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big stress number one: the future

Pretty cliche

This year has been especially hard with future stress, because my peers are graduating from uni in a couple of weeks

I dropped out in my second year

I tried two different universities and different fields of study, but past stuff kinda clings to me and I was unable to be in a school environment without ye olde panic attacks coming back to hang out with me in toilet cubicles 

I’m really struggling to find any course or profession that interests me

My family says I just haven’t found my passion yet

I’m not so sure

 

MelonSeal
MelonSealPosted 19-11-2021 11:48 AM

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November13
November13Posted 02-12-2021 12:17 PM

Hi @MelonSeal , sorry you're stressed about the future. It's scary when our peers are finishing their studies and we're not. If you don't like the school environment, do you think it can help to do your course online instead?

 

I think passion is a bit overrated, we may absolutely love something but when we have to do it for grades or for a job, it may seem wayyyyy less interesting. Most jobs will have something you like and something you don't. And your age when you graduate, or even whether or not you graduate, is not going to affect your future as much as people make it out to be. Some people I have worked with didn't finish uni and they are killing it at their job. Some people prefer to go to TAFE or trade school. Many of my uni friends are in their 30s/40s and some of them never studied before this degree. And not all people who graduate uni early will know what they're doing with their life. 

 

It's okay if you haven't figured out what you like yet. Most people don't know until they're well into their career. And I've found that delaying your studies or even not studying is way more common than I thought it was!

 

I hope things work out for you, and we're here for you if you ever want to talk or give us updates!

 

 

 
Courtney-RO
Courtney-ROPosted 19-11-2021 11:30 PM

Hi @MelonSeal Thank you for being brave and sharing with us here today.

I'm sorry to hear that this year has been so hard on you, it can be so stressful trying to decide on a future career path, especially when comparing yourself to others. I can certainly relate to this as I struggled for years to find something (anything) that I was even slightly interested in. It made me feel awful as all of my friends were graduating and seemed to have everything figured out. What actually helped me was sitting down and talking to one of the careers counsellors at a university that I was enrolled in at the time. Would this be something that you think might be helpful? Is there someone that you might be able to talk to about this?

We are all here for you 💜

 
 
MelonSeal
MelonSealPosted 20-11-2021 06:21 PM

That's such a good idea, thank you so much 🥰

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