My losing streak triggered me
I'm a bit sad now because maybe the losing streak I did in playing game triggered this emotion. In anyways, I feel sad because I can't find myself the career that I really want. First in my childhood, I really want to become a doctor in which I tried to review for its entrance exam. However, I let that idea sink down. I didn't pursue it because I feel that my lifespan is really short due to certain side effects of my medicines and the years of studying will be a waste of time. Then, I thought of being a school guidance counselor since I really can't proceed to be a doctor. I found out that being with kids especially the exceptional ones are good compensation for the career I cannot reach. The next thing is unexpectedly surprising because I thought of becoming a software developer. Well, I have this weird hobby of discovering new software technology. Though I don't understand quite of it, I am just really amazed of these coding stuff. *sigh* Now, I really don't know the better career for me. I am confused. I think that playing games and watching at Netflix will help me loosenend up a little bit. I am not sure on that.
I actually wanted to pursue the mental health field, but this dream is not so good here in the Philippines. There's scarcity of opportunities when it comes to it. That's why I got this sense of discouragement. *sigh* Plus, I really want to help my parents and siblings in their financial needs and also to provide my own basic needs.
I'm confused. I'm stuck.
@sweetpetite79 Hello there, kababayan! c: I'm also in the same position. I understand how it feels like to be in your shoes. But I just want you to know that it's normal to be indecisive and haven't been able to figure things out yet. It's nice that you have lots of things you're interested in, that means you have a lot of options to pick from. Though, I know that there are still things and factors that we need to consider when choosing career. We have to be practical and be realistic considering the career opportunities we have here in our country as well as the money, time and effort we're going to spend for the career path you wanna take. It might be helpful to list down the advantages and disadvantages of each career path you have on your hands right now. And see which one would be the most beneficial for you in terms of financial and especially your interest.
Thank you for sharing your story! However, I just want you to be reminded that listeners have to uphold their listener roles and maintain professional boundaries while on their listener accounts c: With that, if a listener wants to talk about their personal issues and struggles, they have to hop onto their member account to get proper support and discuss it from there as stated here in the community and forum guidelines. Anyways, have a nice day! <3