I don't usually respond or even read these, but your post sounds like me in my 20s. Tried a little bit of everything, nothing fit, nothing kept my interest. Horrible depression. Stopped showing up for jobs (had my own business cleaning houses for awhile and then just stopped showing up to all of them), stopped showing up for friends. Changed majors so many times, quit school in the middle of semesters, wasted so much money in student loans.
I had pretty bad undiagnosed ADHD, and I am not a doctor (but I did take a semester of Psychology like you did), but so much of your struggles sound like mine, maybe its worth looking into?
For me, just knowing there was a reason for my behavior and that I wasn't just a lazy waste of space was incredibly motivating and helpful for pulling myself out of that spot.
I even managed to finish college eventually! I still don't do great with staying at jobs but now I usually find a new one before I quit and it's usually a step up from where I was!
That "unsatisfied" feeling is still there but I can manage it better.
Good luck. This is a good first step. You know you're ready for a change and that's important!
The trades might be a great option too! My husband is an industrial electrician and it's just different enough every day to keep his interest. He's been teaching himself some programing so that he can fix the industrial machines too, and is considering some schooling for that. So he's still getting his "never ending need for something new" itch scratched and makes a good wage and decent benefits. Plus they pay you through schooling/apprenticeship so no more student loans!
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I don't usually respond or even read these, but your post sounds like me in my 20s. Tried a little bit of everything, nothing fit, nothing kept my interest. Horrible depression. Stopped showing up for jobs (had my own business cleaning houses for awhile and then just stopped showing up to all of them), stopped showing up for friends. Changed majors so many times, quit school in the middle of semesters, wasted so much money in student loans.
I had pretty bad undiagnosed ADHD, and I am not a doctor (but I did take a semester of Psychology like you did), but so much of your struggles sound like mine, maybe its worth looking into?
For me, just knowing there was a reason for my behavior and that I wasn't just a lazy waste of space was incredibly motivating and helpful for pulling myself out of that spot.
I even managed to finish college eventually! I still don't do great with staying at jobs but now I usually find a new one before I quit and it's usually a step up from where I was!
That "unsatisfied" feeling is still there but I can manage it better.
Good luck. This is a good first step. You know you're ready for a change and that's important!
The trades might be a great option too! My husband is an industrial electrician and it's just different enough every day to keep his interest. He's been teaching himself some programing so that he can fix the industrial machines too, and is considering some schooling for that. So he's still getting his "never ending need for something new" itch scratched and makes a good wage and decent benefits. Plus they pay you through schooling/apprenticeship so no more student loans!