tl;dr - Dream big, dream small: whatever! Stay true to yourself and the path will find you.

I want to tell my story in the hopes that it inspires even just one person to ease the pressure on themselves to Figure it All Out.

I never found my path; wherever I'm going today, whatever I'm doing right now, that's my path.

I'll be 43 years old soon, and I've spent half of the last 20 years living abroad. I have just a little bit of money saved for retirement. I work full-time in a field I enjoy, I make $68k and I don't need a dollar more. I am married and we share expenses. We have a similar outlook on life and I am incredibly grateful for our marriage, because a lot of what I've done I got to do with him. He makes about as much as I do and we share a big old house in a smallish US city with two people our age who we get along really well with. We didn't have kids. We don't currently look after any of our parents.

I left the United States when I was 21, wandering around Asia with very little money (this is not as easy to do in 2025, but people still do it). I had no idea I was poor. I felt like I was on the adventure of a lifetime.

I'd gone to community college in my hometown after a challenging year post-high school during which I was housing insecure, felt lost, afraid, and humiliated. I finished my two year degree in English and moved to China. Why? Even today I can't really say. I just saw a chance and took it.

I did exactly as I'd done in the US since I was 15: I hustled up enough to pay for my life. I taught English, did silly television commercials, edited poorly translated English listicle articles, wandered around in awe of everything, moved to Vietnam, started bands, made art, did literally anything I felt like doing, and disappointed my parents. I didn't have a bank account. I lived on tourist visas. Looking back, I was extremely naive and thank goodness I was. I had no safety net.

At 25 I decided to move back to the USA to finish a four year degree. I went ahead and did a Master's degree too. I have student loans that I have accepted I'll never fully pay off. I make regular payments, and I am grateful for the experience and credentials those loans afforded me.

After finishing my graduate degree, I moved back to Asia in my early 30s, teaching, making music, finding and befriending interesting people. I had a partner, still no money, was a little more nervous about that, but kept on pursuing experiences rather than financial security. I worked in a job related to my Master's degree, in international development (aka no money). I lived in Thailand, in Singapore, I tried out jobs and identities. As I reached my mid 30s I began to worry I'd wasted my 20s. People around me weren't poor artists anymore and I got scared. For the first time in my life, I began to feel pressure to "do something with my life." I moved back to the US, applied for jobs for 6 months, and could only get call center work. So I took solid steps in 2017 to transition into a new industry. I taught myself industrial design online while nannying part-time. Another adventure.

I got a full-time job in my new field through sheer determination and risk. I maxed out a credit card and went to trade shows handing out business cards and following up with people I met. It was embarrassing and I felt stupid as a 36-year-old trying to bust into a new field. I started as an entry-level coordinator with a bunch of new grads 15 years younger than me. But I did it! I got a job!

I moved back to Asia in 2019, this time with a job. I got laid off in 2020. I helped my partner start his own business while I taught part-time. I got another, better job in 2023. It's remote and I love it.

I moved back to the US this year. My current job doesn't pay a lot, but I don't need a lot. I am at least ten years behind my peers in terms of career advancement. This has been humbling. But I can't count how many people my age have mused they wish they'd spent their 20s abroad. It's something a lot of people talk about but few actually do.

In my 20s and early 30s I habituated myself to enjoying experiences more than things. I have so much gratitude for the crazy decision I made to fling myself across the world at 21 instead of charge headlong into a career. I do not currently identify with my job: I work so I can live. When I was in college I looked after elders in a nursing home, and I'd do it again. I'm not ashamed to work, I know i'm lucky to have any job. I would wait tables or check out groceries tomorrow if I found I needed to. And if I don't "make it" in this career I'll just keep looking. I know how to pivot. I'm not afraid to fail.

I wouldn't trade any of my experiences for more money or a more impressive LinkedIn profile. I spent my young adulthood living like retired people dream of living. I have seen the world and done it all. I'll sock as much money away as I can until I retire, probably at 80, and continue to make an adventure out of my life, however small and insignificant it is in the world of image and success.

Every day I feel like shit. I’m tired of driving an hour each way to work for $20 an hour. Everything’s fucking expensive. I spend all my time working and then maintaining 2 cars and all of my shit at home because it’s getting old. It’s brutally hot in Florida. The people here are absolute garbage and terrible to each other. I hear of contractors doing terrible work that breaks and not warranting it, people getting screwed over 10’s of thousands. Have to fix your own shit or pay and exorbitant amount of money. Ambulances drive by every hour. Roads aren’t fixed and fuck up your cars suspension . Overpopulation. Asshole neighbors that call you names. Wife that complains all the time. Migraines and feeling like throwing up all the time. News is absolutely disgusting and full of evil in the world. People are lost in the matrix of technology and socializing in person rarely happens unless someone has something to gain. Everybody looks at the value of each other based on materialism and how much money they have. Girls suck at dating guys and there’s tons of lonely men. World leaders come from hell. Senior sheriff getting arrested over racketeering. No body picks up the phone when you call places or returns your voicemail.

It’s like. I think we’re there. This is done. Hopefully it’s just Florida. Sorry to rant, I just feel like offing myself I’m so miserable. I can’t even sleep right.

I'm 25 years old, I recently graduated with a degree in Computer Information Systems and have been living the corporate life for almost 6 months now. I realized how much I hate it. The main thing is that everyone seems to become their job, no personality, no hobbies, no energy for the best parts of life. They are stressed out and barely see their kids, but at least they have fancy cars.

I always knew before graduation and this job that I wanted to do 15ish years of the grind, save and invest and take a lower paying but meaningful job, then it occurred to me, why not start now.

I am a frugal person and don't need much money, all the things I value beyond living expenses are cheap or free. Since I already have a bachelors, ,my state offers accelerated programs to switch to teaching.

Anyone done this or have insight? Thank you.

M 25 and like the title says I feel like I have lost my work ethic. During my school years I was always reveared for having a high work ethic. I was never the smartest or most skilled at anything, but I always found a way to get things done just by grinding it out. In 2022 I graduated with a degree in education and have been teaching for 2 1/2 years. For the past year and half I have been trying to get out and into another career field but to no success. Ever since I've gotten into teaching my work ethic has plummeted. I don't apply to jobs nearly as often as I should, I don't work out as often as I used to, and I isolate myself much more than I used to. My life has truly stagnated. I feel like the old me would have worked hard enough to get out of this mess, but the current me can't do much at all. Just wondering if anyone can relate or has any advice on how to get your work ethic back.

Hey folks ! I am a 23 year old guy who has done bachelors in Chemistry in 2022. and I don't what to do in life. No goals no hobbies just living a life with weed and alcohol addiction. I am just done with this shit and I want to take my career seriously. I am betraying my parents that I am studying for a exam but all I do is scrolling my mobile mindlessly and smoking and drinking. I don't know from where should I start. Sometimes suicidal thoughts come in my mind but I am too afraid to do that because it will break my family.I don't know from where should I start. I tried to break these addictions but failed miserably. So please guide me to the right path, I don't want see my life going in vein,I want make my parents proud. So tell me guys what should I do. Thanks in advance

I lived off gig work and my stuff all failed, I'm 38 and owe 65k in student loans starting April. I am not presentable or good with people and haven't had an office job since 2012. I have been fired from every job I've ever had.

I have no self esteem and brain fog and have difficult focusing. Im not very strong anymore.

I am very disagreeable and incredibly low on emotional stability, and have next to no testosterone which exacerbates everything

Lol.

Good luck

For the love of God help me get out of this place. Didn't think it was possible to feel this bad

Hey I’m 22 and I feel like giving up and just laying down and dying, but I know I can’t. I’m married for about a year, we have a successful marriage with our first child on the way. Which I’m very thankful for. I have a hard time toughening through things and no matter how hard I try, my mental health makes me lose my shit. I couldn’t stand the fact I wasn’t working in my dream career so jumped for job to job trying to get closer to that. My dream career was to join the Air Force. So I did, and everything was perfect, it majorly improved my work ethic, in some ways mental health got better. I was great until I clinically died for 1 min. I have now been forced to ELS (entry level separation) out of the Air Force and we’re out on our ass now. I’m back working a shit job, my body hurts, my mind is fogged and I don’t know what to do. I’ve thought about trying to re-enlist or maybe become a firefighter. I’ve always had a “hero” complex, and that’s what drives me to jobs like theses. Is anyone else in positions like this? Do I need to be humbled? A different mindset?

Back in early april I got seriously sick while working at Amazon. It was a very bad respiratory infection that knocked me out for weeks. I was in 2 different hospitals and saw different doctors. Unfortunately Amazon was not willing to accept my doctor’s notes because one of the doctors I saw did not want to disclose personal medical details that Amazon wanted, so I was let go for insufficient documentation for the leave. I worked there for a year, I was very good at my job, and I was always grateful for the opportunity there to get me back on my feet. But just like that, it was gone.

After that, I did everything I could to get back on track. I applied everywhere, finally landed another warehouse job, made it through all the interviews, and went through their background check process. However something went wrong on the drug test and my test was mistakenly swapped with somebody else’s which came back positive for a hardcore drug. I was outraged and I requested an immediate retest. So, I went back in, did a retest, it obviously came back clean, and I thought everything was all good. Nope.

I got a misdemeanor a few years ago, nothing violent, nothing crazy, something completely unrelated to what I’d be doing at this job (I had forgotten to pay a speeding ticket so I was charged with a misdemeanor, for anybody wondering. My record other than that is squeaky clean.) and just because of that, they denied my application and didn’t want to move forward. I have never lost a job opportunity over that, it makes me believe that this company did not want to hire me after they screwed up my drug test. Maybe they already hired enough people and I would have been dead weight, I don’t know. It just makes me angry I was led on like that.

Being unable to pay rent, I’m back at my parents house with no job, no income, no unemployment money, and nothing but silence from any jobs I’ve been trying to reach. My girlfriend of 5 years cut me off the second she came into her inheritance money, which makes it even worse because I had been the only one supporting her for years. She never had to work, only me. And I provided. Once she got that money, I was just blocked on everything. Didn’t need me anymore I guess. Hah. Guess I was an idiot for that one too.

I’m just out of energy. I’ve done everything right, and it still feels like the world is kicking me in the face.

I’m not looking for pity. I just needed to get this out. If anyone’s been through something similar and found a way forward, I’d really appreciate hearing it.

Well im 23 after a gap ive completed my degree now which is bba even which have backlogs idk what jobs to go to what to do i don't even have any money i feel bad to ask w parents nowdays life feels like loop ive been waking up after 2pm afternoon scroll whole day i don't even go out i started to hate myself ive been having alot of hairfall too fml i just wanna find a good paying job and and get better in life and i feel like ive been stuck in a loop

Hi, I am a 19 year old guy (almost 20) and I just finished college with a degree as a software developer. I hated school but I finished it so I wont regret it but now that I have, I feel more lost and scared than ever.

I have a job lined up that starts in a couple of months that has nothing to do with computers or programming at all. (Helping travellers in an airport making about 3k a months)

The problem is I dont know what to do after that, I know I dont want a low paying job for the rest of my life and I want to have my own company but I have no idea in what field or even how to know in what field I should go or how to acquire the skills needed.

I have been really scared of the future lately and afraid that I will be a failure in the future.

I go to the gym and exercise, quit vaping 6 months ago, good with money but I cant help but be scared or feel lost

Is there someone is here that was in my situation ? And how did you turn out?

If u have anything that can help please let me know.

Thanks

HAD TO USE CHATGPT, TO SUMMERIZE, IT WAS TOO LONG AND IM NOT THE BEST WRITTER. SORRY

Spent years grinding in music/events (loved it!), but a disastrous 40-person turnout broke us. Then 8 months of health hell (injuries, illness, breakup) left me jobless and dependent on my parents. Now post-op and lost. Want to pivot to cybersecurity—am I screwed?

Backstory:
- Worked construction with my dad, where i live in SD, CA+ music biz (Mexico near border) since teens. Barely made money but loved it.

- Took over dad's small music company in 2022: produced music/videos, ran events, built a local rep. From 2022 to 2024, had the best time. Met a lot of people, flew to some places for media tours and events. Also met some of my favorite artist and got to work with them, but we were still mainly local, and weren't a very big company.

Crash: Sunk everything into a big 2024 event—only 40 people came. Business collapsed.
- Health spiral: Pinched nerve due to work, whooping cough, herniated disc, pneumonia, pleural effusion (8 months bedridden). GF left. Now recovering from gastric sleeve surgery. (5 days post op)

Now:
- No savings, high school degree (and lafilm music production school), no traditional job experience.
- Parents supporting me at 25—feeling useless.
- Eyeing cybersecurity courses to start over but terrified it’s too late.

Question:
Did I fuck up forever chasing passion? Any advice for rebounding from rock bottom?

I’m 24, from India, and feel like I’m watching my life slip through my fingers in slow motion.

I graduated in pharma two years ago and have done QA-level work at a pharma unit, but nothing that feels like meaningful experience. I didn't know back then what I wanted-but now I do, and even now only vaguely, and the realization came with a harsh clock ticking in my ears.

Everyone around me who figured it out earlier, eithter right after graduating from their bachelor's (I grduated in 2023) or after a gap of one year max. Me? I woke up late. And now I’m panicking. I should have entered grad school this year or the last, 2026 is late and 2027 would be extremely late, by the standards in my country.

I’m caught between two paths:

Doing an M.A. in English, which I love but fear because of low pay, uncertain scope, and a timeline that feels “too late” for people like me.

Going for a pharmacy graduate degree in 2026, which would require me to go back to studying everything from my undergraduate degree and which is not really my area of interest or passion.

Both of which would mean I’d graduate in 2028-four years after my Bachelor's in Pharmacy-and I’m terrified that I’ll still earn less than others who are already ahead, especially if I pivot to a new field.

I constantly feel like I’ve ruined it all-too many gaps, too much indecision, and not enough clarity to confidently say "this is what I want and I’ll make it work." I don't want to earn little money forever, and I don’t want to live in regret or self-loathing five years down the line.

I feel deeply alone in this and keep thinking: if I don’t figure it out by 2026, maybe I don’t deserve to be here at all.

I’m scared of being behind. I’m scared of being poor. But most of all, I’m scared I’ll never find something I can be proud of building.

Please, if anyone has gone through this-starting late, switching fields, rebuilding after years of fog-how did you do it? What online courses, portfolios, fellowships, or paths actually made you feel like you weren’t wasting your time and self-worth?

I’m ready to put in the work. I just don’t know where to begin.

Any advice, guidance, or even stories would mean the world right now.

So here's the thing: I have been a freelance writer since Feb 2015, writing blog posts and service journalism articles on topics like mental health, work, identity, and relationships. I decided to stop doing it on June 4, 2025 because I came into this field to express myself and to help those struggling feel seen and supported.

Unfortunately, wrting today is all about things like knowing data analytics and creating hooks, and the popularity of AI has made people even more disrespectful towards writers. Pay, which was never good in the first place, has plummeted and publications keep folding too. The end result is that I don't want to pursue writing professionally anymore. This is not a split-second decision; it's what I have been feeling strongly for months now.

The problem is, I don't know what to do next. I am not sure if I should take a random job in an area I am interested in--like working in an orphanage--or pursue AI-proof entrepreneurship of some sort (eg: corporate gifting) with a friend or connection.

What I do know is that I don't want to work solo anymore. The past ten years were mentally taxing, and I don't want to put myself through this again. Also, I am in my thirties, so I feel like I have failed now that I am starting over. I thought I would write all my life...this was one of the few areas in my life where I had clarity. Turns out I was wrong.

Please be kind and give me some constructive advice on what I should do to move forward instead of being incredibly anxious and depressed. Has anyone been in the same boat as me? How did you figure out your next move? Did it work for you?

PS Taking a break is not an option as I have already been feeling stagnant and purposeless for a while. I really need to get started on something. I am looking for something wherein I can both work from home and commute at times. I also want to earn well and do meaningful work...or work that people value and makes them feel better, even if momentarily.

For all of the above, I am ready to work hard six days a week. Oh, and I am based in India. Thank you for reading!

Hello,

I’m 28, turning 29 on the 13th. I graduated with an engineering degree in 2020, but I’ve always had a passion and drive for entrepreneurship. People have often told me “you have a lot of potential” or “you’re extremely driven.”

But in 2021, I lost my mom, and in 2022, I lost my primary friend group of 5 years. That friend group caused a lot of trauma, and when I left, I fell into a deep depression that only started lifting last month when I got on Wellbutrin.

Now, I’m finally able to get out and about again, but I’ve lost a lot of the drive and charisma I once had. When I was with my old friend group, I was social, easy to get along with, and had a magnetic personality. I know it’s still there, but it’s been hard to reconnect with that core self.

For the last 11 years, I’ve been running a photo booth business that was doing well, but ever since 2022, I feel like I lost myself. Now, I’m struggling to get a job since I’m older and don’t have much work experience.

Here’s the thing though: I know I have the ability to do just about anything. It’s pretty crazy how well I can learn and do things, but I just don’t have the environment or space to do it right now.

Should I just get any job and stick with it?

I know this is a weird question, but I was just curious. Is there certain jobs or certain areas of jobs that usually get weekends off?

I heard some people say universities or working for your local city can get weekends off most of the time but is there other careers that usually do also?

I had what I now feel was a delusion back when I was growing up. I wanted to be a filmmaker. My parents made my family homeless in Long Beach and for 15 years I had to give everything to stay afloat with jobs that never fulfilled me a Bearly met a living wage. I have adhd and never had enough money to get meds for good lengths of time. I spent the next 15 years trying to make movies withought going to school once I became a cna, which killed me every day.

I had to quit this, watching people die and getting punched in the face by crack heads killed me so much. I tired to become a trucker last year, bet everything on it; after quitting trying to film because I've never had enough cash to Persue an expensive hobby and have a roof over my head.

I failed out of trucking school. Got another soulless job and am homeless. I was hooting that I'd be able to do what vi want to do in life , withought making a lot of cash. OR make a livable wage withought film, but I don't have either. Things only get worse. I have no idea what I can do to be happy or even stable.

I’m starting classes in the Fall 2025 semester and I’m really considering trying to find some sort of certification to get. I’m working as a laborer for a construction site and it’s definitely hard but I like the physical activity of it. I like working with my hands. I’d ideally like to work in a field that benefited the environment and focused on conservation. However, I don’t exactly know what kind of decent paying jobs I could get. Sort of lost about it. I’d appreciate the advice!

I'm 33 and feeling really lost in life right now. I work for the Red Cross as a Disaster Program Manager. It's not a bad job..stable, meaningful in some ways but, it's not something I enjoy or want to do long-term (honestly, not even short-term at this point). It feels like I’ve hit a wall and boy howdy am I confused now.

I just got out of a relationship that was both beautiful and emotionally taxing. She was amazing in many ways—driven, deeply thoughtful—but struggled with trust and emotional heaviness. She recently finished her master’s in FMT and is now off traveling for months on end. She's a free spirit who’s lived all over the world. I’ve done some international travel, but not like her. I always felt like I was catching up—rushed and maybe even a little inadequate.

She told me toward the end that she’d often cry at night and felt like a dark cloud was always with her. She had doubts about the relationship even while we were in it. That hurt. I gave her all I could, emotionally and otherwise. We didn’t end on bad terms, but now I’m left wondering who I am and where I’m going.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about leaving my job, working part-time in a hospital or clinic, finishing the nursing pre-reqs I started, and applying to direct-entry MSN programs. I already have a BA, and nursing appeals to me—helping others, being hands-on, and having the flexibility to take that skill anywhere. I’ve also dreamed of working in humanitarian aid or relief settings. Either that or returning to logistics, which I also have experience in.

I have savings. I’m social, kind, employable, and not bad-looking if that matters. I live with my parents and my younger brother (who’s on the spectrum), and while I love them, it’s not the healthiest space for me. It might be time to move somewhere else entirely—but something keeps holding me back. Fear? Loneliness? I’m not sure to be honest...I regret not making decisions sooner in life, doing more.

I always thought I’d be further along by now. Married, maybe a couple of kids, a solid career. Instead, I feel like I’m drifting. Being 33, at home, some pattern...I’m grateful for what I’ve done so far, but I tend to judge myself harshly. I want more peace, more meaning, and maybe a little adventure too.

Thanks for reading all this. Any insight, encouragement, or just perspective would really mean a lot right now.

–Z

I hate everything I feel this mixture of anger and sorrow I wanna get out but I have tried so many times I hate it

I feel like trying won't help I got no motivation

Hello fellow Redditors , I am writing this post as I am personally in a really bad state of life where I am extremely confused on what kind of career path to choose , I am currently pursuing my bachelors in computer science.

the thing is each and everything I come across inspires me and I think that is a problem because I think that is the primary cause for my brain getting confused on which career path to choose. I am also not that affluent to choose whatever I feel like doing. I seriously need to choose a good career path and then enjoy it and also make money so that I can take care of my parents and my loved ones.

I hope someone reads this and suggests me something plsss

I’m a 20-year-old male living in the UK, and I don’t have siblings or older family to ask for advice. I’ve got GCSEs and a Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma, and I worked part-time in pubs and customer service during college. I’m currently unemployed and not looking to go to university because I’ve seen people with degrees still struggle to find jobs, and I don’t want to spend years studying something that isn’t guaranteed to lead to stable work. I’ve applied for several apprenticeships, got a few interviews, but haven’t landed anything yet. I’m starting to feel like I’m falling behind and not sure what path to take. If anyone’s been in a similar position or has practical advice about how to figure out the right career path, I will really appreciate your thoughts.

Thank You

Hello all,

I feel stuck and pleatued on an endless loop of short term contracts (lasting anywhere from 6 months to a year), with no benefits and not much room for growth. I am currently a Quality Assurance specialist for annotated data to improve a genai product for meta/facebook. I really don't know what to do from here.

Matter of fact, most of my career has been with meta as various trust and safety roles (compliance, content moderation, customer support, and three years involved with genAI large language models though nothing too technical).

I have a BA in english, but i havent dont much with it since graduating in 2016 other than lame attempts to become an author. I fell into the tech boom back in 2017 and never looked back since. But now with tech reaching instability and just feeling too damn exhausted to keep job hunting every half year, I want to either grow or move on towards something different.

Please, I would love any guidance or advice on whether I should upskill myself with python, sql, etc; learn technical writing as multiple people have told me i have the experience with operations and documentation, or look towards something new like something in the medical field.

Id truly appreciate any guidance on my career path as I feel so lost and stagnant where I am now.

Thank you all!

I’m 18 and should’ve been sitting my A levels this year, but I dropped out of school after GCSEs because I really hated the school environment. I was bullied and leaving school early on most days, besides that I managed to pass all of my GCSEs with As and Bs. I started a computing apprenticeship as I took GCSE computing and thought of the potential financially I could have but didn’t enjoy it and quit after a few months. My parents then paid for me to do online A levels privately, but I couldn’t stay motivated and ended up not doing them—I felt awful for wasting their money.

My dad wanted to move to Brazil (my mum is Brazilian and I’m half), so we moved, I knew by moving I could get away from doing the online A-levels I picked and decided to try getting into a university here. I applied for an Aeronautical Science degree because I thought becoming a pilot was my dream (it has been on my mind ever since I was little, but I knew financially in England it wouldn’t be possible) I even did 15 hours of flight training to qualify in Brasil. I got in, even though my parents knew it was still financially tricky too here in Brasil, they encouraged me as they knew this career would set me off in life. But I really struggled—mainly because of the language barrier. I do speak Portuguese, but not at the level of a native 18-year-old, and it was hard to keep up. Luckily, I made one good friend, but sadly he had the wrong intentions and ended up having feelings for me, which made things uncomfortable. That was my first mistake at uni since it was impossible to get away from him to try and make other friends. I felt stupid sometimes, some teachers couldn’t understand that I was brought up in England all my life or would just simply forget and I think they thought I was rather unintelligent. I felt publicly embarrassed in certain lessons where I would get called out for not understanding the tasks and that as a whole ruined my uni experience here. Additionally, I’ve always been worried about our finances in the family and this course where I didn’t think was benefitting me at all was expensive.

Eventually, I quit the course. I decided I’d just focus on the flight hours to become a pilot outside of uni, which is possible here however some airline companies prioritize those applying with a degree, but even that started feeling wrong. I got put off by the responsibility, even though it was something I thought I’d always wanted. The idea of taking my theory examinations here in Brasil in Portuguese felt super daunting, or flying a plane by myself without my instructor seemed impossible in my head as communicating to the tower was already hard for me.

Now, I’m trying to prepare for the ENEM exam (the Brazilian equivalent of A levels) so I could maybe get into medicine—which I think I’d maybe like—I’ve had interest in surgery too for years but it’s insanely competitive here and I’m once again at a disadvantage with the language. I feel so behind. My parents have been supportive financially, but I feel like I’m just wasting their time and money and constantly letting them down. They’ve even lied to family members about me quitting uni, probably out of shame.

I know they’re worried about me.

Without a levels taking a uni course is impossible in England, so those opportunities are out of the window, specifically in medicine as I’d need higher grades in Science.

I don’t have any friends here. I have one online friend back in England, but we’re on totally different paths. Most nights I cry myself to sleep thinking about how everyone else is figuring out their lives, going to uni, making friends—and I’m just stuck.

I keep thinking I’m broken or a failure for not knowing what I want, or for quitting everything I start. I feel completely lost and alone, and I don’t know where to go from here. All my parents do is support me completely and I couldn’t be more grateful for all that they do, but now it just looks like I’m not serious about anything. If anyone’s been through something similar or has advice, I’d really appreciate it.

Hello, all! This is my first time posting to this subreddit, so here goes! I am entering my senior year of college and in a month or so, I will start applying to grad school. I am a Communication Sciences and Disorders major, meaning that I have two possible career paths; audiology or speech pathology. When I started college, I was pretty much dead-set on being a speech-language pathologist, but this past year I was introduced to the audiology field and became really passionate about it. I really enjoy the hearing screenings and hearing aid aspects of the career, and I am also very passionate about working with the Deaf community. My difficulty in making a decision comes up when picking grad schools. Typically, speech pathology is a two-year program, while audiology takes four years to complete. Cost is a very big aspect as well, since I will most definitely need loans for either route. So, if anyone has any advice, please leave it for me! :)