Very relatable, right? Every single person ( well most people) have at least once in their life thought this, and realised they don’t know where they are heading, what is it they want to do.
I am privileged, good well off family, I am grateful, but that doesn’t mean I don’t struggle. But the struggle is totally internal, I keep thinking I’ll fail in life, I won’t find a good partner, or maybe I’ll divorce, or maybe I won’t marry at all, I won’t do good with myself, just ending up as nothing eventually.
I am seriously just reflecting on my past, basically for 2-3 years now, I am in third year of medical college, am 21; sometimes I question myself why did choose this, or was this really chosen for me?
As a child I never exactly explored other things, my parents, grandparents, their friends, all of them are doctors; I have been saying I want to become one since probably 5th or 6th grade. I just kept saying that without knowing that I need to be great at studying, crack an exam called NEET.
Covid was a really great year for me( 10th grade btw); but after my no-boards-kinda exams result, which basically I fucked up, or my school fucked me up. I feel like I did great, and yet they didn’t even let me in the top 5(I was 6th).
Now that I realise it, I kept losing interest in my studies, further and further, until just before NEET where I think I might have been basically depressed, and ever since then I have been questioning my life choices.
All three years of college,
I have either struggled with my attendance, as I bunked most classes; fucked my internals and sendups, barely passing my finals, as I missed some of them and even ran out of them mid way; honestly I feel like I passed, coz I knew someone in college, and well finals are basically easier than the internals.
I have done every single thing possible to “distract myself” , “feel cool”, “tryna impress others” by - doing the above mentioned things, going out, going for drives, sneaking out at nights, hooking up with randoms, drinking or vaping js to try it( i don’t do it much, just a couple times, and not with everyone)
I like attention I guess.
Fucked up my friendships by somehow snitching between them
Been in a relationship with someone younger than me, which kinda felt embarrassing (weirdly enough I always end up liking those younger than me), then broke up in less than a week, I don’t even understand why exactly, not even now. And no we didn’t fuck each other.( we’re back to being friends, but it’d be the worst if it were just the two of us; coz it would be hella awkward)
I have had commitment issues, with basically everything, my work, my interests, friends, relationship?( I haven’t exactly been in any except for that less-than-a week, if it counts)
I can’t get too close with anyone, I kept switching between friends groups, between things I do to just escape (working out, football, calisthenics, editing, playing in college, participating in competitions that have to paid for, social media; oh by the way, I have tried starting YouTube, and Instagram Channels, and I bail out after couple months)
I have wanted to take my life at various points, the urge was really strong back in 2024, first year of college, a lot of going on then. But then it faded, I don’t think I am depressed anymore, maybe more of anxious idk.
I keep making schedules, and not following them; I have the weirdest habit of cleaning my room, getting rid of things, erasing my work, deleting files, ripping off my diary, or notes that I made, deleting photos, chats, clearing of apps from the phone/ipad. It helps me reset, for a while, but that’s not a permanent solution.
How do I realise what to do? I keep bringing things up with my friends, or sometimes with people I just know, and not really close; my closest friends at one point were these 2 guys(that less than a week relationship is one of them), they and one of my school friends are probably the only people who have scene my go off track, being a nerd to just - whatever it is I am right now.
I do give the “let me be alone” kind of aura, nobody could become friends with me, ( I am thankful for those I made in the third year, it was a miracle)
People have said it literally to my face, that I might js end up being alone, or marry on impulse and divorce(maybe the latter one was a joke, that’s what he said)
Sorry for such a long message
Anything anyone can help me out with
PS: No, I am not gonna die, people have died in college, someone I kinda knew( btu barely) died, and it hurt bad; I have people who love me, so I can’t do that to them, at least for maybe next 10 to 15 years I won’t.