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Chronic Indecisiveness
Anxiety Support / by JonLiv
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 August 15th
...See more Hello, I’m approaching a deadline to choose between staying in my current job or going to university to pursue a career in psychotherapy, which has been my dream for about 10 years now. I grew up without much guidance, so I felt as though I was never worthy of university. I had no idea what I wanted to do, and ultimately decided to choose a safer path where I felt I could get a decent job and that’s about all there was to it. The plan worked. I’m very grateful to be employed, to me this is the ideal “job” as in stable, consistent, and comfortable. The problem is I have no direction here, and it prevents me from committing in other areas of my life (relationships, moving out, etc.). I’m really not a “work to make money to live outside of work” kind of guy, I am deeply connected to the idea of growing in a career you really feel connected to. With the role of psychotherapist, I see myself striving to be the best I can be, growing in character traits that come naturally to me (empathy, patience, non-judgement), and I love making space for people to talk about what their REALLY going through. I see a future here, but the process feels so damn scary, considering I’m 5-6 years away from work that probably pays less than I make now. What do you guys think? Do you resonate? Do you think I’d be foolish to leave comfort or do you think it’s important to take these chances in life. Appreciate it.
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