currently, in my area/highschool, course selections are opening up - basically where I’m choosing what courses I’m going to pick for my next year of highschool.
lately, there’s been a lot of pressure from both my parents to pick what i want to do. they’re constantly urging me to discover more, find out my passions, and say that they’ll be supportive no matter what i do.
yet, they aren’t.
whenever i slightly bring up the topic of something that somewhat interests me, it’s immediately shut down. social working? oh, that isn’t very steady, you deal with a lot of crap, and you could just volunteer instead. law? very stressful, you’ll rarely have time for yourself, and it’s hard. psychology? it’s very hard to study, you’re not suited for it.
i feel like things are being pushed forward far too quickly, and adults nowadays expect teens to grow up in the spam of a few days. I’m really stressed right now, because the thing that scares me the most is the fact that i don’t know what i want. i don’t know what i should do in the future, because I’m always used to others making important decisions for me - whether i ask for it or not. I’m a middle child, and if its not my parents making the decision, its my older sister - who recently, has been in a state of depression and anxiety after incidents occurred concerning academic stress.
i recognize that happiness in life, is directly related to job satisfaction; my parents are growing old, i want to move forward, yet i can’t do so; because i don’t know what i should do. I’ve been basically shut away for 2 years ever since the start of the pandemic, and i no longer am able to recognize what i enjoy doing, apart from lazing around all day like a stupid bum. i feel like my world is basically crumbling apart - i like enjoying the little things in life and taking things slow, giving me the ability to plan and move forward.
yet with my skill set and ‘passions,’ it seems like nothing suits me and I’m getting really anxious.
What I would suggest is ,come to reality figure out what pays more and subject is easier to handle you . You can do social work when you are stable
