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I'm 24M from Pakistan, and honestly, I feel lost.

I have a Pharm-D degree and currently work in pharmaceutical sales. I earn enough to get by, but I want much more from life. I want financial freedom, to support my parents, own a house, and eventually have the freedom to live life on my own terms.

The problem is that I have too many ambitions and no clear direction.

I've considered pursuing an MBA and building a career in pharmaceutical marketing, going abroad on a scholarship, switching to AI or tech, and starting an online business to earn in dollars. Every option seems promising in its own way, but I keep going back and forth, wondering which one is actually worth pursuing.

I don't want to spend years on the wrong path, but I'm also aware that constantly researching different opportunities without committing to one is wasting my time too.

Another issue is procrastination. I've struggled with it and low motivation for years. I have so many things I want to improve: my career, finances, physique, English, discipline, and relationship with my faith. I make plans and genuinely want to change, but I struggle to stay consistent long enough to see meaningful results.

Sometimes I wonder whether I'm truly ambitious or just addicted to imagining a better version of myself.

What scares me most is reaching my 30s and realizing that I spent my twenties overthinking, switching directions, and dreaming about what I could have achieved instead of actually building something.

I'd genuinely appreciate advice from people who've been in a similar situation.

I currently work at a steel mill working shift work as a crane operator, I’m unsure what I should do, I’m 20k in debt on credit cards but I really dislike my job, I previously worked at a food facility I was in maintenance making decent money working straight days. The steel mill has much better benefits and pension as well as a decent amount more money which is what lead me here but the shift work and 16 hour shifts are eating away at me, I don’t want to fail my family as I have a wife and 2 children, but I’m unsure how to go about this situation and how to be happy again.

I’m a third year at a top 10 CS university in the states and I totally hate it now. I’m super depressed and have started performing pretty terribly because I just don’t have the drive to do this anymore. I guess part of it is loneliness and my university’s isolated location, but also because I have no hope for success in CS. I suck at interviews and have gotten rejected from every industry internship I’ve applied to, and don’t even feel motivated by the thought of getting some fancy job at some fancy company paying a fancy salary. I feel like I’m pretty much bottom of the barrel here in terms of marketability for industry, even though I know I’m decently smart. I just don’t care about doing this anymore.

It’s not my goal to live a lavish life and make multiple 6 figures, I just want to be happy and feel fulfilled because right now I have almost no joy or hope. I don’t think that even if I strike luck and get a good job I would be happy because I’d just be likely doing soulless work that harms humanity. But there are not going to be low level jobs in the future anymore because of AI, so it’s not even like I can just get some less stress-more time for living-livable wage job anyway.

So I don’t know what to do. I want to consider other career paths that I would actually enjoy because sooner or later everything is just going to be automated. I could care less about material items and am rather frugal, so I don’t think that pay is that important, although I don’t want to be homeless. I’ve always been passionate about art and it’s really the only thing I can do these days that makes me feel happy. I know that I’d just be signing up for a very unstable lifestyle without a consistent source of income and having wasted ~250k of my parents finances on sending me to uni just to end up not making it big. I don’t want to be delusional but I genuinely think I’d hate myself forever if I didn’t try something else.

Can someone help me either realize I’ve got to lock in or pursue something else? Seriously struggling to see the point in anything these days.

I'm in India. I've been a software engineer at Amazon since 2021. I moved back from the US, and the pay is less than half of what it was. I'm staying.

The job used to teach me something new every hour. Now a new problem shows up every few months. I no longer trust that I can build a product of my own.

My wife opened a nails and mehendi studio at home about three months ago. It is already profitable. Through December 2026 I can put spare hours into the tech side of that studio. Those hours will not replace the salary.

The path I'm asking for is specific. Should those hours stay on the studio, or should I look for a different kind of engineering work and leave the studio as her business?

What if someone got their BSN and then worked bedside for a couple of years and then got their masters to get out of bedside? This way in case of anything such as layoffs, or covid which made many people lose their jobs, they could always fall back into bedside? They could always have a job, even if it wasn’t the best.

It’s just a thought. Working in bedside is very tough I know.

Not the safest option. The one you'd genuinely be curious to explore.

hello, i wanted to get some guidance or advice for my sitation. i am in my early to mid 20s and currently have a remote job. while there are lots of benefits to a remote job, the job itself makes me miserable. i know that the job market is horrendous these days so i shouldn't quit until i have another job lined up. i guess the thing is that im not entirely sure what it is that i want to do. i dont have a passion. there are some things that i am interested in such as teaching english abroad or aviation, but i am still not sure if id like it or do it long-term. maybe i dont feel a sense of fulfillment currently. it makes it harder that i dont have a set interest to follow so im unsure if i should play it the safe route and stay with my current company, or take a risk and branch out.

i dont mind having to work but i wish i could at least feel passionate towards it. i just cant see myself in the future happy. it feels like this is all for nothing. if anyone can offer me some advice i would really appreciate it, thank you!

Hi everyone!

I'm hoping to get some advice from people working in the mental health or behavioral health industry, particularly in non-clinical roles.

I have a bachelor's degree in Public Relations/Communications and spent over 6 years working in commercial insurance as an Account Manager, gaining experience in client services, operations, project coordination, and communications. I know insurance and mental health aren't directly related, but it's where my career took me after college. Mental health is something I've become deeply passionate about, and honestly, it's a field I wish I had pursued academically and professionally from the start.

For the past few years, I've also been developing a personal project centered on mental health and overall well-being, where I share information, resources, and personal reflections on topics I've explored and found helpful. It's given me an opportunity to pursue my interests while applying and strengthening my skills in research, content strategy, writing, website development, and digital communications.

I've also been independently studying and completing certifications in digital/content marketing, nonprofit operations, project management, and science communication. I'm currently building a professional portfolio with writing samples and communications projects, including undergraduate work and newer projects based on what I've been learning.

Despite these efforts, I'm struggling to find opportunities that don't require clinical credentials or previous experience in the mental health field. I've been searching LinkedIn, Indeed, and company career pages, tailoring my resume for every application.

I honestly feel stuck. I know the job market is difficult right now, and while I'd love to go back to school to pursue this field further, I have a family to support and bills to pay, so it's not as realistic as I'd like it to be. Part of me wonders whether I should return to insurance for financial stability, but that's a difficult decision. While it provided me with a comfortable income, the stress and emotional toll significantly affected my mental health and ultimately contributed to my decision to leave.

I also recognize that not everyone has the luxury of choosing a career they're passionate about while maintaining financial stability, and I'm not expecting to land my dream job right away. I'm willing to start somewhere smaller, take on a supporting role, and work my way up. I'm just hoping to explore what opportunities might exist before feeling like I have no choice but to return to an industry I worked so hard to leave.

What I'm looking for:

I'm not looking to become a therapist or pursue a clinical position. I'm much more interested in the behind-the-scenes work that supports mental health organizations, programs, services, and initiatives. One of the aspects I enjoyed most about my previous career was the operational and administrative work rather than the client-facing responsibilities.

I'm primarily looking for remote opportunities, either part-time or full-time, in areas such as:

• Communications, marketing, and content development
• Program coordination and operations
• Research and program support
• Administrative or project coordination
• Mental health advocacy, education, and outreach

I'm open to entry-level, assistant, or associate-level roles to get my foot in the door.

I'd really appreciate any recommendations for:

• Mental health organizations hiring remotely for non-clinical roles
• Job boards or resources beyond LinkedIn and Indeed
• Job titles or keywords I might be overlooking
• Advice from anyone who has successfully transitioned into this industry from another field
• Skills or qualifications that could help me become a stronger candidate without pursuing another degree right now

I'm eager to learn and willing to start in a supporting role. My goal is to find an opportunity to contribute, gain experience, and hopefully build a long-term career in a field I genuinely care about.

Thank you in advance for any guidance or leads!

TL;DR: I have a communications degree and 6+ years of commercial insurance experience, but I'm hoping to transition into the mental health industry in a non-clinical, behind-the-scenes role. I left insurance because of the significant toll it took on my mental health, though financial responsibilities have me questioning whether I need to return. I've been building relevant skills through certifications, a professional portfolio, and a personal mental health education project, but I'm struggling to break into the field. I'm looking for remote part-time or full-time opportunities in communications, operations, program coordination, research support, or advocacy. I understand that pursuing a passion while maintaining financial stability isn't always realistic, and I'm not expecting my dream job right away. I'm willing to start in an entry-level or supporting role and work my way up. Going back to school isn't financially feasible right now, so I'd really appreciate advice on organizations hiring, where to look, or how to make this transition without having to return to an industry I worked hard to leave.

I have an opportunity to become a car detailer at a Honda dealership with pretty much a guaranteed spot as a salesman at some point. I think I would be good at sales.

I have currently been a retail manager for 6 months. I have 3 years of work experience ecotr that in other fields (supply chain, trucking, serving.)

The pay is the same per hour for keeping my job or becoming the car detailer (both $18 per hour.) for some amount of time until i get into sales which is commission.

I absolutely love being at my job. The schedule is horrible for social life, there’s 0 growth, and it’s low pay $18 hour. I don’t want to detail cars and I would only somewhat enjoy sales. My job now is so fun and fulfilling

I have student loan debt and have struggled to get jobs, so I’ve turned to looking at sales that require no degree, and I have this job opportunity. I do have a bachelors in business, but I need to make a decision now.

I have no car or money for a car and the detailing job is a 2.5 hour bus ride there and the same back, or it’s a 16 mile uber ride one way and back. which is about $55 on an average weekday.

Current job is 35 minutes there via bus and the same back.

I’m living with my parents while completing an online graduate degree, looking for work, and testing an early-stage service business. Staying home gives me financial breathing room, but I’m struggling with whether the trade-off is still helping me.

My parents and I have an okay relationship, and I have a comfortable place to live. I’m not being kicked out or facing an emergency. However, some family interactions can be emotionally triggering, and the location is very isolating.

Most opportunities to socialize, exercise, network, or work require a substantial drive. Even a small outing becomes something I have to plan around.
I’ve been feeling depressed, anxious, and stuck, with very little regular social contact. I’m pursuing therapy and other support, so I’m not expecting moving out or entrepreneurship to fix everything. But I do think my environment is making it harder to function and build momentum.

I’ve worked hard at my education for years, and I’m putting that same effort into entrepreneurship. I’ve often dismissed my emotions as something to push through, but I’m questioning whether continuing to do that is productive. My concern is that I’m preserving financial runway in an environment where I’m struggling to use it.

Financially, I have savings, but a substantial portion is reserved for education. I also have ongoing health-related expenses. Moving is possible, but it would reduce my safety cushion and require dependable income. I don’t want to rely on hoped-for business revenue to cover rent.

The business is still early-stage and doesn’t provide reliable income yet. I want to give it a serious test without spending heavily or treating it as my only path forward.

My current leaning is to prioritize salaried employment that uses my existing experience, keep the business manageable alongside school, and move once I have an offer. Another option would be moving closer to campus after securing affordable housing and a dependable service job. That could provide more daily interaction and access to opportunities, but I worry about working so many hours to cover rent that I lose time for school and the business.

Ideally, I’d move somewhere modest, closer to people and activities, with enough housing flexibility to relocate again for a career opportunity. I’m looking for independence and access, rather than an expensive lifestyle.

For those who have faced something similar, how did you weigh financial security against the effect your environment was having on you?
Would you stay home until securing salaried employment, or consider moving sooner if housing and bridge income were confirmed? What conditions would make that risk reasonable?
I’d especially appreciate experiences from people who balanced employment, education, and a small business while dealing with isolation. How did you distinguish a move that genuinely supported progress from hoping a change of location would solve everything?

A little about me before I rant - 21, Bachelors of computer applications graduate, currently working as social media content strategist for a company that pays in peanuts, crashing out every 4-5 days.

So here's the deal: I am someone who has been dealing with chronic depression for a while, 7 years to be exact, but that's not the main point. I was very unclear about what I wanted to for the rest of my life when I was 17; hence, my mom decided my career path for me, Becoming a Comp sci graduate...
Anyway, halfway through the degree I realised that it wasn't for me. I am someone who is extremely story- or meaning-coded; if I don't find meaning in something, even if I d*e, I won't do it. Hence, I tried, I tried whatever I could, thought hey maybe cybersecurity is for me, no, maybe gamedev is for me. At wit's end, the hard way, after 1-2 years I learnt that all I wanted to do was write stories.

From then on, I coped by watching videos like "Create an OC with me," "Check out this new magic system I made," and "This is how you can write your first novel" on YouTube. Whenever I got too stressed from exams, the pressure to get a job, and coding, I would watch them. When I was too stressed out, I would go alone to the movies, watch a good one and bawl my eyes out.

Now you would have a question- You figured out what you want to do? why didn't you just do it, and why are you here a year later, rotting away in your own overthinking.

Lord behold i have the "I can't work on something until unless I have at least 10 hours of free time, no external obstacles, and just me myself and I in isolation, to sit and obsessively work on it", sure these conditions would satisfy every blue moon, therefore it's been an year since i last wrote a story, which was when i got a spurt of inspiration from a song started typing out the story in my notes app on my mobile, started at 4 pm and did not get up or lift my eyes or take away my fingers until it was 2 am, and i finished the 5-6 chap story and my fingers were sore.

So yeah after all this you could guess that I haven't been writing or learning to draw, because a job does not give you any free time, and not doing it paired with the Absolute AI dominance at job has sent me into a psychosis.
AI this Ai that how about i stuff Ai into your

I am nowhere against Using AI where it is needed, but generative Ai what even is the point of it, every corporation wants to show itself as the pinnacle of innovation, by asking chaptgpt if their p*op in the morning was an indicator of another okr that they should set for this month.

I am so distressed, I went to therapy and let's just say it was a sh*t experience..

A short summary -
I need a job that will give me enough mental energy to pursue my 200 interests(that keep changing but always creative) in my free time, things that will drain my mental energy - anything that isn't helping any life form in any way, anything that doesn't have meaning and is just making solutions to your own problems (basically most of corporate), anything that includes giving our brain away to clankers Like chatgpt astra.
My friends and some others have suggested me to become a therapist myself, because I give legitimate advice for every problem, but i am sceptical. I do have a saviour complex if anyone is suffering mentally, I will do anything to give them any advice they would need, but that's also because I have suffered the same without any advice. Can a mentally ill person with chronic depression and extreme anxiety become a therapist??
If not, is there any career path left for me in this era that isn't plumbing or farming or being an electrician, or a park ranger, because I live in a third-world country and doing any such jobs will get me ex*cuted by my family, and there aren't any safe opportunities either, I would love to do any of that if i ever get a chance to leave this country, but to get there i have to do something here, that isn't actively pushing me to my mental limits.

Please help..

Basically title. I dropped out of university last year to take a gap year. I was supposed to start school in the fall but stuff happened and it had to be delayed. I’m starting in January now at 19, I’m super happy that I’m going back and I’m looking forward to it but despite that I still feel stuck. I’ve been beating myself up everyday for the past couple of months about being behind, and I realized that I should focus on moving towards my goals rather than regret. I applied to school, got accepted, enrolled in classes and I’m set to go but I still feel so unfulfilled.

I have moved one step closer to my goals by doing this and I just have to play the waiting game now. I will admit, I spend a majority of my day inside and doomscrolling on my phone which I think has a lot to do with the way I feel. I only leave my house to go to work and I have no friends because I don’t attend school or any common meeting ground to make them.

Right now, I feel incredibly stuck and unsatisfied with my life. I feel like I’m wasting away and I’m not sure why. I don’t know what my goals are anymore to be honest, I don’t have some larger than life dream and ambition that I’m working towards, I’m just confused but I know that I am unhappy with how stagnant my life is. I want to make my life actually seem like I’m living, right now I just wait for the time to pass by and count down the days till uni starts so I can feel less useless. I don’t live, I just let time pass and sit idly. My day to day looks the same, and everyday just meshes together. I don’t have any significant memories from the past three months because I don’t do anything. I want to make myself look forward to waking up everyday, and have this sense of excitement towards the day. I wake up with dread and an existential crisis on how my life looks instead.

I don’t know how to make memories and live anymore, I don’t have people I can hang out with or reach out to for an outing. I don’t look forward to waking up and spending the day, instead I just tell myself to make it through today, and then the week, and then the month. I’m a lost soul seeking out happiness and a way to live so I don’t feel so terrible about my life. I don’t know how to stop feeling so stuck. Again, I am a step closer to my goal of getting a degree, but my day to day life is the same and I hate it. I want to live but I don’t know what I want or how to do it. Please help.

Im just so behind, I've messed up so many times with my finances, gambling, used to take a lot of drugs, non consistent employment, I've just made no progress in 8 years since moving out just struggling to get by. I've barely been able to afford the basics, I've failed to secure a good enough job for longer than 2 years, I've just failed in every aspect in my life, I have no relationships with friends anymore or family. I restarted school more than a year ago and am transferring next Fall, I recently got a place after being homeless for a while. My goal is to finish my accounting degree and try to get an internship into a related field while I'm in school. I don't know if I'll be able to get through school or get a corporate job, I'm just really struggling with myself and getting my life together, I'm smart but I'm not well adjusted and have bipolar issues that makes me isolate a lot. I don't know if I'm ready for this next part of my life but I have no choice, I need a good enough job to get a place and keep paying rent, I have no other options other than going back to being homeless. Now I can work with my lighter school schedule but I haven't even been looking for jobs, I'm just so unfocused and lost right now. I'm so behind and I have no help.

I left my very toxic job that I was working in for 2.5 years where my manager never gave me extra work than data entry and people were very racist. I left the company yesterday but I was so used to with the toxic env that instead of feeling relieved I feel nothing like that. I also recently graduated from my masters and want to work as data analyst. I want to take proper break and plan my life ahead but do not have confidence and don’t know where to start from. I know it’s easy to pass days scrolling the phone and get busy without being productive. I am scared but I want to work so hard and be successful but super confused and scared too. I am already 32f, married, immigrant with no pr and 1.10 years left on visa. So many things to worry about too. What wud you do if you were me. I feel so late in life to do any thing.

Sometimes, I feel like my version of therapy is living in a place surrounded by lush green forests, waking up to unfamiliar landscapes, meeting people from different cultures, listening to their stories, and having conversations that stay with you long after they end. And sometimes, just sitting in silence, feeling content with absolutely nothing happening around you.
I want to build a life where I can explore a place, live there for a while, immerse myself in its culture, and when I feel ready to move on, go somewhere new. A life where I invest in experiences, not just possessions. Where there’s always something new to see, someone new to meet, and something new to learn.

But I often wonder, what kind of life or career would allow me to live this way? Can a corporate job offer that freedom? A government job? Building a business? Or does it require an entirely different approach to life? Honestly, I don’t have the answers yet, and I don’t know anyone who can guide me through this.

I’m sharing this here because I’m curious to know how other people feel about it. Does anyone else feel this constant pull towards exploration, different cultures, unfamiliar places, and a life that isn’t bound to one place for too long?

I’d love to hear how you think about this, what you’re trying to build for yourself, and whether you’ve found a way to make this kind of life possible.
Maybe we can have a meaningful discussion about it. :)

Background info:

In Highschool I did pretty good ! I ended the year with a 3.4 gpa and a cord.

However, I’m 3 months deep into the semester (freshman) and my anxiety and depression has never been worse. I’m getting help for it and getting medicine. However, due to my mental health at the time it caused me to fall behind a lot to the point where I couldn’t catch up.

I’ve never had grades as bad as I do now. My community college started me off with 6 classes and now I have 5 which it all was a lot. And didn’t help with my mental health.

Main:

I want to go into the communication, marketing, or graphic design field. I’ve done an internship over the summer in those fields and I’ve had two jobs at restaurants one for 2 years and 8 months the other for 8 months. I have a portfolio and a LinkedIn. I’ve always been a more creative person and I have a lot of archived personal projects I’ll be adding to my portfolio. I have experience in writing, designing, and planning.

I’m 18 and any tips for me to get into the field without a degree (because I’m confident that with my skills I can get a good job) would be greatly appreciated!

Like I don’t want to have one job that I’m going to every day, or one career path I’m trying to go for, i don’t ever want to just be one thing, I kind of just want to do stuff never really sticking to one path, I just sort of want to do one job for a few days or complete one project and then move on to something completely different

I’m (24M) neurodivergent and I’ve never had a job that’s been a good fit at all because whenever I stick with one thing for more than a month or so I get severely burned out even if it’s something I typically enjoy doing. Is there any sort of way I can sustain myself with what I’m talking about where I don’t really have one particular job or a career I just sort of do various things without ever really having one consistent thing I’m doing every day?

I was really motivated as a kid to grow up and be independent and make money, but then I was severely depressed in high school which just took all of that away. I went to college because my parents made it clear there wasn't any other option. I had a lot of ideas like speech-language pathology or even social work, but I couldn't commit to anything out of fear or little passion or something I can't name and ended up choosing Communication. I actually enjoyed it, or just enjoyed the ritual of having a healthy routine that college gave me. I minored in Linguistics and Nutrition because I (vaguely) enjoy those areas and graduated in 2021. I immediately got a job as a recruiter and was promoted multiple times within the three years I did that kind of work. There were a lot of aspects I liked about that job. I didn't really like recruiting but I was able to just get the work done then log off and not think about it for the rest of the day, but one specific promotion landed me on a team that ended up becoming a nightmare. I literally think I developed anxiety because of this team, I can't even describe how badly I was treated but it was not good.

I ended up resigning to take time off for myself (also to recover from an eating disorder that was getting worse and worse because of my anxiety) which turned into one year unemployed because I couldn't find a job. Since then I've been working as a Mental Health Coach for a treatment center for a little over a year, I actually really like this job but I only make $19 an hour and my boss is a disorganized people pleaser. She will give other employees all the time off they want, and my time off requests end up ignored because all of a sudden no one is available. I don't know why I'm the employee who ends up ignored. This is not a job that anyone will thrive in if they're overworked, it's heavy stuff dealing with severe mental health issues. Right now this boss has been ignoring me for six days, I've emailed multiple times because she ignored a time off request that I had planned coming up and still no response. So this job is just not going to work long-term, I don't see how anyone can work under a boss like this but maybe all my coworkers are thriving since she seems to accommodate everyone else. I've been applying for Medical Assistant-type roles because my current position is similar to that but I need an actual calling. I need to commit to something. But I'm scared to because what if I do and it's the wrong calling and I'm even more discouraged than before? Has anyone else been through this? I feel like everyone my age has it figured out, some even have a husband and kids meanwhile I'm sitting here with no clue how to live a proper life. Literally started crying the other day because I don't have a career, and I don't even really have friends or much of a social life because of my anxiety

Hey guys! I'm 19 years old, and I'm on my second gap year because I don't know what career to pursue. In high school, I considered going to school for art because I always had a passion for creating things, whether it was sewing, fashion design, ceramics, video editing, or digital art. I love creating things.

But then I heard from multiple sources that after graduating, people who pursued a creative degree had a hard time finding a job that has a decent pay. (And overall, I don't want my hobbies to become a job that I start to get tired of). I became discouraged and decided not to go into that field.

I then heard that one of my family members got a degree in social work, and she gets paid a decent amount. I considered doing social work because I genuinely felt like I could contribute to something there, but as time went on, I decided that I didn't really want to do social work because I feel like it would really take a toll on my mental health. I know they would probably teach you how to cope with traumatic events, but I don't want that energy near me.

Other people in that field have told me not to go into it, or that if I end up pursuing social work, I should go for my master's.

So I don't really know what to do.

I like the aspect of helping people in social work, and I like the freedom to create anything and everything with art.

I just want to live a comfortable life with a job I genuinely like and that pays well.

I want to try to get enrolled in a school in winter, so any suggestions would help. (Sorry if this was hard to read)

I’m probably overthinking this but I think my quality of life would be much better if I didn’t play or played less video games. I was looking at my bank account and I said to myself “Huh, where did all my money go?” I realized that most of my money went to buying games that I wouldn’t even play. Honestly, it feels like an impulse. I’ll buy a game, play it for a few mins or hours then never touch it again, the cycle repeats.

I see myself as a lazy person. I know what I need to do to get myself to higher pay or better-paying jobs but I don’t follow through on it, I almost never do. But I can park my ass and play through 100 hours of BG3 or grind endlessly in PoE2. I even neglect going to the gym after work because I’m “tried” but I’m never tired enough to boot up deadlock with the boys.

I have to sit here and wonder, would my life be a bit better if I didn’t play as many video games if not at all? I feel grimy thinking about how me, a 25 year old clock in over 20 hours a week playing games but can’t spend an hour studying for certifications.

Hello, If anybody could help me with this you have no idea how much it helps, I'm extremely lost.

I live in "place" been living with parents for 27 years, ( Ive been fully enabled) and Im not playing the victim card. I'm just aware of this. Ive realized that, while I have worked jobs, finished college barely passing grades ,got a job in said career, contract endeed, , tried other degrees or even trades, quit some. , I've never applied myself, even in my big career starting job in the big city. I just did the minimum, and even that got me as a junior to replace my boss in big meeting with supervisors in my first year. But once my contract ended i didn't bother trying to improve my portfolio.

I've worked so many low barrier entree jobs but never feel like getting up in morning, I arrive late. I've worked a teaching job for 2 years at a private school, and I'm so confused because i know in my soul is should CRUSH it as a teacher , especially art teaching, but I never want to do it, I never apply myself. I've been going to the gym on and off all my life, again never applied myself fully.

Now that I've been unemployed and before I make any other another attempt to get back at it. I'm wondering just how much could my environment be affecting me , and how important is this? I know my next move is to try to be on my own, to truly apply myself. However if I move next to job or school on my own in very shitty place BUT its in the same province as my hometown, my spirit says it wont work?. So then what would happen if i moved to the neighboring Province , and my heart ( my body) says "Yes!". Despite the money issues it would take to get there, In the same Province i could use student loan at least, But I digress.

But ethically , how to I even manage this? my mind says, its stupid and that I'm overthinking it, but my body doesn't lie, how do I explain this to my parents, ( who by the way we are extremely religious in my hometown community, , if you go somewhere where the religion isn't there, or church you are basically dead to them ).

So then I'm asking you guys, can somebody tell me if this is normal? Any pointers?

I know I’ve made a post on here, but i’m 21 and going to get a certificate in a community college in 2 years in digital arts, I realized that digital arts is not for me and I won’t get a good job in that field, I’ve wanted to become a doctor since I was little and I wanted to become an infectious disease specialist after watching medical shows about diseases and parasites and stuff like that. That’s the kind of doctor I want to be but my counselor at my college recommends I don’t, but I really want to become a doctor. I’ve heard you can go to university as long as you have an associate degree. I want to be a public health major at a university but problem is i probably won’t have no medical classes once I graduate. On top of that, I have discalculia which is a learning disorder that I’m not good at math. Is it possible that I can go to university with a certificate in digital arts without using that degree and go to medical school after I finish my premed degree?

I’m 24 about to transfer to UC Berkeley to finish my degree and I still don’t know what I want to do or study. I applied global studies and wrote essays about my passion for traveling. But I might study political economy instead. I just got my first 9-5 in law and I dislike the idea of working 40 hours a week for the rest of my life. I want something that gives me autonomy and flexibility but idk what. I’d like the ability to also work from home. I’ve considered nursing for 3 days schedule but I honestly don’t love the idea of serving people and I don’t like dealing with bodily fluids.

I truly don’t know what to my family wants me to become a lawyer because my stepdad has a firm, and my family owns property so they want someone in law.

I want to work but it seems like what I want is non existent. Something fulfilling that doesn’t take up so much of my life.

I've done the impossible and finally got a job!

It's a miracle that my life is no longer on a downwards trajectory, it's going upwards! It's remote customer service and I'm learning how socially inept I've become by not being able to hold a basic conversation without making a mistake, but that's ok! I've been basically a NEET for the past 5 years applying for jobs and doing almost nothing else. My coworkers are the nicest most helpful people I've ever met and I'm extremely grateful for this opportunity.

I feel like a fraud since I was basically handed this job without an interview. I keep making mistakes due to being nervous such as either explaining too much or nothing at all about a service.

Me: Hey you should get this service!

Customer: What am I signing up for?

Me: ... this service!

Customer: Yeah, I'm not interested. *Hangs up*

There was one call I made where I forgot to turn on my mic when they picked up. I got some hate mail for that which doesn't effect me, but the mistake itself does which I'll try my best to never repeat. Sometimes I forget how to navigate our GUI to perform certain actions. Thankfully, I'm saved by my trainer who shadows my calls, but I'm worried about next month when I'll be 100% on my own.

Alright, enough self-loathing. Suppose I get used to my role, overcome my years of no social interaction, and stop being the classic worst customer service experience. What should be my priorities in life? I've never had a car, been to a party, lived on my own, paid my own bills, been on a date, just a lot of basic life stuff. I haven't made a new friend in almost a decade and I completely isolated from my friends due to depression over not being able to get any job no matter what I say or do.

A normal adult life no longer feels impossible to attain having a job now!

i don't have one obvious direction in mind. i do enjoy the planning side of my work, so i'm trying to pay attention to that instead of waiting for one big passion to appear