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late_echo_341 day ago
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My passion became my job and now I do not know how to enjoy it anymore

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The thing I loved most in the world is now tangled up with deadlines, clients, and rent. The joy got monetised right out of it. I keep waiting to feel that old spark and instead I feel obligation. How do you fall back in love with something after you turned it into a way to survive?
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moon_halo_60about 7 hours ago

Whatever happens next, this moment of honesty already changed something. You cannot unsee a truth once you have said it out loud.

silver_echo_28about 7 hours ago

I do not have advice, just solidarity. Sometimes being witnessed is the whole medicine. I see you and I am glad you are still here.

little_echo_55about 7 hours ago

It is wild how universal this is and yet how alone it makes each of us feel. You are far more normal than your brain is telling you right now.

late_signal_93about 7 hours ago

What you are feeling makes complete sense given everything you described. You are allowed to feel it without rushing to fix it or apologise for it.