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Interstellarian December 20th, 2018

To introduce myself, I'm just a normal guy in my mid-twenties. I completed my Engineering in 2015 (B.Tech, ECE). After college, I met with an accident that changed my life for the worse. I remember nothing of that incident because when I woke up after weeks of treatment, they said I was diagnosed with retrograde amnesia. They said I was awake all along except I wasn't aware of anything. I talked like a normal person. I responded normally. The thing is, it's all my sub-conscious' response. After I gained consciousness I remembered nothing of my accident. It's like a chunk of my memory is lost forever. I didn't bleed or anything like that. A nerve leakage happened which was taken care of. Surgery was not needed, fortunately. I was discharged with a note that I got to wear a helmet for safety. By that time, I didn't know the worse was yet to come.

My parents were being scared after that incident, didn't allow me to do any kind of outside activities. I wasn't even allowed to go to a nearby store or anything like that. For a couple of years, I was ideal in the home. I wasn't allowed to go for a job. Indian parents are too control of their children. My parents, on the other hand, are a whole new level. My friends who studied with me were pursuing their life/dreams happily while I was at home, feeling helpless. After a couple of years, my parents came forward to allow me to take some mundane job with a low salary in my locality. I mean I was already recovered at this point. What about my dream? I did Engineering after all! I am not even a dull student. I never had any backlogs during my school and college days!

I always wanted to go places and explore. I'm a travel-minded person. They ruined those couple of years by making me stay at home. I conveyed my idea of higher studies at this point since I couldn't get a job for my qualification considering my parents won't allow me getting out of my locality and I've already wasted those couple of years. So I tried getting a seat at a decent Business School in France to do my masters. And I did get a seat. Trust me they agreed to send me abroad just because I had to convince them with so many promises. Little did I know that my parents weren't having so much money to send me abroad to study. We hopefully opted to get the study loan. Then Life hit me harder. Since my parents have debts, our house can't be used for the surety to get the loan. By this time I had lost all my hopes. I've no idea what to do anymore. I couldn't attain my dream to travel places. I can't get a job with good pay as every employer is asking what I've done all these years. I'm not even eligible to be interviewed by certain companies without experience. It's been 3 and a half years. I'm still ideal at my home.

I don't want some mundane jobs that'd keep me grounded and bury me alive. It's like a living suicide to me. I feel like a failure and useless. Day by day I'm losing hope even to survive. I've had suicidal thoughts, but I'm too scared for that. I'm out of ideas. I'm ready to do anything that'll make sure I'd live my dream. I wouldn't mind pursuing a whole new education if thats what it takes. If I can pursue higher studies abroad and money isnt an issue, I will gladly do. Someone, please help, guide me! What am I suppose to do now? What do I have to do to get myself out? If you want to ask me anything for more details, please feel free to ask! (Please forgive me, if you find any mistakes)

Thank you.

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December 21st, 2018

@Interstellarian I can see you so much want too get up and be on a path and give your all to it. Can you tell more about your dream and the kind of job/further-education that would make you happy?

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User Profile: Interstellarian
Interstellarian OP December 21st, 2018

@Fristo Tbh I don't want to do something that'l lock me up in a cubicle. I want to go places. People ask me what do I want/what's my dream often! It's just, how do I know about something that I've never even tried? A good soul adviced me that I need to start somewhere and work my way up to reach my dream. I need to find a job that'd make me travel a lot. Also I was planning to do higher studies abroad not because I loved to do masters, but because I can go get out of here. To another continent!!! Also the study is relevant and would have helped me to earn money. But the whole idea didn't work out as I said in the post. Please ask me anything more if you want. And thank you for responding! :)

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December 21st, 2018

@Interstellarian That seems to be the dilemma. You want to travel, but your parents are concerned about you and so they want you to get a job in the locality. Do I say it right?

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User Profile: Interstellarian
Interstellarian OP December 21st, 2018

@Fristo Somehow I made them change their mind. Now they are ready to let me. It's just, it's too late. I've wasted years.

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