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I don't know what to do with my life PLEASE help?
I'm going to be a sophomore in college this coming fall. And last semester I got such bad grades not even above a 2.0. I'm not that kind of person to give up so easily and I usually have above a 3.0 average. Anyways what led to me flunking last semester I was diagnosed with OCD. It was bad and I couldn't handle it anymore, and finally decided to go back to therapy. I'm doing much better. But I'm afraid to go back to college... Since I did bad, I HATE my major so much I can't stand it. I don't know what to even major in anymore, and I'm defiantly not going into just liberal arts. There is one thing that I do enjoy doing, but I'm afraid of it incase my family says no, and that is Journalism. I would totally love to do that, but I don't know if I will succeed. I want to be good at my major and in all honesty I feel like I'm not good at anything. ALL my friends know what they want to do and they talk about it on Facebook and how all of them are completing their internships. It's making me really depressed, I just don't believe in myself... and I don't know how to be confident. Please words of wisdom or advice will be greatly appreciated.
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First of all, remember that you are going to college for YOU and YOUR future. If you want to major in journalism, major in journalism. If it is what you love to do, then do it. Don't waste your time and money doing something that you have no passion for and your family should understand that. It's for your future and if you think that you have a future with journalism, then do it. Don't let your family make the rules and set the expectations to their needs, make your expectations according to YOU and no one else. I understand that college is hard, as I am entering my 3rd year and also did not do very well this past semester. People make it out to the easiest thing in the world, and that keeping a high GPA is so easy, but it's not. Especially if some of the classes you take are quite difficult. My advice to you is do what you love and don't let your family get in the way of the decision. It's not like you are planning on dropping out of college, you just want to major in something different -- something that you said you love to do. Good luck!
Thank you so much, that literally put a tear in my eye. It means a lot to me thanks again, and to everyone else!
You have shown a huge step in your recovery but recognising and owning these issues. I can fully understand and relate to the feelings of 'not
believing in yourself' and it can seem that you are reaching out to the stars and searching for this self belief but never be quite able to reach them. The important thing is to realise that this is the depression talking-not any kind of personal failing. Depression has the habit of suffocating our self worth before it can even start. The best thing that has helped me is actually using my experiences to reach out and touch the lives of others in similar or worse situations. This kind of mutual empathy is empowering and uplifting and does wonders for your recovery journey and personal growth, you have identified that journalism is a passion-journalism is fully about trial and error and sometimes when you are hardly trying hard at all you will suddenly find a 'flow' and trust me when you are in this flow you will feel happy in yourself and good things are just attracted to you like a magnet-it may sound a bit cheesy-but its true. I hope this is of some value and I commend you on taking the first stepping stone in your exciting journey towards healing and an awesome new career. :)
believing in yourself' and it can seem that you are reaching out to the stars and searching for this self belief but never be quite able to reach them. The important thing is to realise that this is the depression talking-not any kind of personal failing. Depression has the habit of suffocating our self worth before it can even start. The best thing that has helped me is actually using my experiences to reach out and touch the lives of others in similar or worse situations. This kind of mutual empathy is empowering and uplifting and does wonders for your recovery journey and personal growth, you have identified that journalism is a passion-journalism is fully about trial and error and sometimes when you are hardly trying hard at all you will suddenly find a 'flow' and trust me when you are in this flow you will feel happy in yourself and good things are just attracted to you like a magnet-it may sound a bit cheesy-but its true. I hope this is of some value and I commend you on taking the first stepping stone in your exciting journey towards healing and an awesome new career. :)
Its been awhile since I was in college, but majors were changed so frequently that no one thought of it as a negative thing.
College is the time to find out what makes you happy, what makes you tick, what makes you want to get up in the morning and face the person in the mirror with brand new resolution and attitude.
Don't let anyone "should" on you. They had and have their own lives and need to take care of their own business, and you in college need to be flexing your self esteem muscles and not bowing to anyones wishes but your own.
You don't have to declare a major to find out how you will like a line of work that seems interesting. You say that you are highly drawn to journalism, and a person can really dig in with this now in the internet age.
Good luck to you with your therapy and education. I do wish you the very best.
M
College is the time to find out what makes you happy, what makes you tick, what makes you want to get up in the morning and face the person in the mirror with brand new resolution and attitude.
Don't let anyone "should" on you. They had and have their own lives and need to take care of their own business, and you in college need to be flexing your self esteem muscles and not bowing to anyones wishes but your own.
You don't have to declare a major to find out how you will like a line of work that seems interesting. You say that you are highly drawn to journalism, and a person can really dig in with this now in the internet age.
Good luck to you with your therapy and education. I do wish you the very best.
M
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