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I Need Help Can Anyone Help Me Here

After 20 years of wasting my life I feel like I need to start growing up a little bit... and I have no idea how to go about starting my life. I have a job, I’m earning money, I’m really freaking dumb, dropped out of college, have to pay back loans, don’t have many skills... I feel like I’m going no where and I don’t know what to do. I’m tired of sitting around playing games and listening to music all the time, I’m just clueless on how to start things. I’ve always had an issue starting small and I get overwhelmed easily. I still live with my parents, I have no car, I don’t know how to do a lot of things. I feel like the most childish adult in the planet. I don’t know what to do.

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boklenholley7 · F

You could take a few courses and get a certificate in something so you can get a better paying job.. then try to learn something useful (like cooking, driving, laundry, or just whatever you think you'll need to know when you do get out on your own.)
I get discouraged easily too. I use the app habitica to make myself feel like I'm making progress in things that take a long time to see any results in.

Throger · 26-30, M

@boklenholley7 I always wanted to do culinary arts. Cooking fascinates me. However it’s a confidence thing and I’m not sure I’d be the best at it. If I have a family I don’t know if it would be the best for financial support. But that’s every job I suppose if you aren’t good at it haha

boklenholley7 · F

@Throger you could always do it on the side. Get a regular job that you know will pay well enough to save up and move out and then maybe start a catering business or something on the side.

Throger · 26-30, M

@boklenholley7 it isn’t glamorous but I have a job full time at night at a grocery store and was considering going to work at a restaurant down the road part time during the day. But it’s the first job I’ve had in a while and with the stuff I have going on overwhelming myself immediately may not be a good idea haha

boklenholley7 · F

@Throger maybe wait on it til things clear up for you.. you could always hone your cooking skills at home until then.

Throger · 26-30, M

That is true! I tend to go... overboard with cooking and buy stuff I don’t always need 😂 but yes I think for right now this job is a step in the right direction. It’s late too and I always get into my feelings at night

boklenholley7 · F

@Throger I understand haha. Any job is good as long as you can save money.
Maybe you could just work on one recipe at a time.. perfect the one before moving to the next so that you only buy for the one recipe and don't waste any money or food?

Throger · 26-30, M

@boklenholley7 oh god working on one thing at a time? Haha I’m very bad with that