No idea what to do with my life

[musicguy23]

Im

panicking

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Hey, want to talk?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

ok

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Do you want to tell me what's going on?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

Ive been putting nyself out there, meditating, journaling, going to support groups...nothing works. Im alone again tonight. And I will be alone forever. And I dont know what I am doing with my life I feel so lost I mean I am 23 and I feel like I should at least know what I am majoring in by now. But I have no fucking idea

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That's okay. To tell you the truth, at 39 and 10+ years out of college and I still regret not choosing a psychology major.

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Remember that you're safe. Easier said than done I know, but try to take one day at a time.

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

Am I safe? If I dont figure out what I want to do I will get stuck in a crappy job that I hate and end up killing myself

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

At the moment you are safe, that is what I'm getting at.

What would you like to major in? What do you enjoy doing?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

Idk. I thought I wanted to work with animals but there isnt a college in my area that has a degree for that. I wanted to do biology but the math was too hard. I wanted to do journalism but I didnt like that either. I have no friggin idea

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

Can I ask what year you are in?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

Ive been in college for six years just trying random degrees

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

Ok, thanks.🙂

Have you visited with a career counsellor? Or maybe taken a career test?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

yep.

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Ok. I think it's awesome that you want to be a vet (right?) ! Math is tough; I totally hear you there! Could you maybe take some math classes and get your skills up?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

I dont really have time to squeeze in some algebra classes. Im already six years into college and now Im on student loans

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

Ok. Do you mind telling me what you currently take? Only if you want to of course

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

History, english, intro stats, and critical thinking

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

What's critical thinking? It sounds interesting.

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

just thinking about stuff and what people believe and why and learning about how to argue and stuff

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

Interesting. What class is your favorite?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

critical thinking I guess. Even though i never bother to go to class

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

Nice! Could you try making it to the classes? . Is there a reason why you don't go? No judgement from me.

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

Because Im often just too depressed

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Yeah, that's what I kind of thought, but I wanted to hear it from you in case I got it wrong. I'm so sorry. Do they have a counsellor on campus you can talk with? Or maybe someone else you trust?

[musicguy23 in reply to Hidden]

Ive been seeing a therapist outside of campus for several months now

[Hidden in reply to musicguy23]

Ok, that's great! Is s/he helping?

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I need to start my day, but I do have some final thoughts:

If you live on campus and have a friend you trust in that class, could you ask them to help you get to class? Or a roommate or friend in your dorm who could help you get to class?

If at home, could you get your parents or siblings involved?

If living alone, could you have someone call and help motivate you?

Could your therapist give you ideas on how to motivate yourself?

One last thing: my depression disrupted my college career, but it doesn't mean yours has to.

You can do this👍👍👍