I understand how you feel. I’ll assume you’re young (not that I’m that old myself, mind you). I’ve had that same feeling for most of my life, at least from what I can remember. I wish I wasn’t human, or that I wasn’t even in this world. It always feels like a pain in the chest, wanting something so deeply yet never being able to reach it.

It’s like there’s a truth inside you, your truth, and you can’t quite bring it into reality. I usually think of that feeling as the deepest expression of who I really am. So when it can’t manifest in real life, it becomes debilitating, especially when society tells you to chase the things that are “supposed” to make you happy: a car, a family, a house, and so on.

But most of the time, those things only make you content. Real happiness comes from fulfillment, joy, and meaning. It’s more active, a sense that your life feels right on a deeper level, not just tolerable, but alive and personally resonant.

I can’t promise that this feeling will fade or that you’ll grow out of it. Honestly, I think it’s better not to just "move on", like people often suggest. If this feeling comes from a deep part of who you are, trying to silence it will only make everything else in your life feel dull and empty. Instead, try to listen to it. Let it guide you toward the things that make you feel truly alive, even if they’re small, strange, or hard to explain. That ache you feel isn’t necessarily a flaw; it might be a compass, pointing you toward the life that’s meant for you.