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last year of school

User Profile: dlrlin
dlrlin August 19th, 2021

school will start in a couple of weeks and it’s my last year so i have to choose uni and major, but I DONT KNOW WHO I AM AT ALL i just want to stop the time and the thoughts to disappear from my head

should i study in my country or abroad? choose media or journalism as my mom wants or take a risk and try a design (but what if i fail 🥲)? if i want to study abroad, where??

so many questions and so few answers

i dont have time and my head is spinning with anxiety, even sedatives do not help

what should i do 😭😭😭

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User Profile: Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Sunisshiningandsoareyou August 20th, 2021

Hey @dlrlin , welcome to the community ! I hear you're struggling with anxiety related to school and career , choices sure are difficult and when it seems like we are running out of time , the anxiety build up is only natural , I assure you that you're not alone in feeling this way .
The mid teens- early adult age is such that most of us feel burdened under the plethora of decisions to be made ~ when looking at our life all at once ,it feels we don't know what to do , and time never stops running too smh ~ I understand and relate with how challenging this time feels, but hey, calm deep breaths . You don't have to figure out entire life in one day , it happens even the plans we set once or the goals we wanted to achieve once change over time ~ as we grow and as time passes ,and our know increases . So know that it is okay to take baby steps , time is running ,yes ~ but you're allowed to be at your pace through this time .
How do you feel about talking to someone you confide in , or an education advisor / counselor who can help you get familiar with more options ? Maybe taking out time to research what subjects you like, what kind of work you'd enjoy more, what makes you happy ,what is something you could do for a living ~ there are lots of options available, it is okay to not know who you are and okay to feel confused tooo , just gotta take baby steps and figure what really makes you happy and content and something you could study and do well in .
The fact that it is bothering you means you care enough for your academics and career ahead , which is awesome ~ all there's left to do is spend time with yourself , asking yourself what you'd like to study and do , research more on these options ~ eventually things will set in place , one day at a time okieee...you've got this.
it is super necessary to take good care of ourselves too amidst all the pressure , when our mind is calm , decision making could be perhaps easier and better . What do you think ?
Sending warm wishes and good luck for future endeavors ❤ there's time and you will be amazing in whatever you choose to study and do in future , here's to believing in ourselves and being more gentle too !