ArticleOverwhelmed With Life
I've finished college and I've traveled a good chunk of Europe solo this summer before coming back to the US to face reality. I loved the independence and freedom of my travel this summer but money doesn't grow on trees. But now I don't know what to do with myself. I don't know who I want to be. I don't know what job makes me happy. I never worked during school. I don't know if I want to work abroad or stay in the US. I presently work with a dog care facility and enjoy the job but I want to move out of my Grandmother's and get a social life, change the scenery. I work varying hours, though usually 2-7pm which makes it hard to get out I think because I have to drive 30 mins back home to shower because I smell like dogs. I want to go abroad but I don't know where to go or what to do. Should I stay in the job I just started (two months ago) and gain experience before jumping into a different job? I also worry that if I attach myself to something that I will just be stuck in a different situation, but worse. Does anyone have experience in working in one field and then deciding to go a totally different route? How do you start a life off? I feel like since I'm so new at life I think I should get up and go while I still can. Before life roots me down. I'm just very overwhelmed. Any suggestions or advice?
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I think what you're going through is completely normal... I know I went through a similar time but the beauty is you don't have to make any brash decisions now. Take some time to do research and look around at what opportunities are available for you and then make a decision. But don't feel like that you have to do anything any which way... it's your life and if you don't live it in a way that makes you happy -- you're only hurting yourself.
I don't have much real world experience, but I have switched from student club to student club and campus job to campus job...
One thing I notice is that it is SCARY to change. But nothing is stopping you. If you want to change... you can.
I also was upset that I did not have an internship. I'm scared I may not get hired. I decided that I need to LEARN from the clubs and on campus jobs in my life. Use them to see how I handle others and deal with problems. What kind of things I tend to do or seem to be better at doing than the other people in the club or at work.
I still freak out from time to time, but keeping these things in mind really help to calm me down.