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Old Jan 15, 2014, 11:27 PM
Kabuto Kabuto is offline
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Sorry for such a bleak title for this thread, but I need to address all these issues.

I'm a college grad for two years now, at 23 years old, and I've been home and unemployed for most of that time, trying to get my life together. I'm really depressed about my life because I believe I should study something, but I don't know what that something is, nothing inspires me.

My hobbies are drawing, writing, singing and video games, none of which I can make a career out of without fear of unemployment. I need a plan B.

I'm introverted and don't like dealing with people, in fact, if I could check out of society and be by myself, I would. I'm trying to find a day job I can tolerate, but am more concerned about the big picture. What I can do for a living in the long term.

I have a potential AmeriCorps opportunity, but it is away from my home and it involves teams- volunteer this, and service that. I would only do it to pass the time and have something good on my resume. I'm having struggles not taking it because I really don't want to do it, but I can't remain home and unemployed, as my family will bug me. AmeriCorps is a huge undertaking, and since it would involve me leaving my family and friends, I really wish not to be doing it, especially if it gets to be overwhelming and overstimulating. But I fear for lack of an alternative to get day jobs, so it's a terrifying and difficult choice. I'm very frightened and depressed about the whole thing- I wish to turn it down more than anything else, but fear that nothing else will be lined up for me.

So the real question is, if not that, what then? I'll still be asking this question in 10 months time anyway, whether I do the program or not.