One word to sum my life: Indecision

[Evilperson]

I have been thinking recently about how unhappy I am in my day to day routines. Getting up. Going to school. Going to the gym. Coming home to do homework. Sleep. Repeat, with insignificant changes varying from day to day. I am a senior in highschool and up until now I thought I had decided where my life was going. I am doing decent in highschool, 3.6 average with a 29 on my act and lots of AP courses. I go to some racist white small town highschool where people are highly conservative. Now I am just trying to set the mood. Anyways, I am thinking of Attending the University of Michigan or Michigan State. I thought i had my career picked out and everything, and now I am totally unsure. I feel like my life needs complete revamping. Aka reset on all my ambitions in life. I know it is late for me to be deciding i have no clue of what to do with my life, but it seems that is the way it is. Recently i have been plauged with constant migranes and sleep deprivation, which i cannot attribute to a source. I feel i need a change in my life. I need direction in my life and do not know exactly where to turn. What better place than tip it forums :roll: . The counsuling at my school would be better operated by a series of action figures with no legs.

 

 

 

So basically, what i am saying is, I have no idea what I am saying. I am happy wasting your valuable time reading this and even happier if you leave a respone (Y). I know we are all supposed to do what we really enjoy in life, but at most times when i think about that, it seems like a load of garbage. I am not expecting anything from this other than to improve my typing skills. I mean there has to be something more to life than being really really really I mean ridiculously good looking. (Zoolander is a great movie).

[knives669]

I know how you feel. I think that there is a time during everyone's life before they graduate in which they feel the way you do. I've gone through it, and I've watched the people closest to me go through it as well. There's not really anything I can say about the matter, because everyone has different ways of dealing with things, and they have different beliefs on the future. It's basically something you have to work out on your own.

 

 

 

What I can say to you is this:

 

Your life is what you make of it. If you think that your daily routine is getting a little too... rigid and unexciting, do whatever you can to change that up. Even the littlest things you do to change your daily routine can leave big effects on the rest of your day. Even if it's something as little as walking a different way to your next class. :P Occassionally, I like to take a walk down the freshman hall (where all the freshman have their lockers) and watch the hilarity ensue. They really make me think about myself. :P

 

 

 

Also, I know this may sound stupid, but don't worry too much about your future. What happens, happens. It's your life. Do what you want. Do what makes you happy.

 

 

 

As for your migraines and sleep deprivation, I'd say that it's caused by stress due to your uncertainty. Take some time to forget about what's going on in your life and just have some fun. Hanging out with your friends can be a HUGE stress reliever. And try to remember that you're not the only one who has gone through this and you're not alone. If the migraines get too bad, see a doctor about it. Just know that it's good to find ways to deal with stress, find outlets that can help you handle it better. Listen to music, enjoy some time by yourself, hang out with your friends, talk to someone about it. Those are just a few things that can help you. ^_^

 

 

 

I hope that some of my suggestions have helped you a bit, and I hope that you start feeling better soon.

[insane]

I think everybody goes through this around your senior year. For me it happened a few months afterwards. I was just driving home from a friend's house, and then it hit me.

 

 

 

"We're all growing up, and there's nothing we can do to stop it."

 

 

 

And to be honest, I didn't like it. It's hard to describe... I just felt like everything was slipping away.

 

 

 

As for your routine - once you exit high school, life's going to change. So look forward to, or prepare yourself for it.

[Nadril]

I think everybody goes through this around your senior year. For me it happened a few months afterwards. I was just driving home from a friend's house, and then it hit me.

 

 

 

"We're all growing up, and there's nothing we can do to stop it."

 

 

 

And to be honest, I didn't like it. It's hard to describe... I just felt like everything was slipping away.

 

 

 

As for your routine - once you exit high school, life's going to change. So look forward to, or prepare yourself for it.

 

 

 

I know what you mean.

 

 

 

it happened for me probaly somewhere around my senior year, and hell it may have actually been like insane and been a few months after I got out.

 

 

 

If I remember right it mostly dawned on me whenever I was going through my normal routine for the summer. Get up at like 2pm , grab something to drink, get on the PC, eat, sleep, wake up and repeat.

 

 

 

 

 

My only advice is to really try not to worry about it. Like everyone else said, everyone somewhat feels like they aren't doing anything with your life, but just keep in mind there isn't much you can do with it right now. You know, your in high school still and your main "job" is to learn. I think once you realize that it may seem a bit better. Just try to enjoy your senior year, and have fun. :)

[No_OnE]

I think everybody goes through this around your senior year. For me it happened a few months afterwards. I was just driving home from a friend's house, and then it hit me.

 

 

 

"We're all growing up, and there's nothing we can do to stop it."

 

 

 

And to be honest, I didn't like it. It's hard to describe... I just felt like everything was slipping away.

 

 

 

As for your routine - once you exit high school, life's going to change. So look forward to, or prepare yourself for it.

 

I'm only a freshman and I already think about that. It's kind of depressing when I think about how 90%, if not more, of the friends I know now will dissappear once we all go to college.

[insane]

I think everybody goes through this around your senior year. For me it happened a few months afterwards. I was just driving home from a friend's house, and then it hit me.

 

 

 

"We're all growing up, and there's nothing we can do to stop it."

 

 

 

And to be honest, I didn't like it. It's hard to describe... I just felt like everything was slipping away.

 

 

 

As for your routine - once you exit high school, life's going to change. So look forward to, or prepare yourself for it.

 

I'm only a freshman and I already think about that. It's kind of depressing when I think about how 90%, if not more, of the friends I know now will dissappear once we all go to college.

 

 

 

Oh my friends haven't disappeared :) we unite every summer!

 

(or have, for the past two/three summers after I've been out).

[Nadril]

I think everybody goes through this around your senior year. For me it happened a few months afterwards. I was just driving home from a friend's house, and then it hit me.

 

 

 

"We're all growing up, and there's nothing we can do to stop it."

 

 

 

And to be honest, I didn't like it. It's hard to describe... I just felt like everything was slipping away.

 

 

 

As for your routine - once you exit high school, life's going to change. So look forward to, or prepare yourself for it.

 

I'm only a freshman and I already think about that. It's kind of depressing when I think about how 90%, if not more, of the friends I know now will dissappear once we all go to college.

 

 

 

Through most of my life I generaly moved every 2 years (except stayed in mississipii for 4 years) so not seeing everyone again wasn't as big as a deal as some would make it to be.

[issy2]

I went through a stage like this once :) Do you have many friends at school? What are you good at? What do you enjoy? You've got to start doing the things that you enjoy ,or finding out about them. Going to the gym- don't bother. Go swimming with your mates. Play badminton with your parents. Do press ups before you go to sleep. There's better ways of staying fit.

 

 

 

Start going to clubs, societies, maybe? Give you a chance to get to know more people your age. Expand your social life.

 

 

 

As for your career...NEVER GIVE UP. If there's something that makes you feel good then go for it, don't worry about anything else except achieving it. If you want to do something don't worry about failing, because if you do you'll never do it. If you succeed you'll feel on top of the world. Think about the brighter things in life.

 

 

 

Well I hope this helps. If it doesn't then my apologies for wasting space lol.

 

Feel free to pm me if you want to discuss anything. :thumbsup:

[Bubsa]

That was awfully decisive of you. I would have gone for 'melodramatic'.

[caligula101]

I still don't know what I want to do with my life :wall:

 

 

 

You're not the only one...

[Viktorkrum77]

You know what I find helps to help break a regular routine. Go on a vacation, to another country. Go backpack through Europe, or on a cruise, anything. Just get away from life and enjoy your time alone, or with friends somewhere not near home. And don't worry about spending money, worry about that later, when you're home.

[issy2]

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"We're all growing up, and there's nothing we can do to stop it."

 

 

 

And to be honest, I didn't like it. It's hard to describe... I just felt like everything was slipping away.

 

 

 

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You know that's EXACTLY how I feel right now. There's this whole new world out there, and I feel like I'm not a kid anymore, and after just leaving primary school, all my friends; it felt like someone took my heart in their hands and smashed it into a thousand tiny pieces. I wasn't enjoying anything, I was depressed, bored, upset, I argued with my brother so much I decided it wasn't worth talking to him. (If anyone out there knows tokytoky3333, that's him, lol.) I trashed everything my parents told me, stopped taking showers, brushing my teeth, didn't eat much, just stayed in all day mainly, never went out with friends anymore. But then I really discovered what I loved doing, and all my problems just slipped away, and I felt so good. :

 

 

 

 

 

And during that time, this song kept me going. It's gothic I know but I think it soothed me.

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXfblghQ5g

[Bmw]

Ah, I can kind of relate. I'm also a senior in high school, and am questioning what to do with my life. Ever since grade 8, I've been saying "I'm going to be a computer engineer when I grow up." However, I don't know if that's really what I want to do. It's just kind of been...there.

 

 

 

Last night I did some researching on other possible programs, and I'm really liking Aerospace Engineering. It's very similar to Comp Eng though, but still, different.

 

 

 

What I'm trying to say is practically no one knows what they want to do with their lives when they are a high school senior. Despite what anyone says, and how sure someone feels about what they want to do, things change. I was the most confident/secure person in choosing my university major, and even I am unsure. Go with something you like, and let things unfold naturally. Do what you like, knowing that it'll probably change in a few years anyways :wink:

 

 

 

Gl!

 

 

 

Bmw