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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
I was also a bio chem major. I had the brains for it but the depression and drugs and alcohol caused me to drop out. After I got clean and sober I did a lot of work on figuring out what I really wanted compared to others expectations were. I tried it again but the depression caused me to drop out again. Somehow at the age of 20 to fifty I have managed to work as a plumber. I just fell into it, I didn't choose it. I have enjoyed it very much though and it is a living. The depression has affected me much worse in recent years and it had affected my ability to work. I still want to get a bio chem degree but who knows. I have to live within the bounds of my limitations I am afraid. It's a *****. You should make your decisions for yourself though. How I became a plumber is after failing in college I decided to get the hell away from my parents and small town and the pressures and make a life of my own. I was very proud of my independence. Damn depression still keeps getting in the way though.
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Thank you so much for the interesting and inspiring story zinco14532323. My mom is extremely concerned about my future, and she thinks that i got to have the degree now (or else i'll be homeless). Although that's different from what i want to do, I still have a feeling that maybe she's right. Too many people are unemployed, and yet im being whiny and immature. Great opportunities for the bright future have been given to me, but im throwing all of them into a dumpster.
But then, i still wish to have a life with a career (or careers) that i can truly work through and enjoy. I used to work at a library, and that was my first and so far the best job i've done. I am a piano player, a bilingual, and a digital artist, and that might lead me somewhere. Well, im not sure if that's really a rational choice.
I still can't say that i have a depression since i haven't diagnosed yet, but I'm planning to get a doctor's appointment sometime within two weeks. I want to have at least someone who is willing to listen to me. Honestly, I wish i could take my mom as well, as she always looks stressed. Although i love my mom, I'm too tired of hearing her complains.