I quit my job, what do I do now?

So, I quit my job because it has just been way too stressful. Problem is, I am almost 20 with little work experience, no specific major, and all my interests are way hard to find a career in. (Theatre.) My family is very supportive and wants me to follow my dreams, but my friends think I should focus on getting work experience and picking a major just to be sure I'll have a future. I know I'll need a set career eventually, but I really do not want to be stuck with a career that I hate. The only thing I am one-hundred percent sure of at the moment is that I need a break over the holidays to sort some things out. But, I need some serious advice: What should I do?

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Sicarium · 46-50, M

There's 20 year olds in the world getting shot at on a daily basis and trying to figure out how they're going to eat more than 500 calories a day. That's too stressful. If you want real advice, stop quitting jobs to find yourself, improve your outlook/attitude on work, and don't start college before you know what major you want and what you want to do with that major after you graduate.

marilynmichelle · F

@Sicarium Oh, my gosh. I hate people who play the "Well, all these people have it worse." You're right, there are people who live like that, and I am fortunate enough that I don't have to. But this is what is stressful for me, so please, unless you are going to say something that is actually beneficial to where I am now, don't even bother.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@marilynmichelle You can take the advice or you can whine about what you hate. You asked, I answered.

marilynmichelle · F

@Sicarium No offense to you at all, but I wasn't trying to come across as whiny. I'm already in school, and I can't drop out now.

marilynmichelle · F

@Sicarium My point was that I don't have to live that way, and hopefully I'll never have to, but work IS too stressful for me at the moment, due to certain circumstances.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@marilynmichelle [quote]I hate people who play the "Well, all these people have it worse."[/quote]

[quote]don't even bother.[/quote]

[quote]No offense to you at all[/quote]

Um...yeah... Good luck.

marilynmichelle · F

@Sicarium What do you mean by that?

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@marilynmichelle Telling someone that you mean no offense right after you just go through literally telling them that you hate them and they shouldn't bother answering your question is asinine. You don't want legitimate advice, you want affirmation. Worthwhile affirmation only comes from the self. So, I'm not going to bother anymore and good luck.

marilynmichelle · F

@Sicarium I should have chosen my words better, because I didn't mean to say that I hated you. But thank you, anyway.

marilynmichelle · F

@Sicarium @Sicarium And for the record, you didn't have to bother in the first place.