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I don't know what I'll do with my life (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by braindead_hottie@lemmy.world to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

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Hi.

I'm M18. I've been rotting in my room for an entire year after high school ended. My parents want me to go to college but I can't make myself focus on studying no matter how much effort I put into it.

I don't know what degree I want, and I don't know if I even want to do anything at all. I've been battling with depression since 12 and I just can't see a path forward. My mind keeps making excuses for why I shouldn't do things, even though I know for sure that I should be pulling my shit together ASAP. My parents can't afford to have me being a dead weight forever, and I know I'm wasting my time, BUT I JUST CAN'T MAKE MYSELF DO ANYTHING

I'm autistic and have a bunch of sensibilities. I've tried finding jobs around me (rural Brazil) but most of them are manual work and I'm not entirely suited for that stuff (sorry if it sounds like I'm making excuses). I'm still looking but so far I've had no luck.

I'm studying the possibility of moving out to live with my dad somewhere else, but so far that's not happening.

TL;DR: common post-high-school panic

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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago (1 child)

Do the colleges you can go to offer mental health supports? If so ask them how you can access it. Seems a bit tricky to try to access student supports when not a student so you can be a student... I hope they can help with that though.

As for not knowing what you want, well thats what first year is all about; trying a bunch of things out, seeing if you like them. It's rare for someone your age to truly know what they want, if they do it's likely because their parents taught them.

Also it's not rotting, it's fermenting.

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[–] braindead_hottie@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 days ago

Thank you.

I probably won't go the college route for now. I think it's only fair I let myself have time to do something (like getting a job) before I look into that path.

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