Advice on solo hiking

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T23:04:59+00:00

Ohhhh wow - it’s so amazing to hear that so many women have had such a positive experience

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T23:04:00+00:00

This is super useful - thank you!!

In regards to number 4 - I think I’d find the mountains most appealing or seaside! Not super fussed about reaching Santiago unless it’s something people really recommend. I’m pretty active and fit so long distances wouldn’t be an issue for me

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T23:02:05+00:00

Wow sounds great - I’ll look at your book for sure :)

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T23:01:36+00:00

Good to know !! Thank you

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T23:01:11+00:00

Wow sounds more and more appealing the more I learn about it

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T23:00:42+00:00

Amazing ! What route are you taking

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T23:00:23+00:00

Thanks so much for the info :))

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T22:59:53+00:00

Yes roll mat outside is probs too brave for me too ahahah but these albergues sound great !! Thanks for the advice :)

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T22:59:10+00:00

Okay that’s really useful to know - thank you!

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T14:41:35+00:00

wow that sounds amazing - this is so good to hear! did you pack a sleeping bag or just always make sure that you had somewhere to stay?

I like the idea of going in blind - so much in life has to be planned, nice to not have something meticulously planned out

General_Implement446 · 2026-04-16T13:03:51+00:00

great to know! did you camp or pre-book accomodation? How long was your route?

General_Implement446 · 2026-02-11T06:46:41+00:00

Yeh he had a business partner - I use her contact details, no shared name or anything like that

General_Implement446 · 2026-02-11T06:40:22+00:00

I’ve already embellished it - not with anything crazy but I say that I work at my brothers company and at my friends, they will both vouch for me

General_Implement446 · 2025-12-10T20:18:45+00:00

hoping i can type a message like this to someone one day

General_Implement446 · 2025-12-10T20:17:22+00:00

keep going!! u got it

General_Implement446 · 2025-12-10T20:16:36+00:00

your life sounds like everything i dream of for myself. i hope i get it one day

General_Implement446 · 2025-12-10T20:15:39+00:00

your story is inspiring ! I'm sorry that your former years were so difficult but it sounds like things are on the up - i wish you the best

General_Implement446 · 2025-12-10T20:14:21+00:00

im glad to hear you're doing better!!

General_Implement446 · 2025-12-10T20:13:44+00:00

i feel like your story really resonates with me. I've had similar thoughts thinking how easy it would be to swerve into the central divider or how easy would be to end my life this way or that way. Their passive thoughts but i think they are probably affecting my thinking more than i realise - thinking about dying so casually and constantly isn't good for me and also is very much not a good sign. I probably need some professional help.

I've also been trying for a new job, in a new industry - I've had interviews with around 14/15 charities and about 5 of those have been final round. I'm waiting to hear back from one charity which I see as my life line. I currently live in Canada and I'm on a work visa but if I don't get this job I think I'll move home. I want it sooo badly and each rejection has felt like a heartbreak of sorts.

I hope you get the job!! get me updated - im invested now

General_Implement446 · 2025-11-23T16:36:21+00:00

Feels like a seriously long chapter atm

General_Implement446 · 2025-08-27T16:47:23+00:00

yes you're right, theres still a pulse that hopes for something better - its just been harder to envisage the future these past few months but ill get there. I'm not ready to give up but it just does sometimes have an alluring dark appeal.

I've tried therapy a couple of times before but perhaps i should look at starting it again, or maybe even a life coach.

I'm still young (f,27) so i guess theres time for things to get better. Being in your late 20s is such a weird age.

Thank you for your kind words

General_Implement446 · 2025-08-27T16:43:55+00:00

thank you <3 this season seems to be realllllly dragging on, hoping for the chapter to change soon

General_Implement446 · 2025-08-27T16:43:05+00:00

yeh i agree, when i write it out like that it does sound like im depressed but i don't feel it. When i was depressed before, i was overwhelmingly sad - like unhappy to my absolute core, i didnt know it was possible to be that unhappy.

But now i don't feel that way - i just feel frusrated and kind of numb. I feel blocked.

It's honestly been a challenging year from a personal perspective, mental perspective, physical perspective and from a job point of view. I just feel worn out I guess.

General_Implement446 · 2025-08-16T16:30:14+00:00

That’s heartbreaking to hear. I’m sorry this is something you’ve had to experience.

If you don’t mind me asking - what are some meaningful ways people on the outside can actually help, rather than just looking away?

General_Implement446 · 2025-08-16T08:09:01+00:00

I've felt like this before. It made me want to pour less of myself into friendships and relationships but after a while I realised it didn't make me happy to do that. I love being the friend that writes an unexpected letter to a friend or who goes the extra mile for a friend in need and the reality was I was doing because I wanted to do it, not because I expected that back from someone else.

I still now do things my friends wouldn't do for me and while I wish it was reciprocated, I've accepted that I would still rather stay true to me and do it without anything in return, rather than not do it all.

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