No matter how socialable people are. Or how much support they get. It’s still easy to feel lonely, lost and question everything.
Wondering why the **** am I doing this? Why do I bother? There must be an easier way?
From the outside everyone says positive stuff and you feel like you have to put on a brave face and say everything is fine. On the inside it feels positive, but far from ideal, a step in the right direction but still far from the goal posts.
When I look at myself, it often feels like I’m holding a magnifying glass. Focusing on the small things. Failing to see the bigger picture, which is probably much better than the little buggly bears.
It sure is a hard (fun) slog at times, but it’s nice to read about other people writing about similar experiences here and here.
Maybe it’s not so lonely or hard afterall 
Hi Rosie,
I find it interesting to see what you say about yourself in the right hand pane. I note that Mum and Wife come first, I reckon there’s a hint there.
When I look at various fields where people create their own businesses the ones that appear to be successful in a short amount of time are almost all single. It doesn’t matter if it’s IT, Yoga (my wife’s a yoga teacher), music, or anything else. If people use pure determination to get one thing they want (i.e. set up a business, become successful in the music business) something else has to give.
When getting towards the goal I think it’s pretty usual for people to feel lonely – a lot of time and effort has been put into making “it” happen leaving them drained.
The other thing I note is that where you say “… and you feel like you have to put on a brave face and say everything is fine.” this is very much a cultural thing I think. Very common in the UK, almost unheard of in say Portugal where people tell you their current problems in a bakery, might start to cry and, the important thing, don’t feel bad about it. To me that’s a much more healthier attitude.
In short, looking at all the projecft list of yours, I reckon it’s pretty hard to make all of this happen. As long as it’s fun, great. If not, you’ll know what to do
Thomas