does it get better

[Mmlengal]

I don’t have that many friends. I’m 20 and I don’t know where to go in life. I feel very stressed all the time and feel that my life is going nowhere. Is there anyone out there I can talk to. I need someone to relate to.

[Raggedy-Ann]

You might try a help line you can talk to a real person.

[Ellamaye]

You sound like your going through a lost time. From your post you seem to know what your problems are and therefore maybe you can find the answers? Lack of Friendship and stress. Can you identify what's causing your stress?

[gillyflowerz in reply to Ellamaye]

A lot of us had no idea where we were going at 20. Try and keep an open mind to any possibilities and take any good opportunities offered. I was in my 30’s before I knew where I was going. Something will turn up.

[Mmlengal in reply to gillyflowerz]

What did you start doing for a living? How did you know it was what you wanted to do?

[gillyflowerz in reply to Mmlengal]

I spent quite a number of years stumbling from job to job, none of which suited me and none which lasted long.

BTW I am in the UK in case you’re not and anything I say sounds strange to you.

I worked in several offices (I was hopelessly disorganised), as a barmaid, a chambermaid, a shop assistant, etc. they all left me unfulfilled and so I started to do voluntary work in several different types of work. I found this much more satisfying and the one thing I realised they all had in common was they were helping people and working alongside them. So, in my 30’s I trained to work in social care and that made me happy. If you can, put yourself out there - volunteer for anything that’s going. You might just find out what you like doing.

I feel for you and do hope this helps.

[Mmlengal in reply to Ellamaye]

Not having many friends and not knowing what career i want. I feel very lost

[Ellamaye in reply to Mmlengal]

I hope you find some direction soon . Don't feel pressured to have it all worked out though life is trial and error. I'd suggest ways to make friends but in my life I've always found friendship develops so slow over time and is fragile even then