and smartin up and quit whining and go find yourself another loser! yes, and 40 means it is time to lay down and die, so just forget about it!

" Start meditating, or attend a meditation course/camp.
- Do some charity work
- Work with animals
- Read, read, and read some more
- Reach out and help others, and listen, really listen to the pains and needs of people, and try to help, instead of indulging in self-pity
- Dance, play, paint, play an instrument, be child-like, and have a sense of humor."

213,

Excellent advice and this is the way I try and live my life. I am a very spirtual person and as I get older I am even more so. This is a part of life that moves me the most. It is what I wake up everyday for. To discover the wonder of life. It is a mystery and I do love mystery and puzzles, the unknown and probably why I am into astrology!

64,

It will be ok, I hope you will feel better later on. Sleep it off!

Love

64...
'This too shall pass' means just that whatever phase we're going through usually does, like everything else in this life. Nothing's stagnant..things just keep moving y'now? So, I'm choosing to hold my head high, grin and bear it.
Yes, "40s" is supposedly a grand experiential phase, so I'm getting ready to 'jump right in' and take some risks (something we Cappies rarely do..lol) Though I haven't dated for about 2 yrs, and yes I do have yearnings, I find that I have great selfcontrol (don't know if that's a great thing as they say what one fails to use one loses-yikes!) So, my choice is to get into things I enjoy such as painting/drawing, poetry and helping others. Is that a bit more explicit for ya?
Thumbs up..change's a-coming!
~A Forever Hopeful Cappy

Well, that is great. Glad to hear it!@ Thank you! I am always like to listen to others peoples stories! So, again thank you!

209.244.

Are you a cap or a virgo?

what I like to do isn't finger painting! I think I need to just start socializing a bit more and look at what is around me instead of what isn't! I have closed my world off, and it has become unbearably small. This is not me and I need to get back to the way I was, and not be frightened of change. I have always done for others and I need to do for me!

205...
I'm a Cap. See, I even signed my previous post with my insignia
~209

For some reason I felt that you were a Virgo or maybe you have some in there?LOL

Capricorn's are very artistic!

My mum bought me this! I hope it helps! I read it when things are really tough!

My Daughter

I remember looking at you as a child,
wondering what your future would hold,
I wanted to shelter you from unhappiness
and surround you only with wonderful things.
I realise now that I could never have done this.
For in order to appreicate happiness,
you had to experience disappointment;
to enjoy success,
you had to have some failures;
to feel true love,
someone had to break your heart.
I couldnt protect you,
but I want to you know
I was with you every step of the way.
When I look at you now and see the woman
that has emerged from within,
I couldnt be more proud.